What was life really like in Saddam's Iraq? This week's offering is the definitive documentary on the cult of Saddam Hussein. Filmed just before the first Gulf war, it depicts a prosperous and sophisticated society in which every aspect of life is coloured by 'love' for the 'Great…
T. N. Mohan, director of the multiple award-winning film on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "Hanged on a Twisted Cross," returned to Germany to film "In the Footsteps of Martin Luther." He introduces Germany as the Land of the Reformation by featuring the ten Luther towns which represent the…
12-year-old Galaa likes hip-hop and computer games. But he lives in a small yurt on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. After his father's death he deals on the local black market to support his family until, caught between modernity and tradition, aspirations and poverty, he decides to become a Lama.…
Although he has no arms, his spirit soars, inspiring others with his music and his courage. Tony Meléndez may have been born without arms, but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying life to the fullest. Tony was born with this birth defect in 1962 as a result of his mother's taking…
In 1994, the long and painful history of the small African country of Rwanda came to a dreadful climax: the genocide and a death toll of approximately one million, within three months. Pain and suffering have engraved themselves on the souls of the people, but there are also clear signs of hope and restoration.…
The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: A world created for them by our own U. S. Patent system. You can be sued for clicking on a hyperlink, using your own scanner, or sharing your…
The turbulent story of the company that taught the world how to game. Before Google, Yahoo and even Apple, before the Silicon Valley cliches of informal dress code, skateboards running the corridors and wild creativity became commonplace, one company dominated the digital economy and its business…
The Trigger tells the story of how one man's murder brought together Rio's slums. For decades there has been an ongoing war between the police and the deprived population of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro. After the torture and murder of Amarildo de Souza by the police, the community…
Two female backpackers get more than they bargained for working in a remote Australian town. In remotest red-dust Australia is the sleepy mining town of Coolgardie. When two Finnish girls take jobs in the town's only pub, they find themselves in a trial of endurance. Full of raucous drinkers…
SWAMP LIONS Film by: Peter Lamberti Broadcaster: National Geographic WILD 2010 | 50 min Busanga Plains, Zambia Languages: English Genres: Natural History The Swamp Pride is on its knees. Its mighty male was killed by poachers, leaving three mothers and their cubs defenseless in one of the toughest…
Winona LaDuke believes Big Oil is the black snake predicted in indigenous prophecy to bring the earth’s destruction. When proposed new oil pipelines threaten sacred wild rice lakes, Winona dreams of organizing a spiritual ride, riding her horse against the current of oil “because a horse…
This hour-long documentary powerfully demonstrates that those who are able to embark on a process towards forgiveness -- though heartrending and difficult -- find it to be the path to inner healing. Stories include: • An Enemy Worse than Death — With the abduction and murder of their…
