Why do we accept huge levels of inequality and social injustice? This is one of the central questions we set out to answer, beginning with a surprising set of social experiments in Norway, which suggest that our willingness to support systems of inequality is far greater than we are often prepared to admit.
Politics & Current Affairs
Reportage (series)
This global eleven-part series takes us in to the worlds of the gangs of Honduras, Elephant poaching in Africa, the War Lords of Somalia, settlers’ of the Occupied Territories, the bomb disposal unit of Afghanistan, Albinos in Tanzania and far beyond..
In the Name of Honour
Victims and perpetrators from Jordan, India and Palestinian Territories share their stories of how the custom of honour killings has forever changed their lives. Broader commentary from officials and activists fighting this horrific tradition combine to create a comprehensive picture of this brutal practice.
Out Run
Mobilising working-class transgender hairdressers and beauty queens, the dynamic leaders of the world’s only LGBT political party wage a historic quest to elect a trans woman to the Philippine Congress.
A Revolution in Four Seasons
In A Revolution in Four Seasons, two politically opposed young women fight to shape their lives along with the political future of Tunisia, the sole country to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings as a functional democracy.
The Strategy of Silence
One of the worse subway disasters in history occurs when a train derails, killing 43. Faced with a media blackout & wall-of-silence from the government, a group of families of the victims begin what appears to be a hopeless cause, find the truth about what happened that fateful day & seek justice for those who died.
BAKUR: Inside the PKK
The worlds first documentary made with inside access to the PKK Kurdish separatist group, who are considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and NATO. The result is an up close examination of one of the sides of the undeclared war going on in Turkey for decades; the PKK guerillas.
The Abortion Hotline
In Chile, where abortion remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment, we follow a group of young activists who run an underground abortion hotline. But does the new President signal a progressive agenda? The small group of activists take centre stage as the debate intensifies.
Code of Silence
Code of Silence follows the journeys of an Orthodox Jewish father and his son Manny who breaks the code of silence in an Orthodox community going public with his story of being sexually abused as a student. These explosive revelations - and the attention they bring - divide the notoriously private community.
Breaking the Silence
Following the revelations of Code of Silence - sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish church - we witness a family tragedy engulf the whole community as elders go to trial, more victims come forward and an ancient tradition of 'solving problems in-house' falls apart as the extent of the cover-up is revealed.
No Limits
Shot over 25 years by Academy Award winning Director John Zaritsky, No Limits is a ‘7 Up’ inspired documentary that follows the lives of our disabled protagonists – Thalidomide victims - over the course of decades, revealing how changes in societies attitudes to disability have affected them.
Somaliland: An Experiment In Democracy
We explore the difficulties of running an election in an undeveloped country with a fragile infrastructure. While threats from outside (including terrorism and piracy) and inside (such as factionalism and vote rigging) loom over the process, one man is tasked with keeping the election fair.