The collection opens with Len Lye's modernist abstraction ‘Tusalava’, which, heavily influenced by Maori and Aboriginal art, shares an interest in ‘primitive’ cultures that was typical of the Modernist movement of the time. It was almost refused a certificate by the puzzled British Board of Censors who suspected that the dancing abstract shapes might be about sex. Lye's own explanation was that it showed the beginnings of organic life. ‘Crossing the Great Sagrada’, is a lowbrow spoof on travel find out more...

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...

The 16 films include Gus Van Sant's 1982 adaptation of a William S. Burroughs short story, The Discipline of DE; Tim Burton's early stop motion animated classic Vincent; George Lucas' USC short Freiheit; Alexander Payne's previously unreleased UCLA graduation short Carmen; D.A. Pennebaker's Duke Ellington scored Daybreak Express; Todd Solondz' NYU short Feelings; along with Oscar winner The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson, Stefan Nadelman's multi-award winning documentary Terminal Bar, Joe Nussbaum' find out more...

Contains shorts by some of the most important British directors of the past twenty years. Includes: 'Boy and Bicycle' (Ridley Scott); 'Dear Phone', (Peter Greenaway); 'Doodlebug' (Christopher Nolan); 'UK Images' (Martin Parr); 'Gasman' (Lynne Ramsey); 'The Short and Curlies' (Mike Leigh). find out more...

Classic and award-winning shorts from European filmmakers: previously unseen graduation films from Lars von Trier (Dogville) and Krzysztof Kieslowski (Three Colours Trilogy); early shorts from Jean-Luc Godard, Jan Kounen (Dobermann), Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) and Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters); complete award-winning films with Anders Thomas Jensen's Oscar winner 'Election Night', Juan Solanas's Cannes Jury Prize winner 'The Man Without A Head', Chris Morris's BAFTA winner 'My Wrongs' and find out more...

1. Wasp: Andrea Arnold (UK) find out more...

9. My Dad Is 100 Years Old: Guy Maddin (CA) find out more...

At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...

Filmmaker James Scott has enjoyed a diverse career, ranging from early experimental-art documentaries on key 1960s figures such as David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and R B Kitaj, to work with the radical Berwick Street Collective, independent features and the Oscar®-winning 1982 short A Shocking Accident. The son of celebrated painter William Scott, his film Every Picture Tells a Story is his sensitive, exploratory portrait of his father's early y find out more...

The man's a genius. Watch his films. That is an order. On this disc are: find out more...