The lauded patron of the arts and fashion world Daphne Guinness discusses space travel and the transformative power of clothing with celebrated auctioneer Simon de Pury.
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Daphne Guinness in “Collecting is a Wonderful Illness” by Johnnie Shand Kydd
The filmmaker captures Daphne Guinness discussing connoisseurship and collecting with the auctioneer and art world impresario Simon de Pury.
Gene Vincent – Rock and Roll Singer (1969 UK Tour Documentary)
How the world’s first rock concert ended in chaos
Sixty years ago the world’s first rock concert was staged in Cleveland by two men whose passion for music bridged the racial divide in a segregated US. Jimmy Sutphin was playing poker […]
To the Last Drop: Canada’s Dirty Oil Sands
Residents of one Canadian town are engaged in a David and Goliath-style battle over the dirtiest oil project ever known. Filmmakers: Niobe Thompson and Tom Radford The small town of Fort Chipewyan […]
Olga Korbut documentary
This is a rare Olga Korbut documentary from the mid 70’s. Contains some great footage. But it’s in Russian, so if anyone can translate, please do!!
Darren Aronofsky – Pi (1998)
http://video.google.co.uk/googleplayer.swf?docid=115089427598248196&hl=en&fs=true
Kowloon Walled City documentary
A 1989 German documentary on Hong Kong’s fabled Kowloon Walled City.
Komeda – Muzyczne ścieżki życia (A Soundtrack For A Life)
A documentary movie about the music and life of Polish composer Krzysztof Komeda (27.4.1931 – 23.4.1969).
Samuel Beckett: Film (1965)
Samuel Beckett’s only cinematic project, a silent film circa 1965. Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/16/samuel-beckett-film/ Public domain footage courtesy of the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/busterkeatonfilm