How do co-operatives compare to other businesses, what are the pro and cons? What are the main differences between co-operatives and other businesses? This lively and practical programme (aimed at community and education groups) looks at the work of five co-operatives and asks how they got started…
Peace Pentecost in 1983 in Washington, culminating in a civil disobedience action. An example of faith and conscience in action. This programme documents the events of Peace Pentecost in 1983 in Washington, from the ecumenical worship service in the Washington Cathedral, attended by 2,500 people,…
Short video excerpts taken from the filming of the documentary We Will Win Peace, providing expert analysis and insights from Congolese and international academics, civil society leaders and miners themselves on artisanal mining in the eastern Democractic Republic of the Congo. Topics covered include:…
Ce documentaire examine l’impact de la fermeture de la mine Noranda sur la communauté de Murdochville, Québec. Cette chronique prend comme pivot le quotidien de trois hommes : une victime de la bérylliose (maladie industrielle), un citoyen au prise avec l’exode, et le…
Ce documentaire est un voyage cinématographique dans le Tibet des nomades ainsi qu’une incursion dans le quotidien de ce peuple millénaire. Sur les traces d’un couple canado-tibétain qui s’apprête à voir naître son deuxième enfant dans…
Directed by DYLAN McDONALD. Produced by PENELOPE McDONALD. Jack Buckskin is the teacher of an endangered language. From the northern Adelaide suburb of Salisbury, Jack’s mission is to teach the Kaurna language, the language of his ancestors, to as many people as he can in his lifetime. But…
Where does scale lumber come from? Miles Hale learns about the craft of turning raw wood into model-building products at the Mt. Albert Scale Lumber factory.
Sooner or later, every layout-building project comes to an end. Three layout owners share their regrets and future plans as they dismantle their railroads, and we gain valuable insights from their experiences.
Ce documentaire rend compte de l’engouement suscité par les combats ultimes aussi appelés combats libres parce que les adversaires peuvent utiliser les techniques de plusieurs arts martiaux différents. Interdits il y a peu, les galas, opposant amateurs ou professionnels se…
SMILE ‘TIL IT HURTS: The Up With People Story is a feature documentary exploring the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People. Since 1965, this peppy youth group has sung to 20 million people worldwide, performed at four Superbowl halftime shows, and been parodied on The Simpsons…
Two radical historians the significance of some recent historical events. This classic filmed conversation between two radical historians covers many issues: from the threat of nuclear war to the significance of the Solidarity movement in Poland, the independence struggle in Zimbabwe and the overthrow…
Discussion starters for schools on conflict These three films on one DVD are designed to start discussion about conflict. They focus on situations involving teenagers but they open up wide issues of conflict at all levels - personal, social and community, "structural", and international.…
