DOKBOX showcases a whole host of fascinating documentaries, so that you'll never want for stimulation and intrigue between events. Settle in and enjoy the show...
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Renowned physicist and professor, Jim Al-Khalili, takes viewers on a journey through the weird and wonderful microscopic world of quantum mechanics, exploring how it is behind both the large scale structure of the universe and the fundamental processes of life. This is a guide to answering one of the biggest mysteries of all—how did we get here?
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Conflict photographers bear witness to tragedy, forcing audiences to confront the human impact of war, and the individual stories behind headlines. But can their pictures really change the world? Conflict turns the lens back on the people behind the camera, shedding light on how photographers capture their most striking and emotive works. From Sudan to Afghanistan, South Africa to Syria, this film follows six of the world’s most renowned conflict photographers into combat situations, sites of racial and sectarian violence, and as they document violent domestic abuse cases. The film allows them to open up about their work in a series of painful, but honest testimonies.
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More people have climbed Everest than swum the Channel between England and France – 34 kilometers of treacherous sea. With a moving musical score from Damon Albarn, this remarkable new documentary profiles the modern day endurance swimming community and the unlikeliest of athletes who risk it all. A story of those who seek to push their limits…
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While certain artworks sell for millions, most artists today live in dire financial straits.
In this award-winning film, artist and filmmaker Sookoon Ang explores the real lives and struggles of contemporary artists around the world, from Singapore to Japan, London, Paris, New York, Berlin and Amsterdam. Through candid conversations with her artist peers and featuring cutting-edge artworks, Sookoon explores their financial struggles and their tremendous efforts to make ends meet.
The film reveals unique and crucial perspectives on the financial difficulties inherent in being an artist, and questions the systems that govern artists' careers and livelihoods.
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The Man Who Shot New York explores the life and work of one of America’s master photographers. In his 2015 obituary the New York Times declared him “one of the most accomplished recorders of the American experience.” Howard Greenberg says Feinstein “ occupies high ground in the pantheon of street photography” yet, most people, have never heard of him.
A prodigious talent, Feinstein photographed life in all its forms, when and where he wished. Whether this was as a draftee in the Korean War, in a Bebop infused Manhattan loft or rural hippy enclave in upstate NY, Harold’s 35mm black and white photographs captured the essence of life with a with a uniquely humanist eye. The re-discovery of Feinstein’s vast and diverse body of work came in his final years and the film meets him then; in his early 80s and with a zen-like appreciation for the life he lived.
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This award-winning and Oscar shortlisted film follows the true story of two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq war who become blood brothers for life, after one saves the other on the battlefield.
Three decades after one saves the other on the battlefield, they travel back into the heart of a region ravaged by war and ISIS, a journey that will have dramatic consequences for both men.
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As waves of revolutionary spirit sweep the world, one man’s ideas continue to inspire, mobilise and unite protestors, giving them the tools to topple authoritarian regimes. Quiet, unassuming, and softly spoken, 83 year old Professor Gene Sharp is celebrated by revolutionaries and feared by dictators. So what are his ideas, how have they spread from his tiny Boston office, and how are they actually used on the ground?
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Singapore on Film explores the earliest footage of Singapore, dating back to 1900. The films include 'Coolie Boys' and 'Ananas', filmed more than 100 years ago by the Pathe Brothers. Much of this remarkable archive has never been seen before, and has been specially restored and digitised by the British Film Institute.
This fascinating archive shows that Singapore was a multi-cultural melting-pot, but life was grindingly hard for the majority. We see coolie dockers, rickshaw pullers, Sikh policemen and child labourers. Rare films of a grand Peranakan funeral and Hindu fire-walking show scenes both familiar and unfamiliar. Newly-discovered home movies shine an intimate light into the lives of the elite.
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Oklahoma to California: 2600 kms, 420 dollars, 30 days, 5 bikes, 2 guitars and one of the most influential novels of the 20th century - The Bikes of Wrath is the story of adventure, human connection, and an in-depth look at inequality and disenfranchisement in today's America through the lens of John Steinbeck's seminal novel, 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
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