Tales From The Fu

Documentary in which black British people of West Indian heritage share memories of the front parlour, a room kept pristine and only for strangers which bestowed dignity and respectability on their lives.

Reclined underneath a bedsheet, Louise Etra reads an excerpt from chapter 3 of Legman's "Oragenitalism: Oral Techniques of Gential Excitation". Visual effects done on the Rutt-Etra synthesizer.

A grandfather instills life lessons in his young grandchildren by reading them Dime Novels about the Wild West.

Set in a bustling coffee shop that serves as the crossroads of a tight-knit community, the film follows an eclectic cast of characters as they come and go, sharing their stories of love, success, struggles, and everything in between.

An innovative docu-drama short revealing intimate tales of the many romantic encounters that blossomed amongst scholars during their study in the famous old British Library. This film is shot in the stunning circular reading room, and the production is given unique access to the dramatic closing of the room while removal men briskly pack away the antiquated books once thumbed by the likes of George Bernard Shaw and Karl Marx.

Tsukimono - Ayumi Kirishima is a college student who has just completed her second interview with a prospective employer. Ayumi then takes a bus to get to class and comes across a creepy barefooted woman. When the woman startes shaking and hiccuping, Ayumi asks the woman if she is OK. The woman responds with a cryptic remark that hastens Ayumi's departure off the bus. Later that day, the creepy woman appears in front of a window in Ayumi's classroom. All the students become startled by her appearance... Nozomi - The memory of high school student Megumi Fujisawa's 11th birthday still haunts her to this day. On her 11th birthday, Megumi's younger sister Nozomi was found dead. Her younger sister drowned in a lake surrounded by the woods. Since her death, whenever Megumi's birthday approaches she experiences illusions and refuses to go to school. Those illusions attacks Megumi and becomes more fierce.

Women tell their crazy stories about how they gave birth in strange places.

Travel down U.S. Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama and meet the people at the world’s longest yard sale—an annual four-day, 690-mile exchange of not only goods, but also stories.

Kelley’s commute from Portland to LA in his 1979 Toyota Corolla with special commentary by the Tappet Brothers of NPR’s Last Chance Garage.

Behind the scenes of Roger Corman's Galaxy of Terror.

Rock legend and tour bus aficionado Rick Wakeman takes us on a time-travelling trip through the decades in this first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s to the 80s and beyond. It's a secret history of transport cafes, transit vans, B&Bs, sleepless roadies and of loved ones left at home or, on one occasion, by the roadside. Also audiences both good and bad, and the gigs themselves - from the early variety package to the head clubs, the stadiums, and the pubs.

An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama.

Omnibus of five short films that were shot in the Turkish province of Kars, on the border with Armenia. Among the five directors are three debutants who were chosen to film their stories after winning a scenario contest. The final result is a sympathetic collection of films that remain small and simple: the puppy love between a boy and a girl on their winter trip to school, the memories of a young woman about her mother's response to her first menstruation and bra, and the story of a student who returns to his village, but all too soon flees again for the past that is waiting for him there. The stories take place strikingly often around the cemetery and look at things from the past being revealed. The last contribution to the omnibus film is also significantly called ‘a small truth’.

A young autistic woman defies her doctor's prognosis of lifelong mutism and finds her voice through showing cats.

A series of comedy sketches referencing urban legends from the Ceausescu regime.

Nobody vacations like Scooby-Doo and the gang. This is arm-scare travel at its very best! And with 13 hair-raising vacation destinations on two DVDs, that’s hours of family fun. Get ready to get shipwrecked in the Bermuda Triangle with scary skeleton scuba divers and chased through the canals of Venice by the Ghostly Gondolier, who even kidnaps Daphne! Hop aboard a haunted Aztec barge, but not before Scooby-Doo wows a vengeful god with his Mexican hat dance – to say nothing of his airplane cha-cha over the headhunter-happy jungles of Brazil. Along the way you can bet the Mystery Inc. gang will get to the bottom of each mystery with plenty of “zoinks!” (the same in every language), plenty of hijinks and a whole lot of international cuisine – leaning tower of pizza anyone?

A new season of the acclaimed series finishes with these twenty sensational shorts capturing the essence of psychological terror with chilling visuals.

This cheery and entertaining episode of the Captain Kangaroo Video Showcase will introduce youngsters to the classic tales that are told to children all over the world and rekindle the joys of childhood to those folks a little older. Beautifully recounted in this program are the wonderful stories of Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, and Little Bo Peep. You'll see Peter Peter the Pumpkin Eater, Jack B. Nimble, and of course, Three Men in a Tub. And let's not forget the stars of the program, Mother and Father Goose as well as many other friends and stories from the World of Make Believe. This charming package of children's tales makes an enchanting evening at home with the whole family - a magical addition to any video library.

All too often, every great female rock musician has to answer a predictable question - what is it like being a girl in a band? For many, the sight of a girl shredding a guitar or laying into the drums is still a bit of a novelty. As soon as women started forming their own bands they were given labels - the rock chick, the girl band or one half of the rock 'n' roll couple. Kate Mossman aims to look beyond the cliches of fallen angels, grunge babes and rock chicks as she gets the untold stories from rock's frontline to discover if it has always been different for the girl in a band.

Based on a true story that was narrated over 1400 years ago, The Jar deals with the epic struggle between good and evil, and highlights the ethics and virtues every family values. Set in a Middle Eastern village, the story of the jar begins when a poor yet virtuous family discovers a lost treasure buried in a jar under their new home. In their quest to return the jar to its rightful owner, a jealous and greedy neighbor who has his eye on the jar foils their attempts. A fascinating adventure ensues as the towns-folk try to solve the mystery of the jar. There are also two mice who steal the family's eggs, but are defeated by the family's pet squirrel.