Storyville - 2010-2011
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Film which follows the fortunes of respected but obscure Canadian metal band Anvil as they record their thirteenth album and try to live out a childhood dream of rock superstardom.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Killer Image - Shooting Robert King
Documentary following renowned photo-journalist Robert King from his first brush with war in the Balkans in his early twenties to his Time magazine shoots in Chechnya.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Leaving the Cult
Documentary about three teenage boys who manage to escape a polygamist Mormon cult in Utah. The boys talk about the extraordinary lives they used to live while part of the sect.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Mandelson: The Real PM?
Documentary following Peter Mandelson in the run-up to the 2010 general election, showing him at his ministry, masterminding the campaign and dealing with colleagues.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Marriage Chinese Style: When My Child Is Born
Documentary about a Chinese couple with a young baby striving to live a free life in the face of a harsh reality filled with the restrictions of a very traditional society.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Pablo's Hippos
Recounting the history of Colombia's struggle with drug trafficking as seen through the eyes of the pet of the most powerful drug baron in history - a hippopotamus named Pablo.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Secrets of the Tribe
Documentary investigating the 1960s and 70s anthropological research on the Amazon's Yanomami Indian tribe, which became a scandalous tale of academic ethics and infighting.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Sync or Swim
Documentary about a group of middle-aged men in Sweden engaged in the world of all-male synchronised swimming in a bid to escape the daily grind of work and responsibilities.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - The New Kings of Nigeria
Documentary about a new wave of elite young Nigerians returning from privileged backgrounds abroad to live in Lagos, where the burgeoning media world is their playground.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - The Photographer
Dariusz Jablonski's award-winning film tells the story behind the collection of colour slides taken in the Lodz ghetto in Poland by the Nazis' chief accountant, Walter Genewein.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - The Trouble with Pirates
The story of the piracy explosion, with unique access to the coastal towns of Somalia, the boardrooms of the City of London and the operation hubs on warships in the Gulf of Aden.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - Valentino - The Last Emperor
Film which travels inside the world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his feted career.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - When China Met Africa
Through the intimate portrayal of three men in Zambia - two Chinese businessmen and the Zambian trade minister - the expanding footprint of a rising global power is laid bare.
Details
Storyville - 2010-2011 - YouTube Hero - The Winnebago Man
Ben Steinbauer tracks down Jack Rebney, whose foul-mouthed, ill-tempered outtakes from a 1989 recreational vehicle sales video saw him become an unlikely internet star.
Details