Laughing at Life

A painterly profile of County Durham's brilliant miner-artist Tom McGuinness.

A poetic portrait of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and the otherworldly Cornish landscapes which inspired her.

Impressionistic portrait of life as a dancer in London’s Ballet Rambert.

Spend a few intense minutes with Giacometti in his Paris studio and see him at work on his striking sculptures.

Filmed at the time Hockney was painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, this compelling study concentrates on the textures and light which surround the artist in his home and studio.

Discover the 'name behind the hairstyle', in this essential portrait of the bard of Salford, aka John Cooper Clarke.

A big-hearted 60s documentary looks at Newcastle’s utopian transformation to ‘a city of the future’ under T Dan Smith’s watch.

A Tyne Tees Television comedy romance is a forgotten gem from a 1960s decade of radical urban change in Newcastle.

The interwoven stories of four best friends who reunite in the UK, thirty-five years after training together as nurses during their teens in Ferozepur, Punjab.

A short animation that offers a window into the world of children’s palliative care.

A satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.

Panel discussion on Jackie Chan's 1985 action classic Police Story, with Chase Armitage, Sam Mak and Jadey Duffield.

Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton and Keith Cooke reunite three decades on from the groundbreaking martial arts classic.

Action Xtreme - the UK's leading action film studio - hosts this panel discussion with four leading women in action cinema - Soo Cole, Jo Rolison, Jadey Duffield and Ioanna Karavela.