In December of 2015 many of the world leaders had finally come to an agreement to stop climate change, it was an occasion to be celebrated because the deals lengthy negotiations had finally resulted in the decision to prevent a catastrophic warming of the Earth, but was it really the political victory it was made out to be?This story tells us why now after 20 years of ineffective negotiations
15 years ago today on September 11, 2001, the world became witness to an unimaginable horror, the sight of New Yorks skyline ablaze fundamentally changed how we as a society view terrorism. Today we are still struggling with the threat of terror attacks as they seem to be coming fast and furious, from Boston, Paris, Brussels, San Bernardino, Orlando and Nice it is obvious that we have now entered
Fed Up is a first hand examination of America's ongoing battle with obesity, the films shows us how over 30 years ago when the first dietary guidelines were issued by the U.S. government, they somehow failed to take into account the effect sugar has in increasing the risks of obesity, diabetes and associated ill-health outcomes, more notably in children.These guidelines were designed to protec
In The Valley of The Pharaoh is a short documentary directed by Irish filmmaker Tommy Flavin (www.tommyflavin.ie), the film itself takes us to the edge of a small Irish town known as Arklow. Whilst here we happen to stumble upon an ancient graveyard which is home to a mysterious pyramid, quite the rare sight for rural Ireland.Through the use of some beautifully scenic footage and at times haun
The Nuremberg Trials were a set of military tribunals which were held by the Allied forces once World War II had come to an end. The initial and more notable trail was held between 20 November 1945 and 1 October 1946, it was tasked with trying 22 surviving representatives of the Nazi elite, all of whom were charged with the systematic murder of millions of people and various other war crimes.T
The Tool Box Killers consist of two individuals who committed some of the most horrendous crimes in America. Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker and Roy Lewis Norris together decided to kidnap, rape, torture and murder five teenage girls over a 5 month period in southern California back in 1979.Bittaker would later be described by FBI agent John Douglas as one of the most disturbing individuals he ha
Peter Wright, an 83 year old former headmaster of posh prep school Caldicott, located in southern Buckinghamshire, England was convicted of 12 offences against five children who studied there. The assaults happened between the years of 1959 and 1970, as a result of pleading guilty Wright was sentenced to 8 years.This BAFTA award winning film primarily focuses on the assaults which occurred at
From the earliest days man has believed that dreams and the supernatural are in some way real and all over the world psychics demonstrate powers that their followers accept as modern day miracles. In Moscow we see psychic healers treat the sick with chants and incantations, psychic surgeons can be found in the Philippines, were they seem to preform operations without any equipment and in Britain m
Dream/Killer is a hard hitting film which documents the story of Ryan Ferguson, a young man who was wrongfully convicted of a brutal murder all because his best friend dreamt it up. We witness the heartbreaking journey Ryan's parent embarked on to prove their child's innocence.Through the wide range of characters interviewed we become exposed to the very best and worst of what is the A