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An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina. | |
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A clandestinely shot, deep-access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made. | |
 | | The Flaw
Tells the story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash of 2008, and clearly explains how excessive income inequality leads to economic instability. | |
 | | Let's Make Money
Erwin Wagenhofer's incredible odyssey tracking our money through the worldwide finance system. | |
 | | The Love of Money
3-part BBC series provides the definitive guide to the global economic meltdown. | |
 | | What's the Economy for, Anyway?
Ecological economist Dave Batker questions whether GDP is an adequate measure of society's well-being and suggests workable alternatives. | |
 | | When China Met Africa
Examines China's expanding footprint in Africa through the stories of three people in Zambia: a Chinese farmer, a Chinese multinational's road project manager and Zambia's trade minister. | |
 | | Who's Counting?
Marilyn Waring demystifies global economics from a feminist perspective. | |
 | | The Yes Men Fix The World
Two daring political activists, posing as top executives, infiltrate conferences and pull off pranks designed to provoke better business practices. | |
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A-OK?
Examines prospects for Vitamin A distribution programs in Guatemala and Ghana necessary for children's health.
An Act of Faith
A group of health professionals tours the most deprived regions of South Africa providing care.
Affluenza
Diagnoses the "disease" of materialism and prescribes its antidote, simple living.
The Age of Risk
The second film in the BBC series, THE LOVE OF MONEY, examines the boom years before the global financial crash of 2008.
Aiming High
Focuses on Uganda's successful economic recovery in the wake of Idi Amin's regime.
All Different, All Equal
Examines progress in women's rights globally.
All the Right Stuff
Teaches teenagers about media, malls, money, and consumerism.
The American Ruling Class
A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer the question 'Who rules America?'
Argentina: Hope in Hard Times
The Argentine people, in the face of economic collapse, provide a hopeful example for the rest of us.
Argentina: Turning Around
An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.
Arid Lands
A moving and complex essay on a unique landscape of the American West, the area around the Hanford Site in Washington State.
At the End of a Gun
The devastating effect that the civil war in Sri Lanka is having on women.
Back from the Brink
The third film in the BBC series, THE LOVE OF MONEY, examines the background to the decision to bail out the banks in 2008.
Back In Business?
After 11 years of civil war, can Sierra Leone expect tourism to improve the economy?
The Bank that Bust the World
The first film in the BBC series, THE LOVE OF MONEY, examines what happened in September 2008 when the collapse of Lehman Brothers plunged the world into financial crisis.
Biomimicry
2-part series based on the book Biomimicry - a new science that studies nature 's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
Biomimicry: Learning from Nature - Part 1
Using natural processes as the model for agriculture and business.
Biomimicry: Learning from Nature - Part 2
Advances in materials and medicine based on research into natural processes.
Black Sea
Scientists and religious leaders meet to find the solution to the Black Sea in crisis.
Black Wave
The story of the Exxon Valdez and the 20-year legal battle to get restitution from ExxonMobil.
Blue Danube?
Connecting more than 18 countries in Western Europe, the Danube River is at the heart of a dilemma over shared resources in the growing European Union.
Bolivian Blues
Explores the success of new initiative to reduce widespread poverty.
The Bomb Under the World
What are the consequences of consumerism taking hold in developing countries like India?
The Boxer
A young male looks to escape Mexican poverty by becoming a boxer in the United States.
Brazil
Brazil has developed generic antiretroviral drugs to care for those afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
Brazil's Land Revolution
In the state of Bahia, a new initiative encourages the landless to band together to buy up land -- with low-interest government loans.
Burning in the Sun
An inspirational portrait of a young West African man who starts a business building solar panels from scratch and selling them to rural customers in Mali.
Buyer Be Fair
Looks at the benefits of fair trade goods and product certification for people and the environment.
Cash Flow Fever
One in ten people on the planet either send or receive money from abroad.
Cheat Neutral
Satirical look at the inadequacies of the concept of carbon offsetting.
Cheated of Childhood
The International Labor Organization tries to rescue and rehabilitate the street children of St. Petersburg.
China Blue
A clandestinely shot, deep-access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made.
China Blue & Store Wars
Two films by Micha X. Peled exposing the way the consumer goods we buy are produced and sold.
Chávez Ravine
Don Normark's haunting photographs bring back to life a Mexican American village razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.
City Life
22-part series examining the effect of globalization on people and cities worldwide.
City Life
Explores Sao Paolo in introduction to series examining the effects of globalization on people and cities.
