Award wining documentary ‘Song of Ceylon’, is a lyrical beauty, but owes its enduring charm to its anachronistic notions of Empire and Englishness. ‘Bread’ is a slice of realism that looks at hunger in Britain. ‘Beyond This Open Road’ shows the urban populace journeying into the countryside during their weekends away from work; the imagery and utopian aesthetic are reminiscent of the work of Leni Riefenstahl. ‘Coal Face’ is an experiment in realism that focuses on the importance of coal mini find out more...

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Sophie Fiennes' fascinating documentary offers a revealing and intimate insight into the creative process of acclaimed artist Anselm Kiefer. Beautifully shot, the films tracks Kiefer as he transforms the environs of an abandoned silk factory in southern France with an ongoing series of monumental installations; Seriously, obtuse art house though...I mean serio find out more...

A gentle, insightful portrait of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy and his painstaking method of using natural materials, usually sourced at the scene, to create three-dimensional works of staggering but often transient beauty; much of Goldsworthy's work slowly decomposes in the landscape that houses it or is eventually reclaimed by the sea. Despite occasional episodes of slightly smirksome art-speak, Goldsworthy's rationale and attitude toward his work (when he can articulate it) is refresh find out more...

An artful documentary about the life of Daniel Johnson, singer/songwriter, artist, cartoonist and general artistic genius, but a man sadly afflicted with a severe mental illness that makes him totally self-delusional and an occasional danger to both himself and others. Daniel, raised in a Christian fundamentalist family in deepest West Virginia, amongst many of his fantasies, sees Devils everywhere, and with his overblown self-importance, not helped by his legions of admirers, vying with his low find out more...

Cox has created a magnificent insight into the troubled life of an artistic genius. Hurt movingly reads from Vincent's letters to his brother, revealing the extent of Van Gogh's inner struggle with the demons that eventually overcame him. Stunning, colourful imagery, mixing landscape with art.

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