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This is a film about Inherited family trauma, that looks at the prospect of healing in a parent-child relationship. In May 1944 a young Jewish woman arrived in Auschwitz, 2 months pregnant she was immediately selected for medical experiments. Angela was born weighing 1 kg and not only inherited the trauma of the Holocaust but passed it on to her daughter Kati, who is trying to stop the trauma and not to pass it on to her own children. Follow the story of these women as the Holocaust casts a long shadow over three generations. Spot Productions/Laokoon Film/
Arte/NDR/AMC Networks Central Europe
China has a fast-growing problem: as many as 20% of the children exhibit behavioural problems. The solution: special private schools that use discipline and military-like regimes. They are educational boot camps that re-build children from the ground up. Meet headmaster Xu. With his shaved head and wrap-around sunglasses he runs his school with an iron fist.
Right Angle Media
With daily temperatures in excess of 50 degrees, Central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is one of the harshest environments in which a fire fighter can work. Using thermal imaging cameras, we accompany the firemen right into the heart of the fires. Capturing the intensity of the experience and the danger that the fire fighters face every day, this film reveals the camaraderie that is forged in these extreme conditions.
This is the story of the Boston Marathon. From its humble origins 120 years ago, to the present day and showcases many of the most important moments in the history of the oldest annually contested marathon in the world. Evolving from a working man’s challenge to welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women, Boston is the stage for many firsts. Following the tragic events of 2013, this film records the preparations and running of the 118th Boston Marathon one year later, in what would become the most meaningful race of all time.
Born In Auschwitz
1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2020, HD
Boston
1 x 120’, 2017, HD
LA Roma Films
Brat Academy
1 x 60’, 2008, SD
Brotherhood And Courage:
The Men Of Washm Station 1 x 60’, 2013, HD
Following the work of Newcastle’s Family Intervention Project, this documentary highlights the challenging lives of families in some of the most deprived parts of the UK and the people attempting to help them. Claire Stewart is trying to help Sharon, whose daughter won’t go to school and gangs of youths are terrorising her estate. If things don’t change soon, families like Sharon’s will lose their homes and their children.
Off the Fence
Immerse yourself in the world of the rich and famous and follow the owner and workers who run, clean, maintain, market and manage this super tower of Dubai. With unprecedented access, this programme will give you a glimpse of what it is like to live, work and play in the world’s tallest tower.
Britain’s Broken Families
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
OR Media
GTV
Burj Khalifa: Dubai’s Vertical City
1 x 60’, 2011, HD
People & Culture