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The House I Live In
Is the war on drugs really working? If so, why don’t we have less drugs trade, less drugs addicts and less related crimes? Also, what was the true motivation behind this “war” to start with, was it really stemming from a government’s concern about the welfare of its citizens? New documentary The House I Live In explores all these issues and much more. … Read entire article »
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Why Poverty? documentary series: Education Education
Along with many things in communist China, access to higher education is the priveledge of a relative few. Weijun Chen directed a documentary highlighting the realities of Chinese education, where despite a booming middle-class, a degree far from guarantees a job. Part of the Why Poverty? series of documentaries screening all over the world, the film examines how inequality permeates education in China and how the poor are made to pay the price. … Read entire article »
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Why Poverty? documentary series: Solar Mamas
An uneducated Bedouin mother from the Jordanian desert gets the chance to study to become a solar engineer, bringing power her community. However, learning about electrical components without being able to read, write or understand English is the easy part because taking up this opportunity means she can lose everything, including her children. Hazel Pfeifer reviews Why Poverty? documentary Solar Mamas (screening at IDFA under the name Rafea: Solar Mama). … Read entire article »
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Why Poverty? documentary series: Land Rush
In the stampede on Africa for oil, diamonds, minerals and natural resources, Mali has a lower-octane but equally valuable asset; agricultural land. In a new documentary, entitled Land Rush, directors Hugo Berkeley and Osvalde Lewat explore how it is possible that despite this tangible wealth the country and its farmers still live in poverty. … Read entire article »
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IDFA Review: Mea Maxima Culpa – Silence in the House of God
In his latest documentary, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Oscar winning director Alex Gibney delves into the horrific scandal of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. … Read entire article »
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Budrus wins PUMA.Creative Impact Award 2012
Last night at an award ceremony held in Berlin, the documentary Budrus was announced as the winner of the 2012 PUMA.Creative Impact Award. … Read entire article »
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IDFA Review: The Central Park Five
Ken Burns is a filmmaker with a reputation to rival any contemporary director and Final Cut Pro’s ‘Ken Burns effect’ is testimony to his revolutionary approach to archive material. Strangely, his work is rarely shown on this side of the pond and it’s relatively difficult to find ways of watching his films. Luckily I was fortunate enough to catch The Central Park Five earlier this year … Read entire article »
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