In Brazil, as many other countries, the pandemic rapidly becomes politicised as chaos engulfs the official response while journalists are scapegoated for telling the truth, misinformation fills the airwaves and medics become overwhelmed by a preventable, escalating death toll.
Can AI enable us to live forever? Filmmaker Ann Shin sets out on a journey, exploring the latest AI and biotech with scientists and visionaries who foresee a ‘post-biological’ world where humans and AI merge. Will AI be the best, or the last thing we ever do?
In 2017 Petter decides to end his life, but at the last moment, is stopped by police. His best friend Sverre is determined to help and suggests they make a film to keep Petter busy and focused on getting better. Equipped with a camera, they search the streets of Oslo to find out how troubled souls deal with their lives.
Cyber terrorist or freedom fighter? Little did novelist Ian Thornton suspect that the beggar into whose hat he dropped some coin would turn out to be a high ranking member of the Anonymous movement involved in major cyber-attacks. After years on the run from the FBI the man known as Commander X is now looking for political asylum.
Vinyl Nation is the comprehensive documentary about vinyl - past and present - taking in the fandom, the production, its sound, and its history including its road-bumps, and a new generation of fans that smash the stereotype of it being the preserve of older white males.
The Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) is a tournament that showcases the largely ignored world of mental sports. The eight day event, combines fifty disciplines from Chess, Poker and Backgammon, to family favourites like Scrabble and Monopoly, and lesser- known gems like ‘Entropy’, and ‘Catan’.
What happens when men are taught to disconnect from their feelings in the name of being strong and independent? From the therapy room to the political battlefield, this provocative film offers a clear insight into why we must look beyond traditional definitions of men and masculinity.
We follow a Native / Non Native couple in Montana, USA ahead of their wedding, see the challenges their interracial family face, and through their struggles we witness an on-going cycle of oppression, exploring how gender and identity issues affect different generations in Montana.
Millions worldwide are physically dependent on commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have hidden their dangerous side effects, addictive nature and long-term harm. This is the story of the disastrous consequences that occur when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress.
With the world fighting a deadly pandemic, another heartbreaking public health crisis is raging in North America. A new synthetic drug - Fentanyl - is 100 times stronger than heroin, and is killing more than gun crime, homicide and car accidents combined.
Sextortion syndicates target victims globally through social media. Illegal endangered animal trades thrive on Facebook. Digital black markets operate anonymously using software designed for press privacy and freedom to sell drugs. Secret child pornography rings run rampant in closed groups and private chats.
Drag Kids is an intimate journey into the lives of four child drag queens from around the world. As they prepare for the big show, each faces their own unique challenges, as well as some they have in common - feelings of isolation and the struggle to claim a place of your own on the fringes of a fringe culture.