Peter Barnes

What would you do if your basic income was taken care of month after month? Would you stop working? Follow your passions? Take more risks? The four-figure sum that all four members of the Wardwell family receive each year from the Alaskan government’s crude oil profits goes towards a college fund for their children, something they would otherwise be unable to afford. Filmmaker Christian Tod, himself a fervent supporter of the idea, explores the model of an unconditional basic income and takes a look at trial systems already underway in the US, Canada and Namibia. Wandering the history of this utopia reminiscent of science fiction he eventually ends up in Switzerland, where the new system was voted on in 2016. In this multifaceted and highly entertaining documentary, Tod broaches life’s existential questions and fuels the debate on one of the most prevalent economic topics of our generation.

1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. The two lead actors, the German woman Kristina Baumgarten and the English man James Clavel ace each others' initial antagonism and eventually fall in love. Meanwhile the fascist police are looking for an excuse to arrest the Jewish filmmaker and any other potential "troublemakers." The producer and his crew decide to make one final extraordinary effort to complete the film - against all odds.

Adaptación televisiva del clásico cuento navideño de Charles Dickens. Durante una Navidad, Ebenezer Scrooge, un miserable y malhumorado anciano que no siente compasión por nada ni por nadie, recibe la visita de espíritus del pasado, del presente y del futuro que pretenden conmover su corazón para salvar su alma.

Alicia está en su casa con sus padres y algunos invitados. Todos esperan la pequeña representación que la tímida Alicia ha preparado cuando, de repente, la pequeña decide huir de la casa presa de los nervios que no ha podido contener. En su huida, se cruzará con un enorme conejo blanco al que seguirá hasta su madriguera... desde donde entrará en un increíble mundo de mágicas aventuras. En su fantástico viaje, Alicia se encontrará con multitud de sorprendentes personajes que le darán inolvidables lecciones. Cuando, finalmente, llega a la corte del Croquet, el rey, furioso con su actitud, decretará: “Es hora de volver al mundo real”. Al despertarse en el bosque se dará cuenta que todo ha sido un sueño producto de su imaginación desbordante... o tal vez no.

A story about real life early 20th century British composer and music critic Philip Arnold Heseltine.

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life with an outstanding cast and brilliant cinematography.

Inglaterra sigue tan lluviosa como siempre, y Lottie Wilkings está muy deprimida, ya que su vida se reduce a oír cada noche las quejas de su marido. Un día, lee un anuncio en el que se alquila por un mes un castillo en Italia, y en él encuentra la ocasión de vivir una aventura. Es abril en Italia, y cualquier cosa puede suceder... incluso el amor.

Three short plays celebrating people with disabilities.

Three short plays celebrating people with disabilities.

In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.

Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. It features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more.

Cuando un miembro de la Cámara de los Lores deja su patrimonio a su hijo Jack, un joven desequilibrado que se cree Jesucristo, los otros miembros de la familia intentarán arrebatarle la herencia. (FILMAFFINITY)

Cuando un miembro de la Cámara de los Lores deja su patrimonio a su hijo Jack, un joven desequilibrado que se cree Jesucristo, los otros miembros de la familia intentarán arrebatarle la herencia. (FILMAFFINITY)

Durante la guerra de Corea (1950-1953), dos oficiales del ejército de los Estados Unidos se enamoran de la misma mujer y compiten por ella. Ella se casa con uno de ellos, pero el otro, lejos de rendirse, prepara toda clase de tretas para poner en peligro su matrimonio.

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.

When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.

A renowned safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system.

Serving a jail sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Paul Langley makes several attempts to escape from prison, in order to clear his name. He also has other problems, his wife is about to go into labor with their first baby.

Douglas Baines, a wartime army deserter, is lying low in a shabby flat with his girlfriend Daisy and the couple's small son, Jiffy. Returning home with a toy for Jiffy's second birthday, he learns that Daisy has had the boy adopted. When she refuses to tell him where the boy is, he strangles Daisy and goes on the run.