THE AMBASSADORS OF HOLLYWOOD

Chasing fame and fortune - one dollar at a time. From dangerous drug addicts to struggling homeless to inspirational dreamers, a verité look at costumed characters on Hollywood's Walk of Fame trying to make rent one tip at a time off tourists from all over the world before the sun sets or the cops crack down.

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ROAD TO LAS VEGAS

Spurred on by a dream from God, Vanessa and Maurice take their five youngest children to start a new life in Las Vegas. With only their car for shelter, they set up camp next to the airport runway. Spread over the following four years of their lives, we track the family’s mixed fortunes as they attempt to sustain a living in the face of unemployment, an impending recession and Maurice’s recurring drug abuse. Made for More4.

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DONOR UNKNOWN:
Adventures in the Sperm Trade

Donor Unknown is a documentary feature following the journey of JoEllen Marsh as she goes in search of the sperm donor father she only knows as Donor 150. Funny, moving and surprising Donor Unknown raises intriguing questions about our understanding of parenthood, and the strange power of our genetic connections. Made for E4.

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OPERATION PETER PAN:
Flying Back To Cuba

Between 1960 and 1962 about 14,000 Cuban children were sent to the USA from Cuba before the curtain came down. Their parents were not able to join them. Nearly 50 years later some of those children return to their homeland for the very first time.

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CAMERAMAN:
The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Officicial Selection Cannes International Film Festival. A passionate and detailed film about legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff whose career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades on such classics as Black Narsissus, The Red Shoes andThe African Queen. Featuring interviews with Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston and many more.

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SHADOW PLAY:
The Making of Anton Corbijn

"He calls himself a photographer but really he's a thief." And Bono should know, Anton Corbijn has been stealing pieces of the rocker since he was a young boy. Anton has created some of the most iconic images of the biggest popstars and groups on the planet: U2, Coldplay, Nirvana and Joy Division. This stylish film follows Anton as he considers a change in direction, from still image to moving. His recent film, Control, the award winning biopic of Ian Curtis and Joy Division, has set the artist considering a more permanent move into film.

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MARIZA AND THE STORY OF FADO

It’s been called the Portuguese blues, and fado is now enjoying an extraordinary revival. Mariza, one of its most charismatic and celebrated divas, is the focus of this film that takes us on a journey through the art and soul of fado. A specially-filmed concert of Mariza is interwoven with historical footage of famous fadistas such as Amalia Rodrigues, all set amidst the beautiful city of Lisbon, one of the historic centers of the genre. Made for the BBC.

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CINEGAEL PARADISO

CINEGAEL is an independent cinema set up by Irish filmmaker Bob Quinn in the 1970's, in which his son, the director Robert Quinn, lived as a child. The film focuses on the contribution the cinema made to the cultural life of the community, but also to the Irish film industry itself, acting as a home for, and catalyst to, radical ideas and attitudes within the film industry at the time. Made for TG4.

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