Duration: 4.27
Japan’s traditional Kabuki theatre has men playing female roles, similar to traditional Shakespeare. One actor, Nakamura Shibajaku VII, reveals all about this ‘onnagata’ role and his transformation.
Japanese transformation - Kabuki theatre
Boris Johnson - London’s mayor last among equals?
Duration: 8.14
The Guardian’s environmental columnist George Monbiot challenges Boris Johnson’s green policies for London in an extraordinary meeting of city leaders at Copenhagen’s Climate Summit for Mayors 2009.
Co-shot and co-edited by CR.
Copenhagen climate change conference: police face ‘reclaim power’ climate protest
Duration: 9.37
On a day when NGOs were given limited access to the United Nations summit, protesters marched on the Bella Center conference venue to reclaim the climate debate back to the people most affected.
Co-shot and co-edited by CR.
Copenhagen climate change conference: John Vidal goes behind the scenes
Duration: 7.02
The Guardian’s environment editor, John Vidal, goes behind the scenes at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and uncovers a cryptic world of Bingos, Ringos, Tungos and Engos.
Nightlife through the eyes of a bouncer
Duration: 5.47
When Britain’s bars and nightclubs play host to the public starting its weekend, a Manchester doorman wears a camera for a night to show what his job is really like. (more…)
Festivalgoers recycle rubbish into a tidy profit
Duration: 3.09
Denmark’s Roskilde music festival, northern Europe’s largest annual music showcase, prides itself as one of the world’s most environmentally friendly summer events. UK festivals are now beginning to adopt some of its innovative eco-ideas. (more…)
Meeting your Hero
Duration: 7.44
“Delightful… you’ve managed to capture the excitment and awkwardness of the meeting… really nicely put together.”
(Kate Vogel, Three Minute Wonder, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4, UK)
Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s most famous children’s illustrators, with over 300 books published and still working into his 70s. Hogarth Brown is a young artist with no books but a huge passion for this man he has never met. The Guardian asked Hogarth to interview his idol, Quentin. (more…)
New Hampshire US election primary 2008: Obama’s paranoia factor
Duration: 7.53
The Guardian’s US correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg examines the surge in support for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama, and the orchestrations of his controlling campaign staff.
Co-edited by CR. Shot by GuardianFilms. (more…)
Halloween Bawl
Duration: 3.54
“Classy documentary… it works well as a piece of descriptive filmmaking.”
(Charlie Phillips, FourDocs, Editor, Channel 4, UK)
Dudley-based mask maker Craig Denston explains why it takes more than just a scary face to create fear on his ghost tour. (more…)