Fifty years after Martin Luther King’s death, some American cities are still divided along racial lines. St. Louis is one of them. Its African-American population is mostly confined to neighbourhoods with high violent crime rates and low wages.
“Most of the people out here are not bad people – they are in bad situation,” say, Rev Kenneth McKoy and priest, Jay Kanzler, who hold weekly 'peace walks' to call for an end to violence in troubled neighbourhoods.
Black Lives: Struggle follows St. Louis activists who are fighting battles old and new: against inequality, poverty, bias, lack of prospects, police abuse, and extrajudicial killings.
Mining projects are threatening sacred Native-American land in Arizona, and the law is failing to help the indigenous people.
Oak Flat is a hallowed site for the Apache people of Arizona and it’s in danger of being destroyed for a large copper mine. Resolution Copper is the Mining giant seeking to buy the land, prompting local Native Americans and environmental campaigners to protest against the potential subsidence in the area and the consequent depletion of water resources.
Despite being part of the Tonto National Forest, new legislation passed in 2014 made the handover of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper legal. How hard will the Apache activists fight to protect their ancestral land?
Protect Oak Flat / 2022
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Leningrad Siege Reflections / 2013
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For 872 days, Leningrad was cut off from the outside world. Nazi forces encircled the city, launching the deadliest and longest blockade in history. Within the first few weeks, food supplies were depleted, leading to extreme famine. Glue, cellulose, shoe soles - anything consumable was used as food. About 1.1 million people died during the siege, most of them starved to death.
Lidia Sudina and Dmitry Buchkin witnessed air raids, bombardment, and starvation as children. Hear their recollection of the ordeal in our documentary, Leningrad Siege Reflections.
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Mariupol: A Homecoming / 2022
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‘Today, we have the same situation in Ukraine that was in Germany in 1941, with the difference that Germany was in Europe and Ukraine is near Russia,’ says the Donetsk People’s Republic’s first defence minister, Igor Khakimzyanov. In 2014, he was captured and tortured by Azov nationalists. After the Maidan, Ukrainian nationalists occupied Mariupol clamping down on civilian unrest with the use of arms. They shot citizens and killed policemen who dared to oppose them, claiming that Mariupol was theirs.
In 2022 things changed. After 83 days of fierce city combat, Russian troops and Donbass militia managed to liberate the city. Since 16 May 2022, 2,439 soldiers have surrendered, while the rest of the Azov nationalists and Ukrainian army were trapped on the Azovstal plant. In our new film, you will learn the timeline, shocking witnesses of Mariupol residents and militia, and the story of great victory.
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Young Guard Reborn / 2022
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The Young Guard was a famous WWII underground organisation, whose members resisted Nazi occupiers in Donbass in 1942. They were only teenagers, some of them as young as 14. The story of their heroic feat became one of the most popular novels in the Soviet Union that inspired generations. In 2014, Krasnodon locals raised in the traditions of the Young Guard had to defend their home too. The documentary tells the stories of young Donbass residents who took up arms despite their young age.
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Babel Village / 2016
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Nikola-Lenivets is the biggest art park in Europe. It was built around a tiny village in the Kaluga region with the help of renowned artists and local residents. Art objects, peculiar wooden sculptures, and idyllic green fields are absolutely worth the 200-km trip from Moscow.
Mastermind Nikolay Polissky decided to stop painting oil landscapes and turn those very landscapes into pieces of art. He asked village residents to help him build 200 snowmen. Then he convinced them to build a gigantic Tower of Babel made of hay. Next came a wicker tower adorned with zucchinis. For the past 20 years, Nikolay and local craftsmen have been experimenting with art forms as part of the landscape. And everyone seems to love it.
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How did this Chinese village manage to transform itself from a struggling community into a captivating tourist destination?
In Fujian Province, villagers have experienced a remarkable turnaround in their fortunes through the cultivation of distinctive crops. This success has attracted city dwellers, who are now eager to pursue similar farming opportunities.
Quanzhou's fishing villages, renowned for their abundant variety of fish, algae, and mollusk species, provide an unforgettable gourmet experience. Meanwhile, the residents of Yuntai Mountain thrive by cultivating valuable bamboo shoots and pomelo, ensuring a prosperous and sustainable livelihood.
If you're curious about the catalyst behind this agricultural boom, tune in to this episode of 'Hello, China!' to learn more.
Culinary Delights / 2020
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Zabbaleen: Trash Town / 2016
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Tens of thousands of people live in Zabbaleen, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, they all make a living out of recycling the entire capital city’s refuse. Their whole town is practically a giant dump and it provides them with almost everything they need: from kids’ toys to fodder for livestock. Even their pigs play an important part in recycling food waste. Most important of all though, the dump provides livelihoods for the people of Zabbaleen.
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No Way Back: Heat
‘It’s impossible to keep animals. Nothing grows here. What would we feed them? We had to sell our livestock,’ says a Yemeni farmer, trying to survive in the severe conditions of a changed climate, which resulted in an acute shortage of water in the country as well.
The situation is distressing in other countries and continents as well. As global temperatures rise, Norway’s Arctic region is 4-5 degrees Celsius warmer than it used to be. But there’re still very few people who are worried over global warming. Some ecological activists and experts are demanding action.
Our documentary No Way Back: Heat is about the changes in climate, the people who are affected by it and possible solutions to the problem.
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Crisis Childhood / 2019
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The documentary follows two Filipino teenagers who were recruited as child soldiers by ISIS-allied militants. They were trained to use weapons, engage in combat and act as human shields or suicide bombers. The teens were sold by their own parents for $500. They managed to run away and are now reeling from their trauma.
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