documentaries

Arvo Pärt: 24 Preludes for a Fugue (2002) 24 Preludes for a Fugue is an authorised documentary about Arvo Pärt. A portrait made of precious moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer's life, the film features rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections. Director Dorian Supin succeeds

Synth Britannia (2009) Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists including The Human League, Daniel Miller and Cabaret Voltaire were inspired by Kraftwerk and JG…

In Search of the Dark Ages (TV Series, 1979–1981) Historian Michael Wood presents this BBC series about the Dark Ages. Originally aired in 1981, the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the Dark Ages with Wood going on a journey of discovery to find…

Taj Mahal Travellers On Tour (1973) Takehisa Kosugi was a hippie become avantgarde composer. Born in Tokyo in 1938, and graduated in 1962 at the Tokyo University of Arts, Kosugi founded the Japanese equivalent of the Fluxus movement, called "Group Ongaku", a group devoted to improvisation and multi-

Breaking The Bank (2000) After a string of popular protests in Seattle against the World Trade Organisation in 1999, tens of thousands reemerged to challenge the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at their April 2000 meeting in Washington DC. Once again, media activists were on the spot to provide…

Modulations - Cinema for the Ear (1998) Modulations is a feature-length documentary that captures a moment in history where humans and machines are fusing to create today's most exciting sounds. It traces the evolution of electronic music as one of the most profound artistic developments of the twentieth

Hyperland (1990) Hyperland is a 50-minute-long documentary film about hypertext and surrounding technologies. It was written by Douglas Adams and produced and directed by Max Whitby for BBC Two in 1990. Ahead of it's time, this documentary introduced the Internet to an unsuspecting public way back

"Monitor" John Betjeman: A Poet in London (TV Episode, 1959) John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems. The film was Ken Russell's first for television and was commissioned by Huw Wheldon, the head of the BBC's

Hedging (1942) A Northamptonshire hedger is ably assisted by a smiling land girl eager to learn the rural craft of hedge making and maintenance in this gentle instructional film, made by the Realist Film Unit for the Ministry of Agriculture. #kinostr #filmstr #documentary #brits #gardening #documentaries #kino…

George Soros - 60 Minutes (interview, 1998) Steve Kroft interviews George Soros about the state of the world's economy. #kinostr #documentary #interview #kino #documentaries…

Empire of Dust (2011) Director: Bram Van Paesschen Documentary where the 'it's all so tiresome' meme originates from. CREC employees arrive in Kolwezi, DRC to build a road. Logistics head Lao Yang must procure local supplies as government deliveries fail. With translator Eddy, misunderstandings ensue as

Metal City - A Neat Records documentary (1985) This VHS Video tape(1985), contains video clips, interviews, behind the scenes material etc. of the following four bands: Venom, Warfare, Saracen, Avenger. #kino #kinostr #metal #music #documentary #documentaries #blackmetal #filmstr…

Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025) Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank. #documentary #kinostr #documentaries…

The Mayor of Montemilone (TV episode, 1984) Director: Adam Curtis Dino Labriola runs the small town of Montemilone in the deep south. He was elected the first Communist mayor. Now he faces the problems of a town dying on its feet. There are no jobs, the young emigrate, the old…

Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii (1972) (Original Cut) Director: Adrian Maben Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 concert film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring the English rock group Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. #music #documentary #kinostr #filmstr #progstr #kino #documentaries…

Documentary Shorts by Vittorio De Seta The Age of Swordfish (1955) A short anthropological documentary from 1954. Director De Seta was fortunate enough to document swordfish fishing; by 1956 it no longer existed. Islands of Fire (1955) This prize-winning short is a poetic portrait of life on the coast…

EYEHATEGOD "Peace Through Addiction" (Short documentary, 1993) "Peace Through Addiction" Short Documentary With EYEHATEGOD Members. 1993. #documentary #music #metal #kinostr #films #filmstr #documentaries…

The Shock of the New (TV mini series, 1980) Written and presented by Robert Hughes Ep 1: full series: Complete eight-part documentary television series about the development of modern art written and presented by art critic and author Robert Hughes (1938-2012) #art #documentary #artstr #kino #kinostr #documentaries…

Kenneth Clark: In the Beginning (TV episode, 1975) Director: Michael Gill Writer: Kenneth Clark a few years after completing Civilisation Lord Clark filmed a kind of standalone prequel episode covering Ancient Egypt ("Civilisation: Episode Zero," as it were) -- a one-hour video which adopts the same themes, language,

"Just Another Day" Selfridges (TV episode, 1983) Director: Adam Curtis Adam Curtis's first TV documentary. Behind the scenes at Selfridges, a department store on Oxford Street, London. #documentary #kino #kinostr #filmstr #films #documentaries #brits #adamcurtis via @Academic Agent (RSS Feed)…