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America's Longest War
directed by Paul Feine, fl. 2008; produced by Paul Feine, fl. 2008 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined and illegal drugs are more available - and cheaper - than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than one trillion dollars have been spent. More than 50,000 SWAT raids occur each year. Hundreds of thousands of no...
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directed by Paul Feine, fl. 2008; produced by Paul Feine, fl. 2008 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
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Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined and illegal drugs are more available - and cheaper - than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than one trillion dollars have been spent. More than 50,000 SWAT raids occur each year. Hundreds of thousands of non-violent drug offenders are wasting their lives away in prison. And more than 60,000 people have been murdered in Mexico over the past...
Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined and illegal drugs are more available - and cheaper - than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than one trillion dollars have been spent. More than 50,000 SWAT raids occur each year. Hundreds of thousands of non-violent drug offenders are wasting their lives away in prison. And more than 60,000 people have been murdered in Mexico over the past six years. 'America's Longest War' provides a brief history of drug prohibition, beginning with Nixon's declaration of war in 1971 and ending with Obama's broken promise to allow states to determine their own medical marijuana policies. It chronicles how, over the past 40 years, the drug war has escalated from a small domestic program, mostly focused on treatment, to the multi-billion dollar international war it is today.
There are many victims of the drug war, and 'America's Longest War' tells some of their stories.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Paul Feine, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Paul Feine, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
War, Illegal drugs, Drug trafficking
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Atomic Africa: Clean Energy's Dirty Secrets
directed by Marcel Kolvenbach, fl. 2006 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
Africa's development is being held back by its poor infrastructure and undersize power plants. Countries like Uganda can only produce only a quarter of the energy needed, leading to daily power cuts with disastrous impact on the economy. It's a golden opportunity for companies like French nuclear giant, Areva, who...
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directed by Marcel Kolvenbach, fl. 2006 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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Africa's development is being held back by its poor infrastructure and undersize power plants. Countries like Uganda can only produce only a quarter of the energy needed, leading to daily power cuts with disastrous impact on the economy. It's a golden opportunity for companies like French nuclear giant, Areva, who lobby aggressively for more power plants in Africa. But how safe are these new reactors? And what do they mean for the local populatio...
Africa's development is being held back by its poor infrastructure and undersize power plants. Countries like Uganda can only produce only a quarter of the energy needed, leading to daily power cuts with disastrous impact on the economy. It's a golden opportunity for companies like French nuclear giant, Areva, who lobby aggressively for more power plants in Africa. But how safe are these new reactors? And what do they mean for the local population? Ever since the first reactor was built in Congo in 1958, there have been concerns about its safety. In 2007, the head of the research institute was arrested for illegally selling nuclear fuel rods. Today Congo remains dangerously unstable – but sees its future in atomic energy and is planning more power stations. In Niger, the 'Uranium Highway' runs through rebel territory. A branch of Al-Qaida is operating in this area and transporting radioactive material has become even more dangerous since war broke out in neighbouring Mali in early 2013. Areva wants to open a new mine in the area but the opening has been delayed by three years because of Al-Qaida attacks.
New nuclear power plants in Africa also mean more uranium mining, contaminating the environment and endangering the local population. Radiation levels around some mines are dangerously high and there has been a sharp increase in birth deformities. Frequently, protesters like Golden Misabiko are thrown into jail or even murdered. We investigate the actions of the nuclear industry in Africa.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Marcel Kolvenbach, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Power plants, Nuclear energy
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Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture, Underhand Tactics: Food Globalisation
directed by Wandrille Lanos, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 54 mins
Who's paying the real price for the cheap food in our supermarkets? We investigate the conditions under which three staples - bananas, vegetables and fish - are produced.
In Italy, illegal workers from sub-Saharan Africa live in appalling conditions, working long hours under the control of omnipotent 'caporalatos'...
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directed by Wandrille Lanos, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 54 mins
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Who's paying the real price for the cheap food in our supermarkets? We investigate the conditions under which three staples - bananas, vegetables and fish - are produced.
In Italy, illegal workers from sub-Saharan Africa live in appalling conditions, working long hours under the control of omnipotent 'caporalatos'. In Cameroon, the banana industry stands accused of appropriating land, polluting the environment and bribing local politicians. Meanw...
Who's paying the real price for the cheap food in our supermarkets? We investigate the conditions under which three staples - bananas, vegetables and fish - are produced.
