Harry Belafonte - Speaking Out For Justice
Category: Documentaries
In this rousing speech singer and activist Harry Belafonte calls on the next generation to draw on the passion of the civil rights movement to right contemporary wrongs, particularly when it comes to child incarceration.

Spotlight: Held Hostage in Colombia
Category: Documentaries
From deep within the Colombian jungle, this documentary tells the story of three American defense contractors held hostage since their plane crashed in 2003, landing them in a political minefield.

The Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Category: Documentaries
This doc details an absurd, but sadly real comedy of errors where a freedom-loving Iraqi journalist is mistaken as Tony Blair's would-be assassin and sent to Abu Ghraib Prison.

Chahinaz: What Rights For Women?
Category: Documentaries
A vibrant Algerian student, Chahinaz, doesn't understand why women aren't considered equal to men according to the laws of her country. This leads her on a quest to find out what life is like for other women around the world.

Soweto Strings
Category: Documentaries
In 1992 viola player Rosemary Nalden founded the Buskaid Music School in Soweto township. "Soweto Strings" shows Rosemary as a demanding but beloved mentor, inspired by the whole-hearted way that the students have embraced classical music.

Darling!
Category: Documentaries
Controversial South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys allows writer/director Julian Shaw into his previously off-limits inner world. The result is a startling document of Pieter's work educating school children HIV/AIDS.

Link TV Spotlight
Category: Documentaries
Spotlight is a Link TV weekly presentation of investigative reports from around the world. Commentary is provided by prominent authors and journalists.

Short Cut to Nirvana
Category: Documentaries
A voyage of discovery through the vivid and vibrant world of the Kumbha Mela, a spiritual festival that occurs every 12 years in India and attracts more than 70 million pilgrims from around the world.

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Category: Documentaries
In this intense documentary director Kazuo Hara records the strange crusade of Kenzo Okuzaki as he tries to resolve the gruesome WWII mystery which has haunted him for the past forty years.

Beautiful in Beaufort Wes
Category: Documentaries
This lyrical gem of a film follows Gert Vlok Nel, who has become one of South Africa's most celebrated poets and troubadors from his home town of Beaufort Wes, a small town in the extremely remote Big Karoo region.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Category: Documentaries
This short is a combination of stop-animation, claymation and live action. It's divided into three acts: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

George Soros In His Own Words: The New Paradigm
Category: Documentaries
This program features financier and philanthropist George Soros, in his own words taken from recent interviews and public speeches as he critiques the war on terror and touches on other essential issues.

Spotlight: The 12 Year Old Cocaine Smuggler
Category: Documentaries
This disturbing report follows families effected by Bolivia's U.S.-backed drug laws, particularly children who end up in prison either for their own acts, or for the crimes of their parents.

Spotlight: Mystery Flights
Category: Documentaries
This investigative report reveals details about the United States' practice of "extraordinary rendition" whereby the CIA flies suspects to harsh detention facilities in places like Morocco and Afghanistan - that exist outside U.S. law.

The Sermons of Sister Jane
Category: Documentaries
An engaging documentary portrait that sparkles with the courage, wit and humanity of Sister Jane Kelly, who combines her deep spiritual faith with her equally powerful commitment towards resistance and change.

Andres Levin

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