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Shouting Fire: Stories From The Edge of Free Speech

This HBO documentary looks at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution, laws and court cases that have alternatively affected in a positive or negative way the amendment’s protection of free speech and assembly.
The film claims that after 9/11 the government detained, arrested and intimidated citizens and foreigners alike.The documentary also looks back to the Pentagon Papers´ and finds out cases related with high school student protesters that marched in New York City during the

Beyond Me

From the author: This is a documentary I’ve produced that is about consciousness, evolution and instincts.

Sor far, I”m receiving one of two different reactions to this film. There’s not a lot of middle ground. It’s either,
A) I love the way you’ve weaved this together seamlessly in a way that makes perfect sense, and
B) I hate to be rude but this doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. What the hell are you trying to say?

Geisha Girl

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This BBC documentary takes us into traditional Japan, specifically into the world of the mysterious Geisha. Having been around in Japan for hundreds of years as entertainers, the number of Geisha has decreased rapidly after the 1920s. The documentary follows 15-year old Yukina, who set off to become a Maiko (Geisha apprentice), with the dream of becoming a Geisha after

The Dark Side of Chocolate

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We enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate, but are African children enjoying it to or rather producing it for us?
In 2001 consumers where surprised and irritated once they discovered that child labor and slavery along with other abuses where happening in Ivory Coast which produces almost half of world’s cocoa.

Prophets of Doom

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The world is having now troubles as never seen before, from the global financial crisis to technological meltdowns to full scale, computerized global war.
Observing the junction of such events, modern prophets have begun to come out from obscurity to suggest that these conditions might be signs of the end of the modern world as we know it.

2210: The Collapse?

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Imagine if hundreds of years from now, scientists excavated the abandoned ruins of some of our largest cities, what conclusions would they come to? Find out in the Doomsday 2210?

It happened to the Romans, the Anasazi, and the Mayans and, inevitably, one day our own modern civilisation will also fall. In this two hour special discover how a future civilisation might be

Sicko

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In Sicko Michael Moore criticizes the health system in the United States. By Using 50 different stories he points the weaknesses of the private health system in the U.S.A.

He argues that the problem with health care is the lack of morality rather than if it is private or not. It is amazing how people can adversely affect others to earn some money.

Capitalism: A Love Story

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This time Michael Moore bring us Capitalism: a Love Story. The film might be a bit radical, and probably needs more cohesion among the different arguments, but it gives hope. It calls for a revolution in order to have a more social and moral system by taking in concern general people wellness; as it should be in a real democracy. For

What a Way To Go

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This movie deals with the human tendency to destroy itself and tries to answer the question whether we ultimately will through nuclear warfare for example. It also deals with the negative effects humanity has on the earth and the environment and where humanity is headed with the ongoing consumption.

Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going

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Peter Joseph had been lecturing on the unsustainable nature of the money-based economy — on cyclical consumption, planned obsolescence, corporate malfeasance and piles of poisonous waste.

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