The Coffee-Go-Round
Many coffee-producing countries like Ethiopia are facing economic disaster even as the demand for coffee increases worldwide.
Collision Course
Reviews the positive steps being taken in India and Brazil to confront the serious public health issue presented by traffic accidents.
Community
Micro-credit is transforming the lives of women in Bangladesh.
The Cost of Living
AIDS drugs unaffordable in developing countries.
Credit Where Credit is Due
Micro-credit organization in Bangladesh provides loans to village poor.
Cultivating Change
Garden tour that proves that growing food can be an avenue to social change.
Cultivating Opportunity
Hard-pressed farmers in the southeast US and in Mozambique find co-ops work.
Danger: Children at Work
Guatemalan agencies try to discourage child labor and fireworks production by poor families.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Hungarian filmmaker Arpád Bogdan sets out to discover what's behind the new wave of anti-Roma sentiment in Hungary today.
The Debt Police
Uganda seeks external debt relief and fights internal corruption.
Democracy à la Maude
A Canadian woman leads the fight against unjust corporate globalization, and for social justice.
Developing Stories - Series 1
The view on the environment from developing countries
The Development Road
A road is always the first step to rainforest destruction.
Diamond Road
Examines every facet of the diamond trade from the prospectors to the miners, cutters, jewelers, smugglers and dealers, and advocates for fair trade.
The Doctor's Story
The US debate over abortion has severe consequences for health care in rural Nepal.
Doing the Right Thing
Porto Alegre, Brazil has benefited from urban revitalization.
The Donor Circus
Zambia tries to change the conditions for international aid.
Downwind/Downstream
Water quality for major southwest cities is threatened by mining, acid rain, urbanization.
E. F. Schumacher...
Summary of Schumacher's economic arguments referring to the world energy situation.
Early Life
How irrevocably are we shaped by the first few years of our lives? Early Life explores the arguments through the stories of young children and their families in four different continents.
Economics
Economics and its relation to social change and our lifestyles.
Edge Of Islam
Three Muslim students face a choice between their faith and their future.
Educating Lucia
The odds are against girls getting an education in Zimbabwe and throughout much of Africa.
Educating Yaprak
Turkey's ambitious campaign to reduce poverty includes convincing reluctant parents to send their daughters to school.
The Emperor's New Clothes
An impassioned look at the effects of NAFTA on workers in Canada, the US and Mexico.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets
Examines the global marine fisheries crisis and the efforts to implement sustainable fishing practices.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets (Short Version)
Examines the global marine fisheries crisis and the efforts to implement sustainable fishing practices.
Escape from Affluenza
Simple living and its rewards.
Escaping from History
Poverty and consumerism clash in Mexico City. What can we do?
A Fistful of Rice
Protein deficiency threatens generations of children in Nepal.
The Flaw
Tells the story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash of 2008, and clearly explains how excessive income inequality leads to economic instability.
For a Few Pennies More
Iodine deficiency causes health problems in Indonesia.
For Richer, For Poorer
In Brazil the gulf between the rich and the poor is one of the biggest in the world.
Forgive Us Our Debts
Tells the story of the international grassroots movement to eliminate Third World debt.
From Docklands to Dhaka
English MD travels to Bangladesh to improve community health.
Game Over:
Explores the changing face of conservation in Kenya.
Gaza Under Siege
The Gaza Strip has been a virtual prison for Palestinians for over fifty years.
Geraldo Off-Line
The globalized economy affects Brazilian factory worker.
Geraldo's Brazil
Five years later, Life rejoins a Brazilian factory worker affected by the globalized economy.
God Among the Children
Community organization works with at-risk youth in Boston.
The Golf War
Globalization comes to a Philippine seaside community, which has to defend its ancestral lands against golf course development.
GoodWood
Forest communities can have both jobs and trees.
The Great Health Service Swindle
Reversing the brain drain in doctors and nurses from developing countries.
Hassan and The Graduates
As Egyptian industry is undermined by Chinese imports, Hassan, a university graduate, takes up the government's offer of free land to farm.
The Health Protestors
Health care advocates demand universal health care for the world's population at international convention in Dhaka.
Helping Ourselves!
In India, two community projects help people move out of poverty and gain control of their lives.
How Green Is My Valley?
Documents efforts to revitalize the polluted, impoverished communities in the former coal and steel producing valleys of South Wales.
The Human Race
Is the western model of global development sustainable in a finite environment?
India Inhales
Activists combat tobacco companies that target India.
It Takes a Child
15 year-old child labor activist, Craig Kielburger, works for reform around the world.
