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Why Poverty? documentaries now available to watch online
In November the BBC, together with 66 other international broadcasters, presented us with eight top quality documentary films exploring various angles on poverty worldwide. The documentaries were a huge success, not just here in the UK but all over the world. That’s why the full series, entitled Why Poverty?, is now available online. … Read entire article »
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Paradise Lost – a review of the documentary trilogy that fought for freedom
“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out”. So it was that, after flippantly dismissing one of the world’s most lauded documentary series, I was sat watching the Paradise Lost trilogy. Having been generously sent a copy of their new DVD by director Joe Berlinger’s PR company, over the last couple of weeks I’ve endeavoured to correct my ignorance about this series. … Read entire article »
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Polish prison documentary trilogy complete with Bad Boy
Polish director Janusz Mrozowski has been working in prisons for more than a decade – first teaching filmmaking to inmates in France and later in Poland where he made three features on the subject, with Bad Boy High Security Cell being the final one in the series. According to the jury at IDFA this film “doesn’t just show you what that situation does to the prisoner, it allows you to have the actual experience yourself.” … Read entire article »
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The Invisible War
It won the prestigious Audience Award at Sundance 2012 and is currently in the running for an equally appreciated IDA award; this flawless investigation by Oscar and Emmy nominated director Kirby Dick reveals that some servicemen who are working to prevent evil acts of terrorism from reaching American soil, are in fact themselves guilty of accomplishing acts that are equally as brutal, and on their own comrades…. … Read entire article »
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Documentary examines brutal existence of albinos in Tanzania
The audience at IDFA rated it their second favourite out of a possible 300 films - and with just cause. Harry Freeland’s new documentary In The Shadow of the Sun is a phenomenal piece of filmmaking which doesn’t just tells us but also truly lets us feel the heartbreaking fear and pain that albinos in Tanzania experience on a daily basis. … Read entire article »
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Why Poverty? documentary series: Park Avenue
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney strikes again with a hard-hitting documentary highlighting the unfair wealth divide in the US by focusing on Park Avenue; one of the country’s most famous streets where the super rich and super poor live a mere few miles apart. … Read entire article »
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IDFA Review: Dirty Energy
When the BP oil spill occurred, reporters from all over the world set up camp in the areas which were most hit by the events. But as time went on they packed up there recorders, cameras and notepads and moved on to the next big story. But for the people working and living in the areas surrounding the Gulf of Mexico the story is far from over… … Read entire article »
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