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61 min.
Watch documentaryThe song of the flower
Jacques Dochamps, 2013Threatened by the oil industry, the people of Sarayaku in Amazon leads a relentless struggle for survival.
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52 min.
Watch documentaryCampus Kassapa
Ramirez, Ronnie, 2011A story about the university of Lubumbashi in Congo where students have to endure many difficulties to get their diploma.
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58 min.
Watch documentaryTwo Sisters
Jasna Krajinovic`, 2006Violeta and Vyollca Dukay live in the south of Kosovo, close to the border with Albania. Faced with a very high unemployment in their country since the end of the war, they became deminers.
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90 min.
Watch documentaryWelcome to Paradise
Poutte, Manuel, 2008From a refugee camp to a small american town, the film depicts the destiny of a somali couple, candidate to asylum.
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185 min.
Watch documentaryGandhi's Children
MacDougall, David, 2008Gandhi’s Children chronicles the life of children in what the filmmaker calls "the exact opposite of Doon," a shelter for orphans and juvenile detainees run by an Indian non-governmental organization.
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58 min.
Watch documentaryTears of an Afghan Warlord
Pascale Bourgaux, 2011The documentary Tears of an Afghan Warlord gives a unique insight in the influence of the Taliban on the people of Afghanistan. The story is set in the village Dasht-e Qaleh, deep down in rural Afghanistan.
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60 min.
Watch documentaryDomitiana Road
Montesarchio, Romano, 2008The Domitiana is an ancient Roman road, on the border between the provinces of Naples and Caserta. Traditionally it was built for leisure, nowadays the noblest of roads has become the very worse.
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9 min.
Watch documentaryBuy Buy Europe 5: What kind of Europe do we want?
Vos, Pieter de, 2013In the last part of the series it becomes clear that big financial and industrial players want to continue perfecting the EU as a free market environment. But after the financial crises and uncertainty, there remains the question: what do we want?
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9 min.
Watch documentaryBuy Buy Europe 4: Bratwurst, Lederhosen and Minijobs
Vos, Pieter de, 2013For the past years, the German economy is set as an example for other EU members. The German industry and banks made fortunes with the dramatic increase of German exports.
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59 min.
Watch documentaryAt your service
Leon, Jorge, 2010Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2009. In a recruitment Centre, young women undergo training to become domestic workers. They learn how to use a microwave, how to take care of an infant and how to speak their future employers language.
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54 min.
Watch documentaryBanking the unbanked
Vos, Sarah, 2009In this film, director Vos has established a realistic view on the world of microfinance. The aim of the Gambia-based branch of Reliance is to support the poor Gambian population by offering them small loans in order to fight poverty.
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56 min.
Watch documentaryWall to wall
Jean, Patric, 2008Wall to wall is an unique road movie, presenting the impact of migration and segregation on the lives of migrants in contemporary Europe.
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54 min.
Watch documentaryGhetto Millionaires
Remiche, Gilles, 2010Armed with designer jackets, shiny shoes and expensive sunglasses, the flashy Sapeurs are an uncommon sight on the Brussels streets.
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43 min.
Watch documentaryWe will be happy one day
Wysoczanski, Pawel, 2011Lipiny, a Polish village characterized by an omnipresent grey sky and graffiti covered ruins, is the home of Daniel. According to his grandmother, there is no future in the poverty stricken village.
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47 min.
Watch documentaryWith Fidel whatever happens
Radovanovic, Goran, 2011An old man unable to fix his ancient motorcycle, a dentist struggling to get to work and a couple tending to the only public telephone in the area. These are the patient, reserved protagonists, living their lives in communist Cuba in the 21th century.
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83 min.
Watch documentarySongs from the Nickel
Skrzeszewska, Alina, 2010The Los Angeles area Central City East is informally known as the Los Angeles Skid Row or the Nickel. The area is best known for its high percentage of homeless street dwellers.
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90 min.
Watch documentaryPersona Non Grata
Wuytack, Fabio, 2008Persona Non Grata is the truly inspiring and overwhelming story of Frans Wuytack, well known in the Venezuelan slums as Padre Francisco. In the 1960´s, Wuytack unchains a social and cultural revolution in the slums of Caracas.
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51 min.
Watch documentaryThe white elephant
Indaco, Alexandra, 2005The white elephant was built in 1938 as Argentinas biggest tubercolosis hospital and is still visible from all over the slums of Buenos Aires.
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61 min.
