The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO. The series looks at the story of King Hussein from 1952 to his eventual death in 1999. He was a major political figure in the cauldron of the Middle East. His life and career … Read more
Back in 1996, Spice Girls sang “I’m giving you everything, all that joy I can bring”. And for so many years, the five girls gave their fans everything they had, every bit of themselves and invested themselves into the music. Spice Girls were pop icons in the 90s and the early 2000s. In 2007, the … Read more
Is there a country in the world that attracts so much criticism as Israel? Studies consistently show Israel to be one of the most disliked nations in the world (along with Iran and North Korea). But how much of this is to do with genuine concern about Israel’s actions, and how much is actually a … Read more
They were dreaded forces on the outskirts of civilization, the bloodthirsty warriors who defied the Roman legions and terrorized the population of Europe. They were barbarians, and their names still evoke images of cruelty and chaos. But what we really know about these legendary warriors? From the frigid North Sea to the Russian steppes, this … Read more
The Vietnam Veterans Against the War, or VVAW, launched a media campaign from January 31st, 1971 to February 2nd, 1971 in order to inform the public and raise awareness of the atrocities and war crimes committed by the US Army in the Vietnam War. The VVAW presented evidence of these crimes and directly linked the military … Read more
Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada’s three federal territories. The territory is as large as Spain, but it is not populated. It has the smallest population of any province of any territory in Canada, with just 35,874 citizens. What makes Yukon special is not the big territory, the small population, or anything else. … Read more
The Art of Effortless Living is a documentary based on the traditional philosophy and essential teaching of Taoism.The practice of nondoing, nonforcing is the essential aspect of Taoism known as wu-wei. Attributed to the great sage Lao-tzu, the philosophy of wu-wei teaches you how to develop a natural state of consciousness not bound by thought … Read more
The biography movie about 2pac, called “All eyez on me” was released this year. The movie focuses on 2pac’s rise to fame and of course, his death. The movie puts very little focus on arguably the biggest topic on 2pac’s life, his feud with Biggie. Many of the conspiracy theories claim Biggie and his crew … Read more
This intriguing documentary showcases the events around the much celebrated Chess match between Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player who has ever lived and Deep Blue, IBM’s computer, in 1997. Though Kasparov lost the match and this film focuses on highlighting the incidents from Kasparov’s point of view. The film is very engaging as it … Read more
You can be anywhere you like at this moment. But you are watching a video in front of your computer. What is stopping you to be where you want to be? The short documentary by Spencer Cathcart, describes the freedom of people, money, education, capitalism, nature, climate change, and how we influence them. There was … Read more