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CBC Doc Zone-Berlin: 20 Years After (2009).HDTV.XviD.Ekolb

Category: Documentary
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Berlin, 20 Years After Thursday November 5, 2009 at 8 pm on CBC-TV It was a completely unexpected event, a dizzying moment shared by millions across the world. The Berlin Wall, which, for close to thirty years, had divided a nation and seemed as permanent as the concrete out of which it was built, had fallen. What had once been a powerful symbol of Communist repression and the Cold War had suddenly become the site of a jubilant and seemingly never-ending street party. A country had been freed, a people reunited. Communism was dead. All without a single shot. When the border crossings were finally opened, a throng of ecstatic East and West Germans fell into one another's arms. Families, friends and neighbours were finally reunited. The party, which would last for weeks, unfolded before the eyes of the entire world, everyone caught up in the euphoria and optimism of a moment marking the end of the Cold War and the dawn of a freer age. The entire planet was witnessing history being written. Once the wall had fallen, a 1.3-km portion was preserved and artists from across the globe were invited to come and paint on it. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the City of Berlin decided to breathe new life into the murals, inviting the same artists to repaint their works. With over 100 murals, this piece of wall is known as the East Side Gallery and is today a monument to freedom. It's also the world's biggest outdoor gallery. Berlin, 20 Years After takes a fresh look at the fall of the Berlin Wall using unseen archival material and contemporary accounts. The story is told from the perspective of three family members spanning three generations, and through the recollections of a CBC correspondent who was covering Germany at the time. The film discovers people who experienced the event in unique ways: a border guard posted in East Berlin; a Quebec filmmaker in search of inspiration; the first artist who dared to paint the Wall; a well-known jazz singer who was spied on by the secret police; the last German to have been imprisoned for attempting to cross the Wall; a writer made famous by his descriptions of the lives of young people behind the Wall; and two Quebec architects who helped build the new Berlin. CBC correspondent Jerry Thompson had been covering the situation in Germany for some months. "Here is the iron curtain, you know the wall of shame between the east and west and nobody seriously believed that that was going to come down and yet as the night wore on people started lining up just to see what would happen." Twenty years later, Thompson is back in Berlin. "It is an amazing difference in 20 years. I remember seeing how wrecked all of eastern Europe was at the time and Germany, alone, has been able to completely transform all of that and people like Jamila and her generation has none of that baggage. They're forward into a new future with a completely a new kind of optimism, the new Germany the new Europe - it's probably going to be pretty good for them." Berlin, 20 years after is a one-hour documentary, produced by CBC/Radio-Canada. Format : AVI Length : 349 MiB for 44mn 29s 2ms Codec : XviD Source : HDTV Language : English CA Subtitles : None Genre : Documentary Video #0 : MPEG-4 Visual at 951 Kbps Aspect : 608 x 336 (1.810) at 29.970 fps Audio #0 : MPEG Audio at 132 Kbps Infos : 2 channels, 48.0 KHz Enjoy! Ekolb
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 1

Secrets Of Scientology 2009 10 23 ABC Nightline

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Secrets Of Scientology 2009 10 23 ABC Nightline 176.00 MB/ 21 mns / Xvid Scientology was founded by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1950s. One of the key practices is "auditing," which is a kind of counseling session in which a person's unconscious thoughts from painful experiences are purged, often with the help of a trained auditor and a device known as an "e-meter." It has been very, very successful in recruiting celebrity members. Martin Bashir interviews former church members and current officials in spirited discussions.
Seeders: 18
Leeches: 1

Modern Marvels - The Berlin Wall (2004)

