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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) Documentary | 98min | 19 August 2016 (USA) 7.0
Director: Werner HerzogWriter: Werner HerzogStars: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne WalkowiczSummary: Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

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Frontline: Poverty, Politics and Profit  Documentary, News | 3180min | Episode aired 9 May 2017 7.5
Writer: Rick YoungStars: Meg Anderson, Priyanka Boghani, Sarah ChildressSummary: An investigation into the billions spent on housing the poor, and why so few get the help they need. With NPR, the film examines the politics, profits and problems of an affordable housing system in crisis.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Drama | 113min | 1 March 2019 (USA) 7.6
Director: Chiwetel EjioforWriter: Chiwetel Ejiofor, William KamkwambaStars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix LemburoSummary: William Kamkuamb was born in the state of Malawi, which is located in Africa. When he was fourteen years old, a terrible drought hit the village where he lived. People had nothing to eat and drink. Being an excellent student and very fond of physics, the guy decides to save his native village from starvation. In the library he finds scientific books on physics. Unfortunately, they were all exclusively in English. But the hero did not give up. For a long time studying pictures and different symbols in Latin, the guy got an idea to build a wind generator. Written by Peter-Patrick76 (peter-patrick@mail.com)

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America Revealed  Documentary | 60min | TV Series (2012– ) 8.1
Stars: Yul KwonSummary: AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a four-hour journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before. Technology expert and communications attorney Yul Kwon (winner of "Survivor: Cook Islands") hosts this exciting new PBS series that travels through time, space and systems to reveal a nation of interdependent and intricately interwoven networks that feed and power the nation, produce millions of goods, transport people great distances and still come together to make America work. These networks all rely on vast, complex and precisely calibrated systems, yet most Americans have never had the chance to observe or understand them. Until now.

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The True Cost (2015) Documentary, Biography, Drama | 92min | 29 May 2015 (USA) 7.7
Director: Andrew MorganWriter: Andrew MorganStars: Livia Giuggioli, Stella McCartney, Vandana ShivaSummary: This is a story about clothing. It's about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?

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Manufactured Landscapes (2006) Documentary | 86min | 13 June 2007 (Belgium) 7.3
Director: Jennifer BaichwalStars: Edward BurtynskySummary: Jennifer Baichwal's cameras follow Edward Burtynsky (1955- ) as he visits what he calls manufactured landscapes: slag heaps, e-waste dumps, huge factories in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces of China, and a place in Bangladesh where ships are taken apart for recycling. In China, workers gather outside the factory, exhorted by their team leader to produce more and make fewer errors. A woman assembles a circuit breaker, and women and children are seen picking through debris or playing in it. Burtynsky concludes with a visit to Shanghai, the world's fastest growing city, where wealth and poverty, high-rises and old neighborhoods are side by side. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Up the Yangtze (2007) Documentary | 93min | 11 July 2008 (Poland) 7.5
Director: Yung ChangWriter: Yung ChangStars: Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Campbell Ping He, Cindy Shui YuSummary: A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. Written by National Film Board of Canada

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Baraka (1992) Documentary | 96min | 19 November 1993 (USA) 8.6
Director: Ron FrickeWriter: Ron Fricke, Mark MagidsonSummary: Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." It begins with morning, natural landscapes and people at prayer: volcanoes, water falls, veldts, and forests; several hundred Balinese Hindu men perform kecak, the monkey chant. Indigenous peoples apply body paint; whole villages dance. The film moves to destruction of nature via logging, blasting, and strip mining. Images of poverty, rapid urban life, and factories give way to war, concentration camps, and mass graves. Ancient ruins come into view, and then a sacred river where pilgrims bathe and funeral pyres burn. Prayer and nature return. A monk rings a huge bell; stars wheel across the sky. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Gui tu lie che (2009) Documentary, Drama | 85min | 9 September 2010 (Denmark) 7.7
Director: Lixin FanStars: Changhua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Suqin ChenSummary: A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.

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Outsourced! (2006) Documentary | 2940min | TV Movie 17 August 2006 6.2
Director: Anna CaterSummary: A documentary portraying the momentous social change for women working in an Indian call center.

