Pauline Black

The closing ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.

The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979.

In November 1940, German bombers destroyed much of the city centre of Coventry and reduced the city's medieval cathedral to rubble. Just 22 years later, in May 1962, a new cathedral designed by Basil Spence was consecrated on the site. Built in a bold modern style, incorporating the ruins of the old cathedral and adorned with a wealth of modern artworks, Coventry Cathedral is recognised today as one of Britain's greatest postwar buildings. Using a wealth of rarely seen archive film, together with voices from yesterday and today, the film tells the story of the new cathedral and of the times in which it was created.

Великобритания конца 1970-х — это не только расцвет панк-сцены, но и подъем партии «Национальный фронт» и рост насилия против мигрантов. Для борьбы с ксенофобскими настроениями музыкальный фотограф Ред Саундерс с горсткой единомышленников создает движение «Рок против расизма». Несмотря на давление и угрозы, дело Саундерса растет и ширится — вскоре к нему присоединяются такие звезды эпохи, как The Clash, The Specials и Joy Division. Фильм о том, как музыка может быть реальной силой, меняющей общество, стал участником Берлинале и призером Лондонского кинофестиваля.

This stylish documentary about the iconic ska, reggae and rock-steady label is a timely and wide-ranging celebration of british Jamaican working-class youth culture.

Don Letts examines the history of this notorious subculture in a fascinating documentary, which features interviews with members of different skinhead scenes through the decades. Beginning in the late 1960s, Don fondly recalls a time of multiracial harmony as youngsters bonded over a love of ska, reggae and smart clothes as white working-class kids were attracted to Jamaican culture and adopted its music and fashions. But when far-right politics targeted skinheads in the 1970s and 1980s, an ugly intolerance emerged, and Don reveals how the once-harmonious subgroup has since struggled to shake this stigma.

The song "Summertime" was written by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and although not thought to be directly involved, Ira Gershwin gets an official credit. The song soon developed a life of it's own beyond the original opera and has been recorded and adapted into many different styles of music from jazz to opera, rock to reggae, soul to samba. It has been recorded and performed in many different languages around the world and remains one of the most famous and best loved songs ever written. This documentary looks at its history, how it came to be created, and its subsequent history as it traveled through time and around the world. "Summertime" is the most covered song on the planet. At least 25,000 versions of it exist.

Documentary tracing the history of the Two Tone record label which emerged in the late 1970s, the bands linked to it and their musical influences, and its place at the fore of promoting multi-cultural music and concepts and the Ska music revival.

Герой Тима Джеймса выигрывает в карты старинный особняк недалеко от Лондона у мрачного Каллума Чэнса, который пообещал ему встречу с шутником. Вместе с женой, дочерью и сыном он приезжает в этой огромный, старинный дом, наполненный картами и прочей аттрибутикой азартных игр. Там их всех зверски убивает какое-то существо в костюме джокера. Вскоре туда же приезжает его брат вместе с попутчиками, которых он согласился подвезти до Лондона, но по дороге заехал в новую собственность брата. С ними тоже происходят очень странные вещи…

Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shot's of the English 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s that has the exhaustive, high-energy performances exploding onto stage. Jump, shout, twist and crawl and dance to the tunes of Ska and its anthems of its rough riders and three-minute heroes captivated in the moment of a generation of England's concrete jungles and razor blade alley's. No longer on your radio but now on stage, together, with the likes of Madness, The Specials and The Beat et al, this concert footage of an era is a must-see, rare and fascinating look into a once vibrant youth culture of working-class England and its musical dance craze

Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Clash, The Jam, Madness, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Specials, Secret Affair, and many ...

Story about a group of young cyclist track riders and their effort to retain their track against long odds.