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jim whiteCentenary: The BP Story

A feature-length documentary about Britain’s largest company at the time of its 100th anniversary in 2008.







 


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jim whiteTHE HUNT FOR MOBY-DICK
Taking Moby-Dick as his starting point, writer Philip Hoare goes in search
of the whale and the men who hunted it, from North Yorkshire to New England
and the Azores. In the
process, he seeks the truth behind our
fascination with the whale - and perhaps discover the reality behind the
world's largest and yet most myst
erious animals

A BBC Arena Film



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jim whiteThe Strange Luck of V.S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize winning author, V.S. Naipaul gave us a rare opportunity to document his life and work.


A BBC Arena Film






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jim whiteDance With A Serial Killer
Dance With A Serial Killer is the story of a murder investigation, told by the French detective who brought a horrific serial killer to justice


A BBC Storyville/France 3/SBS Co-production



 



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jim whiteThe Pervert's Guide To Cinema
"Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire - it tells you how to desire" - Slavoj Zizek
"A virtuoso marriage of image and thought" -
Variety
"An extraordinary reassessment of cinema" - The Times


A Mischief Films/Kasander Film/Amoeba Film Co-production
DVD Available from www.thepervertsguide.com



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jim whiteSearching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Alt country star Jim White’s quest for the soul of the American south.
A Film by Andrew Douglas
“Dark, beautiful and weird stuff” David Byrne

A BBC Arena Film/Andrew Douglas Company Co-production
US Theatrical Release July 2005
DVD Available in the UK from Plexi Film
DVD Available in the US from Image Entertainment


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hedy lamarrCalling Hedy Lamarr
The story of the legendary Hollywood diva who was known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

A BBC Arena/Arte/Vienna Film Fund Co-production with Mischief Films, Vienna and Hanfgarn & Ufer, Berlin. Austrian and German
Theatrical release September 2005.



 



i am from nowhere I Am From Nowhere
A portrait of Andy Warhol’s family hometown in Slovakia.

A BBC Arena Film/Arte/Vienna Film Fund/ORF Co-production with World Wide Pictures, London, Mischief Films, Vienna.
Premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2002. 2003 Grierson Award Nominee