Shows how commodity market prices are established in the financial capitals of the world Shows how commodity market prices are established in the financial capitals of the world, like London and New York, and how extremely dependent commodity producers in the poor countries are on these prices. The…
Eminent speakers on the medical implications of nuclear war A recording of a conference on the medical implications of nuclear war. Eminent US speakers with medical and military backgrounds deliver papers which are enhanced by the use of official film footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and films of…
Teachers discuss smoking and discipline, with examples The film interweaves a free ranging and natural discussion by a group of teachers in the staff room with three scenes from outside. The teachers are concerned with problems of discipline, of educational approaches to children on smoking and…
A team of scientists race to save an underwater paradise. In the shimmering waters of the Indian Ocean lies the island of Vamizi, home to one of the world's oldest, most pristine coral reefs. Natural reserves of oil and gas have been discovered below this wonderland of marine biodiversity, and…
This programme is the first in a six-part mini-series looking at the TRAXX locomotive design in operation across Central Europe filmed between 2001 and 2017. Originally developed and built by Adtranz - now Bombardier - the type is now one of the leading designs at work across mainland Europe. Lineside…
Documentary 115 minutes Original Language : French with English subtitles Québec, Canada 2017 Seven portraits of people who present themselves at work and in daily life. Seven ways of being present to the world. People who are exceptional because they are like everyone else.
Scream Queen Brinke Stevens (WITCHOUSE 3: DEMON FIRE) is your host for this engaging look at the careers of nine actresses, from their first break to their journey inside an industry where they are often viewed as little more than window dressing — or worse yet, with no dressing at all! The femmes…
Documentary film about food, wine and landscape in the region of Langhe, northern Italy. Three characters, three stories of heretics from Langhe, a magical and unique region, one of the most beautiful in Italy, recently recognized as UNESCO World Heritage site. Three food producers who think in a different…
"A bunch of young friends are off on a far out ski trip into the world to get a taste of the great temptations of life. Far from home, far from everyday life. Far from reality and society, far from the norm and regular skiing. Far from everything they are used to. They discover what is within themselves...…
"There is only one person you will have to bear for the rest of your life: yourself. That's why being alone is so difficult. Even in the mountains, and not just because of safety. Being alone strips you naked, it makes you understand who you are, what is your value, the things that matter in…
Northern Ireland, though geographically part of the island of Ireland, is its own jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. Historical events led the six counties of the north to go a separate way when the Irish Free State was created in 1922. In this episode we trace the social and political evolution…
The island of Ireland, on the outer fringes of Europe, has had an impact on the region and the world disproportionate to its size and population. As in most of northern Europe at the time, early Irish society revolved around the clans. Poets shared leading positions with warriors in the Irish kingdoms.…
