Dokumentarfilm von Julia Albrecht und Dagmar Gallenmüller In DIE FOLGEN DER TAT setzt sich Julia Albrecht mit den Auswirkungen einer folgenschweren Entscheidung ihrer Schwester Susanne auseinander. Diese war am 30. Juli 1977 am RAF-Attentat auf den Dresdner-Bank Chef Jürgen Ponto beteiligt.…
Wolgang Harich: Philosoph, Publizist, geboren am 9. Dezember 1923 in Königsberg, Vater Germanist, Schule und Gymnasium in Neuruppin und Berlin, 1945/46 KPD/SED, Studium der Philosophie und Literaturwissenschaft in Berlin, publizistische und kulturpolitische Tätigkeit, Lehrbeauftragter und…
This short film introduces four types of triangulation, each illustrated by an example drawn from real-world sociological research. The film concludes with a brief assessment of the benefits and limitations of different types of triangulation.
“To learn about a city, you should learn about its taxi drivers first.” is a very common but quite representative vocation. Since the taxi drivers contact with largest number of people, they are the ones most familiar with urban life. This film describes money and life in the eyes of taxi…
In Taiwan, each month 40,000 people on average become “card slave” as a result of failing to meet credit card payment. Some people pay off one card with more cards, but end up unable to meet all his debt obligations. Pressed by heavy debts, the living standards of card slaves make a dramatic…
On an ancient Suzhou street with traditional white walls and black tiles, an old lady in her nineties lives with her caretaker who is in her sixties. The old lady comes from a prestigious family and was a national athletic star during her college years. After fleeing to Suzhou from Shanghai together…
Twenty years ago, Wu Yu came to Shenzhen with his dream. As he earned RMB 300 a month by huckstering unmarketable beverage with his bike under the burning sun, he never expected to be a billionaire. For many "rich people" in Shenzhen, their paths to wealth two decades ago was nothing more than…
As an honorable People’s Liberation Army soldier, 17-year-old Luo had a bright future. It all vanished overnight as he was accused of being a “counter-revolutionary” and people’s enemy. After two decades of humiliation and persecution, Luo was finally vindicated, and wounds started…
In 1999, at the age of 73, ;photographer Olive Pierce traveled to Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness to take pictures of Iraqi children. Disturbed by America's lack of concern for the devastation being caused to the Iraqi people -- especially the children -- by the sanctions iposed after the Gulf…
William Kelly, widely considered the social conscience of Australian art, once said: “Art can’t stop a bullet, but it can stop a bullet from being fired.” Can it? Filmed on five continents, with contributions from over 20 artists, thinkers and activists, this documentary explores…
Le Musée de Saint-Boniface présente une collection importante d’artefacts, à l’intérieur du plus grand édifice de rondins de chêne en Amérique du Nord. Son exposition portant sur Louis Riel, reconnue à travers le pays, attire des milliers…
The St. Boniface Museum is situated in the largest oak log structure in North America and houses an impressive collection of artifacts. With a national reputation for its Louis Riel exhibit, thousands of people visit every year to celebrate and better understand how Canada’s fifth province entered…
