Thirst
The documentary reveals how water can become a catalyst for explosive community resistance to globalization.
The documentary reveals how water can become a catalyst for explosive community resistance to globalization.
Colin Beavan’s year-long attempt to live ‘off the grid’ in the heart of New York City brings the environment, and his relationships, to the forefront.
This film follows the obstacles which Guinea’s schoolchildren must overcome simply to find light at night to study by, in a country where only one fifth of the population has access to electricity.
This film follows a seventeen-year-old Chinese girl who leaves home in order to work in a Chinese jeans factory.
This film examines a mine that acts as a microcosm for globalization; illegal and legal workers, local and foreign businessmen, and politicians all navigate the new alliances that modern Africa demands.
A couple competes to live with zero waste for a whole year, with comedic results.
This film criticizes the socioeconomic system of the Washington Consensus as being insufficient for overcoming global poverty, and argues that it is based on centuries of exploitation.
This award-winning documentary follows a controversial sugar development scheme in Mali. Some oppose its claims to offer inclusive development, and see it as a neocolonial venture.
This film examines how a Swiss village profits from a corporation’s majority stake in Zambia’s copper resources, while Zambia remains one of the twenty poorest countries in the world.
This film examines a project in Baltimore’s public schools to transform the school food programs, making them more nutritious and connected to local food systems.