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Besa: The Promise

2012 · ★ 10

A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help the son of an Albanian baker that housed a Jewish family for a year return some Hebrew books that the family had to leave behind.

Schools in Harrow

1947

State schools in the London borough.

i'm 22 now but i won't be for long

Made primarily using 35mm black & white stills film, which was developed and scanned at home, the film explores themes of memories, nostalgia, and our relationship to still and moving image and how those two mediums differ in regards to how we process the passing of time.

Year on a Farm by the Sea

1958

Kids help around the farm on the South Devon coast.

Coup de cœur

2023

No synopsis available.

Unser Wort gilt

1961

Shortly after the construction of the wall in August 1961, many guests visit the East German army troops who protect the wall.

Keiner wird als Held geboren

1970

Heroes from the GDR's past are presented. Heroes will also be needed in the future.

Momo

1986 · ★ 7

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

Secrets & Deals

2022

In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

Burns and Scalds

1947

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.

Playing with Fire

1947

You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares.

Star David

2016

12-year-old Jewish girl Dinka studies at Machon (Jewish Orthodox orphanage). Lone middle-aged Hana, the Machon headmistress, exerts her best efforts to educate girls in the spirit of Jewish tradition and to protect them from the temptations of the outside world. Once Dinka has watched a boring B-movie on TV and felt in love with Hollywood actor David Travis, a muscular, handsome moustachette. She decides to marry him by the Talmudic rules and writes letters to Hollywood.