ViewChange: Favela Rising
Category: Documentaries
Haunted by the murders of his family, Anderson Sá is a drug-trafficker turned social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s slums. "Favela Rising" documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela united.

Global Spirit: In Search of Ecstasy
WATCH ONLINE! This episode explores the ecstatic state - a global phenomenon found in all kinds of spiritual and religious traditions. How is ecstatic trance practiced around the world, and why are so many people today fascinated by it?

Global Spirit: Earth Wisdom: For a World in Crisis
WATCH ONLINE! This program focuses on the wisdom of indigenous values and practices that have promoted heightened consciousness, spiritual harmony and a life in balance with nature.

Global Spirit: From the Heart of the World - The Elder Brothers' Warning
In this episode, host Phil Cousineau speaks with BBC filmmaker Alan Ereira about his beautiful, sobering documentary, a warning to give up our self-destructive ways and honor the planet, before it is too late.

4REAL: Yawanawa
Category: Documentaries
In this episode of 4REAL, Joaquin Phoenix journeys into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, where the Yawanawa, an indigenous tribe, is on the rise thanks to the leadership of Chief Tashka and Laura Yawanawa.

4REAL: City of God
Category: Documentaries
Mos Def rolls into Rio's infamous City Of God with 4REAL host Sol Guy, where Brazil’s #1 rap artist, MV Bill, shows how his program empowers favela youth through the art of hip hop.

4REAL: Peru
Category: Documentaries
Cameron Diaz & 4REAL Host Sol Guy trek into the Andes mountains of Peru, where a young medicine man, Puma Singona, of the Quechua tribe, is keeping his people’s ancient knowledge and wisdom alive.

UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping
Category: World Music
In 2009, the UN Day Concert celebrated "A Tribute to Peacekeeping," focusing on the heroic work of UN peacekeepers in some of the most troubled areas of the world. Watch performances by a variety of artists from around the globe.

Special: Crude Impact
Category: Documentaries
This documentary explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil and considers what will happen when the supply starts to run out.

The Reckoning
Category: Documentaries
"The Reckoning" explores the creation of the first international court in history used to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, no matter how powerful, for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In Focus: Close-up: Losing Ground
Category: News & Current Affairs
"World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought", on June 17th, was initiated by the UN to call attention to a global challenge: the rapidly spreading desertification and degradation of land in the Earth's dry zones. Learn more on this episode of In Focus.

Special: Apology of an Economic Hitman
Category: Documentaries
John Perkins is an economic hitman, tasked with getting new foreign leaders to yield to US interests -- using debt as a weapon. His job consisted of government payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder, but now he's ready to come clean about the dirty foundation of the American empire.

Future Express: Chile - We Were So Much in Love
Category: Documentaries
In 1981 Future Express director Rob Hof traveled to Chile but was imprisoned by the secret service and thrown out of the country. Now hear stories from train passengers & Hof's Chilean friends about the time of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

Al Jazeera English - Witness: Proof of Life
Category: Documentaries
Over 4,000 hostages are believed to be in the hands of guerrilla groups in the jungles of Colombia. The hopes of these hostages and their families are kept alive thanks to a radio show called the "Voices of the Kidnapped".

The Planet Part 1
Category: Documentaries
A Link viewer favorite, this documentary attempts to correct our use of the term climate change, arguing that what humanity really faces is change to all aspects of the biosphere, including loss of resources.