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A Series of 13 Programs
Life 5

A new 13-part series about globalization and the UN Millennium Development Goals.

325 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color / Stereo
Grade Level: 7 - 12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2006
Copyright Date: 2005
ISBN (VHS): 1-59458-574-1
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-575-X

Produced by Television Trust for the Environment
Executive Producer: Brenda Kelly
Series Producer: Dick Bower
Series Consultant: Jenny Richards

"An indispensable part of the teaching curriculum." Dr Jeremy Sarkin, Visiting Professor of International Human Rights, Tufts University

Life is an ongoing award-winning series looking at how globalization is affecting ordinary people across the planet.

As the 2015 target for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals approaches, LIFE 5 investigates the impact of globalization as developing nations respond to economic stress and attempt to create just futures.

The titles in the series are:

1. Roma Rights - Breaking the cycle of Roma poverty and persecution.

2. School's Out! - Is the private school option better in a Lagos shantytown?

3. Srebrenica - Looking For Justice - Examines the massacre at Srebrenica on its 10th anniversary.

4. Killing Poverty - Has the corruption in Kenya lessened under its new president?

5. The Great Health Service Swindle - Reversing the brain drain in doctors and nurses from developing countries.

6. The Donor Circus - Zambia tries to change the conditions for international aid.

7. For Richer, For Poorer - In Brazil the gulf between the rich and the poor is one of the biggest in the world.

8. Kill Or Cure? - India's $4.5 billion dollar pharmaceutical industry that serves the world's poor is at a crossroads.

9. The Silent Crisis - The Central African Republic struggles to avoid economic and social chaos.

10. Cash Flow Fever - One in ten people on the planet either send or receive money from abroad.

11. Back In Business? - After 11 years of civil war, can Sierra Leone expect tourism to improve the economy?.

12. Kosovo - A House Still Divided? - Resentment and property ownership issues remain as the UN Housing Property Directorate Mission ends.

13. Trouble In Paradise - Local inhabitants of the Maldives wait for promised tsunami aid.

The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.

Reviews:
"The visual impact of the gripping documentaries in the Life 5 series make them extremely powerful teaching tools for university, and indeed, other classrooms. In succinct episodes they raise and contextualise some of the most critical issues in the world today. These episodes are produced in an extremely objective manner and allow an audience easily to come to grips with an array of complex problems. They ought to be an indispensable part of the teaching curriculum." Dr. Jeremy Sarkin, Visiting Professor of International Human Rights, Tufts University

"School's Out! takes a controversial look at the 'grassroots' educational system of West Africa's largest city, Makoko, a shanty town on the lagoon of Lagos. Parents in these poor communities make many sacrifices in order to pay for their children's education and enrollment into unregulated private schools versus the free state schools...Do these private institutions do a better job of preparing young students for a brighter future or do they merely represent local convenience and a false sense of status?...Recommended for higher level research projects and as a great resource for public and academic libraries." Deidra N. Herring, The Ohio State University, Educational Media Reviews Online

"The importance of these films is that they are intended to raise awareness about global issues in young people, and can be used by anyone for this purpose. The quality of the films is excellent. They are documentaries about the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and include brief interviews with people who are actually involved in MDG programs, from various institutions and from the grassroots to executive level...The objective evidence about the current global crisis of insecurity, poverty, gender inequalities, environmental degradation, and lack of international cooperation is presented in a way that is both realistic and non-inflammatory.

Children are the future. Educational materials such as the Bullfrog Films are very important for the future of both humanity and the human habitat...The Bullfrog Films certainly can and should be shown to children, especially to high school students. But these films are most appropriate for those who prepare the children for responsible citizenship, including global citizenship. They are certainly appropriate for parents who want their children to know about the need for human solidarity and environmental sustainability. And, they are most appropriate for training teachers to plant the seed of global concerns in their students' minds and hearts." Luis Gutierrez, Editor, Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence Research Newsletter

Related Subjects:
African Studies
Developing World
Economics
Geography
Global Issues
Globalization
HIV/AIDS
Health
Human Rights
India
International Relations
Latin American Studies
Russian/Slavic Studies
Sociology
Women's Studies

Related Links:
www.tve.org (The producer's web site)
www.tve.org/lifeonline/archive.cfm (Producer's resources)

Related Titles:
Life 4: A 27-part series about global efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.

Life III: A 12-part series about Globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world.

City Life: 22-part series examining the effect of globalization on people and cities worldwide.

Life: 30-part series that looks at the effect of globalization on individuals and communities around the world.

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