The hidden world of East and Southeast Asian raves in London is uncovered, presenting a community of acceptance and joy.

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Local authorities had long been using film to spread their public health messages. But the 'official' information film came of age in WWII, when it was used by government to guide the public through ...

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One of Waters’ most notorious films is Pink Flamingos (1972), a film which legendary critic Roger Ebert famously offered zero stars. With scenes involving chicken sex, a singing orifice and the ...

Queen Victoria's long reign famously saw extraordinary advances: in industry, transport, science, culture... But one vital innovation is too often missed: the moving image, the last great invention of ...

Sonya is a busy, sought-after model, and dating doesn't really fit her lifestyle. However, a one-night stand with a clumsy but considerate man changes her perspective.

This cinematic ode to the Thames, ever-pulsing through London, is lush, lyrical, lovely… One of a raft of documentary shorts produced as official contributions to 1951’s Festival of Britain, it was ...

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Directed by Nick Taussig and Riccardo Servini, this documentary is a candid, intimate portrait of one family’s journey to transcend a fatal muscle wasting disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which ...

In this collection, 75 films mark the COI’s 75th anniversary, and reveal that sheer variety. Founded in 1946, finally closing in 2012, the COI worked for virtually every corner of government meeting ...

A stook is a group of sheaves of grain stood on end in a field, which can be stacked in ingenious and skilful fashion, in barn or field, to preserve and maintain the nutritional value of the grain.