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| HELEN'S WEDDING | |||
| Date: *1995 Film Number: 11102 | |||
| The bride and groom inside the church then outside talking with friends and family before the photographs are taken. The film ends with a brief shot of a kitchen. | |||
| THE LET | |||
| Date: 1995 Film Number: 12832 | |||
| A guide aimed at staff on how - and how not - to let out a council property at Manchester City Council's housing department. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| THE BRITISH ART SHOW IN MANCHESTER 11 NOV 1995 - 4 FEB 1996 | |||
| Date: 1995 Film Number: 12955 | |||
| Upper Campfield Market Hall in Castlefield in Manchester city centre is a Victorian market hall and listed building, providing an impressive location for the British Art Show 4’s 1995 touring exhibition. In this record of the event, visitors look at the diverse and sometimes frank artworks on display and give their opinions on these, and on the merits of using such a location for the show. There are also workshops and events held for adults and schoolchildren, enabling them to provide their own artistic responses to what they have seen. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| PIRATE RADIO - ALL HANDS ON DECKS | |||
| Date: 1995 Film Number: 12960 | |||
| Pirate radio, loved by its DJs and listeners but hated by the broadcasting authorities, is both a thrill and a challenge for those involved. In Manchester, DJs from pirate radio stations such as Frontline Radio and Love NRG talk about their love of music and the problems in keeping their stations on air. In the debate about the differences between pirate broadcasting and the regulated industry, Mike Gray of Kiss 102 explains the position of the commercial stations, DJ Tabs talks about being a female DJ, while listeners to both types of radio give their opinions. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| WE ARE BORN TO SURVIVE | |||
| Date: 1995 Film Number: 12667 | |||
| Documentary about Manchester community activist, Kath Locke who died in 1992 - produced to mark the 50th anniversary of the Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1995. The film covers her upbringing and experiences growing up in Blackpool as well as the events that inspired her political awareness and community activism - including the 5th Pan African Congress in Manchester in 1945. People who worked with, and have been inspired by her are featured, including Diane Watt, Alima Soni, Shirley Innis and Yvonne Hypolite from the Abasindi Women's Co-operative. Archive film and photographs help to tell the story. | |||
| CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND FOOTBALL | |||
| Date: c1996 Film Number: 12831 | |||
| Artists Mark Wallinger, Natalie Turner, and Nick Waplington talk about their relationship with 1990s football. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| FFLAG | |||
| Date: c1996 Film Number: 12956 | |||
| Sir Ian McKellen introduces a film about FFLAG - Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays, referring to his own experience of coming out and his regrets in leaving it so late. In this short film, Joyce Layland from the Manchester Parents’ Group speaks of how their group began, later joining with other support groups around the country to become FFLAG. Other parents tell of their shock, disbelief and sometimes guilt on finding that their child was gay, while a young lesbian talks frankly about the reaction of her family to her news. For these people, FFLAG which provides advice and information to parents, has been a vital resource, enabling them to combat misinformation and prejudice and support their children. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| BEYOND THE BRIDGE | |||
| Date: c1997-2003 Film Number: 12843 | |||
| Young people from the Bridgehall Estate in Stockport highlight the lack of facilities for them in their area. Two youth workers add their thoughts, and a group goes to Westminster to see their MP, Ann Coffey. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| THE BELLS OF COLNE | |||
| Date: 1995/00 Film Number: 6964v | |||
| Documentary about the history of bell ringing at St Bartholomew's church in Colne. Shows bell ringer Bill Heaton walking along into the church, along to the bell tower and talking about the history of bells at St Bartholomew's. Includes shots of the bells ringing in the belfry, Bill Heaton climbing to the roof tops with views of Colne town below and later describes his own bell ringing history at the church. Continues with an interview of bell ringer Jean Barnes, who gives a history of bell ringing techniques and the differences between British and continental bells. Concludes with younger members of church ringing bells and an interview with Tower Captain Kevin Pickup. | |||
| NOT EXACTLY LINFORD | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 2689 | |||
| Drama about an Asian teenager who wants to be taken seriously as an athlete. Although his friends and family are sceptical, he finds a trainer and decides to make a video recording his fastest run. The film ends as the starter gun is fired. | |||
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| PURE JUNGLEE | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 2690 | |||
| Short film about two teenagers having a mock shoot-out around a pool table. Eventually they start dancing and the pool table collapses. Soundtrack contains feature film soundbites and Perez Prado music from the Guinness Advert. | |||
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| UNUSUAL SUSPECT | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 2691 | |||
| Film showing a mock confrontation between pool players before one of them reveals that he has the cue ball and the game can begin. | |||
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| SMITH AND NEPHEW MEDICAL FABRICS LTD BRIERFIELD 1996 | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 3502 | |||
| Scenes of retired workers on a visit to their former employer Brierfield Mills. They are seen at the looms, where huge bales of fabric being spun ready to be made into bandages and dressings and then the sterile areas where the medical materials are made and packaged. | |||
| THE PINK PULPIT | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 4654 | |||
| Student documentary featuring Manchester's Gay and Lesbian Church - members of the church are seen handing out leaflets on Canal Street during Mardi Gras and there are scenes at some of the church's services and a lesbian wedding. Includes interviews with the minister, Rev Andy Braunston, members of the congregation and Church of England officials who disagree with the church's practices. | |||
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| BEDTIME STORIES | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 4661 | |||
| Student documentary looking at people's relationships with their beds - with interviews with a feng-shui expert, an S & M dominatrix, a nun, a homeless man, a multiple-sclerosis sufferer, a doctor studying breathing patterns during sleep, and a retired submarine officer. Also includes footage from a bed factory in Oldham. | |||
| [BEDTIME STORIES - RUSHES 1] | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 4664 | |||
| Rushes from student documentary showing life in a convent in Colne - the nuns are woken by a bell, are seen engaged in different chores such as sewing and making communion wafers, singing hymns, and eating a meal. | |||
| [BEDTIME STORIES - RUSHES 2] | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 4665 | |||
| Rushes from student documentary showing life in a convent in Colne - the nuns are seen singing and praying and there is a lengthy interview with one of the sisters in which she talks about daily routines, the nuns' cells and how things have changed since she has been there. | |||
| [BEDTIME STORIES - RUSHES 3] | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 4666 | |||
| Rushes from student documentary showing life in a convent in Colne - views of a nun's cell, interview with three sisters about people's mis-conceptions of life in the convent. One of the sisters feeds the ducks and there are views of the house and gardens. | |||
| WISH YOU WERE HERE | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 6064 | |||
| Comedy produced by Stockport Cine and Video Society, also featuring members of the Woodford Players. At a meeting of the Poynton Paranormal Society, the Chairman discovers that several members have vanished into thin air after reading a book of spells. The police come round to question him, but the Inspector also disappears after reading the book. Strange things begin to happen, with society members appearing and disappearing again in unusual places. A medium is called in to assist, but this also goes wrong, and she is accidentally transformed into a cuddly toy. The Chairman eventually restores normality, only to be arrested by the Police Inspector - however, this time the Chairman uses the book to make himself disappear - to Australia. | |||
| MANCHESTER MILLENNIUM | |||
| Date: 1996 Film Number: 6635 | |||
| Short documentary looking at Manchester City centre's changing architecture, reflecting on its Victorian legacy and moving into the Twenty First Century. Features extensive views of the city's most prominent landmarks at the time of filming in 1996 including areas boarded up following the IRA bomb. | |||
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