Black Gold (2011) Drama | 2012 (Nigeria) 5.4
Director: Jeta AmataWriter: Jeta AmataStars: Mbong Amata, Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. FoxSummary: One local Niger Delta community's struggle against their own government and a multi-national oil corporation who has plundered their land and destroyed the environment.

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Outsourced (2006) Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103min | 29 November 2007 (Israel) 7.0
Director: John JeffcoatWriter: George Wing, John JeffcoatStars: Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker, Asif BasraSummary: When the call center he manages in Seattle is outsourced to India, Todd travels there to train his replacement. Housed in a new building that looks like an above-ground bunker, the call center is staffed by willing novices whom Todd trains to sound American. One star on the staff is Asha, who teaches Todd that he should learn about India, and proceeds to do just that. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

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Blood Diamond (2006) Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 143min | 8 December 2006 (USA) 8.0
Director: Edward ZwickWriter: Charles LeavittStars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer ConnellySummary: A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. Written by Miist

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The Dark Side of Chocolate (2010) Documentary, News | 2760min | 16 March 2010 (Denmark) 7.5
Director: Miki Mistrati, U. Roberto RomanoWriter: Miki MistratiStars: Diamoutene Bakary, David Bateson, Henri BleminSummary: A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations. Written by Andrew McGraw-Herdeg

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Made in the USA: The 30 Day Journey (2014) Documentary, Adventure, History | 93min | 30 September 2014 (USA) 6.9
Director: Justin MoeStars: Eric Acevedo, Peter T. Alter, John AndrewSummary: Look around you for items marked 'Made in the USA'. How many items did you find? Could the loss of manufacturing jobs be a vital reason why our economy is struggling? Does 'Made in the USA' mean anything anymore? After witnessing the tragic effects caused by a factory shutdown in his hometown of Ravenswood, WV, Josh Miller takes off across the country for 30 days on an epic journey into the heart of America seeking to discover the answers to these questions. Written by Anonymous

Wide Angle: 1-800-India  Documentary | 60min | Episode aired 13 September 2005

WALL·E (2008) Animation, Adventure, Family | 98min | 27 June 2008 (USA) 8.4
Director: Andrew StantonWriter: Andrew Stanton, Pete DocterStars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff GarlinSummary: In a distant, but not so unrealistic, future where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess. Mesmerized with trinkets of Earth's history and show tunes, WALL-E is alone on Earth except for a sprightly pet cockroach. One day, EVE, a sleek (and dangerous) reconnaissance robot, is sent to Earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable. WALL-E falls in love with EVE. WALL-E rescues EVE from a dust storm and shows her a living plant he found amongst the rubble. Consistent with her "directive", EVE takes the plant and automatically enters a deactivated state except for a blinking green beacon. WALL-E, doesn't understand what has happened to his new friend, but, true to his love, he protects her from wind, rain, and lightning, even as she is unresponsive. One day a massive ship comes to reclaim EVE, but WALL-E, ...

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Red Gold (2008) Documentary | 3300min | 24 May 2008 (USA) 9.0
Director: Ben Knight, Travis RummelSummary: The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers, the two most prolific sockeye salmon runs left in the world. Two mining companies, Northern Dynasty Minerals and Anglo American, have proposed an open-pit and under-ground mine at the headwaters of the two rivers. The area is the second largest deposit of copper, gold and molybdenum ever discovered and has an estimated value of more than $300 billion. Despite promises of a clean project by mining officials, the accident-plagued history of hard rock mining has wrought one of the biggest land use issues Alaska has ever faced. Red Gold is our attempt to give a face to the issue, and give a voice to the people of Bristol Bay who depend on this extraordinary fishery. We set out to create a different kind of environmental documentary--one that gives all sides a chance to be seen and heard. Red Gold is more about the place and its people than the facts and numbers. For the first time, Bristol Bay's ... Written by Felt Soul Media

Life and Debt (2001) Documentary | 80min | 28 February 2003 (UK) 7.6
Director: Stephanie BlackWriter: Jamaica KincaidStars: Belinda Becker, Buju Banton, Horst KöhlerSummary: Documentary look at the effects of globalization on Jamaican industry and agriculture.

