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  1. Can Maths Predict a Riot? (2013)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Social sciences

    This video came about as a result of work done by Dr Hannah Fry at University College, London, looking at the 2011 London riots from a mathematical perspective. While looking into the data behind the events,...

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  2. Solar Mamas: Why Poverty? (2013)

    Director
    Mona Eldaief; Jehane Noujam
    Subject
    Development studies; Women’s studies

    Are women better at getting out of poverty than men? This documentary, produced by the Why Poverty multimedia project, tells the story of Rafea, a middle-aged woman from a poor community, who is selected to...

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  3. Vortex - Life in One of the Poorest Village in Hungary (2012)

    Subject
    Geography; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 76 minutes), £41.99

    Filmed over six months, in Hungarian with English subtitles, this documentary follows three families in the village of Told, one of the poorest villages in Hungary. Isolation, poverty and discrimination...

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  4. Four Horsemen (2012)

    Subject
    Economics; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 97 minutes), £14.99

    A film which takes a look at the world economy in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, with contributions from philosopher, linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, heterodox economist Ha-Joon...

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  5. Can we Have Green Equality? (2012)

    aka: Is Green Equality Possible? Reconciling Planet, People and Prosperity

    Subject
    Environmental science

    Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher at Oxfam Great Britain explores the question of what it would take to achieve global ‘green growth’ with equity.

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  6. Golden Oldies (2012)

    Director
    Nick Poyntz
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 59 minutes), £75.00

    This documentary looks at the lives of three elderly people: Doris, Kitty and Frank, all of whom are struggling to cope with poverty but attempting to face the future with stoicism and a sense of humour....

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  7. Poverty and the Media (2012)

    Director
    Mark Saunders
    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 74 minutes), £75.00 (Institutional rate)

    POVERTY AND THE MEDIA is a participatory project examining how the media treats poverty and those affected: Looking at representation, stigmatisation and stereotyping, it asks wheter the media bridges or...

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  8. Waste Land (2011)

    Director
    Lucy Walker
    Producer
    Angus Aynsley
    Subject
    Art; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 99 minutes), £19.99

    This film follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he leaves his New York studio behind and travels to Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Here, on the world’s largets landfill site, he...

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  9. Nurture Room, The (2011)

    Director
    Mike Pinder
    Subject
    Education; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 90 minutes), £75.00

    Mike Pinder’s documentary follows the progress of three troubled young children, with backgrounds in some of the most socially deprived parts of Glasgow. The film shows how their lives are transformed by...

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  10. Mother: Caring for Seven Billion (2011)

    aka: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

    Director
    Christophe Fauchere
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £39.50

    Since the 1960s world population has nearly doubled and now tops seven billion. Population growth, though little discussed, is putting an unprecedented burden on the planet’s life systems. This film brings...

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