MODULO: analogue synth documentary (short, 2014)
The story of early electronic instruments, and the nearly forgotten Canadian music pioneer who created the first synthesizers. As told through interviews with three modern-day modular synth musicians.
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The story of early electronic instruments, and the nearly forgotten Canadian music pioneer who created the first synthesizers. As told through interviews with three modern-day modular synth musicians.
#kinostr #knobstr #documentary #music
Initially titled “Books for all”. A moving institutional commission in which the filmmakers lovingly portray New Jersey’s public library system.
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(At 36 minutes a song had to be removed to avoid a copyright issue, so it will sound a bit strange for a few minutes.)
In 1991, John T. Davis made Hobo, generally considered to be his finest work. Certainly his most famous film, Hobo follows the exploits Beargrease – the hobo of the title – as he criss-crosses America, stowing away on freight trains and foraging for food in dump trucks.
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Bergen to Oslo railway journey filmed in real-time from the train driver's cab, showcasing the stunning Norwegian landscape over seven hours.
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The story examines declining birth rates globally through personal interviews and data across 24 countries, exploring causes and consequences of this demographic shift on communities and future societies.
The Birthgap documentary uncovered the underlying trends behind declining birthrates and also led to the formalization of key measures for demographers to analyze contemporary childlessness and family size. These findings were peer-reviewed and published in Nature Portfolio’s Scientific Reports (August 21, 2025).
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24 Preludes for a Fugue is an authorised documentary about Arvo Pärt. A portrait made of precious moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer's life, the film features rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections. Director Dorian Supin succeeds in revealing Arvo Pärt's musical thinking. His work opens a door on the inner world of one of the most spiritually intense composers of our life. The documentary is enhanced by excerpts from major musical works such as Tabula rasa, Für Alina, Fratres, Orient & Occident, Cecilia, vergine romana and Como cierva sedienta. With English subtitles.
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Doctor Mordred wants to replace humans with plants. A misanthrope, he lures Dr. Falicia Fairweather into Venus' trap. Represented by six incarnations, she wrestles with Mordred. Are they different versions of one another? We follow their battle via images of light, air, dance, horror, water, fire, tarot cards, masks and swords. Supervised by a Master of Ceremonies, each gender makes 'love'. Who will win? Can you wait till the end to find out?
Starring: Jonathan Bowden, Lisa Garner, Nicola Henry, Jane Robinson, Katie Willow, Nicole Wiseman, and Claudia Minne Boyle.
Directed by Andrea Lioy.
Produced by Jonathan Bowden.
Screenplay by Jonathan Bowden & Andrea Lioy.
Based upon the short story by Jonathan Bowden.
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Directed by Jun Kurosawa
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After a string of popular protests in Seattle against the World Trade Organisation in 1999, tens of thousands reemerged to challenge the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at their April 2000 meeting in Washington DC. Once again, media activists were on the spot to provide the non-corporate coverage you just won’t find anywhere else. Breaking the Bank provides an informative background on the history and impact of the IMF and World Bank, and features extensive coverage of the events in Washington against the powerful organisations that are killing the planet.
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Father Brown is a British television series, which originally aired on ITV in 1974. It featured Kenneth More as Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest who solved crime mysteries. The episodes were closely based on the stories by G. K. Chesterton.
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