It Takes a Village
A cyclone in Bangladesh results in the construction of an experimental community health center.
Kibera Kids
The adults of Kibera are working hard to offer kids a safe and stimulating haven in pre-schools.
The Legacy of Malthus
Argues that overpopulation is not the real cause of poverty in India or elsewhere.
Let's Make Money
Erwin Wagenhofer's incredible odyssey tracking our money through the worldwide finance system.
Life
30-part series that looks at the effect of globalization on individuals and communities around the world.
Life - Special Offer
Any six or more programs for $99 each. See note in description below for how to order.
Life 3
A 12-part series about Globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world.
Life 4
A 27-part series about global efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
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Life 4
Any six programs for $595. See note in description below.
Life 5
A new 13-part series about globalization and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Life 5
Any six programs for $595. See note in description below.
Life 6
An 11-part series about the effects of globalization on people around the world, and the difficult choices they face as their countries struggle to meet the UN's MDGs.
Life 8
A new 16-part series about the effects of globalization on people around the world, and the difficult choices they face.
Life and Debt
Economics and the murder of street children in Rio de Janeiro.
Life III
Any six programs for $595. See note in description below.
Life: The Story So Far
How the globalized world economy affects ordinary people.
Lines in the Dust
In revolutionary programs in Northern Ghana and India, gender roles are challenged, and illiterate adults educated.
Livable Landscapes
How growth and sprawl affect the quality of life in New England, and some possible solutions.
Looting the Seas
Investigates the looming collapse of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna stocks and the role EU policies have played in the crisis.
Lost Generations
Poor health and poverty condemn people in India to sub-standard lives.
The Love of Money
3-part BBC series provides the definitive guide to the global economic meltdown.
Lovins on the Soft Path
Hunter and Amory Lovins make the case for energy efficiency and energy conservation.
The Mayor's Dream
The Mayor's dream is simple: a better world because every child gets a better start.
McLibel
The new feature-length version and final chapter in the saga of the postman and the gardener who took on McDonald's. And won.
Megamall
The construction of a huge mall 18 miles north of Manhattan reveals the role of money, power and politics in the age of sprawl.
Milking the Rhino
The promise of community-based conservation in Africa.
The Millennium Goals
Explores the ambition and scope of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, and the obstacles to their achievement.
The Miller's Tale
Efforts are underway in Egypt and Yemen to fortify flour with iron to wipe out needless malnutrition.
Missing Out
Anemia threatens the population of Niger and Tanzania.
The Motherhood Manifesto
Looks at the obstacles facing working mothers and families and the employer and public policy changes needed to restore work-life balance.
My First Day at School
Three children prepare to enter primary school in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
My Hanoi
Tour of rapidly urbanizing Hanoi, and the effect on citizens and culture.
My Mother Built This House
Large homeless contingent in South Africa has organized to build houses for each other.
The New Metropolis
Two short documentaries highlight the efforts of some of America's first suburbs to reverse their long decline.
The New Rulers of the World
Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia.
No Spare Parts
Ingenious recycling of used car parts in Ghana.
Not The Numbers Game
Six films from around the world on women solving the twin problems of population and development.
Nottingham Lace
With unemployment figures rising across Europe, is there still a place for the niche craft skills of Cluny Lace in the U.K.'s East Midlands?
The On-going Story
Final episode examines the international community's commitment to linking social and economic development with human rights.
The Other Side
Poor Mexicans attempt perilous border crossing to US, often at the expense of family, traditional culture, and their lives.
The Outsiders
Explores the moral and economic dilemmas that adolescents face in the Ukraine today.
Paradise Domain
Pacific islanders are not benefiting from digital windfall or World Wide Web.
Patently Obvious
International patent regulations only protect multinationals.
Patents and Patients
India battles HIV/AIDS using generic drugs.
Pavements of Gold
Increase in urban poverty and population, caused by globalization, threatens Peruvians.
Paying the Price
Pharmaceutical companies block generic drugs, threatening the lives of millions of Africans with AIDS.
The Perfect Famine
Examines the causes of, and solutions to, severe famine conditions in Malawi.
The Philadelphia Story
Globalized economy affects American jobs.
Planeat
Makes the case for a plant-based diet which is good for our bodies, good for the environment and mitigates climate change.
Poison in the Rockies
Threats to water quality in the Colorado Rockies.
The Posse
Rap group in Sao Paulo, Brazil, expresses social problems.
Razing Appalachia
Explores the controversial issue of mountaintop removal mining by following a grassroots fight to stop the process in West Virginia.
