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Over the course of his career, folklorist Doc Rowe has run through the streets with a flaming barrel strapped to his back, covered a man from head to toe with prickly burdock seeds and filmed people launching themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rapidly rolling wheel of cheese.
A treasure trove devoted to folk traditions has been amassed by one man<em>. </em>Now a campaign hopes to give it a proper home
Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s documentary on legendary UK archivist and filmmaker, Doc Rowe, is soon to be released. Today marks the launch of their crowdfunder campaign for the digitisation of Doc’s work.
This month’s picks include a charming Polish documentary, a Portuguese coming-of-age tale with a twist, a gothic drama from India and more.
Although it received critical acclaim upon release, Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself has been axed by Netflix.