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A compilation of eight short films made for Channel Four in which poor people speak for themselves. Participants come from Eritrea, Bangladesh, the UK, Canada, th USA, Lebanon, Nicaragua, and Hong Kong.
Looks at the success story of Zimbabwe ten years after independence was declared in 1980. Many see the country as a story to inspire other nations seeking independence and democracy.
Mounting global problems show us that we face a crisis in international decision making. Cooperation is essential if, for example, global warming is to be curbed and destructive development processes...
Looks at the role of the EEC, the World Bank, and multinational mining companies in the destruction of the Amazon forest and how it is related to Brazil’s national debt? Filmed over four years at Sossego,...
1: Studies the high level of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan. 2: Looks at the relationship between the Western farmer and the peasants of the Third World and examines how decisions made in the US and Europe...
Documents the effects of World Bank-funded projects on the environment and tribal peoples worldwide. These projects include the Poloroeste project in South America (building a road through a Brazilian rain...
The eight-part CUTTING EDGE series, filmed at Oxford University, examines the skills, methods and attitudes necessary to be a top scientist. Each programme looks at the ‘cutting edge’ of scientific...
Looks at Rio de Janeiro and San Paulo to find out how rapid industrialisation has affected Brazilian society. Discusses the social and spatial impact of industrialisation, the role of women in the economy,...
Relates the daily battle for survival of the four million slum dwellers of Bombay, who constitute half of the city’s population. They are the workforce of Bombay: the industrial labour, the construction...
Examines why many of the rural population in the Third World face a perpetual struggle to provide enough food, due partly to the an adverse climate and unsuitable agricultural land. The problem is compounded...
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