In August 2021, writer Lola Lafon spent a night alone in the Annex of the Anne Frank Museum, where the young girl and her family hid from 1942 to 1944. This experience gave rise to a book, Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, and now its documentary adaptation. Over the course of a night, the author revisits her story. An inner journey around the figure of Anne Frank and the power of writing in the face of oblivion.
The first TV documentary about pop art sensation Pauline Boty, tracking the artist’s original contribution to British art, her feminism and her unique take on the nascent celebrity culture of the 1960s. Ahead of her time in so many ways, Boty’s story ends with her tragic early death at 28 in 1966 and the subsequent revival of interest in her work in the last decade. Packed full of original photographs and art work, the film calls on an array of family, friends, art critics and famous fans to lead us through the Boty story. Contributors include pop art titan Sir Peter Blake, comedian and artist Jim Moir, critic Kate Bryan, best friend and print designer Natalie Gibson MBE, pop singers Corrine Drewery and Tanita Tikaram and TV presenter Ronnie Archer Morgan.
A documentary presented by Matthew Sweet looking at the history of Doctor Who at Lime Grove Studios and its surronding locations in and around London. Featured as an extra on The Collection Season 7 BluRay boxset.
A documentary presented by Robin Ince on how the science of the early 1970s influenced Doctor Who. Featured as an extra on The Collection Season 7 BluRay boxset.
In Conversation was a series of Doctor Who Blu-ray interviews, released as part of The Collection box sets. Each are hosted by Matthew Sweet, where he interviews Doctor Who celebrities about their lives and careers in and outside of Doctor Who.
From the retreat at Dunkirk to the invasion of Normandy, this documentary follows WWII's turning points. Witness the Allies' struggle, strategic battles, and ultimate push toward victory as they fight to reclaim Europe from Nazi control. A gripping journey through history.
Uncovering the vital role of aircraft in shaping the conflict. From strategic bombing to close air support and reconnaissance, this documentary reveals the tactics, innovations, and high-stakes missions that defined aerial combat in Vietnam, highlighting the critical importance of air power in one of history's most intense wars.
Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna traveled to Russian-occupied territories to produce a report. Her journey took her through Russia. Viktoria was detained by Russians and imprisoned in the Taganrog SIZO-2 detention center. For many months, her family and colleagues waited for news of her return from captivity. However, in October 2024, her father received a letter from the Russians stating that Vika had died. Journalists from Slidstvo.Info, together with colleagues from Reporters Without Borders, Suspilne, and Graty, traced Viktoria's path, established the conditions of her imprisonment in a Russian jail, and obtained testimonies from those who saw and communicated with the Ukrainian journalist. These findings serve as evidence of previously unknown crimes committed by the Russians against a young woman who traveled to Russia to fulfill her professional duty and never returned.
The documentary film "Dream Cat", produced by the Latvian Television program "Forbidden method", explains and analyses how the Latvian animated film "Flow" reached the top of world cinema, winning the most prestigious film industry awards "Golden Globe", "Oscar" and many others.
Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day Today, The Thick of It, Veep, The Death of Stalin and The Personal History of David Copperfield. With contributions from key collaborators such as Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rebecca Front, Jesse Armstrong, Michael Palin and Peter Capaldi, imagine... sheds light on Iannucci’s unique creative process.
An unravelling of the extreme lengths that Dr Thomas Kwan went to obliterate anyone who may prevent him from what he thought was rightfully his - his mother's inheritance.
Depicting the sun rising on a midwestern winter landscape filmed over 1 hour and 10 minutes, this film explores the relationship between natural light and the illusion of passing time through superimpositions and high framerates.
Picha's irreverent style has left a mark on 70s and 80s animation cinema. But where is he now? And how should we best approach his work as an iconoclastic cartoonist, animated film and tv series director and painter who once embodied a certain idea of outrageousness and subversion?
Documentary about the eccentric figure of Mario Bazterrica Oliver. Following his recent death, various interviewees analyse, remember and portray, from multiple points of view, the importance and meaning of his person and his actions, which made him an important and not very popular person in Mallorca.