“Dark poetry at work” – THE PROVINCE ***Hot Docs*** ***NEXT - Festival de Cannes*** http://troubleinthepeace.com SYNOPSIS: In a small farming town gas wells and pipelines are threatening lives. While protests to the government fall on deaf ears, only a mysterious eco-terrorist…
“A sensitive and important record of a unique place and the powerful history it contains." - ATOM EGOYAN http://www.saarenfilms.com/films.html SYNOPSIS: A young girl growing up during the Lebanese Civil War discovers that the elders of her village are all survivors from the 20th Century’s…
An old woman in London plans a reunion, but it all goes wrong. The old woman lives alone in her council flat in London, surrounded by memories of her past life. Whilst at the library one day she chances on a wartime photograph of Land Girls in which she recognises herself and others. Resolved to get…
The ancient system of terrace farming in the Yemeni highlands is threatened. In the beautiful and arid highlands of the Yemen, local farming communities have sustained an age old system of terrace farming. With neighbouring regions devastated by drought and famine, this unique experience of sustainable…
Following the global economic crisis, more and more people are questioning the way global markets function. Some are turning to decentralised payment systems like bitcoin in an attempt to regain control of the economy. But what is bitcoin? How will it impact the way we do business and can bitcoin really…
Demonstrates a number of non-competitive games using a parachute. 20 different games using a parachute are illustrated clearly. Some of them are well known, but others are unusual inventions. It's a lot of fun for very little money. Parachute games are a great way to learn about co-operation,…
People remember their first sexual experiences. A film by Sharon Woodward in which a number of people talk about their first sexual experiences. A good discussion starter. Made in 1997 this film reflects the cultural attitudes of the country and language of the time it was made. The issues raised…
A conflict response training workshop. Excerpts from a week's workshop at Rural Southern Voice for Peace, intercut with interviews explaining techniques of 'Theatre of the Oppressed' and the formation of 'Nonviolent Peace Teams". A good introduction for anyone exploring creative…
Junk food makes children more vulnerable to disease later in life. A survey by the Department of Health has shown that children's meals and snacks consist mainly of chips, cakes and biscuits, which crowd out essential foods. The high fat and sugar content makes today's children more vulnerable…
There can be no doubt that we live in one of the most tumultuous political climates of the nation’s history, a climate where politicians can be toppled on a whim, election results disputed in the country’s highest courts, and governors unceremoniously recalled. It’s enough to leave…
Painter, fisherman, visionary, eccentric - Forrest Bess lived his life in obscurity, at an isolated bait camp off the East Coast of Texas. From 1949 through 1967, Bess showed at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York City, (along with artists like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko). But Bess’ art…
What happens to you when you live in a society riven by civil war, when you’re forced to entertain the inconceivable thought that your neighbors are out to kill you? Hatidza, one of the mothers of Srebrenica, sums up this sense of disillusionment: “Because of what happened in World War II,…
