"Director: Marc Isaacs"

• From Lift to The Road The Films of Marc Isaacs Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (08/10/2018) from £29.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A comprehensive collection of the films of Marc Isaacs, presented in a 2-Disc Blu-ray Limited Edition Box Set together with a newly-published 80-page book The Human Element . Recognised as one of the foremost documentary filmmakers of his generation, Marc Isaacs creates intimate portraits fuelled by insight, compassion and humour. His empathetic and deeply moving documentaries explore the extraordinary world of the everyday, presenting a unique vision of modern Britain. This Limited Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Box Set includes the following films: Disc 1 Lift (2001) Travellers (2002) Calais: The Last Border (2003) All White in Barking (2008) Men of the City (2009) Disc 2 Someday My Prince Will Come (2005) Philip and His Seven Wives (2006) Outside the Court (2011) The Road - A Story of Life and Death (2013) Out of Time Installation: Sisters (2017) Moments of Silence (2017) Notes on Bangladesh (2017) Rainy Days (2017) Shorts The Old Man and His Bed (2011) Outsiders (2014) Touched by Murder (2016) When Night Falls (2016) BLU-RAY 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Presented from new digital transfers from original materials, approved by the director. 80-page book 'The Human Element - from Lift to The Road' featuring new writing by Marc Isaacs on his films, reflections by collaborators including editor David Charap, composer Michel Duvoisin and producer Rachel Wexler; and essays on the films by Graeme Hobbs, Nick Bradshaw, Noel Megahy and Laura Rascaroli. Filmed interviews with filmmaker Marc Isaacs Interview with Nick Fraser, former Commissioning Editor of BBC s Storyville Follow-up pieces on the films Someday My Prince Will Come and Philip and His Seven Wives Original soundtracks in stereo 24-bit LPCM audio World Premieres on Blu-ray

• The Road: A Story of Life and Death | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £3.98   |  Saving you £14.00 (703.52%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The latest film from acclaimed documentarian Marc Isaacs (All White in Barking; Men of the City) offers a fascinating and intimate insight into the lives of people who have come to London from afar and struggled to make the city their home. Isaacs introduces a diverse number of characters who have made their way to London, from all over the world, in order to seek a better life. There's a young Irish woman who dreams of becoming a singer, who takes a job pulling pints in Cricklewood, serving the generations of Irish people who came over before her; a lonely Irish ex construction worker loosing his battle to booze; a man from Kashmir working in a hotel, trying to earn enough money so his wife can join him; an elderly Jewish woman who fled Vienna when Hitler was in power; and a glamorous retired German air stewardess living with her estranged husband. Fused with wonderful moments of humour and equally heartbreaking moments where broken dreams are revealed, The Road: A Story of Life and Death is a study of immigration that manages to be highly affecting, whilst avoiding being polemical or didactic. Special Features: Interview with Director Marc Isaacs Trailer

• Marc Isaacs Collection: Lift / Travellers / Calais: The Last Border | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £11.45   |  Saving you £1.54 (13.45%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Having worked as an assistant to acclaimed filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski Isaacs' reveals a great capacity to establish privileged relationships with the protagonists in his documentary films creating a succession of deeply moving and uniquely original views of modern Britain. Lift (2001): Marc Isaacs sets himself up in an East End of London tower block lift with his camera and waits for new residents to reveal their lives. The result is both funny and moving. Sometimes the residents ignore him. One of them offers him food and a lady sticks holy pictures above his head. Travellers (2002): A moving and poignant film about the basic human need for love Marc Issacs uses the idea of the train journey as a metaphor for the journey through life following the stories of five characters he encountered spontaneously on trains and at stations across England. They all reveal a deep concern for one thing - the need for a loving relationship. Calais: The Last Border (2003): Marc Isaacs looks at the transient nature of Calais in Northern France where refugees and migrants from all over the world are desperate for a new life in England. He presents a microcosm of eccentric individuals all centered near the Eurotunnel in this French harbor town. In contrast to the likable and smiling Ijaz who during the bombing of Kabul lost his entire family and whose only dream is to reach England we meet Steve a British citizen who is running a not-so-successful English pub on the French side of the tunnel.

• All White in Barking / Men of the City: Two Films by Marc Isaacs | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £11.15   |  Saving you £1.84 (14.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  All White In Barking / Men Of The City: Two Films By Marc Isaacs

• Someday My Prince Will Come / Philip and His Seven Wives | DVD | (30/01/2017) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Our third volume of films by the renowned British documentary filmmaker Marc Isaacs brings together two films chronicling very different perspectives on the nature of love, respect and devotion. With these films Isaacs continues to seek out places where a complete palette of humanity can be found. Heartrending and hilarious in ways that only the love life of an 11-year-old can be, Someday My Prince Will Come (2005) is rare in its willingness to accept kids on their own terms. Narrated in rhyming voice-over by its subject, Laura-Anne, as she embarks on a quest to find a 'prince'. Along the way, we're reminded of the tumultuous nature of young love and offered an unvarnished look at the social life of a small British coastal village. Philip and His Seven Wives (2006), a film made for the BBC s prestigious Storyville strand, tells the fascinating story of a former Rabbi s attempt to create a new Godly family. Believing he communicated directly with God, messianic rabbi Philip Sharpe says he learned he was a former Hebrew King, and as a Jewish patriarch he is entitled to seven wives. Isaacs s captivating and intimate documentary visits Philip and his wives at their unconventional home in a quiet suburb, where daily life revolves around devotion to the Torah and obedience to the head of the house. Second Run are delighted to present these two important documentary works on home video for the first time anywhere - and which include all new and exclusive follow-up pieces on both films, plus a brand new filmed interview with filmmaker Marc Isaacs. SPECIAL FEATURES: Someday My Prince Will Come (2005) - presented from a brand new digital transfer of original materials, approved by the director. Philip and His Seven Wives (2006) - presented from a brand new digital transfer of original materials, approved by the director. New and exclusive follow-up pieces on both films. Original English language soundtrack in stereo audio. A new and exclusive filmed interview with filmmaker Marc Isaacs. Booklet featuring a new essay.