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| RAISING STANDARDS, CHANGING LIVES | |||
| Date: 2000-5 Film Number: 12834 | |||
| Anthony Rae, headteacher of St Alphonsus Primary School in Old Trafford, talks about the school's cybercafe for local parents to show what their children are learning. The initiative was established under the Salford-Trafford Education Action Zone, set up to promote and improve local schools. 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/ | |||
| ALPHABET CITY | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12805 | |||
| A short A-Z guide to Manchester, set to music. 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/ | |||
| [MAYFIELDS BURIAL GROUND] | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12812 | |||
| An excerpt from a film about the early days of Mayfields Burial and Remembrance Ground, located on the Wirral overlooking the Mersey estuary. 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/ | |||
| NACRO - RESIDENTS TALKING [SIGNED VERSION] | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12815 | |||
| Manchester residents of Nacro housing, a charitable project supporting people on the edge of society, talk about their lives and how they have been helped. Signed. 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/ | |||
| WHERE'S MY... PHANTOM DOG? | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12819 | |||
| A short film, shot POV around the interior of the Workers' Film Association building, in which the filmmaker searches for an elusive hound. 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/ | |||
| CREATIVE ARTS WEEK | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12821 | |||
| Pupils from St. Marys R.C. Primary School enjoy learning about and practising origami, Indian dancing and Asian music. Pupils interview the arts practitioners about their skills, and then ask each other about what they have learnt. 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/ | |||
| MY LIFE - MY STORY - MAKING PERSONAL PORTFOLIOS | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12830 | |||
| Rita Joyce works on a project with Manchester People First. This is a self-advocacy project for adults with a learning disability, helping local people to tell their life story using multimedia. 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 DISCUSSION | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12833 | |||
| Young people from Ancoats and Miles Platting take part in a Canal Trust youth project discussion on board a canal boat. 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/ | |||
| A VIDEO ALPHABET OF TRAFFORD | |||
| Date: 2000s Film Number: 12836 | |||
| A short guide to Trafford sights, edited to music. 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/ | |||
| [BETH – BREAKFAST IN BED AND FAMILY OCCASIONS] | |||
| Date: 2000/2 Film Number: 9673 | |||
| Young Beth enjoys breakfast in bed with her parents, dancing in the kitchen with her mother, and playing in a tent in the front room at Christmas. There is a family get-together for a birthday, and Beth, now slightly older, is seen with her father and her dolls’ house. | |||
| INSIDE NORTH WEST TONIGHT | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4489 | |||
| Student documentary looking behind the scenes at the Manchester studios where the BBC's regional news programme, North West Tonight, is made. Includes interviews with people who work on the programme and the presenter Gordon Burns, preparations for and live broadcast of the programme. | |||
| ROCK N ROLL MYTHS: HOMEWARD BOUND | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4490 | |||
| Student documentary exploring the popular notion that Paul Simon wrote the song, 'Homeward Bound', whilst waiting for a train on Widnes station during a 1965 tour of North West folk clubs. There are interviews with people who knew him at the time, including Geoff Speed, whose house Paul Simon stayed at in Warrington, and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the event at Widnes Station is seen. | |||
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| BEYOND THE FRONT : TEENZ | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4491 | |||
| Student documentary focussing on teenage rock fan Cassie Nolan and her friends - the difficulties that being 'different' create at school and their preparations for a concert featuring their idols, the Deftones. | |||
| CHANGING ROBES | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4492 | |||
| MA student documentary in which a Sikh and a Anglican cleric experience each other's religion first hand. Activities at St Peter's Church in Bury and at the Sikh Gurdwara in Manchester are seen, and the two clerics compare the similarities and differences between their faiths. | |||
| SON OF A PREACHER MAN | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4493 | |||
| MA student documentary which profiles some of the would-be evangelist preachers studying at the X-Celebrate Evangelist Training School in Manchester. They discuss their faith and explain the reasons why they want to become preachers. | |||
| BEYOND THE BOTTLE | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4495 | |||
| Student documentary looking at the popularity of Revolution, a Manchester chain of vodka bars. Includes interviews with the two founders of the business and talks to the people who drink there. | |||
| WARRINGTON WOLVES - THE PEOPLE'S STADIUM | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4496 | |||
| Student documentary detailing the campaign by Warrington Wolves Rugby League club to get a new stadium built in the town. Includes interviews with the Chief Executive, Andy Gatcliffe, the Chairman, Lord Douglas Hoyle, and Wolves fan Mark Fearnley. | |||
| DAVID AND GOLIATH - THE FOOTBALL STORY | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4497 | |||
| Student documentary examining the vast differences in fortunes between the Premiership teams and the lower division football clubs, including interviews with Brian Little, the manager for Hull City, and representatives from Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. | |||
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| DIVINE ENERGIES | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4498 | |||
| MA student documentary in which individuals who claim to have seen angels recount their experiences. Includes the story of Terry Hands, whose severe back pain was healed by Warrington psychic Kevin McGrath and his spirit guides. | |||
| QUEST FOR AVALON | |||
| Date: 2001 Film Number: 4500 | |||
| MA student documentary about Avalon, a group for people who have special gifts. Includes interviews with a practitioner of angel magic, a tarot card reader and a past-life regressor. Also shows a paranormal investigation carried out by the group at Holdsworth Mill in Reddish, Stockport. | |||
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