20 Jun 2006
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Born to Be Wild
This documentary about Easy Rider was created by Nicholas Freand Jones and first aired on BBC2 in December 1995.
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