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Norman Foster (b.1935) is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest living architects. He has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Berlin, Glasgow and London. While other international practices have succumbed to commercial pressures, Foster has retained a reputation for innovation and originality. He is also highly respected for his flair when adapting or converting older buildings to present-day needs. His designs are always rooted in his concern for minimal environmental damage and maximum technological efficiency. This film follows Foster at work in his office and on the site of some of his major new projects, including the Law Faculty at Cambridge University and the telecommunications tower in Santiago de Compostela. Foster is a man driven by his passion for architecture and his perfectionism. This portrait reveals not only his genius, but also his highly sensitive and artistic personality.

“Fictional” reconstruction of the chain of mental images that make the visions of the photographer Jean-Luc Moulène appear.

The only three disciples of Carlos Castaneda (at the time of the first airing); fierce guardian warriors ("Chocmools") demonstrate the techniques of Tensegrity, ancient magical movements that are part of the heritage of sorcerers of ancient Mexico. These movements enable the practitioner to store greater amounts of energy, expand awareness , and increase purpose. They discuss the Sorcerer's Way.

An exploration of the work of American abstract artist Cy Twombly, using the device of a fictional character "M", who disappears after having looked at one of Twombly's paintings.

Paul-Émile Borduas, Québec's voice of the Quiet Revolution, reflects on the impact of his writing and art in his Paris studio.

A documentary on the life of the late filmmaker, released 20 years after his untimely murder.

In anticipation of the great Christian holiday of Easter, one of the boys wanted to get ready for it by making painted eggs himself, as required by a long-standing tradition. But he took eggs from a hen that was hatching her children. Falling asleep, Hrytsko saw a strange dream. Based on a fairy tale by Oleksandr Oles.

Documentary about Finnish concentration camps build for Russians inhabiting the Karelia area during the Continuation War.

A father must not disappoint. If you have promised to go fishing together, the promise applies. No obstacles count, reasons the boy and leave.

A story of a ten year old girl, Erla, who finds a flute nobody else can hear and meets a boy nobody else can see. The boy turns out to be an elf who tells her that a spell has been cast on her father. Much to Erla's horror, her father is turned to stone when he's moving rocks around in the park, looking for worms. Erla's new found friend is the only one who can guide her on a search for a magic egg possessed by the big trolls in the mountains and said to be the only remedy for people who have been turned to stone.

Documentary produced for Channel 4 interviewing lesbians about their relationship to butch and femme culture.

Brice Dellsperger's reprise of Brian de Palma's Body Double

For years, Piet le Blanc, replete with sax and violin, was a well-known sight in the streets and cafés of Rotterdam by night. But before he roamed the streets, he played in various large and small orchestras. A documentary by Carel van Hees and Martijn 't Hart about the life of a special, truly Rotterdam musician.

With the roar of a thousand freight rains, tornadoes inflict the awesome fury of nature few people ever dare to experience. Driven by their life threatening obsession, storm chasers repeatedly test their courage in a brave attempt to record these natural wonders on videotape. Now for the first time, you can witness some of the most destructive, mesmerizing twisters of recorded history in this real life video. Every inch of footage in this video is real... not just a Hollywood simulation. Real storm chasers captured giant Twisters throwing real cars in the air like toys, crushing real houses in seconds, and wiping out whole communities like blades of grass. Plus, from the safety of your living room, you'll witness an extraordinary event as a stranded news crew clings to the underside of a highway overpass and a killer tornado rips directly over their heads with their camera running!

Adventure, discovery and achievement unparalleled in Camel Trophy history - that was the dramatic scenario of the 1995 event which took a record entry of 20 teams in Land Rover Discoverys across the fascinating Mundo Maya nations of Central America, from the breathtaking Opening Ceremony at the Jaguar Temple to the final backdrop of the Temple of El Castillo. Now you can follow their arduous trek through searing heat and tough terrain, as stunning photography and a gripping narrative details their often record-breaking battle against stifling jungle, swarms of insects, rivers and mud, rewarded by breathtaking scenery and the fabulous mysteries of Mayan civilisation. Along the way gruelling Challenges, Special Tasks and an intriguing archaeological Event Objective added spice to the fire.

A pioneer's life may be a hard one, but there's no doubt that a little optimism goes a long way. Confused by advice on what to avoid when buying a horse, our gullible settler is fooled into buying a "mare's egg"--to hatch his own colt! After weeks without success, he tosses the "egg" into the bushes--with hare-raising results! But as he chases after the "hatched colt," he remembers the advice: big ears--stubborn; big teeth--a biter; low in the hindquarters--a runaway for sure. Well, maybe he's better off without this one, and off he goes on his optimistic way--with plans to save up and buy another egg! Adapted from a story by Carole Spray.

Bill Gates gives a speech about Windows 95 and DirectX, starring as the marine from the hit game Doom. This video was screened exclusively to attendees at a Microsoft 1995 promo party, and then leaked a decade later on YouTube.

Professional storytellers breathe life into three folktales of peace from other cultures.

Captain Buzz Cheeply and his robot sidekick, Slide, must escape a planet full of "Blubnoids" who have abnormally sized foreheads but small-sized brains whilst trying to do their laundry.

An oversized courthouse, in the heart of Brussels, would hide an initiatory journey. A secret passage would lead the members of a sect composed of politicians and architects who destroy Brussels to build a utopian city.

An old freight and passenger train supposedly cancelled, is the reason for a story that combines fiction and documentary. The fiction tells the story of a journalist who must make a report on this "ghost" train; the documentary makes us see the real face of this ghost in the middle of the most arid desert on the planet.

Books and magazines are being published, clubs opening, and hot dykes and cute boys are talking sex: this is the new USSR. Shot during a two-week train trip through Moscow, Riga and Tallinn, Peloso's documentary is an engaging look at the emerging post-Soviet gay and lesbian community, peristroika having, in a limited way, opened the closet door.

The history through a repressed Estonia. An experimental animation about a "Humanoid", a man who becomes "Humanchinoid" because of society's impact. He can manage to survive in the consumer's world, and maybe even in other infinities.

A private TV station sends its employees out to capture the dark side of Berlin. With the help of police radio, they are drawn to murders, rapes and other crimes which they then film in gory detail.