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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.
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Extreme Life & Death: The Blair Witches of Shockumentaries, Part One
A compilation of various accidents, disasters, executions, and other acts of mayhem and human feats caught on film.
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My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers?
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No Holds Barred: The Life and Art of Matthew Lanyon
Enter the world of Cornish artist, Matthew Lanyon whose extraordinary visionary talent and appetites collided with death, love and with a tragic inheritance. Muscular, tender, political; it has the quality of enchantment. Immersed in Matthew's world we discover a new geology of Cornwall. An archive led creative documentary about tenacity, legacy, love and loss. Told through the work and words of Cornish artist Matthew Lanyon (1951 – 2016), second son of Peter Lanyon the well-known ground-breaking modernist artist (1918 – 1964). In parallel to Matthew’s story is the interweaving of the current narrative of his widow and son preparing for an exhibition of his work. The film poignantly raises the question of how to manage the legacy of a powerful artist who dies unexpectedly, at the height of his powers.
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Black Mesa: The 16 Year Project to Remake Half-Life
NoClip talks to Crowbar Collective about their 16 year journey rebuilding the original Half-Life.
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A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?
Revisiting Brits who swapped the UK for new ventures in Spain and France.
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No Gender! The Queer Life of an Intersex Manga Artist
Up to the age 30, Sho Arai lived as a woman, but was found to be an intersex after chromosome testing. Sho now regards S as being neither a man nor a woman, and creates essay manga based on the changes S's body has undergone. Sho has been dispatching messages on how to live to young readers who are also suffering with regard to their gender identity. Sho lives with S's assistant, Koh, a young gay man. They met 10 years ago at a vocational school where S teaches manga. Koh has himself debuted as a manga artist and come out publicly as a gay. When Sho reveals the inner state of S's mind on camera, their relationship moves in an unexpected direction.
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A Life Journey of 60 Years: Nikos Kavoukidis 1955-2015
A life journey of 60 years with images and memories from the magical world of Greek Television and Cinema. A journey with beloved people, actors, directors, technicians and other artists. A creative journey full of joy, sadness, anguish and love. He begins his career as an intern at Finos Film Studios at the age of 15. His father was Yorgos Kavoukidis, one of the pioneers of Greek cinema, along with his close friend Filopimin Finos. Following the vision of his spiritual father, Finos, and his teacher in cinematography and editing, Dinos Katsouridis, he became at the age of 20 a well-known director of photography and editor of dozens of films of Greek cinema. During those 60 years, cinema and television became his home. He became a producer and a director. He designed the lighting for dozens of stage performances. His co-workers are his family.
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Werner Herzog: On Death Row and Life as a Director
Werner Herzog talks about making 'On Death Row' and life as a director.
