A hard hitting documentary about the lives of inmates in Santa Martha jail in Mexico and Lurigancho Prison in Peru. Due to overcrowding prison guards are forced to hand some control to longer term inmates with interesting results.
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The abnormal conditions of jail life cause some inmates to look for and find love in different ways.
A documentary on the Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge. "Ruby Ridge was the site of a violent confrontation and siege in the U.S. state of Idaho in 1992. It involved Randy Weaver, his family, Weaver's friend Kevin Harris, federal agents from the United States Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The incident was cited as a motivation for the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995."
Produced by UFO Magazine, UK and the award winning production team of Graham W. Birdsall and Russel Callaghan. This series of programs feature exclusive interviews with the best-known experts in international UFO research; stunning UFO footage from around the world; detailed case studies; and a fantastic assortment of shocking UFO discoveries. UFOs: Hard Evidence cuts to the chase and serves up an
As part of THE GREEN, Sundance Channel presents a series of documentary films focusing on timely and pressing environmental issues of the day.Every day natural resources are being rapidly depleted, while production and consumption rise in nations like China and India. In response to this crisis, a new philosophy promoting a non-toxic or recyclable destiny for all man-made products has triggere
In January 1954, months after the end of the Korean War, U.S. soldiers held in POW camps were at last free to return home. A small group, however, refused repatriation to the U.S. and, after being given 90 days to reconsider their decision, 21 American soldiers decided to stay in China. In They Chose China, Academy Award-nominated Chinese documentarian Shuibo Wang tells the controversial story of
Newfoundland through eyes of foreigner is a documentary film capturing our travels in Newfoundland from the summer of 2007. It mentiones some of many interesting places which we had a chance to visit, the most known or those known only a little bit.Original reason of shooting all the videos was to share the beautiful experience I had in Newfoundland with my family and friends. Than the idea of
The medical use of marijuana is examined from every side of a very complex issue with this documentary that charts the suffering of four chronically ill patients whose reliance on the illegal drug as a pain killer is in jeopardy due to federal anti-narcotic legislation. Reform organizations, prohibitionist groups, politicians, drug war critics, scientists, and celebrities all get their say in this
There is more to reality than meets a normal eye. Behind the curtain of everyday consciousness is hidden another unutterably strange universe. It’s the world of mystical experiences and those who have been there describe the visit as the most significant event in their lives. Until recent times, it was a world known only to holy man, to saints, and perhaps to the insane. Then a generation ago, thi