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In Focus: My Dad Clears Land Mines
In Focus: My Dad Clears Land Mines
Category: News & Current Affairs
Greta mesh is seven years old. For more than half of her life this little girl from Berlin has lived abroad, in countries that are hardly vacation destinations. The reason: Greta's father Frank clears landmines for a living.
Men of the City
Men of the City
Category: Documentaries
Using impressive music and uncolored images of the rain-sodden British capital, Isaacs fluidly balances sensitive portraits of people striving to find their place in the swarming city of London.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Children's Parliament
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Children's Parliament
Category: Documentaries
This documentary tells the story of two teenage boys fighting for the rights of Congolese youth, and the challenges and risks they face in trying to change the future of their country.
ViewChange: Lost Boy Found
ViewChange: Lost Boy Found
Category: Documentaries
When war broke out in southern Sudan, Valentino Deng and thousands of other children fled the fighting that killed many of their families. A lucky few, Valentino included, made it to the United States to carve out a new future for themselves.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Maestro's Daughters
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Maestro's Daughters
Category: Documentaries
In this documentary from the Al Jazeera English Witness series, the blind daughters of a famous Bangladeshi musician try to carry on their father's legacy.
TED Talks: Jaqueline Novogratz and Eve Ensler
TED Talks: Jaqueline Novogratz and Eve Ensler
Category: News & Current Affairs
Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum about escaping poverty, and Eve Ensler declares that there is a girl cell in us all - a cell that we all have to suppress.
Standing Up, Moving Forward: Bringing Photography to Life
Standing Up, Moving Forward: Bringing Photography to Life
Category: Documentaries
The first episode of Standing Up, Moving Forward features the story of Ms. Mayumi Sasaki, a Japanese photographer who lost her parents in the March 11th earthquake on Japan's east coast.
Standing Up, Moving Forward: The Nonfiction - A Day to Remember
Standing Up, Moving Forward: The Nonfiction - A Day to Remember
Category: Documentaries
The third episode of Standing Up, Moving Forward focuses on a family living in the fishing town of Ishinomaki, Japan, who experienced great loss in the March 11th Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Standing Up, Moving Forward: Spring 2011, Minami-Kesennuma Elementary
Standing Up, Moving Forward: Spring 2011, Minami-Kesennuma Elementary
Category: Documentaries
In episode 2 of Standing Up, Moving Forward, the month of March -- Japan's season of graduation ceremonies -- has changed drastically for school children, after the devastating earthquake of March 11.
Special: The Best Government Money Can Buy?
Special: The Best Government Money Can Buy?
Category: Documentaries
The cost of election campaigns has spiraled out of control-- on average, US representatives spend more than 25% of their time fund-raising. This documentary asks who provides the money? What effect does it have? And is it in the public interest?
Global Spirit: Exploring Consciousness
Global Spirit: Exploring Consciousness
Is reality itself related to Consciousness? Is there such a thing as "Universal Consciousness"? Follow this intellectually-challenging inquiry through the spiritual and scientific realms of Consciousness with Sraddhalu Ranade and Peter Russell.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Sweet Beginnings
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Sweet Beginnings
Category: Documentaries
Most US ex-cons struggle with what to do once prison is behind them. One program has provided a way forward for many ex-inmates, helping them navigate their way out of the recidivism pattern that many find so tempting.
Antoine
Antoine
Category: Documentaries
Born 100 days prematurely, Antoine is now five years old and he's blind. Watch this sensitive portrait of the real and imaginary life of Antoine, a boy detective who runs, drives, makes decisions, and hosts radio shows.
In Focus: Holiday of Hard Work - Volunteering In Costa Rica
In Focus: Holiday of Hard Work - Volunteering In Costa Rica
Category: News & Current Affairs
André K. is a German trucker who's never been further afield than Spain. He longs to travel but doesn't want to be an ordinary tourist, so he embarks on a five-week volunteer project in Costa Rica. Will André be fulfilled by his trip?
CINEMONDO: The Country Teacher
CINEMONDO: The Country Teacher
Category: World Cinema
A gifted young teacher takes a job at a grammar school in the country. Here he forms a bond with a woman and her troubled 17-year old son. But when the teacher's ex-boyfriend visits, jealousy sets in motion a series of events that will test the inner strength of everyone involved.