There hasn’t been peace in the Congo for 20 years, the army and the various militias are locked in a constant battle over the country’s precious mineral resources. The fighters on both sides have been profiled often but this documentary looks at a group often thought of as merely victims…
The danger and immorality of scientific research being funded by big business. Genetic engineering in the magnetic field of money: In the early 90s the agro-chemicals-multi Monsanto introduced genetically modified plants on to the market, which for some people was an agricultural revolution that would…
Gold, the enduring safe investment and symbol of wealth, comes at a high price. Mined in slave-like conditions, it has been linked to everything from funding civil wars in Africa to causing environmental disasters in Latin America. The market for gold is enormous with 70% of global production handled…
‘Unlicensed’ is the real story of the ferocious sport of unlicensed boxing. The film features never-broadcast-before fight action along with frank and candid interviews from its stars, past and present. Promoters and trainers add their views on this much-maligned, but ever popular style of…
In 2001, after years of playing in various bands, living together, and bonding over a mutual desire to continue playing music while peers abandoned rock n' roll to follow more traditional career paths, Jesse Keeler (bass) and Sebastien Grainger (drums), started a band out of boredom and necessity.…
On May 17, 1968, nine Catholic activists entered a Selective Service office in suburban Catonsville, Maryland, dragged stacks of Draft Board records out into the parking lot, and set them on fire with homemade napalm. They then prayed, and waited to be arrested. In doing so, they kindled a wave of similar…
Giovanna Marturano ha 101 anni ed è antifascista, partigiana e femminista. Bimba col pugno chiuso racconta il percorso esistenziale di Giovanna, partendo dai suoi ricordi di bambina che vide la marcia fascista su Roma nel ‘22, fino ad arrivare alla sua attuale lettura del presente e al…
There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void is an ecological film for the 21st century. It is a film about the future of our planet that will turn the traditional environmental documentary on its head. Rather than looking at our influence on the environment, ...Even That Void examines the environment's…
A new type of activism is emerging that uses an unusual weapon to condemn injustice; laughter. We follow some of this new generation of activists to see what they do and if it works. In Europe the ironically named ‘Save the Rich’ and the ‘Yes Men’ are trying to raise awareness…
Amateur videos show police in Bahrain shooting gas grenades into houses - a practice banned under international law. As the houses fill with suffocating tear gas, seniors and children die first. At least 39 people are known to have died like this - a small figure in comparison to the 1,400 Syrians killed…
Año 1980. España. Más de 480 atentados, 131 muertos, 89 asesinados por la banda terrorista ETA, 7 por los Comandos Autónomos (escisión de ETA), 432 heridos, alrededor de 200 atentados con bombas, 57 explosivos desactivados. ETA secuestró a 22 personas de las…
At a crucial turning point in his life, Tony Ferriaolo’s inner voice said, “Create yourself.” This credo once saved his life and now serves as a guiding principle as he educates transgender youth, as well as their parents. Lori Petchers’ moving A Self-Made Man interweaves the…
