The movie Saw is one of the most famous crime franchises. The main antagonist, Jigsaw, is a fictional character based on a true story. In the movie, Jigsaw dismembers body parts of his victims, and scatters them across the country. That is why the media gave him the nickname Jigsaw. The same happened in real … Read more
This is a 2008 documentary which investigates the significance of the photos taken by the military police of the U.S. at the prison in Abu Ghraib at the end of 2003. These photographs uncovered the torment and misuse of its detainees by U.S. troopers and therefore brought about an open embarrassment. The director of this documentary is … Read more
The “Correctional Institution for Women” is the oldest and largest women’s prison in the Philippines, founded in nineteen thirty-one. Designed for one thousand PDLs – “persons deprived of liberty” – today there are about three times as many. Prisoners range from petty criminals to drug dealers, from murderers to gang members. The guards are outnumbered. … Read more
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the need for self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation brings about certain changes in their internal processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, half awake. In 1920, there appeared a man unknown in Europe, having lived through some extraordinary experiences in the East, His … Read more
‘Food Matters’ is a controversial documentary made by the Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch, which focuses on how the modern society is getting sicker by the day as a consequence of treating already malnourished bodies with nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our pharmaceutical drugs. The film highlights and challenges our existing thought-processes that … Read more
Once upon a time in Hollywood is one of the hottest movies at the moment. When you have Tarantino as a director, you expect nothing less than a shocking twist and story. Some say that the movie is a love letter by Tarantino to the Golden Age of Hollywood. But it is basically his take … Read more
Ears, Open. Eyeballs, Click. is a documentary from 2005 by filmmaker Canaan Brumley, showing the experience of Marine recruits during the early boot camp. The film is unique in that there is no narrative, and no central character that it focuses on, but more just acts as a observer in some of the hardest bootcamp … Read more
Eat, Fast and Live Longer explores the recently accepted concept that fasting is key to longevity in the human being. Here science takes the lead to discover what can be done to change the way we live. No pills, no medicines simply fasting. This revolutionary insight looks at a 101 year old Indian man who runs marathons; … Read more
Dogs decoded reveals the science behind the extraordinary bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of the dogs – with startling implications for the evolution of human culture. Other studies are showing what dog lovers have suspected all along: The dogs have a great ability … Read more
Mega-corporations like Amazon and Facebook are becoming more powerful. And their growth shows no signs of slowing down. They are in the public eye — but are they also above the law? The pandemic has only made the “big four” — Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook — more influential. Our data has become big business. … Read more