From the producer: Shortly after I arrived in Siberia, our British editor, Andy Capper, texted me: “You’ll love Siberia. Everything is so close and the people are so nice.” He was of course being facetious (or British: same thing) because everything is 18 hours by train and the people are very mean indeed. Some might start out nice, but after the vodka starts flowing—which is always—so does
Over the course of a few weeks Olu Bliss went on The "Miles Away" tour. Setting out to establish himself as a performer he traveled around the country, conquering stages and meeting new people–proving to his audience and himself that he not only has the talent but also the passion that it takes to achieve his dream.Bringing with him a backpack and a suitcase stuffed with bare essentials, Olu B
This is a short 10 minute documentary surrounding Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. The Content involves what is at the moment is happening with Julian Assange, what he and WikiLeaks are about and the evidence of american correspondants going crazy when such documents like 'Collateral Murder' gets released.
What is an American? During the 2008 presidential campaign, Simon Schama traveled through America to dig deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what was at stake.Simon looks at the bitter conflict over immigration in American history. Who should be allowed to enter America and call themselves an American has always been one of the nation’s most divisive issues, and it continues
All over the world there are giant stone monuments. Almost everyone knows they were created thousands of years ago by ancient man.But could almost everyone be wrong about the pyramids, Aztec Temples, Stonehenge?There are a few nagging questions, like why do they seem to appear out of the blue around the same time?How did the Giza Pyramids attain alignment with true North with an accura
Joined at the Hip Perhaps nothing crystallizes the theme of Ted Koppel’s excellent documentary series “The People’s Republic of Capitalism” like the production of Ethan Allen couches. Over four episodes (Last episode is missing from DocumentaryStorm), Koppel reveals increasing economic interdependence between the United States and China, and daily business for the American furniture maker is a ca
Matthew Stadlen spends the day at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva, with accelerator physicist Steve Myers.CERN is one of the world’s largest and most respected centers for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works. At CERN, the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments are
HEAVEN EARTH portrays all day activities of Percy, a peruvian healer and another western named Ron. Both live near Iquitos and work with ayahuasca. Participants of ayahuasca ceremonies, touroperators and –guides, as well as western visionquesters recount episodes of their journeys and internal imagery, related to a growing global pop cultural phenomenon, swinging between psychotherapeutical heali
Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires. Its leader, Steve Jobs, was a long-haired college dropout with infinite ambition, and an inspirational perfectionist with a bully's temper. A man of contradictions, he fused a Californian counte