The trade in exotic animal products. This programme looks at the trade in animal products. Chinese doctors prescribe tigers' bones, rhino horn or bear gall. Prosperous Thai businessmen stop at pavement stalls to gulp down glasses of mixed snakes' blood and gall - squeezed from live snakes:…
Social work, its history, practices trends and developments. The role of the social workers. Adequate care for people with learning disabilities is expensive, and more handicapped children live to be adults now than ever before. Even with day care the burden is very heavy on the family, as we can…
Social work, its history, practices trends and developments. The role of the social workers in child care. We see a London family with a boy of nearly four and a girl of nearly three. The parents desperately want to keep the children, but cannot cope with them, and are constantly on the point of injuring…
Exploitation of Surinams resources by the West. Is Surinam's independence a reality or just a facade? American and Dutch industries continue to exploit Surinam's natural raw materials of bauxite and timber. They are helped by a number of educated Surinamese who share a little of the profits…
The social learning theory of aggression. A dramatic sequence of shots illustrating the theme is followed by a mime which shows in graphic terms the social learning theory of aggression, a theory which suggests that aggression is a learned response rather than an inherent defect in man's nature.…
An energy-saving house built by Granada examined four years later. This is the house that Granada built. Starting from a disused building, a team of designers and architects set out to create the last word in energy-saving living, solar panels, windmill generator, really effective insulation. Four…
A classic film on community action in London. A little boy was killed falling off a roof because the children had nowhere to play. The Council seemed indifferent, but the incident catalysed the parents on the estate into action and they decided to fight for an adventure playground. The film is shot…
Filmed in the trenches as bullets fly overhead, Majed Nesisi's camera follows the volunteers fighting against IS control in Iraq. The Hidden Players Really In Control Of ISIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPVxGdHJOM Should Europe Cooperate With Terrorists To Free Hostages? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lybMbl3ZP4 On…
Ukrainian-born filmmaker Damien Kolody captures a violent and compelling account of the Maidan Square battles as the people of Ukraine spontaneously rise up against their corrupt and oppressive government. The Living Fire Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOi6c_iJ8qg The Violent Heart Of…
MY LAST YEAR WITH THE NUNS premiered at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival and, after receiving widespread acclaim, was brought back for a post-festival "Best of SIFF" program of audience favorites. Based on true stories from Matt Smith's early years growing up in Seattle's…
(Versione con voice over in lingua Italiana) Il piano regolatore, le licenze edilizie, gli sfratti e gli abusi edilizi sono gli strumenti attraverso i quali si definiscono i nuovi assetti sul territorio di Gerusalemme: è la guerra delle case, non più quella dei carri armati. Tra cyberspazio…
(Qui la versione con voice over in lingua italiana: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/gerusalemme) Master plan, building licenses, evictions and illegal buildings are the tools used to define the territory’s nature: the war in Jerusalem is fought through housing, no longer using tanks. Between cyberspace…
