We live in an era where people read fewer and fewer books. Especially children. With all this technology and advancement we have, children’s books are becoming rarity. Children love to play with their iPhones, iTabs, and other devices. But Mac Barnett, an American writer of children’s book says that should still carry some weight. And … Read more
For most people the word conjures up images of fundamentalist terrorism. This documentary tells how this phenomenon, with its complex history, is common in many world religions and how you intend to impose a single truth in a pluralistic world. Mark Dowd, travels the world to trace the origins of fundamentalism and figure out how … Read more
First experimental documentary filmmaker Godfrey Reggio is from 1983-shot mostly in the desert Southwest and the city of New York on a small budget, no script, then attracting the support of Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas and obtain the indispensable musical contribution of Philip Glass-happy college students on the midnight circuit and fans of … Read more
“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 … Read more
Ida B. Wells famously said “the way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. And for her entire life, that is what she tried to do. Ida was a journalist, educator, and a truth seeker. Her legacy will live forever on, no matter that discrimination against African-American is not as … Read more
Freedom of movement gave us freedom of mind. The flow of people and materials exposed us to new ideas and powered the rise of civilization. This documentary, hosted by Jason Silva, rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern. What were the means of transport we used … Read more
When you have to go, you have to go. As simple as that. And it applies for many things in live, including burping in public places. Have you ever been in a situation when you just have to burp, but you are holding yourself because it feels inappropriate and non-cultural to burp? What are society’s … Read more
Nothing has changed. For all Havana crumbling structures and piles of rubble, its disintegrating roads and ramshackle belching toxin, its large number of armed police and sun-bleached billboards espousing their employers, revolutionary slogans, attracting more than a million pink-skinned, camera carrying snacks, drinking mojito-eating tourists each year. Cuba is hit by a viable socialism and … Read more
In a sincere, personal documentary, Sir Terry Pratchett, the author considers how you can choose to end his life. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2008, Terry wants to know if he might be able to end his life before his illness takes over. Traveling to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland, Terry witnessed first hand the … Read more
Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan graduated at Princeton, and for the past several years he has worked as Vice-President for Research and Policy at the Public Health Foundation of India. But his main focus is to help people understand drug resistance. Being an economist, Ramanan firmly believes that economy is what drives this around. Follow the path … Read more