The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.The film is inspired by "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
«If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe»
Paul Craig Roberts
Na Cenu Akademie nominovaný režisér Charles Ferguson (Konec v nedohlednu) uvádí finanční krize, první film, který odhaluje šokující pravdu, jež se skrývá za ekonomickou krizí z roku 2008. Globální finanční kolaps přišel na dvacet bilionů dolarů, miliony lidí připravil o práci a jejich domovy. Pomocí rozsáhlého výzkumu a rozhovorů s významnými finančními odborníky, politiky a novináři finanční krize hledá stopy vzestupu loupeživého průmyslu a odhaluje zhoubné vztahy, které korumpovaly politiky, zákonodárce i akademiky.
Politický thriller, který nahlíží do dravého a zkorumpovaného prostředí světového ropného průmyslu, se několika souběžnými dějovými liniemi snaží poukázat na důsledky honby za bohatstvím a mocí. Dostaneme se v něm jak do pracoven washingtonských makléřů, tak mezi muže, kteří dřou na ropných polích v Perském zálivu. Zápletka filmu se rozvíjí na pozadí snahy mladého, charismatického a reformního prince Nasira, představitele nejmenované země v Zálivu, který se snaží vyvázat z dlouhodobě nevýhodných smluv s americkými firmami a vládou, jež sledují jen své zájmy. Nasir, který se má stát dědicem trůnu, přiřkl práva na další těžbu zemního plynu, jež byla dosud v držení texaského energetického gigantu Connex, větší a výhodnější nabídce ze strany Číny. Tento krok je pro Connex a americké obchodní zájmy v této oblasti bolestivou ránou pod pás...
Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Concerning Violence is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
A film that captures the portraits and stories of extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the earth, weaves together poetry, music, art, and stunning scenery to create a hopeful and collective story that inspires us to work for the earth. The list of impassioned, indefatigable female environmental activists featured in this film includes Winona LaDuke, a Native American who has championed the use of solar and wind power on reservations; Theo Colborn, head of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, who fights against toxic chemicals in our water supplies; Beverly Grant, who’s created a vibrant farmer’s market in a black neighborhood of Denver, Colo.; Dana Miller, who spearheads an “urban agriculture movement” in the same city; and Vandana Shiva, who champions organic farming in India.
For consumers, bananas are a delicious and nutritious start to the day, a healthy snack and a fixture in our fruit bowls. For millions of residents in the banana lands, the production of bananas means social upheaval, violence and pesticide poisoning. Banana Land explores the origins of these disparate realities, and opens the conversation on how workers, producers and consumers can address this disconnect.
This "Play on One" story depicts Jack and his farming family in West Wales. They have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cut back on milk production and slaughter some of the herd. The community launches a campaign against the quotas, but Jack takes the law into his own hands.
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.
Před dvěma lety automobilová společnost Perrin Industries podepsala dohodu se svými 1100 zaměstnanci – ti přistoupili na citelná platová omezení výměnou za jistotu pracovního místa po dobu následujících pěti let. Navzdory rekordnímu zisku továrny a daným slibům se vedení podniku náhle rozhodlo výrobu ukončit. Zaměstnanci, v čele s mluvčím Laurentem Amédém, však toto rozhodnutí odmítají přijmout a jsou připraveni udělat vše, co je v jejich silách, aby si práci zachránili.
The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.
Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening…
With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins her fellow Inuit activists as they challenge outdated perceptions of Inuit and present themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed ceramics workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale.
"China Blue" is an engrossing documentary that tells the story of 3 teenage girls who leave their rural homes in China to come work for a factory that makes blue jeans.
Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS independent documentary investigates U.S. and European agribusiness in the Third World. Filmed on five continents, it takes a close look at agribusiness, which is turning the world's food supply into a global supermarket, buying food at the lowest prices-regardless of small farmers and local populations-and selling it at the highest price and the greatest profit whenever possible.
When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded fishing village to Tokyo. On the way, he connects with a barely competent tour guide and a gender-fluid pickpocket. Upon returning home with this merry band of schemers, he and his family of counterfeiters discover that a multinational conglomerate led by a ruthless Japanese developer has found the village, and is determined to raze it to build the new center of world trade.
Host Grant Jeffrey discusses how technology and government activities are changing the way our information is handled. How is this shaping our lives?