Seminal film on ecology and finite resources. Draws an illustration from 18th century England, when farmers shared the benefits and responsibilities of a mutual pasture for their animals. Profit motive competed with limited space, and the commons failed. Today the 'commons' is the earth…
Moral reasoning is discussed in the light of Stanley Milgram's experiment. This film recreates Dr. Stanley Milgram's classic experiment in which one of two participants is required to administer what he believes are high voltage electric shocks to the other participant. The moral dilemma…
A critical look at the strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction. This Anglia TV programme looks a the strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction, the cosy reassurance that if they attack us, they will not live to tell the tale. In particular it examines how the cruise missiles, which have been welcomed…
50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, by 2050 it will be 80%. Cities have become the primary human habitat. According to revolutionary Danish architect and urban planner Jan Gehl, if we are to make cities sustainable and livable for people we must re-imagine the very foundations of…
Juliet Palmer riceve un insolito e non voluto incarico dal capo della rivista Profiles: dovrà visitare una comunità spirituale in California che esiste da cinquanta. Durante il suo soggiorno all’Ananda World Brotherhood Village, Juliet intervisterà il suo fondatore e incontrerà…
"2 Years in the making, this film features full parts from the entire Preduce team skating in Thailand, China, USA and other locations around the world. Featuring: Geng Jakkarin, Tao Kitpullap, Ryan Sripaesatja with Peter Petcharattana and Bomb Chatchai, Kyle Brown, Leo Anzevui, Lert Saeri. Chaiyo…
And Then We Swam is the true story of two friends who set out to cross the Indian Ocean in a secondhand boat, having never rowed before in their lives. Nobody thought they’d make it. 116 gruelling days later, off the coast of Mauritius and just five miles from the finish line, things started…
"Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland". The world looks to Portland, Oregon as an example of how bicycle culture can blossom out of the ruinous freeways of car-oriented civilization." Aftermass" is the first feature documentary to explore the events, people, politics,…
Zach was born in Boston, Adam in New York. They met over a decade ago through a shared love of skateboarding. One summer, they skated from Boston to New York. Using a network of friends, friends of friends, and strangers they skated from town to town and filmed everything along the way in order to rediscover…
Seven seas. Three mates. Two years. One documentary. With the intention of preventing the rise of youth suicide in Australia, 3 Aussie mates set out to surf the 7 seas of the world, using their journey to inspire rural and regional teenagers to realise their dreams. What began its life as a surf film…
Jérôme Grosset-Janin started his motorsport career in 2003 when he began ice racing and competing in Rallycross. He notably took part in the Ice Race Series International and finished second with the best lap in race. In 2005 he took part in the Andros Trophy and won the Champion Promotion…
Altered Focus: Burma follows three film makers and skateboarders, as they travel across Burma’s Yangon and Mandalay regions amidst heightened political tension in the country which was at the time closed to foreign journalists. The film explores the reactions of the local people and the protagonists…
