Archive for the 'Journalism' Category
Cannabis: A Lost History
• April, 2018This documentary explores the longstanding relationship of human beings and cannabis, from its use in ancient Asia to its ban in 20th century America.
How the rich get richer – money in the world economy
• April, 2018Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens? For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys…
Making the future
• December, 2017Making the future – VPRO documentary – backlight 2014 Decreasing costs of materials and tools, and the availability of all kinds of information mean everyone can become a maker, developer or entrepreneur. Is this the start of a new industrial revolution? Rapid technological developments have not only made knowledge available to everyone, but the tools to invent and produce are now at our fingertips too. A new generation of inventors and makers that have taken matters into their own hands and are innovating and producing…
Gymkhana :: 1 – 9
• November, 2017Wikipedia Excerpt: Gymkhana is a type of motorsport, known as Motorkhana in Australia and New Zealand, and Autotesting in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Similar to autocross, the goal of gymkhana is to achieve the fastest time possible; memorizing the course is a significant part of achieving a fast time. The name is loaned from the equestrian discipline of gymkhana. Gymkhana 9 Gymkhana 8 Gymkhana 7
#FreeTUP3 #FreeManuMoreau
• May, 2017'hoe een moeder, een comedian en plantenverzorger plots zware criminelen werden' https://t.co/3QjQBxawr3 @knack #freetup3 #freemanumoreau — .::Psyched Blog::. (@PsychedbE) May 13, 2017
State of Alert – Israel style
• March, 2017‘When it comes to security, Europe is still in a state of denial’ – (Michal Marmary, Homeland Security Tel Aviv) Recent suicide attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice and Berlin have greatly increased focus on civilian safety in Europe. More and more, politicians, security experts and the media refer to Israel as a model of well-organized civilian security. Some even talk about the ‘Israelisation of Europe’. But what exactly is the Israeli security model? Can it be applied in Europe and what world view would our…
Preempting Dissent
• June, 2016BILDERBERG’$ CLUB
• March, 2015BILDERBERG’$ CLUB from QUERALT ANTÚ on Vimeo. BILDERBERG’$ CLUB (original title) 95 min. Language: English & Català. Subtitles: English THE DOCUMENTARY / / Synopsis The truth does not exist. There is only the manipulation of reality. And you are the best example. Have you heard of the Bilderberg club? Do you know who integrates and what are its objectives? I should know because they already control everything… or so you claim. OBJECTIVE Someone once said “The truth shall set you free” and since then, an…
Mass Incarceration in the US
• April, 2014Shift | Beyond the Numbers of the Climate Crisis
• August, 2013A film by brother/sister duo, Sam and Kate Fulbright to take a closer look at what climate change really means in the United States, and dive beyond the daunting numbers and graphs to meet the people and communities effected by the problem of climate change. Learn more about getting involved at ShiftTheClimate.org Follow us: Facebook: /ShiftTheClimate Twitter/Instagram: @ShiftTheClimate
Okupacion
• May, 2013Squatted social centers are proliferating all across Europe. Ordinary people are occupying empty buildings in urban areas, turning them into free, open and public space. Alongside music and art collectives, concerts, food co-operatives and community gardens one also finds construction workshops, child care, language classes, political talks and even legal advice on social and economic rights. These community activities are indicative of burgeoning social and political autonomist movements, emerging from within the walls of these occupied buildings. Watch this, urban publicization of, space. Thanks to…
The Tax Free Tour (VPRO docu)
• March, 2013“Where do multinationals pay taxes and how much?” Gaining insight from international tax experts, Backlight director Marije Meerman (‘Quants’ & ‘Money & Speed’), takes a look at tax havens, the people who live there and the routes along which tax is avoided globally. Those routes go by resounding names like ‘Cayman Special’, ‘Double Irish’, and ‘Dutch Sandwich’. A financial world operates in the shadows surrounded by a high level of secrecy. A place where sizeable capital streams travel the world at the speed of light…
Cutting Edge: Confessions of an Undercover Cop
• March, 2013With exclusive access to Mark Kennedy, Britain’s most controversial undercover police officer, this gripping and revelatory documentary tells the definitive, inside story of Mark Stone/Kennedy. Directed by Bafta Award-winner Brian Hill and narrated by Kennedy, the Cutting Edge film also features interviews with the police to reconstruct the story of how Mark Kennedy went from being a regular south London police officer, with a wife and two children, to becoming Mark Stone. This was Mark the environmental campaigner, militant activist and undercover cop who broke…