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?
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.
World of Compulsive Hoarders
1 in 200 Brits is a hoarder: someone who can’t stop collecting things – but can’t bear to throw them out. Hoarding is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. But it’s a condition filled with shame and guilt. In fact, hoarders are so secretive that even their closest friends might not know the truth….
This is a film about the extraordinary world of the compulsive hoarder… What happens when the obsession takes over…? When the hoarding ruins their life…? And worst of all, when the hoard tears their family apart?