Documentary

This meditative, immersive film from Stuart A. Staples (lead singer of Tindersticks) is a tribute to the astonishing work and achievements of naturalist, inventor and pioneering filmmaker F. Percy Smith. Smith worked in the early years of the 20th...

From executive producer Jane Root of PLANET EARTH, comes the breathtaking journey through history-unlike any other in the past 40 years-with live-action recreations of key historical events through the use of cutting edge CGI animation, giving viewers an...

In 1990, commissioned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, veteran music film director Robert Mugge and renowned music scholar Robert Palmer ventured deep into the heart of the North Mississippi Hill Country and Mississippi Delta to seek out the best rural...

One of the greatest ballet dancers of his generation, Rudolph Nureyev is at the height of his powers in this intimate 1972 documentary portrait, which offers an unprecedented look at the training and dedication behind his electrifying art. Providing a...

A documentary produced in 1979 by WGBH and the BBC to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder, the author of the accompanying book of the same title, the film takes place...

THEORY OF OBSCURITY tells the story of the iconic renegade cult band The Residents. From the group's formation in Shreveport to their success in the burgeoning San Francisco avant-garde music scene of the 60s and 70s, The Residents redefined what a rock...

? A comprehensive, multi-layered documentary portrait of this 80 years young (2013) composer. ? Includes his personal and career reflections, dialogue and musical extracts. ? The film follows Penderecki from Krak?w to Munich, Vienna to Leipzig, and to...

This fantastic documentary celebrates the 100th birthday of Sir Georg Solti, one of the 20th century's most brilliant conductors and a leading figure of musical culture worldwide. His major conducting appointments are central to the film, as are the...

Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar Blu-Ray

Twenty-three years ago, Bill Drummond ceased activities as part of the enormously successful pop group, the KLF. Since 2014, he's been on a World Tour, travelling around the world with his show - The 25 Paintings - visiting a different city each year. In...

The incredible, untold story of the British artist Penny Slinger and the traumatic events that led to the creation of her masterpiece, the 1977 photo-romance, An Exorcism. Coming of age against a backdrop of post-war austerity and the subsequent...

A look at the acclaimed pianist's 1957 trip to the Soviet Union, Gould was the first North American to perform behind the Iron Curtain. The film features previously unheard recordings of his concerts in Moscow and Leningrad, including his recital and...