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Guns, Germs, and Steel  Documentary, History | 165min | TV Mini-Series (2005– ) 7.6
Stars: Peter Coyote, Jared DiamondSummary: A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs. Written by bzb2001

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Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth (2013) Documentary, History | 77min | 21 June 2013 (USA) 8.2
Director: Raoul Martinez, Joshua van PraagWriter: Raoul MartinezStars: Michael Albert, Stanley Aronowitz, Tony BennSummary: THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH is the first in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Creating Freedom' exploring the relationship between freedom, power and control in Western democracies. The series draws together interviews with some of the world's leading intellectuals, journalists and activists to offer an alternative perspective on today's society and the future we're creating. We do not choose to exist, or the environment we grow up in. Our starting point in life is one of passive reliance on forces over which we have no control. THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH shows that from birth onwards our minds are a battleground of competing forces: familial, educational, cultural, and professional. The outcome of this battle not only determines who we become, but the society that we create. Written by Anonymous

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Up the Yangtze (2007) Documentary | 93min | 11 July 2008 (Poland) 7.5
Director: Yung ChangWriter: Yung ChangStars: Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Campbell Ping He, Cindy Shui YuSummary: A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. Written by National Film Board of Canada

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The First Grader (2010) Biography, Drama, Romance | 103min | 24 June 2011 (Ireland) 7.5
Director: Justin ChadwickWriter: Ann PeacockStars: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony KgorogeSummary: Set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past. Written by Unknown

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Welcome to the World (2012) Documentary | 3540min | 26 November 2012 (Japan) 7.3
Director: Brian HillStars: Sophie Okonedo, Rachel, BaindhuiSummary:

Not My Life (2011) Documentary | 84min | October 2011 (USA) 8.1
Director: Robert Bilheimer, Richard YoungWriter: Robert BilheimerStars: Glenn CloseSummary: Not My Life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor,sex tourism,sexual exploitation,and child soldiering. Written by Anonymous

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Gui tu lie che (2009) Documentary, Drama | 85min | 9 September 2010 (Denmark) 7.7
Director: Lixin FanStars: Changhua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Suqin ChenSummary: A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Drama, Romance | 120min | 25 December 2008 (USA) 8.0
Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen TandanWriter: Simon Beaufoy, Vikas SwarupStars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh ShuklaSummary: The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000) (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really ... Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

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The Revolutionary Optimists (2013) Documentary, Drama | 95min | 29 March 2013 (USA) 8.0
Director: Maren Grainger-Monsen, Nicole NewnhamStars: Amlan Ganguly, Kajal Kahar, Priyanka MandalSummary: Children are saving lives in the slums of Kolkata. Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue slum children; he empowers them to become change agents, battling poverty and transforming their neighborhoods with dramatic results. Filmed over the course of three years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they challenge the idea that marginalization is written into their destiny. Written by Anonymous

Time for School 2003 – 2016
Five extraordinary children in five countries struggle to get a basic education. (1:25:35)

Why Poverty (2012) Short, Music | 780min | November 2012 (Netherlands) 7.0
Director: Wilbur SargunarajWriter: Wilbur SargunarajStars: Wilbur SargunarajSummary: Wilbur Sargunaraj, India's first Youtube star, takes us on an enlightening and irreverent journey through what poverty means in India. Using his up-beat and catchy song he offers solutions to this problem.


The Dark Side of Chocolate (2010) Documentary, News | 2760min | 16 March 2010 (Denmark) 7.5
Director: Miki Mistrati, U. Roberto RomanoWriter: Miki MistratiStars: Diamoutene Bakary, David Bateson, Henri BleminSummary: A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations. Written by Andrew McGraw-Herdeg

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Living on One Dollar (2013) Documentary, Adventure, Drama | 3360min | 13 April 2013 (USA) 7.4
Director: Zach Ingrasci, Sean LeonardStars: Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci, Sean LeonardSummary: An award-winning film that has been called "A Must Watch" by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Director of The Hunger Games, Gary Ross. Living on One Dollar follows the journey of four friends as they set out to live on just $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. They battle hunger, parasites, and extreme financial stress as they attempt to survive life on the edge. An unimaginable reality for most young Americans, the challenges they face are real and plague over 1.1 billion people around the world. While the friends quickly learn there are no easy answers, the generosity and strength of Rosa, a 20 year old woman, and Chino, a 12 year old boy, give them resilient hope that there are effective ways to make a difference. Written by Anonymous