Category: Documentary
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Modern Marvels - The Berlin Wall (2004) It surrounded the free city of West Berlin, but it symbolized a prison for those on the outside. The definitive tale of one of the most hated symbols of oppression in history. Hear tales of those who braved the deadly No Man's Land between East and West. It was the most foreboding symbol of the Cold War, a barrier that split a people and city in two and served as a constant reminder of an ideological battle with nothing less than the fate of the world at stake. When it came down at the end of 1989, it marked a turning point in global history, and was celebrated as a victory of freedom over oppression. MODERN MARVELS® ventures back to the bleak days in August, 1961, to see how the 103-mile Berlin Wall was erected in the once and future German capital, and examine the role that wall played as both a potent symbol and deadly divider in the conflict between East and West. Pass through Checkpoint Charlie and relive the many heated encounters between Russia and the United States where the Wall played a key role. Follow in the steps of defectors--261 of whom lost their lives braving the Wall's guards, barbed wire and traps. And experience the delirium that accompanied its destruction and dispersal to new homes throughout the globe.
Seeders: 17
Leeches: 0

Ryan (2004) Director Chris Landreth

Category: Documentary
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Ryan (2004) Director Chris Landreth A gentleman panhandler. One of the pioneers of Canadian animation. Oscar nominee. Poor beggar. An artist unable to create. God observing the world. Fallen angel. Arrogant. Shy. Broken. Not destroyed. Ryan hovers between animation and documentary, and defies easy definition. Ryan Larkin who produced some of the most influential animated films of his time today lives on welfare and panhandles in Montreal. How could such an artistic genius follow this path? Ryan brings to life the story of Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who produced some of the most influential animated films of the early 1970s. In this Oscar winning short film, celebrated director Chris Landreth uses a hand-animated, three dimensional technique he calls "psychological realism" to tell Ryan's story. Today, Ryan Larkin lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal, Canada. This film explores Ryan's early works and asks how an artistic genius could follow such an unfortunate path. Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth Other Stars: Derek Lamb, Felicity Fanjoy, Laurence Green Director: Chris Landreth, Laurence Green, Ryan Larkin Music by: Fergus Marsh, Michael White Edited by: Alan Code Genre: animation
Seeders: 7
Leeches: 6

Aljazeera - People And Power - Venezuela - 18-09-09

Category: Documentary
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Hugo Chavez has celebrated 10 years of power in Venezuela. But with slumping oil prices shaking the foundations of his socialist revolution Eric Campbell finds that a crumbling private sector and disaffected middle class means the president faces a tricky future.
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 1

Naomi Klein: Democracy Now 2009 09 14

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Naomi Klein: Democracy Now 2009 09 14 439 mb/ 59:05 mins/mp4 [IMG]http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7650/naomiklein.jpg[/IMG] 1. Naomi Klein interview: No Celebration of Occupation: 1,500 Artists and Writers Sign Letter Protesting Toronto Film Festival Decision to Spotlight Tel Aviv A protest at the Toronto International Film Festival has taken center stage after a group of artists and writers signed a letter of protest against the festival’s decision to spotlight the city of Tel Aviv. Activists say the TIFF spotlight plays into Israel’s attempt to improve its global image in the wake of the assault on the Gaza Strip and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land. Over 1,500 people have signed the letter, called “The Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation,” including Jane Fonda, Viggo Mortensen, Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte. We speak with journalist and author Naomi Klein, who helped draft the letter. 2. Naomi Klein on "Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the 'Post-Racial' Presidency" We speak with journalist Naomi Klein about her latest article for Harper’s Magazine, “Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the ‘Post-Racial’ Presidency.” The piece examines the World Conference Against Racism that was held in Geneva this past April, a follow-up to the first racism conference in Durban, South Africa in 2001. There was a major boycott with the Obama administration refusing to attend, claiming the conference would unfairly target Israel. Critics say the controversy over Israel could have been an excuse to avoid dealing with the conference’s key issues, including addressing the legacy of slavery Interviews start at 10:00mins Online :http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/14/no_celebration_of_occupation_1_500 Support www.DemocracyNow.org with website purchases and/or donations. View, listen, download: The Peace and Freedom Report weekdays at the website. Other shunster posts at:http://www.bt-chat.com/browse.php?category=11
Seeders: 68
Leeches: 15

