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Al Jazeera English - Witness: Kabul at Work
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Kabul at Work
Category: Documentaries
This documentary from the Al Jazeera English Witness series portrays an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse of daily life in Kabul through the lives and work of four ordinary citizens.
DOC-DEBUT: The Toughest Place to Be... A Bus Driver (Part 2)
DOC-DEBUT: The Toughest Place to Be... A Bus Driver (Part 2)
Category: Documentaries
London bus driver Josh heads to the busy city of Manila to drive a Jeepney -- a colorful jeep with dodgy lights, no power steering, and a very hard seat.
On the Road: Episode 1 - The Griots of West Africa
On the Road: Episode 1 - The Griots of West Africa
Category: Documentaries
A griot (gree-oh) is the keeper of a tribe's genealogy through poetic songs in the West African oral tradition. In the first episode of On the Road, Bob Holman travels to Gambia to learn about this musical art.
On the Road: Episode 2 - From Timbuktu to the Dogons
On the Road: Episode 2 - From Timbuktu to the Dogons
Category: Documentaries
On the Road continues in Timbuktu where Bob learns how to ride a camel, finds out how Timbuktu got its name, and visits the Timbuktu Library -- which houses books from the 16th Century when the city was the center of African learning.
On the Road: Episode 3 - Israel and the West Bank
On the Road: Episode 3 - Israel and the West Bank
Category: Documentaries
In this final episode of On the Road, Bob Holman travels to Israel and the West Bank, where he discovers that Yiddish, which once had five daily newspapers in New York City, is now an Endangered Language.
Tribal Wives: Episode 1 - Kuna/Panama
Tribal Wives: Episode 1 - Kuna/Panama
Category: Documentaries
In episode 1 of Tribal Wives, Sass Willis from Oxford joins the Kuna Indians on the coral islands off the coast of Panama. Amongst the Kune and far from home, Sass makes an extraordinary discovery.
Tribal Wives: Episode 2 - Waorani/Ecuador
Tribal Wives: Episode 2 - Waorani/Ecuador
Category: Documentaries
In episode 2 of Tribal Wives, Karen stays with the Waorani, a tribe isolated deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. As she immerses herself in tribal life, will Karen find what she really needs?
Tribal Wives: Episode 3 - Afar/Ethiopia
Tribal Wives: Episode 3 - Afar/Ethiopia
Category: Documentaries
In episode 3 of Tribal Wives, 28-year-old Scottish air hostess Lana Inglis lives with Ethiopia's independent Afar tribe -- who strictly forbid drinking. Can she finally overcome her alcoholism?
Tribal Wives: Episode 4 - Himba/Namibia
Tribal Wives: Episode 4 - Himba/Namibia
Category: Documentaries
In episode 4 of Tribal Wives, Yvonne Power, a single working mother of three, stays with the polygamous Himba tribe in northern Namibia. How will she cope with the tribe's deep gender divides?
Tribal Wives: Episode 5 - Maasai/Tanzaniai
Tribal Wives: Episode 5 - Maasai/Tanzaniai
Category: Documentaries
In episode 5 of Tribal Wives, teacher Dionne Braham moves from her home in London to live with one of the world's most famous and largest tribes in Africa: the Maasai. Feeling stuck in a rut, Dionne makes a radical choice.
Tribal Wives: Episode 6 - Mentawai/Indonesia
Tribal Wives: Episode 6 - Mentawai/Indonesia
Category: Documentaries
In episode 6 of Tribal Wives, high-flying overachiever Andy Wraith stays with the Mentawai Tribe off the coast of Indonesia, where she is forced to reevaluate what success really means.
Sarabah
Sarabah
Category: Documentaries
In this stirring documentary meet Sister Fa, a brilliant and tough-minded 27-year-old rapper from Senegal. As a victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she has devoted herself to ending the practice in her homeland.
Bridge to Iran: Iran - A Cinematographic Revolution
Bridge to Iran: Iran - A Cinematographic Revolution
Category: Documentaries
This doc explores the history of the Iranian film industry through a compelling blend of archival footage, film excerpts, and interviews with film makers, critics, and historians -- revealing the changing social functions of Iranian cinema and the artistic struggle of its creators.
Bridge to Iran: Siah Bazi - The Joy Makers
Bridge to Iran: Siah Bazi - The Joy Makers
Category: Documentaries
When Tehran's Siah Bâzi theater troupe faces the closing of their 400-year-old theater due to changing cultural shifts, the performers face uncertain futures as truck drivers and tea-servers. Can the folkloric entertainment survive a modernizing Tehran?
Special: Amy Goodman - Occupy the Airwaves!
Special: Amy Goodman - Occupy the Airwaves!
Category: Documentaries
In this timely speech Amy Goodman speaks out on the importance of independent media, the significance of the occupy movement, and the role journalism plays towards creating a more perfect union.