Homeless Men: Bottle Picking and Cart Racing
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Murray Siple’s feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men in Canada who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film takes a deep look into the [...]
Homo Evolutis - Beyond the Crisis there is Evolution
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Humans have been evolving over time. Now Juan Enriquez predicts the Homo Evolutis to come next. He is presenting this idea at TED, a conference made for people just like him.
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot - or in [...]
Unwritten Future - Terror at the RNC 2008
(4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)
With an ever growing police state, we have seen in recent months just how far some authorities have gone to keep the american people silent. This documentary “Unwritten Future” shows the systematic use of terror, in it’s various forms, against american citizens during the RNC (Republican National Convention) in September 2008. Footage includes police attacking [...]
Bill Gates Talks at TED and Unleashes Mosquitoes
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
On this year’s TED Talks 2009 in California Bill Gates shocked his audience of rich people with the unleashing of a swarm of mosquitoes, so that not only poor people can experience them. Further more he talks about the American school system and the quality of teachers.
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world’s [...]
When Women are Unhappy with their Big Breasts
(12 votes, average: 4.42 out of 5)
The United Kingdom is home to the biggest breasts in all of Europe. But for many women, this isn’t good news. In this BBC documentary, meet three women who feel defined by their naturally big breasts, and find out what it’s really like to have a cup size at the far end of the alphabet.
As [...]
Burning Man Festival
(4 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
The Burning Man Festival has grown from a small group of people gathering spontaneously to a community of over 48,000 people. There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself at this event rather, it is up to each participant to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to [...]
Undercover Investigation of Dogfighting Gangs
(5 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Dogfighting is a blood sport utilized for entertainment and may also create a revenue stream from stud fees, admission fees, and gambling.
This BBC Documentary shows an Undercover Investigation into the secret and dangerous world of international dogfighting. For a year and a half, a BBC undercover team operated alongside dogfighting gangs in the UK and [...]
Jesus Camp - Kids taking back America for Christ
(14 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Jesus Camp is a 2006 American documentary directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing about a brain washing summer camp for kids who spend their summers learning and practicing their “prophetic gifts” and being taught that they can “take back America for Christ.” Jesus Camp was sold by A&E Indie Films to Magnolia Pictures. Controversy [...]
How do Kiva Loans work?
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in the developing world - empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. You can loan as little as USD 25 and get paid the money back on succeed of the entrepreneurs business. I loaned some money myself to Eloy, a guy from Bolivia who does work [...]
The Other Nostredamus - Documentary
(9 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)
Could the future already be written? This Nostredamus documentary spans human experience to illuminate this question. Common wisdom has it we prepare for our future by understanding our past. But did the ancient prophets already know the future? Are we living in the world they predicted? In this enlightening and often unsettling series, the viewer [...]
