Private Violence explores a simple, but deeply disturbing fact of American life: the most dangerous place for a woman in America is her own home. Every day in the US, at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex) partners. The knee-jerk response is to ask: ‘why doesn’t she just leave?’ Private Violence shatters the brutality of this logic. Through the eyes of two survivors – Deanna Walters, a mother who...
The Young Turks, one the most popular online news show in the world, has amassed a YouTube network of over 2.4 million subscribers and 2 billion views. But that wasn’t always the case.
MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks’ main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by...
Groundswell Rising shows how Fracking – an untested energy extraction process – has contaminated drinking water and jeopardized health. We meet scientists, doctors and farmers across the political spectrum engaged in a David and Goliath struggle against Big Oil and Gas, decrying a process that puts profits over people.
Homeowners near wells suffer from respiratory ailments and property devaluation. A...
In an era where regulations and red tape rule every industry, where lobby groups and big business wield more influence than ever before, our daily choices have become increasingly limited. And with all our options so deliberately handpicked, are we really making a choice at all?
Hackers have emerged as both a threat to security, or its saviour, depending on your point of view. This film gives context to this misunderstood subculture. In bedrooms across the world, a war is being fought that will affect us all, and the battlefield is online.
An Invisible Threat looks at the relationship between microwave technology & health, investigating the conflicts of interest among industry, politicians, scientists & consumers that leave us unprotected to the effects of radiation. Are we prepared for the answers?
With cameras positioned on every street corner and more invisible spying online and on the phone, anyone paying attention knows that privacy is dead. This six part series uncovers the who, what, where, when and whys.
Anyone who is not with us is the enemy & should be branded an infidel. This is the ideology of the extreme Takfiri terrorists known as ISIL. Whoever dares to question them or raise the voice of dissent is persecuted under their distorted version of Sharia.
With full access to the inside workings of a lobby group struggling to represent the centre ground of Jewish American thought, this documentary tracks J Street as it attempts to change what it means to be pro-Israel in America.
When Shawney was six his father bought 'The Manor', a small-town strip club. Shawney's role as struggling filmmaker and outcast son provides a rare glimpse into a family facing the consequences of their livelihood and dependence. Told with humour and frankness.
The controversial oil sands in Northern Canada are the biggest energy project in the world. It is well established that the oil sands are an environmental disaster – however is it also a human rights disaster? Do Statoil fulfil their commitments from the perspective of the First Nations people?
As Brazil prepares for the biggest sporting event in the world, a group of homeless children are chosen to represent their country in the Street Child World Cup. We follow these children on an inspiring journey as they face a competition that could change their lives.