The Molly Dineen Collection Vol.2 (DVD)

Molly Dineen is one of Britain's most acclaimed contemporary documentary filmmakers, known for her intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and institutions, and recipient of numerous awards including BAFTA, Grierson and RTS awards for documentary. This is the second of three volumes that brings all of her films to DVD for the first time. In the BAFTA award-winning, four-part series The Ark (1993), the management and staff of London Zoo fight for survival in the face of drastic cuts. But it is not only staff who face redundancy
tough decisions must be made about which animals to remove from the Zoo s lively and lovable collection. Tensions continue to build as rebel groups threaten an all-out coup. The four films which tell this fascinating and moving story are shot through with intimacy, wit and compassion: the hallmarks of Dineen's work.

Region 0
The Making of The Ark (2011, 35 mins): new documentary featuring interviews with Molly Dineen
Editing the Ark (2011, 20 mins): new documentary with Molly Dineen and editor Edward Roberts
Extensive fully illustrated booklet featuring essays, credits and biographical information