Tag Archive for "Poverty" tag

Sicko

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

A film comparing the American for-profit health care system with the non-profit systems in Canada, the UK, France and Cuba.

The New Rulers of The World

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

A John Pilger film exploring the negative impact of globalisation.

War by Other Means

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

Examining the policy of First World banks agreeing loans with Third World countries, who are then unable to meet the crippling interest charges.

Super Rich – The Greed Game

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens, Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and the rest of us are picking up the bill.

Darwin’s Nightmare

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

A harrowing, hard-hitting documentary which shows the devastating effects of the “globalized” economy on the residents of a fishing village in Tanzania. The story starts four decades ago when a species of huge fish is introduced to Tanzania’s Lake Victoria. The fish are now harvested, chopped into filets and shipped to European and Japanese consumers [...]

Life and Debt

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 0

A very well made documentary film which combines traditional documentary telling with a stylized narrative framework showing how international lending, structural adjustment policies and free trade affect the day-to-day realities of the people whose lives they impact. Focusing on the lives of ordinary workers & farmers on the island of Jamaica, this film contends that [...]