- Title: Kind Of Blue ***On Standby***
- Date: 4th January 1994
- Summary: Looks at recent experiences of Mexico City and San Francisco to explore various ways in which earthquake engineering is being used to protect people from earthquakes. The programme concludes that it takes an earthquake to make people realise that they must build to withstand one. The technology is known and countries must invest in education and training to see it implemented. 'Feeling down' or 'feeling blue' is often seen negatively by a culture that puts a high premium on perfect health, high achievement, speed and a life filled with activity of one kind or another. In our fast moving world, anything that involves slowing down or stillness appears threatening. The programme will attempt to restore some kind of balance between the human needs for movement and stillness, change and reflection. KIND OF BLUE is an exploration of melancholia; its past and our attitudes towards depression today. The programme is shaped around the views of writer and psychologist, James Hillman, and includes interviews with artists, writers, and musicians. The film is purposefully moody rather than academic about the subject, incorporating a wide range of music and atmospheric scenery.
- Description:A FILM EXAMINING DEPRESSION AND MELANCHOLIA.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Feature Films
- Producer:DIBB DIRECTIONS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:04/01/1994
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s