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All White in Barking
All White in Barking
Category: Documentaries
This British doc probes the attitudes of a town's white residents toward their immigrant neighbors, exploring the shockingly unexamined prejudices about the newcomers' dress, religion, and strange cooking smells.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 1
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 1
Category: Documentaries
In Part 1 of this two-part documentary, "Witness" looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith". How are the beliefs of American Muslims compatible with American democracy?
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 2
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 2
Category: Documentaries
In Part 2 of this special two-part "Witness" documentary, host Rageh Omaar looks at how America's Muslims have coped with the aftermath of the events of 9/11, exploring the demands of patriotism and belief.
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Category: Documentaries
Follow Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp, Obama explores the continent that is gaining increasing importance in this age of globalization.
GLOBAL LENS: Bunny Chow
GLOBAL LENS: Bunny Chow
Category: World Cinema
Three up-and-coming comedians find humor amidst hardship in the "new" Johannesburg, celebrating life on a raucous roadtrip to South Africa’s largest music festival.
GLOBAL LENS: The Kite (Le Cerf-Volant)
GLOBAL LENS: The Kite (Le Cerf-Volant)
Category: World Cinema
Lamia must cross a border checkpoint between Lebanon and Israel to fulfill an arranged marriage. But she has a secret: she's in love with the Israeli soldier guarding the checkpoint.
GLOBAL LENS: Kilometre Zero
GLOBAL LENS: Kilometre Zero
Category: World Cinema
A tragi-comic story of ethnic conflict between Kurds and Iraqis during the war between Iraq and Iran in the 1980s, this film follows the adventures of a Kurdish soldier - a despised minority in the Iraqi military - traveling with an Iraqi taxi driver.
GLOBAL LENS: Daughter of Keltoum (Bent Keltoum)
GLOBAL LENS: Daughter of Keltoum (Bent Keltoum)
Category: World Cinema
Rallia, a young Swiss woman, returns to her Algerian birthplace to seek out her roots. Unable to await mother's return, she heads out into the desert to find her.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the World Affairs Council
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the World Affairs Council
Category: News & Current Affairs
Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins World Affairs Council of Northern California CEO & President, Jane Wales, in a spirited conversation, recorded in April of 2008. He speaks candidly about his role as a cleric and an activist, including his most recent role as chairman of The Elders, a group of world leaders who contribute their wisdom, leadership and integrity to tackle some of the world's toughest problems
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear
Category: Documentaries
With opening words by Richard Gere, this film documents the remarkable courage of a young Tibetan monk and nun who lead freedom demonstrations against the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
Eye on Tibet: Dreaming of Tibet
Eye on Tibet: Dreaming of Tibet
Category: Documentaries
This intimate documentary looks at the lives of three extraordinary Tibetan exiles who have survived in exile and are deeply involved in working for the future of their culture.
Meeting Mandela
Meeting Mandela
Category: Documentaries
Hosted by Beyoncé Knowles, this special brings four young people to South Africa to talk to Nelson Mandela about some of the key issues affecting them and the world today: HIV/AIDS, Israeli/Palestine and Burma.
Harry Belafonte - Speaking Out For Justice
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.
In Focus: Powder Keg Pakistan
In Focus: Powder Keg Pakistan
Category: News & Current Affairs
This investigative report provides an overview of the political situation in Pakistan, looking at the power of conflicting forces within the country - the military, the secular population and the strict Islamists.
International Dateline: The Yazidis
International Dateline: The Yazidis
Category: News & Current Affairs
Once numbering in the millions, today there are estimated to be only about 100,000 Yazidis left, mainly living in small towns in northern Iraq. Dateline visits this group, victims of one of Iraq's deadliest bombings.