Getting started

The three step plan to getting started with Peoples Archive...

Step 1. Quicktime
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Step 2. Watch
Start watching Peoples Archive videos by clicking on any of the speakers on the right. Register to personalise your access.
Step 3. Explore
You are now ready to explore the fascinating and inspiring lives of the world's greatest thinkers, creators and achievers.
In the archive

Peoples Archive is dedicated to collecting for posterity the stories of the great thinkers, creators, and achievers of our time. The people whose stories you see on this site are leaders of their field, whose work has influenced and changed our world.


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categorised collections of great people telling their life stories

Film Collection | 8 People

Raoul Coutard
Cinematographer

[2006-08-16]
 
Jules Engel
Filmmaker

[2004-05-12]
 
Andrzej Wajda
Filmmaker

[2004-05-12]
 
Walter Lassally
Cinematographer

[2004-05-12]
 
Michael Chapman
Cinematographer

[2004-05-12]
 
Billy Williams
Cinematographer

[2004-05-12]
 
Jonas Mekas
Filmmaker

[2004-05-12]
 
Albert Maysles
Filmmaker

[2004-05-12]
 
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Coming soon

Currently in post-production

  • Baruch Blumberg (Physician)*new*
  • Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown (Architects)
  • Eugene Garfield (Scientific Information Pioneer)*new*
  • Jacek Kuroń (Politician)
  • Doris Lessing (Writer) *new*
  • Jan Józef Lipski (Social Activist)
  • Richard Meier (Architect) *new*
  • Colin Renfrew (Archaeologist)*new*
  • Wolfgang Suschitzky (Cinematographer/Photographer) *new*

If there is someone we should film, please tell us.

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