There are no Scraps of Men is the story of Alberto Cairo, a physiotherapist working in the war impacted city of Kabul, Afghanistan. Cairo has been called “the man who has helped 100,000 people walk again” as a result of his endless work to rehabilitate soldiers and civilians alike. The Italian physiotherapist runs the International Committee of the Red Cross’ rehabilitation program in Afghanistan and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. The increasing demand for Cairo’s help has come just as the country has turned more dangerous for aid workers, who have faced repeated attacks. This documentary is the story of people who have been thrown together by a twist of fate and are tasked with either giving up, or moving ahead in life.
The Burning Field
The Burning Field is an immersive portrait of life set in the environmental wasteland of Agbogbloshie. We follow four young Ghanaians as they struggle to navigate work and relationships over a single day in the largest e-waste dump on earth. Told entirely from their unique perspectives and in their own words, this documentary captures telling moments from lives spent dismantling and burning electronic appliances from around the world, and the steep toll it takes both on them and the environment.
Teranga: We Dance to Forget
Fata and Yankuba are two young Gambian migrants with distinct and ambitious dreams, who fled dictatorship and poverty, and landed in Naples only to discover a new kind of violence: a pernicious climate of racism and a corrupt immigration system. Their only solace escape from the psychological torture of years spent waiting for documents in squalid camps is a small underground club in the heart of the city. As divisive anti-immigration rhetoric ricochets through the media, migrant-run Teranga nightclub manifests as a rare safe space for migrants to meet young Italians whilst dancing and singing away the collective trauma of their journeys to Europe and the discrimination they face in Italy.
The Road Less Travelled
Former investment banker Jeff Huang, takes the road less traveled for leaving behind a lucrative job in finance to become a Mixed Martial Artist at the age of 33.For his traditional family, Jeff’s decision is irresponsible. Things get more challenging when his parents are disappointed, his wife walks out on him. When life doesn’t go according to the plan, will Jeff waver in the path he’s chosen?
Green Heroes – Season 2
Green Heroes Season 2 has a new group of heroes who acted on their ideas and boldly ventured forth to address the environmental crisis. Each episode explores a different theme to showcase innovative solutions around various environmental issues. The Green Heroes of Season 2 includes musician and record producer Daniel Lanois, author and conservationist Farley Mowat, and award-winning environmental activist Sophia Rabliauskas.
Green Heroes – Season 1
Green Heroes showcases the remarkable stories of people who acted on their ideas to address the environmental crisis. Our Green Heroes includeGreen Giant David Suzuki, renowned chimpanzee researcher and conservationist Jane Goodall, race car driver and activist Leilani Munter and innovator Stuart Hickox. These Green Heroes plus many more are ready to roll up their sleeves and step on some toes to get the job done. This series is a selection of great stories about people turning apathy to action.
The Path to Shaolin
The Path to Shaolin follows Tim Mrazek to the Songshan mountains in China, where, he travels deep inside the heart of Chinese Kung Fu to the Shaolin Temple. But the pull of East and West has changed many things at the Shaolin temple, more than either can expect.
Will Tim Mrazek be accepted as a non-Chinese Shaolin Master? What is the true meaning of Shaolin Kung-Fu in the 21st century, and is there a place for him in it?
Wood Wide Web
Modern man destroys millions of hectares of forests every year, causing an unprecidented ecological crisis. Every tree tells a story, and every forest is diverse and complex yet a blueprint for a healthy human society.
Big Data Robbery
Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff is sometimes called the Karl Marx of our time. With her monumental book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, she exposed the dubious mechanisms of our digital economy. According to Zuboff, our personal and private experiences are hijacked by Silicon Valley and used as the raw material for extremely profitable digital products. What really happens with your Facebook photos? Why are there hidden microphones in Google Nest? Big Data Robbery reveals how Silicone Valley brilliantly deceives us all.