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Vainilla chip (2009)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2009). Vainilla chip. [Film]

Set in the small Cuban town of San Antonio de los Baños, just outside Havana, Vainilla Chip tells the story of an ordinary day for an elderly ice cream maker, Javier Rodriguez Casanova. An ordinary day which, like all the other ordinary days, has bec... Read More about Vainilla chip.

The Bully's Playground (2009)
Digital Artefact
Bekerman, M., Ivanov, T., Langford, J., & McCafferty, N. (2009). The Bully's Playground. [Digital Video]

Bullying with the use of social media caught up with Central Asian urban centres quite early in the post-Soviet transformation. With the state institutions and society lacking the awareness of the problem or the tools to tackle it, bullying and schoo... Read More about The Bully's Playground.

Tears on the Silk Gown (2009)
Digital Artefact
Bekerman, M., Ivanov, T., Langford, J., & McCafferty, N. (2009). Tears on the Silk Gown. [Digital Video]

Bride Kidnapping has been a persistent problem in Kyrgyzstan and modernity has not reduced the occurrences of this practice often resorted to as a way of avoiding social class divisions or dowry requirements. In this film, this controversial custom i... Read More about Tears on the Silk Gown.

But I’m mixed race (2009)
Digital Artefact
Patel, T. (2009). But I’m mixed race. [BBC Three Counties Radio – Beds, Herts and Bucks]

Veil (2008)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2008). Veil. [Video and stage production]

Veil is an epic and ambitious stage production created for Horse & Bamboo’s 30th year of touring theatre.

Veil is a story of two young women who are brutally separated at birth, but are drawn inexorably back towards one another. The story is set i... Read More about Veil.

Heart of gold (2006)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2006). Heart of gold. [DVD]

Set in the Akim Abuakwa region of Ghana, Heart of Gold is a poetic documentary exploring the changing relationship people in the region have with gold. Traditionally considered to possess a spirit like any other sentient being, gold has played an imp... Read More about Heart of gold.

Sea of madness (2006)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2006). Sea of madness. [DVD]

Identical teenage twin girls, one of whom has cancer, escape their stifling middle-class home life in search of their natural father, whom they have not seen since infancy.
Their adventure, fuelled by a unique spiritual bond and aspiration, leads t... Read More about Sea of madness.

Brannigan's march (2004)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2004). Brannigan's march

On losing his job, Philip Brannigan finds himself unable to return home to face the family with his news. His entire material world is about to collapse. In his confused state, and challenged by an elderly stranger, he adopts a religious sandwich boa... Read More about Brannigan's march.

Urban cycles (2002)
Digital Artefact
Peploe, G. (2002). Urban cycles. [Exhibition and Book]

Bed of flowers (2001)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2001). Bed of flowers

Bed of flowers is an evocative and contemplative documentary revealing the inspiring experience involved in the creation of a unique theatre production.

Depicting the creation of the Lancashire (UK) based Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company's product... Read More about Bed of flowers.

Signs of life (1999)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (1999). Signs of life

What happens when you want to die, but can't?

What happens when you want to live, but can't?

Sarah wanted to die - but didn't quite make it. Trapped in a body paralysed by immobility and silence, Sarah wants to live - but can't quite make it.... Read More about Signs of life.

Reunion (1995)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (1995). Reunion

Reunion is a creative documentary exploring spirituality and our perception of the spiritual. Using a mixture of fiction and documentary genres, archive footage and animation, we are directed to look once again at nature and our relationship to it, a... Read More about Reunion.

Santa Claus is coming to town (1991)
Digital Artefact
Bekerman, M. (1991). Santa Claus is coming to town. [Radio and YouTube]

A radio feature programme in the Polish language for children with information about the multicultural influences of the Santa Claus tradition and its origins with musical illustrations

One day Tafo (1991)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (1991). One day Tafo

One Day Tafo is a uniquely poetic film, transcending generally accepted form. Being half Danish, half Ghanaian - and thereby a consequence of a marriage of cultures - the filmmaker embarks on a spiritual exploration of what connects people and people... Read More about One day Tafo.

Alaba in London (Audio files)
Digital Artefact
Oyewale, A. Alaba in London (Audio files). [MP3 / AAC]

The accepted (as in approved) recording and the different home recordings of the item "Alaba in London", Depicting the time progressions of most of the composition materials before transfer to the studio for further works up to the final copy present... Read More about Alaba in London (Audio files).

Great British Railway Journeys
Digital Artefact
O'Reilly, C. Great British Railway Journeys

Armed with his early 20th-century Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey from Warrington to the Potteries in Stoke-on-Trent.
In Manchester, at the magnificent Heaton Park, Michael discovers one of the first open-air concerts was he... Read More about Great British Railway Journeys.