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e-Life
Computers, mobile phones, TVs and home appliances have become an intrinsic
part of our daily lives revolutionising the way we interact, communicate and
view the world. Keeping up with the latest models and lifestyle products has
firmly positioned us consumers as the driving force behind a runaway cycle
of technological advancement. But what exactly happens to our broken
computer when we throw it away? Where does that old phone go when we
upgrade? From the US to the UK, Accra to Amsterdam, E-LIFE investigates the
social and environmental consequences of our electronic waste.
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Poverty, Politics and Profit
More working Americans are struggling to make rent than at any time since
the Great Depression.
FRONTLINE and NPR join forces to investigate the crisis in affordable
housing and why so few are getting the help they need. In a nine-month
investigation that takes them from Dallas to Miami, to an upscale resort in
Costa Rica, NPR’s Laura Sullivan and FRONTLINE’s Rick Young find that just
one in four households eligible for Section 8 assistance are getting it, and
the nation’s signature low-income housing construction program is costing
more and producing less. The team follows a money trail that raises
questions about the oversight of a program meant to house low-income people.
Poverty, Politics and Profit also explores the inseparability of race and
housing programs in America, tracing a legacy of segregation and
discrimination that began more than 80 years ago.
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The Antifascists
A low intense war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on
fascism. This documentary takes us behind the masks of the militant groups
called antifascists. In 2013 a group of armed nazis attacks a peaceful
demonstration in Stockholm where several people are injured. In Greece the
neonazi party Golden Dawn becomes the third largest in the election and in
Malmö the activist Showan Shattak and his friends are attacked by a group of
nazis with knives and he ends up in a coma. In this portrait of the
antifascists in Greece and Sweden we get to meet key figures that explain
their view on their radical politics but also to question the level their
own violence and militancy.
The Antifascists
Production: Pråmfilm
Duration: 01:14:00 min
Subtitles: English, German, Italian, Polish, Indonesian,
French, Greek, Portuguese, Dutch, Slovak, Turkish, Spanish, Catalan,
Bulgarian and Czech
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America's love affair with guns
More and more Americans are taking a stand against a widespread gun craze in
the country - especially since a rampage at a Florida school left 27 dead.
But they face stiff resistance from a powerful weapons lobby, above all the
National Rifle Association.
Since it was founded in 1871, the National Rifle Association has gone from a
shooting club to a fighter for the unrestricted right to carry firearms - a
political heavyweight that influences legislation and elections through
donations to parties and members of Congress and the Senate - and
practically co-governs in Washington. The NRA invokes the Second Amendment
of 1787, which guarantees American citizens the right to defend themselves.
However, at the time of the Founding Fathers, muskets were the only common
firearm. Today there are about 300 million pistols and rifles in circulation
in the United States, many of them rapid-fire devices.
The most popular weapon is the AR-15, a semi-automatic assault rifle that
any 18-year-old can buy in most states - without a police clearance
certificate or aptitude test. As we show, even children of pre-school age
are being trained to handle this weapon. It was frequently used by the
perpetrators of school massacres of recent years.
The issue of gun laws divides American society. As the survivors of the 2018
Parkland rampage and other young activists call for stricter legislation and
control, the gun lobby and its supporters invoke their mantra: "To stop a
bad guy with a gun, you need a good guy with a gun."
In the past, all attempts to tighten US weapons laws have failed. Will the
growing resistance of a generation of rampage victims finally succeed in
putting a stop to America's gun madness?
An Armed Society - America's Love Affair with Guns
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The Milk System - Das System Milch
There's one thing milk stands for - health. It's seen as natural and
nutrient-rich. But is it really that healthy? We set out to take a critical
look at the milk system. Along the way we'll meet farmers, dairy owners,
politicians, lobbyists, NGOs, scientists. The film uncovers surprising
truths behind the system. Who profits at whose cost? Does the system have a
future and are there alternatives?
Farmers, scientists and industry insiders delve into the hidden costs and
consequences of global dairy production and offer up possible solutions.
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How poor people survive in the USA
Homelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.
