A Word from the Director

Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios need...

A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s.

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions wa...

King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is...

Ann Miller hosts this documentary short on the making of the MGM-Cole Porter hot musical "Kiss Me Kate".

Rare archive footage reveals what Singapore was like dating back to 1900, showing coolies sharing lunch, rickshaw pullers, a grand Peranakan funeral,...

A documentary about the making of the first series of "Red Dwarf" (1988).

A compilation of clips and interviews, originally broadcast on BBC2's Red Dwarf Night in 1998, and subsequently included on the DVD release of Red Dwa...

A documentary about special makeup effects on low budget horror films. Includes behind-the-scenes footage from Murder Weapon (1989),Robot Ninja (1989...

While Susan B Anthony famously said the bicycle “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world”, The Freedom Machine interrogates...

As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpre...

A documentary about how the critically acclaimed film wound up being a box office disappointment, only to become regarded as a classic over a decade a...