We all fall down: the American mortgage crisis
This documentary chronicles the history of America's mortgage finance system, from its origins in the 1930s to its current state of disrepair, after an excess of risky mortgage financing led to the system's collapse, which in turn triggered a wider ...
Views on Vermeer: 10 short stories
Johannes Vermeer died nearly 350 years ago, but his work continues to evoke inspiration and passion. Shot largely in New York (home to a third of the world’s Vermeers) Views on Vermeer also travels to Holland, France, London and Washington - intro...
Tunisia, Year Zero
On January 14th, 2011, the people of Tunisia took to the streets in mass protest and toppled the government of Ben Ali. The event has a tremendous impact in the region which triggers the Arab Spring. Following the revolution, Tunisians make the radi...
Mind in motion
Documentary that explores the latest scientific discoveries about the human brain. Includes interviews with scientists Walter J. Freeman, Maurice Ptito, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Lionel Naccache, and Bruno van Swinderen. These interviews are blended w...
Syria: the Assads' Twilight
Bashar al-Assad tells a French TV audience about his calling as a doctor. "You work for the health of humans. It's a humanitarian job," Two years later, the world would watch as this humanitarian sent black-clad troops to open fire on unarmed protes...
Surrounded by waves
As wireless technology keeps expanding, the debate surrounding the health impacts of electromagnetic waves keeps growing. Filmed in France, Israel, Sweden, and the United States, this new documentary uses an elegant blend of interviews, archives, ex...
Presumed guilty
In December 2005 Toño Zuniga was picked up off the street in Mexico City, Mexico, and sentenced to 20 years for a murder he knew nothing about. A friend of Toño’s contacted two young lawyers, Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete, who gained p...
Tahrir: Liberation Square
Soon after the first reports came about the occupation of Tahrir Square, filmmaker Stefano Savona headed for Cairo, where he stayed, amidst the ever-growing masses in the Square, for weeks. His film introduces us to young Egyptians such as Elsayed, ...
Neither Allah, Nor Master!
This film is a cinematic exploration of secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia before and after the deposition of dictator Ben Ali. Made by at the height of the 2010-2011 revolutions in North Africa, the film has proven so controversial that it...
The Loving Story
Documentary about the case of Richard & Mildred Loving, a white man & a black woman who were convicted by the state of Virginia for the crime of marrying across racial lines in the late 1950s. Married in Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1958, Richard Lov...