In Italy, illegal workers from sub-Saharan Africa live in appalling conditions, working long hours under the control of omnipotent 'caporalatos'. In Cameroon, the banana industry stands accused of appropriating land, polluting the environment and bribing local politicians. Meanwhile in Guinea, fish stocks are plundered by foreign fleets. The African workers on these ships are often exploited and abused.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wandrille Lanos, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Series
Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture
Topic / Theme
Globalization, Food supply
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Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture, Underhand Tactics: The Untaxables
directed by Edouard Perrin, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
Companies like Apple, Google and Starbucks have been heavily criticized for seemingly mastering the art of tax dodging. They make billions in profits and pay virtually nothing back to the state. How do they do it? Why did it take so long for politicians to start addressing the issue? After months of investigation,...
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directed by Edouard Perrin, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
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Companies like Apple, Google and Starbucks have been heavily criticized for seemingly mastering the art of tax dodging. They make billions in profits and pay virtually nothing back to the state. How do they do it? Why did it take so long for politicians to start addressing the issue? After months of investigation, we uncovered confidential documents revealing how Amazon avoids paying tax. Witness how steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal reacts when asked...
Companies like Apple, Google and Starbucks have been heavily criticized for seemingly mastering the art of tax dodging. They make billions in profits and pay virtually nothing back to the state. How do they do it? Why did it take so long for politicians to start addressing the issue? After months of investigation, we uncovered confidential documents revealing how Amazon avoids paying tax. Witness how steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal reacts when asked about its tax position in France and see how British American Tobacco wines and dines French MPs to ensure it pays much less tax than it should.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Edouard Perrin, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Series
Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture
Topic / Theme
Big business, Taxation
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Greece: Point of No Return
directed by Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013 and Alkmini Boura, fl. 2008-2013; produced by Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013, Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction (Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France: Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
Years of austerity and cuts have destroyed the lives of many Greeks. But more and more people are using the crisis as an opportunity and responding with innovative ideas. When the pension of retired teacher, Mary Houpis, was reduced at the same time as taxes increased she founded a collective where people could ex...
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directed by Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013 and Alkmini Boura, fl. 2008-2013; produced by Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013, Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction (Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France: Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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Years of austerity and cuts have destroyed the lives of many Greeks. But more and more people are using the crisis as an opportunity and responding with innovative ideas. When the pension of retired teacher, Mary Houpis, was reduced at the same time as taxes increased she founded a collective where people could exchange goods and services. Dimitris Kouretas could have stayed in the U.S, where he studied for many years. But he decided to return to...
Years of austerity and cuts have destroyed the lives of many Greeks. But more and more people are using the crisis as an opportunity and responding with innovative ideas. When the pension of retired teacher, Mary Houpis, was reduced at the same time as taxes increased she founded a collective where people could exchange goods and services. Dimitris Kouretas could have stayed in the U.S, where he studied for many years. But he decided to return to Greece to start a business that uses the 1,600 plants that only grow in Greece to create natural products. Meanwhile Fanis Koutouvelis founded the start-up I-KIOSK.
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Field of Study
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013, Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction
Author / Creator
Oliver Stoltz, fl. 1995-2013, Alkmini Boura, fl. 2008-2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Business, Entrepreneurship, Greek people, Jews
Copyright Message
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Transcending Fear: The Story of Gao Zhisheng
directed by Ma Wenjing, fl. 2012 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
Dubbed 'the conscience of China', Gao Zhisheng overcame incredible odds to become one of China's top attorneys. But then, in the eyes of the Communist Party, he went too far. After speaking out against human rights abuses and documenting the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, Gao was abducted and tortured. H...
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directed by Ma Wenjing, fl. 2012 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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Dubbed 'the conscience of China', Gao Zhisheng overcame incredible odds to become one of China's top attorneys. But then, in the eyes of the Communist Party, he went too far. After speaking out against human rights abuses and documenting the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, Gao was abducted and tortured. His wife and children were also detained by the secret police. A profile of one of the world's leading freedom fighters.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ma Wenjing, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Human rights, Communism, Lawyers
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Brazil: Memories of a Dirty War
directed by Rodrigo Vazquez (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player i...
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directed by Rodrigo Vazquez (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player in Brazil's paramilitary repression. His shocking confession reveals how agents of a murderous regime tortured and killed Brazilians for...
