Sober Stories

Strangers for the Day

This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow them

1962

The Numbers Start with the River

The Numbers Start with the River is a 1971 American short documentary film about small-town life in Iowa. Produced by Donald Wrye for the United State

1971

The Business of Creativity

Going into my interview with Laurel Greenfield, I thought the majority of our conversation would be about her inspiration for painting food and why sh

2020

Sing!

Sing! is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock. How do squeaky-voiced 8 year old

2001

Straight from the Heart

Parents talk about their gay and lesbian children, and how they came to accept their lifestyle.

1994

The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

A young mother, alone with her daughter, confides in a friend who happens to be the director herself. Chantal Akerman, although she sympathizes with t

1971

Maasai Daughters

Short documentary about the lives of three girls and the women who rescued them from retrogressive cultural practices in their own Maasai community at

2015

Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

2019

ABUHADBA

From the slow waitings for opening of the big top to the loneliness in the dressing room backstage, Abuhadba follows the life of a small circus in Chi

2024

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call)

A short film to accompany the reissue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album The Boatman's Call (originally released in 1997). The result is a determinedl

2011

A Day in the Life of a Consumer

The film shows one day from waking up in the morning all the way to waking up again the next morning. The everyday situations that many commercials ar

1993

Say My Name

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an iden

A Look at Video Nasty

Video Nasty; once a term referring to films that were criticised for their violent content in the early 80s, now the name of an up-and-coming film pro

2024

Sustainable Style

A look into the world of sustainable fashion with Emma Gorton-Elicott the owner of Fruit Salad, a Bristol based independent sustainable & slow fashion

2024

Incitatus

The film features the wonderful poet of the early 20th century, Count Vasily Komarovsky. The poets Nikolai Gumilyov, Anna Akhmatova and Osip Mandelsta

1996

The Moscow Pilgrims

"The Moscow Pilgrims" is a film that takes you on a tour of Russia’s ancient capital. The film’s main characters – father and son – are doing the most

1995

Finding of Color. Denis Bouriakov

This short film tells about a young, but already well-known flutist Denis Bourikov. A winner of international competitions and a scholar of the "New N

1996

Martin

A film about the daily life of Martin, a handicapped child who will always be dependent on his parents. Ever since he was very small, Martin has had t

2002

Anna and the Killer

An interview with Caroline Munro about the making of Maniac.

2010

Why the era of cheap streaming is over

"Why we’re all paying so much more for Netflix, and what we can do about it."

2024