Stairway to the Sea
In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the Calypso. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and an underwater chase with caribou.
Full Film: http://nfb.ca/film/st_lawrence_stairway_to_the_sea/
The Sound of Istanbul
I am currently staying in Istanbul. And I like this town alot! This documentary, that some turkish friends showed me, makes me like it even more.
Fatih Akin, a Turkish-German Director (Im Juli), shows in Crossing the Bridge not only the turkish music scene – which is very elaborate and popular also among the regions youth – but also draws a nice picture of the diverse life in this massive city.
| Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul ( Fatih Akin ) 1:30:12 Documentary ( Belgesel ) |
The Madoff Affair
On Dec. 11, 2008, Bernard L. Madoff confessed that his vaunted investment business was all “one big lie,” a Ponzi scheme colossal in volume and scope that cost investors $65 billion. Overnight, Madoff became the new poster child for Wall Street gall, greed and corruption.
The most shocking part about this investigation, to me, is that most of the investors knew of the shady nature behind the hedge fund Madoff was selling. It is unfortunate some very respectable people were lured into this by Madoff’s marketing boys.
Watch the full-length documentary at PBS:
Taxi to the Dark Side
Brilliant doc about US prison camps in the Afghan and Iraq wars, the policies on torture and interrogation and the forgotten rule of law.
This is dedicated to two people who are no longer with us, Dilawar, the young Afghan taxi driver, and my father, a navy interrogator who urged me to make this film because of his fury about what was being done to the rule of law. Let’s hope we can turn this country around, move away from the dark side and back to the light.
Synopsis
Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and photos tell a story of abuse at Bagram Air Base, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay. From Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez came unwritten orders to use any means necessary. The CIA and soldiers with little training used sleep deprivation, sexual assault, stress positions, waterboarding, dogs and other terror tactics to seek information from detainees. Many speakers lament the loss of American ideals in pursuit of security.
Trailer
Full Video (one version of it)
Taxi to the Dark Side = in full
Loosely related interesting TED Talk
Frontline: Ten Trillion and Counting
During our last FRONTLINE party, which is due when a new one comes out, we watched “Ten trillion and counting”. It’s a frightening portrayal of the current dept situation of the USA, which makes one wonder how deep the United States budget deficit can be before other countries, like China, stop trusting the government bonds and plunge the the nation into bankruptcy.
Human v2.0
A BBC Classic:
Meet the scientific prophets who claim we are on the verge of creating a new type of human – a human v2.0.
It’s predicted that by 2029 computer intelligence will equal the power of the human brain. Some believe this will revolutionise humanity – we will be able to download our minds to computers extending our lives indefinitely. Others fear this will lead to oblivion by giving rise to destructive ultra intelligent machines.
One thing they all agree on is that the coming of this moment – and whatever it brings – is inevitable.
Interesting and refreshing, makes you ponder how the symbiosis of humanity and technology will look like.
Obama Deception
After having been made aware again of that movie by Tian, I decided to watch it, even though I originally discarded it as uninteresting. It’s a 1:30 hour long documentary that hypothesizes that Obama is just as tied up in conspiratory circles like Bush and the presidents before him. As you can guess now, it’s not a documentary about Obama per se, but a movie that features the world dominion theories of Alex Jones. Enjoyed with caution it can shed light on some misconceptions about our believes that we are governed by an independent executive. Check the facts!
Human, All Too Human : Nietzsche
An excellent documentary on Nietzsche. Gives a good overview over his life, philosophy and influence. I like the good style of the filming with majestic nature scenes and impressive narrating of quotes of his works. It helped me understand this most misunderstood philosopher better.
It was made by the BBC in 1999.
We feed the World
A great documentary about our food. A hint from my personal guru john. thanks dude!
We feed the World
Tag für Tag wird in Wien gleich viel Brot entsorgt, wie Graz verbraucht. Auf rund 350.000 Hektar, vor allem in Lateinamerika, werden Sojabohnen für die österreichische Viehwirtschaft angebaut, daneben hungert ein Viertel der einheimischen Bevölkerung. Jede Europäerin und jeder Europäer essen jährlich zehn Kilogramm künstlich bewässertes Treibhausgemüse aus Südspanien, wo deswegen die Wasserreserven knapp werden.
Mit WE FEED THE WORLD hat sich Erwin Wagenhofer auf die Spur unserer Lebensmittel gemacht. Sie hat ihn nach Frankreich, Spanien, Rumänien, in die Schweiz, nach Brasilien und zurück nach Österreich geführt.
Roter Faden ist ein Interview mit Jean Ziegler,
UN-Sonderberichterstatter für das Recht auf Nahrung.
WE FEED THE WORLD ist ein Film über Ernährung und Globalisierung, Fischer und Bauern, Fernfahrer und Konzernlenker, Warenströme und Geldflüsse – ein Film über den Mangel im Überfluss. Er gibt in eindrucksvollen Bildern Einblick in die Produktion unserer Lebensmittel sowie erste Antworten auf die Frage, was der Hunger auf der Welt mit uns zu tun hat.
Zu Wort kommen neben Fischern, Bauern, Agronomen, Biologen und Jean Ziegler auch der Produktionsdirektor des weltgrößten Saatgutherstellers Pioneer sowie Peter Brabeck, Konzernchef von Nestlé International, dem größten Nahrungsmittelkonzern der Welt. www.we-feed-the-world.at
Brainman
Unbelievable abilities.
Daniel T. is a “super brain.” He can calculate numbers to hundreds of decimal points in seconds and learn new languages in a week. Through a series of real world challenges and complex number problems, Daniel’s amazing abilities are demonstrated
