Documentaries
This selection of films are documentaries which we feel are particularly note worthy, either for their historical signifigance, for pushing the boundries of the documentary form or for just telling a really good story. We are able to screen these films for your group on a book by request basis.
Cartel Land (15)
Director: Matthew Heineman . USA. 2015. 100 mins.
With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a harrowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as “El Doctor,” leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel. An excellent example of how strong characters can make documentary films as compelling and dramatic as any scripted film.
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Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: Geography Film and Media, Modern History
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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Dark Days (15)
Director: Marc Singer. USA. Year. 2000 80 mins.
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For years, a homeless community took root in a train tunnel beneath New York City, braving dangerous conditions and perpetual night. Dark Days explores this surprisingly domestic subterranean world, unearthing a way of life unimaginable to those above. This was the directors first and only film and shows what can be achieved with good access and a compelling subject.
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Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: Film and Media, Sociology, Geography
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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Cutie And The Boxer (12A)
Director: Zachary Heinzerling. USA. 2013. 82 mins.
Cutie and the Boxer is a candid New York love story about life and art that explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of renowned “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife and artist Noriko. This is a great film for film students as an example of how modern directors a building upon the observational form of documentary filmmaking and will also be of interest to art students.
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Suitability: KS1, KS | Subjects: Art, Film and Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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The Black Panthers (15)
Director: Stanley Nelson. USA . 2015. 115 mins.
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The first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
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Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: History, Politics, Sociology, Film and Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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