Many people in the United States fall through the social safety net. In the structurally weak mining region of the Appalachians, it has become almost normal for people to go shopping with food stamps. And those who lose their home often have no choice but to live in a car. There are so many homeless people in Los Angeles that relief organizations have started to build small wooden huts to provide them with a roof over their heads. The number of homeless children has also risen dramatically, reaching 1.5 million, three times more than during the Great Depression the 1930s. A documentary about the fate of the poor in the United States today.
How poor people survive in the USA Production: DW Duration: 42:00 min Language: English
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13TH
In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States." The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.
13TH Production: Netflix Duration: 01:40:00 min Subtitles:English,French,German,Hebrew,Italian,Dutch,Spanish,Portuguese,Romanian,Turkish,Swedish Language: English
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Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Louis Theroux reflects on 25 years of documentaries, featuring brand new conversations between him and his most memorable contributors.
Since making his television debut on TV Nation in the mid-90s, journalist and film-maker Louis Theroux has become synonymous with documentaries involving subcultures and people on the fringes of society.
Louis catches up again with some of his previous contributors, including Mike Cain, who he first met in the mid-90s, having moved to the hills of Idaho and armed himself for what he saw as an inevitable war with the federal government. Over 20 years later, his views haven’t changed much – but in Donald Trump, he has a president who finally speaks to him. Louis also tracks down Lamb and Lynx, once members of the white nationalist pop group Prussian Blue. They have since rejected their past and believe their story gives hope that even the most indoctrinated can change their beliefs.
Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge Production: BBC Duration: 58:00 min (each episode) Subtitles: Language: English
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Inside the Bruderhof
In a Sussex village, a community has turned its back on the modern world to live a life free of money, crime and homelessness. But one young resident is questioning her future.
In one picturesque village in Sussex, life is very different. There’s no crime, debt or homelessness, everyone has a job but no-one earns a wage, and none of the children watch television, use social media, play video games or have a mobile phone.
With unique access to this historically private community, this film enters the remarkable village of Darvell, where for almost 50 years an extraordinary radical Christian community, the Bruderhof, has lived outside mainstream society. The film holds a mirror up to modern Britain, with its consumerist concerns, high crime and deprivation rates, and looks at this community's simple way of life, while also exploring the personal costs and sacrifices required to live there.
Inside the Bruderhof Production: BBC Duration: 42:00 min Subtitles: Language: English
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The True Cost (2015)
This is a story about clothing. It's about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?
The True Cost (2015) Directed By: Andrew Morgan Duration: 01:32:00 min Subtitles: English , Spanish , French Language: English
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Father Soldier Son
This intimate documentary from The New York Times follows one military family over the course of ten years, becoming an intergenerational exploration of the meaning of sacrifice, purpose and American manhood in the aftermath of war.
After a single father is severely wounded in Afghanistan, he and his sons embark on a journey of sacrifice and a search for redemption.
Father Soldier Son Directed By: Leslye Davis, Catrin Einhorn Duration: 01:40:00 min Subtitles: Greek Built Language: English
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Citizenfour
In January 2013, Poitras (recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Genius Fellowship and co-recipient of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service) was several years into making a film about surveillance in the post-9/11 era when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as "citizen four," who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The film that resulted from this series of tense encounters is absolutely sui generis in the history of cinema: a 100% real-life thriller unfolding minute by minute before our eyes.
Citizenfour Production: HBO Duration: 01:53:37 min Subtitles: Language: English
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I Am Not Your Negro
Through the words of James Baldwin, this film touches on the lives and assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evers.
Narrated entirely in the words of James Baldwin, through both personal appearances and the text of his final unfinished book project, this film touches on the lives and assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evers. The film brings powerful clarity to how the images and reality of black lives in America today are fabricated and enforced.
I Am Not Your Negro Directed By: Raoul Peck Duration: 01:32:00 min Subtitles: Greek Language: English
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George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World
Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie asks if this event could change race relations in America for good.
