The movement of people working Collects a number of Phill Niblock's documentary films analysing the dynamics of motion involved in manual labour.

Understanding volcanic hazards Understanding volcanic hazards focuses on seven types of volcanic hazards: ash falls, hot ash flows, mudflows, volcanic landslides, volcanic tsunamis, lava flows and volcanic gases. Reducing volcanic risk shows how to lower risk from volcanic activity by identifying hazard areas, monitoring volcanoes and developing an emergency plan.

Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960) By interviewing a group of Paris residents in the summer of 1960, Rouch and Morin reveal the hopes and dreams of a wide array of people and give us a document of a time and place with extraordinary depth.

Searching for Sugar Man In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.

Ganges This documentary explores one of the most cherished of Hindu religious aspirations: to die in the city of Varanasi, on the banks of the sacred Ganges, in the faith that dying here assures liberation from the cycle of earthly life.

Until the well runs dry "The practice of disinterring cadavers (grave robbing or bodysnatching) for purposes of medical dissection was widespread in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. Those individuals whose job was to secure bodies for the dissecting labs of medical colleges were known as Resurrectionist. Richmond, Virginia during the 1800's was a bustling market for the domestic trade in enslaved Africans, and as a consequence had become a literal black market in Black bodies, both living and dead. African American cemeteries were especially vulnerable to the nighttime activities of the Resurrectionist and produced most of the anatomical material for the Medical College of Virginia. The legacy of grave-robbing is so indelibly etched into the psyches of African Americans that today man [...]

The Battle of Midway A close-up look at the battle of Midway Island analyzes this crucial naval victory, which marked the turning point for the American fleet in the Pacific theater of World War II.

The Delian mode "The Delian mode is an audio-visual exploration of the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delian Derbyshire. A collage of sound and image created in the spirit of Derbyshire's experimental processes, this film illuminates her unique soundscapes onscreen while paying tribute to a woman whose work has influenced electronic musicians for decades". Ms. Derbyshire also composed music for BBC TV and radio shows, the best known being the Dr. Who series.

Symphony of the soil "Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers"--Container.

Wet sand "Dai Sil Kim-Gibson's 1993 documentary Sa-i-gu stands as one of the crucial texts to offer a Korean American perspective on the events surrouding the [1992] Los Angeles riots ... With Wet sand, Kim-Gibson revisits Los Angeles to learn what changes have occurred since then, only to discover that living conditions have deteriorated and that few remedies have been administered to the communities most stricken. Through interviews with a multi-ethnic set of first-hand witnesses, this follow-up probes deeper into the racial and economic issues that not only shaped the climate of 1992 Los Angeles, but continue to affect all Americans today"--Container.