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African School: The Womanizer and the Evangelist
African School: The Womanizer and the Evangelist
Category: Documentaries
In this episode, a young womanizer faces the possibility of HIV as the local evangelical church tries to drive home the message that sex before marriage is wrong.
African School: Running for Your Life
African School: Running for Your Life
Category: Documentaries
In this episode of African School, Mr. Ntairaho partakes in a survey of displaced children, while the orphan Opio strives to follow in the footsteps of his late father as a professional athlete.
African School: Boy Meets Girl
African School: Boy Meets Girl
Category: Documentaries
Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face expulsion if they admit to being in a relationship, and teachers often find themselves at opposite ends of the country from their spouse - if they can even afford it.
African School: Culture Clash
African School: Culture Clash
Category: Documentaries
Traditional values and modernization clash as Uganda becomes a melting pot of cultural values. In this episode, the school's choir embraces the 'witchdoctor dance' while the head teacher opposes witchcraft.
Nora
Nora
Category: World Music
"Nora" is a dense and swiftly moving poem of sound and image that tells the story of a dancer growing up in Zimbabwe.
CINEMONDO: Waiting for Happiness
CINEMONDO: Waiting for Happiness
Category: World Cinema
A poetic and beautifully photographed film that examines the conflict between progress and tradition in Mauritania, Africa. Screening in Link TV's Cinemondo series, which premieres entertaining and award-winning foreign films.
CINEMONDO: The Night of Truth
CINEMONDO: The Night of Truth
Category: World Cinema
Mirroring the political strife and genocide in Sub-Saharan Africa, this film begins as preparations are being made to end a decade of civil strife in a fictitious country and explores the inhuman behavior we are capable of when at war.
Global Pulse
Global Pulse
Category: News & Current Affairs
A fast-moving overview of international news and events comparing reports by national broadcasters and dissecting media spin - your global news positioning service.
World Music Blocks
World Music Blocks
Category: World Music
Non-stop World Music, with performance documentaries and music videos from a variety of genres and diverse cultures. On screen commentary between songs is provided by Frances Uku.
Special: Obama - The Man and the Movement
Special: Obama - The Man and the Movement
Category: Documentaries
When Barack Obama was inaugurated, headlines around the world heralded a new era. Learn more about the new president in the documentary "Senator Obama Goes to Africa", with commentary from Amy Goodman.
explore: Specials
explore: Specials
Category: Documentaries
The explore.org Team travels the world, helping courageous non-profits and profiling the selfless acts of others to inspire a revolution of giving. Learn more at www.explore.org.
In Focus: Burned Money - The Fallout of the Financial Crisis
In Focus: Burned Money - The Fallout of the Financial Crisis
Category: News & Current Affairs
Leading experts explain the background and inner workings of the world's worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What caused the chaos? Why was it allowed to happen, and how could it have been prevented?
Cooking in the Danger Zone
Cooking in the Danger Zone
Category: Documentaries
In this fascinating BBC series, food writer Stefan Gates explores unusual food stories in some of the world's more dangerous places.
Democracy in Dakar
Democracy in Dakar
Category: Documentaries
This is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar, Senegal, following rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and others during and after Senegal's controversial 2007 presidential election.
In Focus: The Race for Hearts
In Focus: The Race for Hearts
Category: News & Current Affairs
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant in 1967. But in 2006, only 388 heart transplants were performed in Germany because too few donor hearts are available. Why?