Missing women: female-selective abortion and infanticide
In India, Pakistan, and China, being born a girl can be an instant death sentence. This program - winner of the Albert Londres Prize, France's highest award for journalism - unflinchingly examines the cultural, economic, and political reasons for th...
A TV in the Baby Bottle
Whether it’s to give parents a break from caretaking, to provide kids with an educational head start, or a guilt-free mixture of both, TV shows that purport to be good for a baby’s brain attract more new viewers every year. But can children real...
Goodbye Mubarak!
On January 25, 2011, the world was captivated as thousands of protesters flooded Tahrir Square in Cairo, demanding an end to the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. But the ground for the protests had been laid in the weeks and months preceding the m...
Peter Brook: The Tightrope (DVD Bonus Content)
This title contains the DVD bonus video content. Peter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, 'the Tightrope,'...
The Light Bulb Conspiracy (75 minute version)
The Light Bulb Conspiracy uncovers how planned obsolescence has shaped our lives and economy since the 1920's, when manufacturers deliberately started shortening the life of consumer products to increase demand. The film also profiles a new generati...
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...
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...
The Beat Generation
This documentary tells the story of the incredible and enduring friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, and how they gave birth to the literary movement of the Beat Generation. It begins in New York, at the end of the ...
The Koran: back to the origins of the book
This enlightening documentary explores the origins of the Koran, which according to Muslim tradition has remained static and unchanged since its revelation to the prophet Mohammed between 610 and 632 CE in Mecca and Medina. However, recent discoveri...
Jeff Koons: a man of trust
One of the most controversial artists working today, Jeff Koons follows in the footsteps of Andy Warhol's entrepreneurship, perfectionism, and appropriation of pop culture icons. This program provides an extensive look at Koons's background, profess...