Teahupo'o my LoV dives into the unfolding story of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, as it prepares to host the 2024 Olympic surfing events. The documentary captures the local community's response to new infrastructure projects, especially a controversial judge’s tower, and the environmental challenges…
Joseph Goebbels – Adolf Hitler’s chief propagandist – was quoted as saying: “If a lie is repeated often enough, then the people will believe it.” This same tactic is being used today against the State of Israel. Today’s propaganda war is aimed at de-legitimising the…
HUSSAINS KJØTTBUTIKK er kanskje Norges mest populære dokumentarfilm: Hussains kjøttbutikk går dårlig. Ingen vil ha frosset lam, bare ferske dyr. Endelig ringer telefonen og Hussain kan dra til slakteriet for å slakte halal. Det nærmer seg Eid og når Hussain…
The winter in Norway is long and cold. But Mr Gholam Hussain is patient. He is waiting for a truckload of sheep. His customers in Oslo’s eastend are mainly moslem migrants and they don’t want frozen meat, only fresh mutton for the celebration. Finally a truckload of lamb arrives and Mr Hussain…
One does not often hear about the nation of Uruguay or its people. Historically, its neighbor Argentina has taken most of the spotlight in the region. But Uruguay has its own fascinating history and culture, as we discover on this trip across the country. From the early settlements around Colonia, to…
Argentina is in some ways the enigma of South America. Its geography spreads from the Andes and Amazon Basin in the north, all the way to Antarctica. Argentina's claim to islands further afield brought it into conflict with Great Britain in the 1980's. That chapter cost its military dictatorship…
Mi papá, un sindicalista de 70 años, sobrevivió a amenazas y al exterminio de su partido político. Yo heredé su convicción haciéndome comunista a los 15. En 2014 un sicario le disparó en Cartagena, pero gracias a su escolta sobrevivió. Para…
A la fin des années 1950, l’orage gronde en Guadeloupe et en Martinique. Depuis 1946, les deux îles antillaises sont des départements français. Mais, les promesses d’égalité liées à la départementalisation tardent à se faire…
A Home of Our Own - Illustrated by the experience of five people, this programme shows some of the skills necessary to have a home of your own, whatpractical steps people can take, and the support available. Sports Taster Day - Shows people trying various leisure activities on a particular Saturday…
Help in the Community - An Adult training centre encourages its members to do voluntary work for children, and disabled and elderly people, this getting awat from the image of dependence. The Video Group - Ten people who attend an adult training centre make a video for television, over a period of time.
Making Friends - Features the Old Time Dance Group from Bridgwater and four friends from Tiverton. Rose to the Challenge? - Independence often means facing new and sometimes frightening situations. Shows people shopping, catching buses and facing the challenge of adventure activities. Finally a girl…
Will everyday Europeans react with trust and humanity, when an uninvited stranger knocks on the door? A mosaic story of trust and hospitality comprised of encounters with strangers as a filmmaker bikes through Europe, knocking on random doors in search of food, shelter, and water. When asked to help…
