In KINGS OF BEER, a diverse group of elite Brewmasters from 65 breweries and 23 countries, battle it out in an intense competition to brew the world's most iconic American Lager -- Budweiser. Judged by an illustrious group of experts who are sequestered deep within the historic walls of "Room…
Renae Bluitt's first cinematic project, 'She Did That.' explores the passionate pursuits of Black women and their entrepreneurship journeys. An extension of Renae's In Her Shoes blog, 'She Did That.' offers an intimate peek inside the lives of Black women entrepreneurs who…
This film uses the well-known case of 'Genie', a girl kept in solitary confinement from infancy until she was 13, to illustrate the use of case studies in psychology; why and how they are used, what they can offer researchers, their limitations and some of the ethical issues that can often arise.
WINNER: Best Feature Documentary, HBO NY Latino International FF. WINNER: Best Documentary feature, DOCUDAYS Ukraine FF WINNER: Best feature Documentary, Boston Latino International FF Featured: POV/PBS season 31 (2018) Revealing stark realities for the poorest of rural Cubans with unique access…
Self Report methods gather data directly from the participants. Here, we illustrate and compare questionnaire and interview methods, then look at some of the problems and limitations common to all self report methods and show how they may be avoided or overcome.
En el Nombre de Confucio es un documental que expone el programa multimillonario de los Institutos Confucio (IC) del gobierno chino y el crecimiento a nivel global de la polémica en torno a ellos. Se muestra en exclusiva la historia personal de Sonia Zhao, una ex profesora del IC, y del consejo…
‘It’s better to hear the sound of the prison gate closing than to hear church bells ringing,’ says a Neapolitan adage. Better behind bars than dead. The teens that are locked up on the prison island of Nisida, situated before the coast of Naples, use it as a wry joke to put their…
Some research questions in psychology involve getting out and seeing how people actually behave in real life situations. This is called naturalistic observation. Using several key studies, this film illustrates different techniques of naturalistic observation, why psychologists use this method, some…
After every war someone has to tidy up. Things won’t pick\ themselves up, after all. Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland, documentary maker Masha Novikova’s new film, begins with these lines from the poem ‘The End and the Beginning’ by the Polish Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska.…
The foetal susceptibility hypothesis suggests the nourishment an embryo receives from its mother is a major determinant of health in later life. In this film, Professor Randy Jirtle tells the story of his ground-breaking experiment at Duke University that demonstrated the effect of maternal diet…
Spatial criminology asks whether it’s possible to reduce crime by changing social spaces. This film begins with Zimbardo’s influential abandoned cars experiment and the development of Wilson and Kelling’s Broken Windows theory. It looks at the impact of Broken Windows policy on…
Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This film documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and illustrates how aspects of it continue to influence contemporary criminology…
