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Sicko

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:29 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:06:42 +0000

A John Pilger film exploring the negative impact of globalisation.

War by Other Means

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:00:48 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:19:58 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:13:16 +0000

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 while the Africans who catch and process them are left with rotting carcasses – and very little else. This film focuses on the fish for gun trade that has arisen and the impact it has had on life in the area.

Life and Debt

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:10:26 +0000

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 free-trade is of greatest benefit to the rich.