Neuromarketing is a controversial practice that involves studying consumers’ brains in order to influence our decisions. It’s based on the idea that 90% of the decisions we make are taken at a subconscious level. If a brand can speak directly to our ‘gut instinct’, bypassing reason, they will sell more products. One of the most … Read more
This is a 2009 documentary coordinated by Jake Rademacher and created by Rademacher and Norman S. Powell. The story is revolving around a few US officers in the Iraq. The film’s official makers are chief and Presidential Citizens Medal beneficiary Gary Sinise and David Scantling, awarded with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. … Read more
This documentary is intended to raise awareness of the effects of the ongoing climate changes. The film director Jeff Orlowski collaborated on this project with the James Balog, a photographer who specializes in nature photography. Their cooperation resulted in this documentary, released on November 16th, 2012 in the US. You will have a chance to see the … Read more
Robert Wadlos is known as the Alton Giant, or the Giant of Illinois. He is still the tallest person in history, measuring at 8 feet 11.1 inches in height (2.72m). He was born in Alton, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis. He was last measured on 27 June 1940, less than a month before his … Read more
Produced in association with Discovery Channel, this documentary has gathered some of the most fascinating facts now known about the animals on this planet. The images of the film is fabulous, and explanatory graphics to help understand how the mechanisms of survival of some animals to work. From the harsh Arctic winter temperatures, we see … Read more
Our brain contains billions of nerve cells arranged in patterns that coordinate thought, emotion, behavior, movement, and sensation. All parts of the brain work together, but each part is responsible for a specific function. They control everything from your heart rate, to your mood. It is almost philosophical to think that our mental representations, imagery, … Read more
More than one million people were killed at Auschwitz. Women, children, men, robbed out of their future as victims to the Nazi Regime. Each and every one of the victims of Auschwitz have their own stories how they got to the most vicious and deadly Nazi camp. Few of them survived. Explaining what happened at … Read more
The harpy eagle is the most powerful bird of prey in the world, tearing the monkeys from the branches of the forest canopy. Rare and elusive, rarely seen, but with the discovery of a nest of harpies in the remote jungles of the Orinoco in Venezuela, wildlife film-maker Fergus Beeley has a unique opportunity to … Read more
Episode One of the first season of Loving Belize, a short documentary series that showcases the diverse people that live in Belize. Belize is a small country in Central America. In recent years, the media have broadcast a negative and distorted view of the country and few badly made documentaries which, because of the size … Read more
The True Stories strand, which showcases the best international feature documentaries, continues with Yoav Shamir’s controversial, personal exploration which asks, “What is anti-Semitism today?” Is it a real and continuous danger that requires eternal vigilance or a tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit and cow their critics?