Watch documentaryLet the street be heard
Martinez del Canizo, Itzel, 2003Let the street be heard is the kind of up-in-your-face story showing that poverty is creating its own dynamics and moral in Tijuana's slums.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryThe New Silver
Jansse, Alexandra, 2005The New Silver, filmed in Bolivia, illustrates how "Access to Capital" can change the lives of both poor individuals and poor nations.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryThe Price of Cotton
Junger, Karin, 2005In The Price of Cotton,filmed in Mali, we meet small cotton farmers in Mali and second-generation cotton farmers in Texas who all worry about the gathering international storm around cotton subsidies.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryMade in China
Flipse, Eline, 2005Made in China, filmed in China and Minnesota, shows how Access to Jobs is pulling millions out of poverty in China, while changing life in America.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryThe Tunnel and Other Lies
Janic, Vuk, 2005The Tunnel and Other Lies, filmed in Bosnia, demonstrates that Access to Good Governance is essential if people are to escape the poverty trap. Two men fight different battles against a government that has respectively taken their homes and jobs.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryThe Strongest Link
King, Paul, 2005The Strongest Link shows how Access to Healthcare can make a real difference in the future of a family and a community in South Africa. Bulewla Cima, a young woman with AIDS labors to keep the disease from infecting her unborn child.
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82 min.
Watch documentaryRain in a dry land
Makepeace, Anne, 2007Rain in a Dry Land shows the first 18 months of the American lives of two Bantu families.
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86 min.
Watch documentaryThe Threat
Luzi, Silvia & Bellino, Luca, 2008In this eye-opening portret of Hugo Chavez, the Bolivarian Revolution is depicted as a threat to the Venezuelan dream of a better life.
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93 min.
Watch documentaryCurse of the hedgehog
Budrala, Dimitru, 2004The curse of the hedgehog is een documentaire waarin familieleden van de Baesi tak van het Roma volk gevolgd wordt. The curse of the hedgehog follows the life of an extended Roma family for a whole year.
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60 min.
Watch documentaryPulque ‘s song
Gonzales, Everardo, 2003In the award winning Pulque's Song director Everardo Gonzales portraits the daily life in a local Mexican bar where older men enjoy each other's company and their favorite drink Pulque.
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80 min.
Watch documentaryCurundu
Endara Mislov, Ana, 2007Seen through the eyes of local photographer Kenneth, the documentary presents a candid portrait of the Panamanian shanty district Curundu.
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89 min.
Watch documentaryBorn to be blind
Berliner, Roberto, 2003In Born to be Blind volgt regisseur Roberto Berliner het leven van Maria, Regina en Conceicao; drie zussen uit Brazilië die vanaf hun geboorte blind zijn.
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80 min.
Watch documentaryDe Nadie
Dirdamal, Tin, 2005The story of a Central American immigrant's difficult journey to the United States in search for a better life. Een verhaal van arme mensen die vanuit Centraal Amerika enorme afstanden afleggen met de hoop op een beter leven in de Verenigde Staten.
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85 min.
Watch documentaryMight is right
Jean, Patric, 2003In director Patric Jean's film, residents of French suburban slums ('la banlieue') tell their stories of exclusion and discrimination by employers and the legal and prison systems which prevent them from participating in French society and 'normal' life.
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54 min.
Watch documentaryKids of the coal mine
Jean, Patric, 1999Winner of the IDFA Silver Wolf award in 1999, this extraordinary film explores the social consequences of prolonged economic underdevelopment.
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90 min.
Watch documentaryMegacities
Glawogger, Michael, 1998Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow, New York: seductive, yet repellent monsters. The contradiction insinuates itself into the daily lives of those who populate these megacities. In 12 chapters the inhabitants of Megacities share their lives and experiences.
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90 min.
Watch documentaryDesi
Ramos, Maria, 2000Few of us, as not to say none, pass through existence, from birth to death, without asking at some point: am I happy? At such moments, our minds often drift back in time and wonder how our life has come to be as it is now.
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63 min.
Watch documentaryMama Calle
Laan, Arjanne, 1990Mama Calle is among the top-20 all-time best IDFA documentaries. It is a stirring documentary that examines the daily struggle of four destitute street kids for survival on the mean streets of Mexico City, one of the world´s largest cities.
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50 min.
Watch documentaryBombay jungle
Vellenga, Frank, 2005Bombay Jungle, filmed in the slums of Mumbai, looks at access to basic needs from a human rights perspective. Bombay Jungle gaat over de inwoners van de sloppenwijken van Bombay.
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27 min.
Watch documentarySanpeet
Petitto, Giuseppe, 2001Sanpeet by Italian director Giuseppe petitto, is a story of gambling and kick-boxing. The leading character, Sanpeet Petnonnoi, is a small, beautiful, unblemished, bronzed seven year-old boy who lives in the poor region of northeast Thailand.
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