It is a startling number. According to the CDC, 1 out of 5 Americans has at least one disability. The fact is, we’re all going to be disabled one way or another. Time takes care of that. Things happen in life. But how we cope with that disability and how we deal with other people with disabilities…
From the roomy back seat of a vintage Cadillac, the captivating storyteller Jeffrey Strouth spontaneously recounts the adventures of his wild and creative life in his unique style, weaving a lurid tale filled with hilarious characters of every sort, run-ins with the law and with society in general. He…
A Talk by Satish Kumar [44:17 minutes] A full presentation from Satish Kumar, Editor of Resurgence Magazine and Program Director of Schumacher College
Portrait of a Winemaker: John Williams of Frog’s Leap, 2011, 15 mins Portrait of a Winemaker tells the remarkable story of John Williams and Frog’s Leap Vineyards in the Napa Valley where organically managed dry-farmed grapes make for great soil and award winning wine.
Transition Town Totnes explores the Transition movement with founder Rob Hopkins, interviewed in the original Transition Town, Totnes, England. The Transition movement presents an answer to the challenges of peak oil, climate change and a globalized food economy through community resource management,…
I BELIEVE YOU: Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence, is an extraordinary interfaith documentary that explores the stories of survivors of abuse and the response of faith groups to address their needs. Produced with the support of The New York Board of Rabbis, United Methodist Women, Presbyterian…
Walking and Talking with Vandana Shiva [TRT: 54:16 minutes] An extended interview with acclaimed writer, physicist and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva from Navdanya Biodiversity Conservation Farm in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India.
In February of 2002, a Jewish beit din (court) made up of 5 rabbis from the United States and Israel flew to a remote area in Uganda to conduct a formal conversion of over 300 Abayudaya (the Lugandan term for “Jews”), welcoming them into the community of world Jewry. The documentary “Yearning…
Produced by Combat Films & Research for the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University, Helen Foster Snow: Witness to Revolution examines one woman's incredible decade in China during a period of tremendous upheaval. For China, the 1930's were a decade…
The Mystery of Love is a new prime-time public television series that undertakes a serious exploration of love’s essence – how all humans are connected through romance, family, altruism, friendship, creativity, nature, and divine worship. This series will raise questions about how to reveal…
God in Government, a one-hour documentary, explores the complex relationship between religion & politics in the contemporary world. With the United States as the focal point, and Iran, Israel and India as object lessons, the film asks fundamental questions: What are the consequences when religion…
Fed up with the corruption and stagnation of Canadian government, two hardcore punks from Montreal decide to tackle politics head on. Starbuck expresses his dissatisfaction with the Liberal party by stapling political statements to his forehead and shoving a Canadian flag up his ass. His outrageous stunts…
