At the age of 52 and suffering from terrible chronic back pain, Victor D’Altorio decided to end his life. With searing honesty, we follow his last months. His charm, warmth and positive energy are at odds with how society views 'suicide' until his last moments, when the film maker is moved to intervene.
Finding Fidel tells the remarkable story of war cameraman Erik Durschmied, who in 1958 journeyed to Cuba’s Sierra Maestra mountains to interview a little-known rebel leader named Fidel Castro. A month later, Castro’s band of fighters rolled into Havana, and the world would never be the same.
Princes of the Yen reveals how post-war Japanese society was transformed to suit the agenda of powerful interest groups, and how citizens were kept entirely in the dark about this. History is now repeating itself around the world.
While we live in a highly sexualized society, the messaging around female sexuality is distorted and rife with shame. What we should look like, who we should want, what we should desire...who we should be, is dictated to us from screens and pages and people.
From long lost friends who use it to stay in touch, to the pick-up artist who trolls the site to score with women, to the criminal who tracks your every movement to know when to rob your house, the best and worst of Facebook is on display.
Private Violence explores a disturbing fact of American life: the most dangerous place for a woman is her own home. Every day in the US, at least four women are murdered by abusive partners. The knee-jerk response is to ask: ‘why doesn’t she just leave?’
In an era where regulations and red tape rule every industry, where lobby groups and big business wield more influence than ever before, our daily choices have become increasingly limited. And with all our options so deliberately handpicked, are we really making a choice at all?
This documentary explores how Bitcoin, the world’s first digital currency, shifts control of money from banks and governments to its users.
Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It traces the history of money and exposes central banks, debt creation, and government influence on inflation. The documentary explores Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as potential alternatives, questioning their impact on the financial system and society.
This documentary celebrates people who live life differently, showing how nonconformity can lead to happiness, health, and longevity. It follows unique individuals worldwide, from a money-free cave dweller to eccentric inventors and quirky public figures.
Hackers have emerged as both a threat to security, or its saviour, depending on your point of view. This film gives context to this misunderstood subculture. In bedrooms across the world, a war is being fought that will affect us all, and the battlefield is online.
An Invisible Threat looks at the relationship between microwave technology & health, investigating the conflicts of interest among industry, politicians, scientists & consumers that leave us unprotected to the effects of radiation. Are we prepared for the answers?