How Pope Francis Became a Star Diplomat & Voice for Change
Pope Francis emerged this year as a star diplomat when he played a key role in the thawing of relations between the Cuba and the United States and presidents of both countries thanked him...
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I Am Bruce Lee
Voted as one of the most important people of the 20th century by Time Magazine, as well as one of the Greatest Pop Culture Icons by People Magazine, Bruce Lee continues to be honored...
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Botany of Desire
Flowers. Trees. Plants. We’ve always thought that we controlled them. But what if, in fact, they have been shaping us? Using this provocative question as a jumping off point, The Botany of Desire, a...
The Magical Forest
Secrets of Our Living Planet showcases the incredible ecosystems that make life on Earth possible. Using beautifully shot scenes in the wild, Chris Packham reveals the hidden wonder of the creatures that we share...
Sigur Rós – Starálfur, Álafoss
Sigur Rós is an an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical, and minimalist elements. This is the video for Starálfur from the 1999 album Agaetis Byrjun.
South Korea – A Nation to Watch
A History Channel documentary on South Korea’s meteoric rise on the modern stage.
Boomtowns Spur Economic Growth in Mexico
Mexico is now the third biggest trading partner of the United States. But with poverty afflicting half of the country’s 120 million people, the country faces an uphill battle toward future prosperity. Correspondent Martin...
NOVA: Universe or Multiverse?
Are you up on the latest in theoritical physics? This is a pretty good primer if you want to catch up. The changing theories about our universe are as significant as the realization that...
WEED – CNN Sanjay Gupta MD Report
Medicinal marijuana is a joke, right? That’s what CNN’s Dr Sanjay Gupta thought until he started digging deeper, looking at global research materials and talking to patients whose lives were transformed by cannabis. Saying...
CocoRosie – Child Bride
The official CocoRosie video for “Child Bride”, from the excellent album ‘Tales of a Grass Widow’
NOVA – Young Artists Working Today
This is a neat film about what’s happening in art right now. It highlights young artists doing and talking about their art work and process. (115 min)
Departures – Vietnam
Two young Canadians travel to Vietnam with their Vietnamese Canadian friend so he can discover his roots through family and culture. This National Geographic video follows the adventure of the 3 guys on their...
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety (2004), presented by Alain de Botton and based on his book of the same name. In this documentary film, Alain de Botton discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to...
