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Debt and Redemption

4 oktober 2010

All over Europe, governments dressed up their accounts by buying exotic financial products from major investment banks. Then came the crash. Debt and Redemption shows how local authorities in Italy are struggling with the disastrous aftermath of their deals.
Caracas the informal city

19 mei 2010

In this documentary Rob Schröder portraits the created self-built constructions of six million inhabitants who live in the informal conditions of the barrios in Caracas.
After Democracy

10 mei 2010

Can democracy still be saved? Can we address the shortcomings of representative democracy - failing political parties, increasing distrust of government - within the current system or are we set to embark on a journey across a border where nobody ever dared to go? Should we explore a new political model in order to overcome the current multicrises? In After Democracy this urgent question is addressed by Fareed Zakaria, John Keane, Hilary Wainwright, William Dobson and Cheng Li.
Time for Change

22 februari 2010

Meet the new revolutionaries of the Do-It-Yourself cultures in Barcelona, Tallin and Jakarta. They are modern day heroes. They do not wait for political parties or institutions to change their world; they simply do it themselves, by creating new local currencies, by working in social networks or by simply robbing the banks and redistributing their money
Quants > George Dyson

8 februari 2010

Extra videos 'Historian among futurists'
Quants. The alchemists of Wall Street

8 februari 2010

Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall st.
Exit Afghanistan

18 januari 2010

Documentary by Mariusz Pilis and Olaf Oudheusden in which warlords and diplomats question what the West actually wants in Afghanistan.
Living in the End Times According to Slavoj Zizek

11 januari 2010

Backlight confronts Slavoj Zizek, with fragments from upcoming broadcasts and asks him to describe the agenda for 2010.
I am Gurgaon

28 september 2009

The shining facades of Gurgaon, a satellite city of New Delhi, are symbols of Indias unparalleled economic growth. Gurgaon was built at the turn of this century by the largest project developers in the world. A village 15 years ago, has now grown into a city of 1,4 million inhabitants, but with little or no infrastructure. How viable is this new type of city?
The Chicago Sessions

16 februari 2009

Widely known philosopher and University of Chicago Law School professor Martha Nussbaum explores the ethical implications of the financial crisis during three sessions with a group of ten talented law and philosophy students.
The Israel Lobby

9 februari 2009

For many years now the American foreign policy has been characterized by the strong tie between the United States and Israel. Does the United States in fact keep Israel on its feet? And how long will it continue to do so?
Singapore Inc.

9 februari 2009

Fifty years ago, Singapore, the tiny city-state in southeast Asia, was only a swamp where half a million people lived. Now, five decades later, Singapore has become one of the most successful economies in the world with one of the largest currency reserves and a per capita income that exceeds those of most European countries. What is the secret behind this succes?
The Truth according to Wikipedia

9 februari 2009

As traditional mass media wither away and an increasing number of people access information through Wikipedia, critics warn that “our” Web is taking a course that will eventually lead to an info-crisis and loss of truth.
Daddy is a Martyr

9 februari 2009

In Backlight: My Daddy is a Martyr, the viewer gets the opportunity to get an unique view into the lives of members of Hezbollah’s Shiite Muslim community.
A way out of the war on terror

9 februari 2009

Some call it the War on Terror; some call it the Clash of Civilizations; one man calls it just another conflict on the global political game board to resolve. And for him that’s just another day at work.
Second thoughts

9 februari 2009

The dilemmas surrounding euthanasia are nowhere in the world as openly under discussion as in the Netherlands. However, this does not make the issues any less emotionally charged. Backlight follows the negotiations between a doctor, a patient and the family in an Amsterdam nursing home.
The Voice of Generation Obama

26 januari 2009

This documentary profiles the Obama campaign's massive youth movement and Obama's 27-year-old speechwriter Jon Favreau
Here Comes the Sun

20 oktober 2008

The sun could easily provide the planet with sufficient energy, if only we are willing to change and to invest in harvesting that solar energy...
The race for the car of the future

29 september 2008

With rising temperatures and rising gas prices, cars need to become greener fast. And superficially, the large car manufacturers seem to work hard to improve the fuel efficiency of their products. But are they really? The technology to make cars much more fuel efficient already exists for decades, but it never makes it to the showroom. Why do we have to wait so long for fuel efficient vehicles?
Rising Gulf

8 september 2008

While the focus of most of the worlds media is on conflict areas in the Middle East, a silent revolution is taking place in the Gulf States. A rapid modernization process is taking place in this part of the Arab world, one that we have never seen before