David Robinson

Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".

A video essay on Charlie Chaplin's film "Limelight" (1952).

A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo Marks.

Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.

A look at Charlie Chaplin and his rise to fame.

Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.

Documentary about the making of Chaplin (1992).

Les 25 premières années de sa vie ressemblent à un scénario d'aventures à peine croyable. Des faubourgs les plus misérables de Londres à Hollywood, la fortune et la célébrité mondiale en moins de vingt ans, voici la véritable histoire des premiers pas de Chaplin dans la vie. Catastrophes, rebondissements, images inédites et rarissimes, cette épopée vous fera revivre les débuts du plus célèbre des héros de cinéma. Une histoire haletante, passionnante, une plongée au début du 20e siècle qui est peut être la plus belle aventure que Chaplin ait vécue durant toute son existence.

L'un veut protéger l'Amérique du péril rouge, l'autre veut la divertir tout en dénonçant ses injustices. Persuadé que Charlie Chaplin est à la solde de Moscou, J. Edgar Hoover, le grand patron du FBI, n'a de cesse de l'espionner pendant trente ans pour révéler ses activités antinationales. Profitant du départ du cinéaste pour Londres, en 1952, pour la présentation à la presse des «Feux de la rampe», Hoover se fait remettre par le Procureur général une interdiction définitive de retour sur le sol américain. Comment l'Amérique en est-elle arrivée à bannir le cinéaste le plus populaire de sa génération ?

One-hour documentary recounts the untold story of the remarkable rise and fall of the Thanhouser Studio, one of American’s pioneering motion picture studios during the first decade of the twentieth century. It traces the evolution of one family’s career as it transitioned from producing live theater to establishing one of the most successful independent silent motion picture studios. The Thanhouser Studio produced and released over 1,000 silent motion pictures that were acclaimed by critics and seen by audiences around the world. Set against a background of the industry playing out in New York, Florida and California, it is a compelling story of fame and fortune, twisted by the vagaries of fate and ending on a bittersweet note.

A video essay on Charlie Chaplin's film "Limelight" (1952).

A short documentary profiling male impersonator Hetty King, a star of the Edwardian music hall still performing in her 87th year. Accompanied by her sister and dresser Olive, she reminisces about her career, applies her makeup, and performs at the Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne.

A short documentary profiling male impersonator Hetty King, a star of the Edwardian music hall still performing in her 87th year. Accompanied by her sister and dresser Olive, she reminisces about her career, applies her makeup, and performs at the Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne.