Page 16 - Spring Lineup 2019

Legendary Megastructures
3 x 60’, 2019, HD
Take a trip to France to discover the construction secrets to some of its most legendary megastructures. Learn how Napoleon I instigated many constructions that are today anchored in Parisian Landscape. How and why the Christian Church built the Sanctuary of our Lady of Lourdes and how Napoleon III along with urban planner Baron Haussmann modernised Paris into the city we know today.
La Famiglia
On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong held a victory celebration parade in Tian’anmen Square and announced to the world the creation of a People’s Republic of China. This film is a definitive account of how Mao orchestrated and carried out this spectacular parade all the while facing threats of an ongoing civil war. Filmmaker Peter Du Cane unearths rare archive footage and pieces together the remainder of this historic speech and makes it whole for the first time ever.
LIC China
‘Revolution in Colour’ tells the story of Ireland’s struggle for independence during the early 20th Century, not in black and white but in colour. The newsreel, primarily from the British Pathé archive with additional footage from the British Film Institute and the Irish Film Archive, has been painstakingly restored and colourised. The end result creates a powerful emotional connection with the people, the personalities, and the past bringing Irish history to life.
‘Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen’ looks at the status of stolen cultural treasures. Voices demanding repatriation are getting stronger - the resistance of the former Colonial powers holding onto these treasures is growing. Museum directors talk about why their institution is the rightful owner of certain objects. People demanding repatriation explain the necessity of guarding their cultural heritage in an accessible place in the home country. Among other stories we look at the current situation in the Middle East and how that affects the cultural heritage of certain areas. The invasion of Iraq and the revolutions in Egypt and in Libya led to mayhem in the cultural heritage domain: we have seen many looted museums and looted archaeological sites. We see how the Islamic State is selling looting licenses to entrepreneurs and professional art thieves.
Markell Production/Heretic/Films Transit
Historian Lucy Worsley oversees a glorious re-imagining of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aided by experts, Lucy painstakingly recreates elements of the wedding celebrations, scouring history books, archives, newspapers and even Victoria’s very own diaries for details. Each element of the wedding will be carefully researched, remade by hand, and finally put to use in a dramatic re- staging of the big day itself.
October 1949: Parade
Of The Walking Giant
1 x 60’, 2010, HD
Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen
3 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2019, HD
Revolution In Colour
2 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2015, HD
Zampano Productions/British Pathé
BBC Studios Unscripted Production/BBC/PBS
Victoria And Albert: The Wedding
2 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2018, HD
History