A vast and violent labyrinth lies right in the heart of Tel Aviv. It is the Central Bus Station, Israel’s main transportation artery. Living in and around it are thousands of new refugees, a second generation of guest workers with no identity of their own, and impoverished Jewish families who feel…
Gisi Fleischmann believed she could stop the Holocaust if only she succeeded to raise enough money. She led a resistance group in Slovakia which tried to stop the transports to Auschwitz by bribing Nazi officials. Her story has been almost forgotten, and all that's left are dozens of letters she…
"Make Me A Match" is the portrait of three Jewish-Orthodox singles –– their matchmakers and their effort to stay loyal to a possibly outdated tradition. Torn between their commitment to their Jewish culture and their own dreams, three 30-somethings,Vered, David and Ortal, try with…
Ronen and Orit have been together for almost three years. Both of them come from highly respected Bukhari families. Ronen is the star of Handa Handa theater troupe, a hit among the Bukhari community in Israel and around the world. According to the strict Bukhari tradition couples must marry after a brief…
Leading thinkers discuss the necessity to protect life on this planet. Our generation is the first to be called upon to protect life itself from threatened planetary extinction. Here twelve leading thinkers provide the framework for a new mode of political consciousness that enables us to expand beyond…
Experiment in a prison where the men meet men with learning disabilities. Record of a unique experiment in a Canadian medium security prison, where a specially selected group of men meet men with learning disabilities from a local institution, on a one to one basis, three times a week. This scheme…
Unethical practices of trans-national companies, opposed by trade unionists. The film asks what can be done about the problems posed by giant trans-national companies. As international organisations, they can play off government against government to seek the best incentives for investment. And they…
The results of putting children in prison. More children are locked up in England than in almost all the rest of Northern Europe, and many for quite trivial offences. This programme argues that this way criminals are created, and certainly it is not in the best interests of the children themselves,…
Cases where the custody of the children is shared after a divorce. In most cases of divorce or separation, mothers are awarded custody of children. But increasingly, former spouses are choosing shared custody (an option legally available in 27 states in America), which ideally enables parents to divide…
The problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste in Britain. NIREX, the Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive, are responsible for disposing of large quantities of low level radioactive waste, and suggest that an area near the village of Elstow in Bedfordshire is suitable for burying it. The…
The Sheffield Occupational Health Project, and dye workers concerns about chemicals they use. The Sheffield Occupational Health Project involves co-operation between workers and GPs and demonstrates a new and effective approach to the prevention of illness. Controversy reigns over what causes cancer…
A flute band from Glasgow visit Belfast in 1983. Against a background of poverty and unemployment in Glasgows Govan district, a band of musicians practice and play. They visit Belfast at the height of the troubles, playing and taking part in political rallies. The enormously high blocks of flats back…
