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.
Buyers Club
In 2013, for the first time in history, a cure is found for Hepatitis C. It can save millions of lives, but priced between $40,000 and $84,000 for 84 pills in much of the western world, the medicine is almost impossible to access. In India, a generic version of the drug is available for less than $1000. Denied a cure that can save their lives, a group of patients take matters into their own hands and defy the American pharmaceutical company that holds the patent for this drug. Buyers Club charts their epic story, a story of global solidarity in the face of corporate greed.
Paradise Garden
Many years ago, Ms. Hu was conned into a large amount of debt. Affected by her feelings of guilt, she fled to Shibati, converted to Christianity and made a poor living by running an inn and by scavenging. Although the reality is terrible, her inner world is exceptionally strong. From the trash she has gathered, she built a splendid garden. It is her mind’s garden of heaven and her emotional support. But with the rapid development of business, the eviction of Shibati is imminent. Her son, Shaobin, faces a challenge as he tries to convince his mother to leave the region and face reality in order to live a normal life.
Beyond the Emoji
Worldwide, 7 billion Emoji’s are send to each other on a daily basis. Although the colourful icons are no longer reminiscent of our daily communication, little is known about the Emoji Committee of Unicode, the Commission – consisting of delegates from major tech companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft – who in California determines which Emoji’s are in our keyboard or not. We managed to get a foot in the door. How does the future of our communications look like?