Women demonstrate for peace in 25 countries. On May 24th, 1983, over a million women in 25 different countries across the world demonstrated for peace. In Britain, over 600 separate actions took place up and down the country and this film documents some of the actions taken by women in London on that…
The horror and brutalising effect of war in Sri Lanka. Filmed in the war area of the north and east of Sri Lanka under hazardous conditions, this programme vividly portrays the effects of war on a people. It also analyses how the arms trade has militarised and Asia. Producers Nimal and Ranjar Mendis…
A look at acquaintance rape and its causes in society. An in-depth look at acquaintance rape and its causes in society. In order to understand the high frequency of rape in our society, we must examine our cultural attitudes towards women, female/male relationships and rape itself. This film questions…
The oldest primate laboratory in the world, located in the enchanting former Soviet republic of Abkhazia, was virtually destroyed during its struggle for independence from Georgia. But the lab workers refuse to give up their lab and have come up with a new idea to restore it to its former pride and glory.…
Nejmeh est l’équipe de football la plus populaire du Liban. Elle compte des centaines de milliers de supporters aux quatre coins du pays. Fait unique au Liban, elle réunit des joueurs et des supporters de toutes les confessions. Ils se sont autoproclamés "l’incroyable…
One: A Story of Love and Equality explores the personal stories of people on both sides of the vote on Amendment One, a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage in North Carolina. Described as "A love letter to humanity," this documentary delves into the personal pasts and pains of people…
Captured during the turbulent waning months of the Soviet Union in 1991, If The People Will Lead tells the story of Perestroika, Glasnost and the intense social and political environment of censorship and confusion that lead to the political end of Gorbachov and the USSR. With a distinctive soundtrack…
In 1965, four university students, Glenn Woodsworth, Hamish Mutch, Tim Auger and Dan Tate, began cutting classes so that they could attempt a new route up the Squamish Chief, each day they would push the route higher and at the end of each adventure they would return to their books. In a time of youthful…
When Shaun Toman moved to a new residence he found the perfect place to build a layout - in the backyard. See what he's accomplished on his HO-scale Union Pacific Oregon Division in just the first year.
Born of numerous solitary wanderings through autumnal forests, Alexander Deschaumes, landscape photographer, has developed his own universe. Guided by the dreamlike and enchanted atmospheres of wild and open nature, he attempts to transform his emotions into a certain form of evocative beauty. While…
Angkor’s Children is a film about Cambodia’s cultural and artistic renaissance told through the voices of three young Cambodian women who are the first generation after the Khmer Rouge genocide that killed two million people which included 90% of artists and intellectuals. A singer of…
In 1955 a college student named Edgar Epperly began researching the details behind the brutal 1912 axe murder of eight people in Villisca, Iowa. Now, nearly 60 years later, the retired college professor is still actively searching for a solution to the crime. Exclusive interviews with Epperly and others…