In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player in Brazil's paramilitary repression. His shocking confession reveals how agents of a murderous regime tortured and killed Brazilians for almost 40 years.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Rodrigo Vazquez
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Brazil Military Dictatorships (1964-1985), Crimes against humanity, Government, Armed forces, Brazil Military Dictatorships, 1964-1985, Sociology, History, Documentation of Crimes, Transitional Justice, Brazilians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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GPS: A Global War
directed by Franck Cuveiler, fl. 2001 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
Global positioning systems have transformed our way of life. We rely on them for everything from navigation to measuring changes in sea levels and tracking money. Who provides the signal? How do they do it and at what cost? Is GPS empowering us or paving the way for a 'Big Brother' state? At the moment, GPS is dep...
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directed by Franck Cuveiler, fl. 2001 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
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Global positioning systems have transformed our way of life. We rely on them for everything from navigation to measuring changes in sea levels and tracking money. Who provides the signal? How do they do it and at what cost? Is GPS empowering us or paving the way for a 'Big Brother' state? At the moment, GPS is dependent on US satellites. If America were ever to 'switch off' the signal, it could bring down the entire economy of continents and rend...
Global positioning systems have transformed our way of life. We rely on them for everything from navigation to measuring changes in sea levels and tracking money. Who provides the signal? How do they do it and at what cost? Is GPS empowering us or paving the way for a 'Big Brother' state? At the moment, GPS is dependent on US satellites. If America were ever to 'switch off' the signal, it could bring down the entire economy of continents and render all our complicated weapons useless. Now, the race is on to develop rival GPS systems that do not rely on US technology. Europe, China, Russia, India and Brazil are all developing their own versions. But how will these systems co-exist? And is America prepared to give up its monopoly? In this documentary, we examine the wonderful world of geolocation – its future uses, those who promote it and those who are worried about its implications for society.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Franck Cuveiler, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Technology, Weapons and ordnance, Aerospace engineering
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Love Is Not a Crime
directed by Stéphanie Lebrun, fl. 2013 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
Every year in India, at least a thousand young people are murdered by their own families for falling in love with the wrong person. For these lovers, who shun arranged marriages for love matches, there is only one resource they can turn to: the love commandos.
This volunteer organisation is run out of a small room...
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directed by Stéphanie Lebrun, fl. 2013 (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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Every year in India, at least a thousand young people are murdered by their own families for falling in love with the wrong person. For these lovers, who shun arranged marriages for love matches, there is only one resource they can turn to: the love commandos.
This volunteer organisation is run out of a small room in a congested inner-city Delhi neighborhood. They have no budget or formal structure - just a strong desire to modernize their countr...
Every year in India, at least a thousand young people are murdered by their own families for falling in love with the wrong person. For these lovers, who shun arranged marriages for love matches, there is only one resource they can turn to: the love commandos.
This volunteer organisation is run out of a small room in a congested inner-city Delhi neighborhood. They have no budget or formal structure - just a strong desire to modernize their country and end the honor killings. Sapna is 23 and in love with Mazhar, a Muslim student. When her father, a rich Hindu, found out, decided she needed to be punished. She has been beaten, kidnapped, forcibly married, and set on fire. Dozens of times, she's nearly died. She's lived in the Love Commandos refuge in Delhi for the past four months. It's too risky for her to leave the shelter but she says she feels happy for the first time and is waiting for her marriage to be dissolve so that she can marry Mazhar. Bhaskar and Pooja and Kartik and Ashia are also on the run from their families. We follow these three couples over several months and tell their stories. A surprising look at modern India.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Stéphanie Lebrun, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Violence, Arranged marriages, Love
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Mossad: Killers of the State
directed by Laurent Richard, fl. 2007 (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister.
What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poiso...
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directed by Laurent Richard, fl. 2007 (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
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Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister.
What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poison Yasser Arafat? And what are the diplomatic consequences of their actions? Starting with the notorious Dubai operation in February 201...
Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister.
What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poison Yasser Arafat? And what are the diplomatic consequences of their actions? Starting with the notorious Dubai operation in February 2010, when Hamas functionary Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was neutralised, we examine several killings involving Kidon agents. To make this film, we spoke to former Mossad and Kidon agents, members of Hamas who have been hunted by Kidon, western diplomats and Israeli intelligence experts. Sometimes, the truth really is stranger than fiction.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Laurent Richard, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
International relations, Diplomatic missions, Murder
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