Reaching Out to the Grassroots
Education and community-driven development combat poverty in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Redwood Summer
Documents both sides in the summer of struggle between environmentalists vs. loggers and timber companies.
Reel to Real: Balancing Acts
Explores the international movement for women's rights.
Regopstaan's Dream
Kalahari Bushmen fight to live on ancestral land in South Africa.
ReInventing The World
Three 50-minute programs on creating sustainable cities, food systems, and lifestyles.
ReInventing the World II
Two 50-minute videos that offer practical solutions to the big problems affecting all of us.
The Return of the Cuyahoga
The story of the death and rebirth of one of America's most emblematic waterways.
The Right to Choose
Women are denied human rights in Ethiopia and northern Nigeria.
The Road from Rio
Questions the relevance and success of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns
Examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban sprawl.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns (Classroom Version)
Examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban sprawl.
The Seattle Syndrome
Were the WTO protesters right in their effort to protect workers and the environment from exploitation?
Secrets of Silicon Valley
Shocking exposé of the hidden downsides of the Internet revolution.
Secrets of the Choco
The Choco rainforest in Colombia faces development. What is the best option?
Seeing is Believing
Zambia begins a nationwide program to deliver Vitamin A to its population.
Silent Killer
Highlights promising attempts in Africa, and in South and Central America, to end world hunger.
The Silver Age
Growing population of elderly worldwide seeks purpose and care.
Smiles
The struggle for greater democracy and free speech in Thailand.
SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories
Investigates how the exploitation of Southern Louisiana's abundant natural resources compromised the resiliency of its ecology and culture, multiplying the devastating impact of the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.
Sowing for Need or Sowing for Greed?
The connection between multinational chemical companies and the foods they want us to eat.
Sowing Seeds of Hunger
The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has crippled the agricultural community while forcing children to undertake the responsibilities of farming.
Stop the Traffick
Investigates horror of child sex industry in Cambodia.
Store Wars
Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.
The Story of Pintinho
A young Brazilian athlete hopes soccer will be his ticket out of poverty.
Subdivide and Conquer
Suburban sprawl: causes and remedies.
Subdivide and Conquer (Short Version)
Suburban sprawl -- causes and remedies.
The Summit
The UN General Assembly meets to review progress on social justice worldwide.
Super-Companies
Multinational companies seldom take the needs of people or the environment into account.
The Suzuki Diaries
David Suzuki and daughter Sarika travel to Europe to visit inspiring people and projects that give hope for a sustainable future.
Tapped
An unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.
TemeTTeme
Dramatic children's film about urbanization and family values in Ethiopia.
Together Against Violence
Poor Jamaican community overcomes violence.
The Trade Trap
Ghanaian farmers struggle to get a foothold in the international market.
Turbulent Waters
An investigation of international shipping practices and the treatment of seafarers.
Untouchable?
The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.
Up in Smoke
Dependence on tobacco crops and manipulation by the tobacco industry has stunted the economy of Malawi.
Waiting to Go
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are denied human rights.
Warming Up in Mongolia
Unless sustainable alternatives are introduced, Mongolia's dependence on fossil fuels and rapid urbanization threatens the environment.
Water On The Table
An intimate portrait of international water activist Maude Barlow and the debate over whether water is a commercial good or a human right.
We Feed the World
Vividly reveals the dysfunctionality of the industrialized world food system and shows what world hunger has to do with us.
Weather The Storm
Fishing communities on France's western coast show the path to sustainability.
What's the Economy for, Anyway?
Ecological economist Dave Batker questions whether GDP is an adequate measure of society's well-being and suggests workable alternatives.
When China Met Africa
Examines China's expanding footprint in Africa through the stories of three people in Zambia: a Chinese farmer, a Chinese multinational's road project manager and Zambia's trade minister.
When the Cows Come Home
Despite the success of the "Jamaica Hope" milk cow, Jamaica's dairy industry is facing a crisis, as EU trade undercuts island production.
Who's Counting?
Marilyn Waring demystifies global economics from a feminist perspective.
Who's Counting? (Short Version)
Marilyn Waring demystifies global economics from a feminist perspective.
Whose Agenda Is It Anyway?
To fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, many poor countries are now implementing "Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs".
Without Rights
Palestinians are denied human rights.
Yemeni Futures
More than a decade after its unification, Yemen is still struggling to improve the standard of living.
The Yes Men Fix The World
Two daring political activists, posing as top executives, infiltrate conferences and pull off pranks designed to provoke better business practices.
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