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You are now ready to explore the fascinating and inspiring lives of the world's greatest thinkers, creators and achievers.
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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.

categorised collections of great people telling their life stories

Film Collection | 8 People

Raoul Coutard
Cinematographer

[2006-08-16]
 
Andrzej Wajda
Filmmaker

[2005-11-09]
 
Albert Maysles
Filmmaker

[2005-04-29]
 
Walter Lassally
Cinematographer

[2005-04-22]
 
Michael Chapman
Cinematographer

[2004-07-26]
 
Jules Engel
Filmmaker

[2004-05-24]
 
Billy Williams
Cinematographer

[2004-05-24]
 
Jonas Mekas
Filmmaker

[2004-05-24]
 
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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*
  • Paula Rego (Artist) *new*
  • Colin Renfrew (Archaeologist)*new*
  • Wolfgang Suschitzky (Cinematographer/Photographer) *new*
  • Sir David Weatherall (Physician) *new*

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

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