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Some Kind Of Spark
1 x 85’, 2015, HD
This film follows children from New York as they begin the life-changing experience of studying Juilliard’s music advancement programme, an outreach class for communities that are underrepresented in the arts. This is a new world for these children, and demands are high. Ultimately, the film aims to serve as an inspiration for other programmes to nurture two of our most valuable national treasures: our children and our musical heritage.
Soul Of A People
1 x 90’, 2009, HD
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined a program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With Federal Writers’ Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America’s great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People.
Smithsonian Networks
Director: Andrea Kalin
Spitfire
1 x 99’, 2018, HD
‘Spitfire’ is an epic, sweeping tale of determination, vision and courage. It is the story of an airplane that was forged in competition, shaped as the war clouds gathered and refined in the white heat of combat - going on to become the most famous fighter plane ever made. Credited with changing the course of world history, this is the story of the ‘Spitfire’ - told in the words of the last-surviving combat veterans. With stunning aerial footage from the world’s top aviation photographer and rare, digitally re-mastered footage.
Elliptical Wing/Gravitas Ventures
Director: David Fairhead
Narrated by: Charles Dance (GOT)
Sugar Wars: Rise Of The Cleveland Mafia
1 x 64’, 2014, HD
‘Sugar Wars’ chronicles the life of the Lonardos’ the first crime family in Cleveland, Ohio. On his deathbed, Angelo Lonardo comes out of hiding at 90 years old to tell the story of the Cleveland Mafia. From Father to Son the Cleveland Mafia was risen and died.
Dundee Entertainment/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Ben Niles
Spider House
1 x 89’, 2014, HD
Plow Productions
Ever wondered what spiders really get up to in your home? In this special, Alice Roberts overcomes her arachnophobia to enter a spider-filled house where an astonishing drama unfolds within its walls. Inside she meets entomologist, Tim Cockerill, who loves spiders and quickly immerses Alice in the wonders of web- building, the secrets of fly-catching and the dangerous spider- eat-spider world they inhabit.
Windfall Films
Producers & Directors: Tom Cook & Clare Stronge
Stupidity
1 x 75, 2003, SD
Is our culture hooked on deliberate ignorance as a success strategy? From Adam Sandler to George W Bush, to the origins of the word moron, Stupidity examines the ‘dumbing down’ of contemporary culture. Featuring opinions and comments from John Cleese, Noam Chomsky, Selma Hayek and Bill Maher, Stupidity reveals that, despite our culture’s access to information, humans continue to choose stupidity. (Also available: Laughology and Boredom)
Elevator Films
Director: Albert Nerenburg
Directors: T.J. Amato & Josh Mills
Feature Docs