Browsing: W
showing 20 titles per page
Wave That Shook the World, The
(2005)
An examination fo the scientific causes and consequences of the
tsunami that hit South East Asia in December 2004.
Way We Live, The
(1946)
Film about the reconstruction of the city of Plymouth after the
second world war, focusing on a family's struggle to find permanent
shetler. Using documentary techniques and non-actors, Craigie show...
We are All the Same
(2005)
'Using photography, interviews, film and music my work at the Royal
Marsdey Cancer Hospital in London has tried to explore the lives of
people with cancer. Within a theme of humility and a struggle ...
We Are the Lambeth Boys
(1959)
Part of the British 'Free Cinema' movement of the mid to late
1950s, of which Reisz was a part before directing features in the
British 'new wave' social realist genre, We Are the Lambeth Boys
foll...
We are Together (Thina Simunye)
(2007)
Twelve year old Slindile lives in at the Agape Orphanage in South Africa with three of her sisters and her little brother. The siblings return home frequently, where their older sisters are nursing th...
Wedding in the Family, A
(2000)
Fly on the wall documentary about a family's preparations for the
big day of a young couple. Produced for Channel 4's Cutting Edge.
Wedding on Saturday, A
(1964)
This award-winning documentary, directed by Norman Swallow, is
about the wedding of a Yorkshire miner. It was the first time that
mobile video recording facilities had been used, and the production
...
What Barry Says
(2004)
Barry, a political thinker and old hippy with a left political
tendency, is director Simon Robson's friend. His area of speciality
is US foreign policy. This short documentary is an uncompromising
...
What She Wants
(2003)
Director Angus Macqueen turns his eye toward the evolution of
modern China, looking at the lives of three women.
On the 50th anniversary of China's Communist Revolution, the film
expl...
What Sort of Gentleman Are You After?
(1998)
Joel Ryan is Melbourne's most successful and legal heterosexual
prostitute. He is also married with a family with over 1200 female
clients across this Australian city. A skillful and frank
pi...
What the Future Sounded Like
(2007)
Post-war Britain rebuilt itself on a wave of scientific and industrial breakthroughs that culminated in the cultural revolution of the 1960s. In this atmosphere was born the Electronic Music Studios (...
What We Still Don't Know
(2005)
The outer limits of knowledge about ourselves and the universe explored.
Episode 1: Are We Alone?
Sir Martin explores the possibility that li...
Whatever Happened to Gareth Gates?
(2006)
At 17 Gareth Gates had the world at his feet; he was the fastest selling British artist ever, racking up four number ones and two best selling albums. He became a household name and the most famous te...
Where Are You Going?
(2004)
Filmmaker Jason Massot set off one day to hitchhike around Britain
to find out what happiness is and whether people had it. His one
rule was to take whatever lift he was offered and go where it went...
Where Have All The Parents Gone
(2006)
CNN’s chief correspondent, Christine Amanpour, travels to the villages of Kenya where more than one million children have been orphaned by AIDS. The only inheritance some of these children recei...
Which Side Are You On?
(1984)
Twenty years ago, Britain's miners embarked on a strike over pit closures. Whereas previous coal strikes had been over in a matter of weeks, this time both Union and Government dug in for a lengthy ba...
White Lives
(1998)
Two films for Channel 4, with Watson talking to white South
Africans after apartheid has ended, exposing racism and supremacist
views still inherent in the culture. He draws parallels between the
l...
White Wedding
(1999)
This is the first out of ten programs of the Adult Live series,
which explores contemporary views of different people towards sex
and sexuality. White Wedding looks at the wedding preparations and
...