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Born into Brothels

Social | 05 Aug, 2012 | 74 Comments

Born Into Brothels is a documentary about children inspiring foundation nonprofit with cameras, who teaches photography skills to children in marginalized communities. In 1998, New York, photographer Zana Briski started photographing prostitutes in Calcutta's red light district. Over time they developed a relationship with their children, who were fascinated with his team. After several years of[...]

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How to Survive a Disaster?

Social | 03 Aug, 2012 | No Comments

When disaster strikes, who lives and who dies is not purely a matter of luck. In all cases of disaster, people are faced once in life, facing every day, there are things you can do to increase your chances of getting out alive. Horizon has assembled a team of experts to produce the best guide for disaster[...]

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My Secret Self – Transgenderism Documentary

Social | 01 Aug, 2012 | 47 Comments

An amazing and moving look at gender identity from a young age. My secret self looks at three children and their coming to terms with their transgenderism. Watch Documentary Online Now

Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going (Lectures)

Social | 31 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

Mr. Joseph had been lecturing about the unsustainability of the economy based on money - on the consumer cyclical, planned obsolescence, corporate malfeasance and the piles of toxic waste. It's time to wake up, sang, speaking solemnly through a wireless clip-on microphone. The doomsday scenario, the large contraction, which could be happening now. The system of[...]

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The Story of the Weeping Camel

Social | 27 Jul, 2012 | 2 Comments

"A family of nomads in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia is facing a problem when a white camel colt is born in a difficult birth and the mother refuses. Repeated efforts by the family to get the mother to the nurse colt. The colt stands alone and cries for his mother. The family worries that[...]

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Law and Disorder in Philadelphia and Johannesburg

Social | 27 Jul, 2012 | 45 Comments

Theroux seems to enjoy the challenge of his documentary on BBC2, Law and Disorder in Philadelphia. The weed is affectionately Theroux jumping in and out of police cars, drive on the first line of rapid response teams. "My first thought was, If they kill me, not because I'm going to get shot or assaulted, it's[...]

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The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan

Social | 26 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

Boys Dance of Afghanistan exposes the horrific practice known as Bacha Bazi, in which young men are sold to Afghan warlords and powerful businessmen to be trained as dancers performing to male audiences in women's clothing and then used and sold for sex. The practice is sadly making a comeback in the country. While the West[...]

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Katie Piper: My Beautiful Face

Social | 25 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

Katie Piper (born October 12, 1983) is a former model and television presenter Andover, Hampshire in England. Piper had hoped to have a full time career in the media, but in March 2008 in north London, sulfuric acid was thrown in the face of Stefan Sylvestre. The acid attack, which blinded in one eye Piper, Piper was[...]

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The Secrets of Scientology

This is a very disturbing video documentary for the BBC Panorama program, by journalist John Sweeney. Last Research reporter John Sweeney's BBC in the Church of Scientology led to an explosive confrontation church officials. This time, a special picture, one of the officials has become a complainant to help him reveal the darkest secrets of the church,[...]

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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

History, Political, Social | 20 Jul, 2012 | 46 Comments

This liberal 2006 documentary explores the corruption of major contractors in the Iraq war, such as Blackwater and K.B.R. both of which have had significant controversy following this film. This films cutting edge critique begs the question of what the U.S. is fighting for and what are the ethics of profiting off[...]

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Maybe Buenos Aires?

Social | 13 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

A universal story that affects many of the themes running through the modern world we live in: displacement, destruction of their dreams during the night are not responsible for the crisis and its efforts to survive.

Luis Caro moved to Madrid in 2002, where he had to survive without her family, listening to music on the[...]

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Discovery Atlas: China Revealed

Social | 12 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

In one of the few times in its 5,000 year history, the oldest, most populous nation on Earth has opened its doors to the world. Coupling insightful storytelling with spectacular and groundbreaking photographic techniques, Discovery Atlas: China unveiled brings to life the fascinating and complex contemporary life of this extraordinary country. In China today, the economics of[...]

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Carts of Darkness

Social | 08 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

In the community of North Vancouver postal, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of revenue, in the extreme sport of shopping cart racing.

Hardships of daily life on the streets of Vancouver, this sub-culture is street life as more than stereotypes represented in the mainstream media.

The film takes a deep[...]

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The Denial Machine

Political, Science, Social | 08 Jul, 2012 | 7 Comments

In order to show both sides of a controversial issue here is a response to last week's global warming denier documentary. This documentary examines the fossil fuel corporations involvement in the debate. The science buying of these corporations is comparable to Philip Morris spending money to deny the danger of cigarettes. This documentary truly exposes[...]

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