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Gaea Girls
(2000)
This documentary looks at women's wrestling in Japan, following the
physically gruelling and mentally exhausting training regimen of
several young wannabe Gaea Girls, a group of Japanese women
wres...
Gail Porter Laid Bare
(2006)
Film follows Gail’s journey since losing her hair, and her quest to find happiness in her new bald self. Mainly self-shot on DV.
‘An incredibly affecting portrait of someone t...
Gale Is Dead
(1970)
This documentary follows the life of a young drug addict who did
not belong at school, corerectional institutions nor jail.
Fatherless and despised by her mother, the documentary shows the
harsh re...
Gale Is Dead
(1970)
Gale is a victim of an overdose at nineteen, fatherless, rejected
by her mother, shunted about from school to school, to correctional
institutions and, finally, to prison. Filmed in and near London
...
Gamble, The
(2005)
At 54 Jan is addicted to one casino poker machine in her local bingo hall. She is now £37,000 in debt and has been arrested on suspicion of theft.
On the surface, Jan ...
Game of Their Lives, The
(2002)
In 1966 North Korea, a country only 21 years old, that had been at
war with half the world, and still not recognised by the UK
government, beat Italy, the World Cup favourites, to cement their
plac...
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
(2003)
In 1997, chess legend Garry Kasparov went several rounds against an I.B.M. computer in a much-hyped showdown, and this deflating documentary recaps that event and quits as quickly as Mr. Kasparov once...
Garbage Warrior
(2007)
His wife calls him obsessive. The New Mexico legislature thinks he’s loopy. But one thing for sure about Mike Reynolds: he’s a visionary. For thirty-five years he and his followers have be...
Gates of Damascus, The
(2005)
Myrna Nazzour, a Syrian housewife and mother, claims to bear the
stigmata wounds of Christ's crucifixion, as well as having ecstatic
visions of Jesus and Mary. The film follows her re-enactment of t...
Gaza: The Fight for Israel
(2006)
In August 2005 the Israeli government forcibly removed 8,500 Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip, a prelude to handing control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. The film follows the General in ope...
Gender Trouble
(2002)
In this lyrical and moving documentary, four intersex women tell their stories with astonishing bravery and candour. Set against beautiful yet unsettling backgrounds of organically transforming family...
Gene Hunters
(1995)
Could DNA from the blood of indigenous peoples hold the secret of
new drugs to treat ravaging human diseases like AIDS or motor
neurone disease? Genetic scientists working on the worldwide Human
Ge...
General's War, The
(2007)
General David Richards is the commander of all 32,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan, drawn from a staggering 37 nations. As the winter approaches, Britain’s most senior field commander faces a cru...
Generation Sex
(2000)
A groundbreaking series about teenage sexuality that follows the
lives of some very different teenagers as they come to terms with
their emerging sexuality. Real stories include those of Marie, 14,
...
George Gershwin: Remembered
(1987)
The life and work of the American composer, who successfully merged
classical music with jazz, is told in this documentary.
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
(2001)
This is a profile documentary about Beatles guitarist George
Harrison, who died in November 2001 after a long battle with
cancer. The program has contributions from friends, family and
fellow music...
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures
(2003)
There is no archive footage of George Orwell: not a single frame of
film, no voice recordings. All that remains on record is one oil
painting and a stack of photographs - potentially a problem when
...
Geri
(1999)
Geri Halliwell approached Dineen soon after her departure from the
Spice Girls with an invitation to make a documentary about her next
move. The resulting film mixes intimacy with detachment, and
f...