The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki
Across Merseyside, there is a name which has been whispered for decades – "Purple Aki". Benjamin Zand goes in search of the truth behind one of the UK's strangest stories.
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Across Merseyside, there is a name which has been whispered for decades – "Purple Aki". Benjamin Zand goes in search of the truth behind one of the UK's strangest stories.
Tragic circumstances bring together the wife and the mother of two migrant workers - one from the east, the other from west Nepal.
Documentary about the life of Christian Dior and the founding of his fashion house in Paris.
John Farrow: Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows is the first documentary ever made about one of Hollywood’s most prolific yet forgotten filmmakers, John Villiers Farrow (1904 -1963). Part mystery, part biography, p
Documentary short about anthropologist, inventor, philosopher Don Cruse and his Oloid device
This documentary depicts one hundred years of the history of bus service in Iran in a story and historical style. The first bus arrived in the city of Rasht and after a short period of time, it entered the city of Tehran
Cherry is a nightclub singer with lots of men after her. Bob is a shoemaker who can predict people's future by looking at their used shoes. Two of Cherry's older suitors both get to hear of him and although they don't kn
A German Film Award gold medal winning documentary following German archeological digs in Turkey and the Near East. It features Sumerian, Hittite and Hellenic excavations in Urukand and the Sassanids in Ferita.
Ralph De Palma - the fastest man in the world, tells the story of one of the greatest race car drivers of all time. We will follow the long journey of his life, from his childhood in a small village of Apulia, until the
Fifteen years after becoming a global phenomenon, The World's Tallest Man: The Next Chapter follows Sultan Kösen as he faces the true cost of life as the world's tallest man -- exploring whether fame and love delivered t
Two neighbours, young Vincenzo and old Mr Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand, Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other, Mr
Dal-ho spends three years after graduating college living at his parents house with no job. His family treats him like a child but his girlfriend tries to convince him to stand on his own. Failing this, she dumps him. Da
Nepotistic Gafar again takes action and investigates and learns that another relative, a man named Feyzulla, lives in the United States. Feyzulla writes a reply letter to Gafar, informing him that he will soon come to Ba
A married schoolteacher in Flanders develops an obsessive love for one of his students. After moving away to escape his feelings, a disturbing encounter with death and an unexpected reunion begin to unravel his grip on r
A very serious man, Valery Petrovich, accidentally falls from the fifth floor of a construction site, but nothing happens to him. Then he seriously considers the possibility of flying.
A documentary of a gay couple's determination to be parents despite considerable legal and cultural limitations. Prevented from adopting a child, or accessing IVF facilities or commercial surrogacy in Australia, Tony Woo
In a play that lasted only moments, goalkeeper Moacir Barbosa forever earned the title: The man who made Brazil cry. But of course, no man can be summarized by a single event.
Camille is a young high school girl who is studying for her exams. Bored by her work, Camille has a look into the fridge and finds a live lobster. As her affection grows, the teenage girl decides to make the lobster live
A personal exploration into the life of America's controversial former CIA Director told through the eyes of his wife and filmmaker son, Carl. Through extraordinary events in twentieth century history, this consummate so