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Rest is Silence, The
(2005)
First time director Andrew Henderson follows the journey of an
anonymous, unclaimed body through its progress from discovery to
cremation. The film focuses on the people in charge of guiding the
bo...
Riot
(1999)
The 1981 Toxteth riot was the most violent civil disturbance in
Britain during the twentieth century. Over three days more than £11
million worth of property was damaged, 1,000 police were injured,
...
River: Delivering the Kingdom, The
(1999)
This programme looks at the visionary idealism that has inspired so much of the politics, art, literature and drama that have played out along the banks of the Thames.
Part of a documenta...
Road to Guantanamo, The
(2006)
Four friends from the British Midlands of Pakistani origin embark
on a wedding trip but soon find themselves detained and on "the
road to Guantanamo" as suspected enemy combatants. Micheal
Winterbo...
Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
(2007)
A new documentary film that eavesdrops on the cult singer/songwriter, digging beneath the esoteric wordplay to find the dark wit beneath
“Great documentary that’s confident enough to...
Rock Bitch
(2003)
Profile of notorious female cult rock band for Channel 5.
Rock On and On...
(2002)
A rockumentary from acclaimed film-maker Jane Treays, Rock On and
On... follows the veteran band Status Quo on their last, and
largest, UK tour to date. It begins as an amusing and intimate
diary o...
Rock Star and the Mullahs, The
(2003)
Salman Ahmed, the lead singer of Pakistan's biggest rock group Junoon, travels to Peshawar. He confronts the hardline views of the fundamentalists who seek to ban rock music.
Rock Wives
(1996)
Filmed in New York, LA and the UK, this 50-minute documentary for
Channel 4's 'Fame Factor' features a series of interviews with the
wives of legendary rock musicians.
Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon
(1999)
Four weeks filming with the Rolling Stones on the last European leg
of the Bridges to Babylon tour, Jane Treays was personally invited
by Mick Jagger to record every aspect of the band on tour. The
...
Rude Girls
(2004)
When two fourteen year-olds' favourite hobby is harassing the local
community of Hasidic jews, and another set of friends enjoy
stealing cars, it shocks middle England. More shocking still is
that ...
Runaway
(2001)
Runaway is set in a refuge for girls in Tehran and follows the
stories of five girls who arrive there, having fled their homes due
to domestic discord. While the women who operate the home provide
...
Russian Newspaper Murders, The
(2004)
A film about free speech in Russa - or rather the lack thereof.
Director Paul Jenkins investigates the murder of two local
newspaper editors in the town of Togliatti, an industrial town far
outside...
Ruth
(2006)
A stark portrait of Ruth, who underwent a surgical procedure, which involves the positioning, whilst conscious, of electrodes deep in the brain to control the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. The surg...