En mayo de 2003, alrededor de 30 mujeres y niños fueron asesinados en las profundidades de la selva ecuatoriana. Las víctimas pertenecían al clan taromenani, un grupo indígena no contactado en Ecuador. La sociedad prácticamente no reaccionó ante la matanza, que…
The point of departure for Tarpaulins was a colorful disturbance on the cityscape of Los Angeles: a home in the distance festooned with a giant striped tarp. These are termite fumigation tents and filmmaker Lisa Truttmann follows their story on a two-year long investigation as she hunts down the tents,…
An der US-Westküste finden sich in den lokalen Zeitungen schier unzählige Annoncen von Kammerjägern. Die titelgebenden Tarpaulins sind eine Art von Zelten, in die ganze Ein- und Mehrfamilienhäuser à la Christo eingehüllt werden, um die Immobilien in einem zweiten Schritt…
In an isolated region of the North, Canada’s future is being carved out of the forest at a breakneck pace. Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta questions how much is Canada willing to sacrifice for a stake in the 21st Century’s greatest energy bonanza. Washington lobbyists, Newfie pipefitters,…
Tasha Twisting, turning and shaking her body to the rhythm of mother nature.
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/tashis-turbine-p1007.aspx by Amitabh Raj Joshi color, 56 min, 2015 in Nepali and Lowa with English subtitles Set in the grassroots of the Himalayan mountains, Tashi's Turbine is an uplifting tale of…
On a remote mountaintop of the Himalayas sits Jhamtse Gatsal (Tibetan for “The Garden of Love and Compassion”), a special school and home for 85 abandoned and neglected children. Founded by former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phunstok, who trained under the Dalai Lama, this unique community…
Take a trip back in time to where men slaved through mud, rain and treacherous landscapes to forge a link between the mining town of Queenstown and the port of Strahan along Tasmania's rugged West Coast. This fascinating documentary is the incredible story of the railway's resurrection following…
Recorded by pioneers as far back as 1805, the Tasmanian tiger has become an intensely mystifying Australian icon, whose entire existence has become the stuff of both fable and legend. Originally identified as Thylacinus Cynocephalus, considered a “pouched dog with a wolf’s head”,…
2010 gab Unilever die Schliessung der profitablen Fralib Teevorbereitungs- und Verpackungsanlage in Südfrankreich bekannt. Nach 1336 Tagen Widerstand feierten die Arbeiter ihren Sieg gegen den riesigen multinationalen Konzern. Mit der Übernahme des Unternehmens und der Produktion hat für…
50 Prozent aller Lebensmittel werden weggeworfen: Jeder zweite Kopfsalat, jede zweite Kartoffel und jedes fünfte Brot. Das meiste davon endet im Müll, bevor es überhaupt den Verbraucher erreicht. Und fast niemand kennt das Ausmaß der Verschwendung. Wer macht aus Essen Müll?…
This is a private on-demand link of Andrei Dascalescu's latest documentary, Tatăl Nostru [Holy Father]. Synopsis: The filmmaker, Andrei, and his girlfriend, Paula, face the news of becoming parents. While the future mother is struggling with no worthy role models in her broken family, the soon-to-be…