The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has prompted the biggest protests about race and police brutality in America for 50 years. Around the world, thousands of people have joined marches against racism. Reporter Clive Myrie asks if this could be a moment that changes race relations in America for good. He hears from protesters, eyewitnesses and former police officers about why this killing has had such a powerful impact, and speaks to people from black and white communities in Minneapolis about their hopes and fears for the future
George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World Production: BBC Duration: 29:00 min Language: English
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Michael Moore presents Planet of the Humans, a documentary that dares to say what no one else will this Earth Day — that we are losing the battle to stop climate change on planet earth because we are following leaders who have taken us down the wrong road — selling out the green movement to wealthy interests and corporate America. This film is the wake-up call to the reality we are afraid to face: that in the midst of a human-caused extinction event, the environmental movement’s answer is to push for techno-fixes and band-aids. It's too little, too late.
Planet of the Humans Production: Michael Moore Duration: 01:40:00 min Subtitles: English , French, Portuguese Language: English
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Stacey Dooley Investigates The Whale Hunters
Stacey Dooley investigates the controversial world of whale hunting. She witnesses a commercial whale kill and meets the Faroese who kill for food and the activists trying to stop them.
Stacey Dooley investigates the controversial world of whale hunting. This contentious practice has hit the headlines around the world as whaling countries defy international pressure to ban the practice. Whalers argue it is just food, like any other meat. Campaigners call it barbaric and outdated. With rare access to a Norwegian commercial hunting vessel, Stacey witnesses the killing of a minke whale. And on the remote Faroe islands, modern-day hunters defend their tradition of whale slaughter for food, while activists from around the world say they will keep coming to the island until they stop.
Stacey Dooley Investigates The Whale Hunters Production: BBC Duration: 42:00 min Language: English
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Stacey Dooley Investigates Spycam Sex Criminals
In the wake of recent K-Pop spycam scandals, Stacey Dooley investigates South Korea’s new sex crime, 'molka', where people are secretly filmed in their most intimate moments.
Pornography is illegal in South Korea and 'molka' has emerged as an illicit DIY alternative. The devastating impact of molka is revealed in the increasing number of molka-related suicides. Now, criminal gangs are starting to install cameras on an industrial scale, selling people’s most private moments as pornography for strangers to consume. The country’s advanced technology allows criminals to stream videos live and share them at lightning speeds.
Can those fighting molka stay ahead of this quickly evolving crime? And are the ingredients that have made molka an epidemic in South Korea a warning sign for a sex crime that could soon affect us here?
Stacey Dooley Investigates Spycam Sex Criminals Production: BBC Duration: 40:00 min Language: English
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Stacey Dooley Investigates: Locked Up With The Lifers
In this new documentary Stacey Dooley gets to know the inmates and the warden of the Iowa Correctional Institution, a radical prison in Northwest America seeking to build a humane environment for the women serving time for some heinous crimes, including murder.
It's a controversial approach, as many people believe that these women should be punished harshly for their actions, given the damage they have wreaked on the lives of the victims and the victims’ families.
Rather than placing discipline and punishment at the heart of her regime, she tries to instil in the women a sense of purpose and self-esteem. She permits the women all kinds of freedom: therapy dogs, make-up and – if they behave – the chance to move freely around the prison.
Stacey Dooley Investigates: Locked Up With The Lifers Production: BBC Duration: 59:00 min Language: English
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Nudes4Sale
Reporter Ellie Flynn investigates how thousands of ordinary people and teenagers all across the world are making money from selling their own nude photos and videos.
In an age where social media is absolutely everywhere there is a new growing trend: #Nudes4Sale.
This phenomenon has been growing quietly for the past three years, but is now creeping into the mainstream.
Nudes4Sale Production: BBC Duration: 46:00 min Language: English
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Beatles: How the Beatles Changed the World
A fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual and musical revolution that was ignited by The Beatles, with revealing interviews and rarely-seen archival footage of the band. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band and follows their path from young subversives to countercultural heroes. Featuring fresh, revealing interviews with key collaborators as well as a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, this is a bold new take on the most significant band in the history of music and their enduring impact on popular culture.
Beatles: How the Beatles Changed the World Directed By: Tom O'Dell Duration: 40:00 min Subtitles: Greek Built Language: English
