documentary
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Watch: Stan Levey – The Beginnings of Bebop
Legendary jazz drummer Stan Levey was not only on the scene for the birth of bebop music, he also played a significant role in its delivery. This documentary is a fascinating inside look at a musician who was both a participant and an observer, whose briskly swinging skills as a drummer were matched by an… Continue reading
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New Documentary on Julian Assange is About ‘One of the Great Injustices of Our Time’, Director Says
Filmmaker and journalist Pablo Navarrete followed John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, over a number of months as he campaigns to prevent his son from being extradited to the United States and secure his release from Britain’s Belmarsh maximum-security prison. Continue reading
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John Pilger’s keynote speech from The Power of Documentary Film Festival
The Power of the Documentary is an unusual film festival, because its aim is to break a silence that extends across much of film-making, the arts and journalism. Continue reading
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John Pilger – The Power of Documentary – Selected life works at the British Library
John Pilger’s films have been credited with drawing public attention to human rights crises, the impacts of wars and abuses of power by governments and corporations. John will be speaking on both days. Due to demand, tickets are now bookable for single or half days or for the whole weekend Continue reading
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Documentary on Gil Evans
14 May 2014 — Jazz on the Tube This documentary film follows the life of Gil Evans beginning with his youth in Stockton, California and his devout love for the jazz played by Louis Armstrong and Don Redman. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 