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Banaz: A Love Story
Banaz: A Love Story, directed by filmmaker Deeyah Khan, chronicles the life of Kurdish-British woman Banaz Mahmod and her eventual death at the hands of her own family. Her murder, labelled by her family as an “honour k...
My Hometown Fanatics
My Hometown Fanatics follows Stacey Dooley’s investigation of the prevalence of an extremist population in her hometown of Luton. The town has been dubbed the extremist capital of Britain. As a native of Luton, Dooley has a u...
Madness in the Fast Lane
In 2008 two Swedish sisters, Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, were filmed by BBC cameras throwing themselves into oncoming traffic on a British motorway. The shocking scenes came to national attention in the UK where it was watche...
Survivalists
In recent years, the concept of “survivalists”—individuals who are convinced that the end is nigh and do all that they can to prepare themselves for the inevitable collapse of society—has become more and more fami...
The Last Stop
When a good kid goes down the wrong path, many parents are left feeling hopeless. What do they do when their kid goes from getting good grades to causing trouble at every turn? Many parents feel like they have no other choice...
HyperNormalisation
HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis argues that in these times of perplexing world events and uncertainty, politicians and people have retreated into an over-simplistic version of reality. Over the past 40 years, those in posit...
Requiem for the American Dream
Requiem for the American Dream is the result of four years’ worth of interviews with political activist and linguist Noam Chomsky. Considered by many to be one of the most important intellectuals alive, he discusses how wealt...
Twin Sisters: A World Apart
Twin Sisters: A World Apart tells the story of twin sisters from China who were adopted by different families. One set of parents lived in California, while the other hailed from a remote fishing village in Norway. Mia become...
The Choice is Ours
The Choice is Ours portrays an optimistic outlook of the world where we utilise science and technology for the benefit of humankind and the planet. It explores the myth behind ‘human nature’ and demonstrates that...
Divorce Corp
The statistics on divorce are well-known and oft-cited: forty percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce, and the numbers look to keep growing. Divorce Corp, however, goes beyond those familiar statisti...