Globalisation, economic inequality and development
Life and debt Link 1
Length: 1:30.00
If you have ever wondered what the IMF and the New world Order can do to a third world country, this one is for you. Life & Debt is a woven tapestry of sequences focusing on the stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival and parameters of day-to-day existence are determined by the U.S. and other foreign economic agendas. Additional information at http://www.lifeanddebt.org/
The new rulers of the world (John Pilger) Link 1 - Link 2 - Link 3 - Link 4
Length: 53.11
Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia. Additional information: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/new.html
War by Other Means (John Pilger) Link 1
Length: 52:17
John Pilger and David Munro examine the policy of First World banks agreeing loans with Third World countries, who are then unable to meet the cripling interest charges. Won Geneva International TV Award at the North-South Media Encounters event, Geneva, 1993;Gold Medal in the 'Best Documentary Production category' of the International Television Movie Festival, Mount Freedom, New Jersey 1993; Gold Award in the 'Political/International Issues category' at WorldFest-Houston (Houston International Film & Video Festival), 1993; Silver Hugo Award in the 'Documentary - Social/Political category' of the 29th Chicago International Film Festival, 1993.
China Blue Link 1
Length:53:29
They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to be carried upstairs in buckets. Their meals and rent are deducted from their wages, which amount to less than a dollar a day. Most of the jeans they make in the factory are purchased by retailers in the U.S. and other countries. CHINA BLUE takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China, where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factory's hierarchy, the film looks at complex issues of globalization from the human level. Additional information at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/
Walmart - High Cost of Low Prices Link 1
Length:1:37:37
What are the low prices of Walmart costing not only America, but the entire world? Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is the documentary film sensation that's changing the largest company on earth. The film features the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to survive in a Wal-Mart world. It's an emotional journey that will challenge the way you think, feel... and shop. Additional information at http://www.walmartmovie.com/
Leasing the Rain Link 1 - Link 2 (part 1 of 3)
Length: 20:00
Cochabamba is a town of 800,000 situated high in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia. Two years ago, a popular protest there turned into a deadly riot. The army battled civilians in the streets on and off for three months, hundreds were arrested, a seventeen year-old boy was shot and killed, the government of Bolivia nearly collapsed. The issue was water. The spark was privatization. A private consortium, dominated by the Bechtel Corporation of San Francisco, had taken over Cochabamba's water system and raised water rates. Protestors blamed Bechtel for trying to "lease the rain." Additional information at http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/thestory.html
The story of stuff Link 1 - Link 2
Length: 20:00
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. Additional information at http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Length: 1:30.00
If you have ever wondered what the IMF and the New world Order can do to a third world country, this one is for you. Life & Debt is a woven tapestry of sequences focusing on the stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival and parameters of day-to-day existence are determined by the U.S. and other foreign economic agendas. Additional information at http://www.lifeanddebt.org/
The new rulers of the world (John Pilger) Link 1 - Link 2 - Link 3 - Link 4
Length: 53.11
Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia. Additional information: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/new.html
War by Other Means (John Pilger) Link 1
Length: 52:17
John Pilger and David Munro examine the policy of First World banks agreeing loans with Third World countries, who are then unable to meet the cripling interest charges. Won Geneva International TV Award at the North-South Media Encounters event, Geneva, 1993;Gold Medal in the 'Best Documentary Production category' of the International Television Movie Festival, Mount Freedom, New Jersey 1993; Gold Award in the 'Political/International Issues category' at WorldFest-Houston (Houston International Film & Video Festival), 1993; Silver Hugo Award in the 'Documentary - Social/Political category' of the 29th Chicago International Film Festival, 1993.
China Blue Link 1
Length:53:29
They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to be carried upstairs in buckets. Their meals and rent are deducted from their wages, which amount to less than a dollar a day. Most of the jeans they make in the factory are purchased by retailers in the U.S. and other countries. CHINA BLUE takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China, where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factory's hierarchy, the film looks at complex issues of globalization from the human level. Additional information at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/
Walmart - High Cost of Low Prices Link 1
Length:1:37:37
What are the low prices of Walmart costing not only America, but the entire world? Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is the documentary film sensation that's changing the largest company on earth. The film features the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to survive in a Wal-Mart world. It's an emotional journey that will challenge the way you think, feel... and shop. Additional information at http://www.walmartmovie.com/
Leasing the Rain Link 1 - Link 2 (part 1 of 3)
Length: 20:00
Cochabamba is a town of 800,000 situated high in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia. Two years ago, a popular protest there turned into a deadly riot. The army battled civilians in the streets on and off for three months, hundreds were arrested, a seventeen year-old boy was shot and killed, the government of Bolivia nearly collapsed. The issue was water. The spark was privatization. A private consortium, dominated by the Bechtel Corporation of San Francisco, had taken over Cochabamba's water system and raised water rates. Protestors blamed Bechtel for trying to "lease the rain." Additional information at http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/thestory.html
The story of stuff Link 1 - Link 2
Length: 20:00
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. Additional information at http://www.storyofstuff.com/