Sideways World

How Big Sugar buried the question: is sugar toxic? A secret PR campaign reshaped science, policy, and our food. Now, as disease rates soar, the industry faces its biggest reckoning.

Why are more young men turning to Viagra? Obi, 24, investigates this “boner renaissance” and whether men his age should be using erectile dysfunction medication.

In Siberia, a self-proclaimed messiah leads 4,000 followers whose beliefs in UFOs and the end of the world grow increasingly extreme.

We embed with London’s Neturei Karta, a controversial ultra-Orthodox Jewish group that opposes Zionism and the state of Israel. In this documentary, reporter Milène Larsson goes inside the secretive community to understand their anti-Israel stance.

An underground trafficking network convinces poor Bulgarian mothers to sell their babies to wealthy Greek couples. The investigation exposes how the ring operates and the devastating impact on families.

Okinawa attracts millions of tourists as a tropical paradise. Despite this, it remains the poorest prefecture in Japan.

Inspired by Ronald Wright’s A Short History of Progress, the film examines how past “progress” often led to disaster. Thinkers and scientists warn of modern progress traps threatening our civilization today.

In Colombia, pink “cocaine” or “tucibi” is all the rage, from elite clubbers to cartel leaders. It’s pricier than white cocaine, has its own music genre, and fuels a new generation of “neo-narcos.” Cartels are now expanding production into Europe.

In Vancouver’s overdose epicenter, a radical prevention center fights to save lives. Run by and for drug users, it challenges stigma and systemic neglect. A moving look at courage, compassion, and hope on the frontlines of the fentanyl crisis.

A sharp, playful portrait of Noam Chomsky and his challenge to the power of mass media. Blending biography, archives, and bold visuals to question how information is shaped. An invitation to practice “intellectual self-defense.”

Sex Robot Madness dives into the explosive rise of intelligent, sexually capable robots, uncovering their potential to transform intimacy, relationships, and society itself in ways we aren’t prepared for.

The War on Drugs has failed. We look at what a realistic legal drug market might involve, and why prohibition keeps making the damage worse — for everyone except the drugs themselves.