Examines the ethics of subsidies given to farmers. The National Union of Farmers is said to be the most effective, well organised lobby in Britain. Farmers obtain large subsidies to grow, for example, barley, of which there are already thousands of tons of surplus, and they get grants to drain the…
(2017) During the 19th century, before mechanical ice making was perfected and later replaced by modern refrigeration, harvesting natural ice was big business in New England. Ice was cut in the winter and stored in ice houses to allow for year round distribution. Early harvesters used hand saws on…
Three generations of the Lykken family live under the same roof on a small farm in the remote village of Lykkja in Norwegian mountains. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law govern this traditional household side by side in a place where there is really only room for one of them. In a quiet and intimate…
The construction of a wind farm in a remote part of Washington state points the way to a positive new future for both a farming culture and renewable energy.
Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America Award-Winning Documentary Film FOR EDUCATIONAL LICENSING OPTIONS VISIT: https://twn.org/ Awards • CINE Golden Eagle Award, 2012 • Best Documentary Film, Imagen Award, 2013 • 2015 ALA Notable Videos for Adults List •…
Harvey Allen was born in 1930 and has spent his life getting to know the landscape, wild animals and birds of the Pioneer Valley. A resident of Amherst, MA, Harvey has served on the boards of the Valley Land Fund, the Kestrel Land Trust and the Hitchcock Center. In addition, he has devoted spare…
Dominic Schmitz und Felix Benneckenstein waren Extremisten: Ein Ex-Salafist und ein ehemaliger Neo-Nazi. Der Film erzählt ihre Geschichten und stellt eine der wohl brennendsten Frage unserer Zeit: Warum radikalisieren sich Menschen? Dabei versucht er nicht anzuprangern, sondern zu verstehen. Sie…
In HASTEN SLOWLY, Sir Laurens tells stories about the key moments of his extraordinary life: childhood in the Bush of South Africa; lifelong struggles against Apartheid; three-and-a-half years in a Japanese POW camp which he transformed into a university; author of 26 books; student and preserver of…
The national ski jumping team of China is trained in Finland, starting from scratch just three years before the Beijing Winter Olympics. Under the guidance of legendary coach Mika Kojonkoski, in an unprecedented training project, young athletes strive to represent their country on the world stage. Training…
An intimate portrait of the Canadian stadium rockers' rollercoaster career. From their rural roots in Alberta to becoming one of the most successful, yet divisive acts in music history.
DIGITALLY REMASTERED. A series of four films by Australian filmmaker Solrun Hoaas, about the tiny depopulated island of Hatoma, in Okinawa, Southern Japan. A fluent speaker of Japanese, Solrun Hoaas began a series of filming trips to Hatoma Island in the late 1970s, working on 16mm film (using a…
Als het aan de gerenommeerde, prijswinnende Twentse wijnmaker Roelof Visscher ligt, wordt Curaçao hét wijneiland bij uitstek. Hij is gestart met het maken van wijn op de voormalige plantage van Landhuis Hato met als doel om de eerste Curaçaose kwaliteitswijn te kunnen bottelen. De…
