The history of the last fifty years as seen through the eyes of a domestic helper. She began her service before the war, and after the war and a year-long stay in a camp, she returned to her profession. In October 1956, her employer lost his job because of her. She served her next employers until 1970. They had a family atmosphere, and her ward, like her predecessors, got a cool job. In 1976, she finally got her own 12-square-meter apartment, but unfortunately, in 1981, it became infested with vermin. Although the infestation was eliminated, it would be useful to have some good poison just in case. "Overall, I am happy with everything, I just need some poison."
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
Shinta Ratri, a 57-year-old Muslim trans woman, recounts her life experiences—childhood memories, struggles of growing up, marriage—and her journey as the founder of the Islamic Boarding School of Al-Fatah in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The natural sciences museum of La Plata, Argentina, had indigenous people held captive as study objects in the past, and their skeletons were on exhibit for many decades. The story of Krygi, served as a trigger to look back at the ideologies that defined us as individuals and as a people.
It's just a simple stretch of interviews and images capturing the people who camp out, dope up, drink up, sometimes get naked, and jump into a nearby waterfall, whilst listening to musicians like Daniel Johnston.
In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.
First broadcast in 1987 on the UK's Channel 4, Bombin' is a documentary about Afrika Bambaataa's Zulu nation bringing American hip-hop culture to the UK for first time. The main focus is the graffiti art of Brim and the variety of reactions he is faced with from the British public and press.
A documentary about renowned Norwegian author Ingvar Ambjørnsen. Being one of Norways most-read modern authors, and having written over 30 books of which seven have been made into movies, he visits old places that mean something to him. From his childhood to his older life, many stations in his life are called to and he shares some of his thoughts about them with the audience.
Coles Smith, an actor and Nyikina man, grew up surrounded by the astounding beauty of the Kimberley. But there is deep heartache ingrained below the surface of this postcard-perfect landscape: the rate of suicide among the region’s young First Nations men is alarmingly high. For Coles Smith, these terrible statistics – some of the most troubling in the world – are more than just numbers; his best friend tragically took his own life when they were in their 20s. Keeping Hope follows his intensely personal search for answers and, hopefully, solutions.
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