Inside The Wonders Of The Muslim World (2009)

Category: Documentary
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Inside the Wonders of the Muslim World looks into the beliefs and traditions that underpin a religion practised by about one billion people across the world.It introduces viewers to the five basic pillars of Islam: belief in one God with Mohammad as his messenger, prayer, charity, fasting and pilgrimage.As well as looking at the history of Islam, it will take viewers to the Kabba, in Mecca, the most holy site of the Islamic faith, and we will meet Muslims fasting during the month of Ramadan, which celebrates when the Koran was revealed to Mohammad.
Seeders: 15
Leeches: 8

The Great Depression (1993) [cpdl]

Category: Documentary
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Copy Paste title: The Great Depression Digital |> directer: Jon Else, Lyn Goldfarb, Librarian | `> Eric Neudel, Stephen Stept _______| `____________ year: 1993 || | | | runtime: 420 min total, 60 min each ||infor-| |control + a|| format: avi ||mation| | || version: 1 ||wants | |control + c|| ||to be > | || CPDL ||free `> |control + v|| release no.: 00007 ||__________`|___________|| |___________><____________| _______________________________________________________ The Great Depression 1993 (339 min.) This 7-part series on the Great Depression uses newsreels, archival photographs and footage, Hollywood films, and eyewitness accounts to re-create the time, from the end of the Roaring Twenties to the outbreak of the Second World War, when economic forces, political change, and social turmoil transformed the nation. A Job at Ford's episode 1 (60 min.) Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed. The Road to rock bottom episode 2 (60 min.) As the Great Depression progressed economic collapse took its toll on rural America. Crops went unsold, farm mortgages were called in by banks, hungry farmers protested, and robberies increased dramatically. The U.S. Army was called in to defend the nation's capital from veterans who were demanding that President Hoover and Congress pay a bonus for their services in World War I. The film ends with Franklin Roosevelt's landslide election to the presidency. New Deal/New York episode 3 (60 min.) In his first one hundred days in office, in a effort to stem the effects of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created many new federal agencies giving jobs and relief to people and transforming the American landscape with public works projects. Nowhere was this transformation more apparent than in Mayor Fiorello La Guardia's New York City. Together Roosevelt and La Guardia expanded and redefined the role of government in the lives of the American people. We have a plan episode 4 (60 min.) By 1934 challenges to the New Deal came from both sides of the political spectrum. In California Socialist Upton Sinclair ran for Governor promising to turn idle land and factories into self-governing cooperatives. Sinclair's campaign ended in defeat, but one year later President Roosevelt's signing of the Social Security Act signaled America's emergence as a modern welfare state. Mean things happening episode 5 (60 min.) In the American democracy of the 1930s two visions of liberty collided as working men and women battled landowners and factory managers for the right to join a union. On the tenant farms and in the steel factories working people asserted their citizenship in the midst of great economic turmoil and a tide of government reform. To be somebody episode 6 (60 min.) Many Americans, struggling to survive the Great Depression, were determined to help build a better America through direct action in the courts, in the Congress and in everyday life. At a time when lynchings, segregation, and anti-semitism were commonplace, black heavy-weight champion, Joe Louis became a symbol of national strength. In very different ways Louis and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt challenged America to live up to its promise of justice and opportunity for people of every race and faith. Arsenal of democracy episode 7 (60 min.) By 1939 Americans were still struggling to end the Great Depression. Their dreams of peace and prosperity were celebrated at World's Fairs in New York and San Francisco, but prosperity did not come in peacetime. Millions fled the "dust bowl" states to finally find work in new defense industries. While the New Deal changed America forever, it was war that ended the Great Depression.
Seeders: 7
Leeches: 2

BBC Four - Why I Hate The Sixties August 9 2005

Category: Documentary
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WHY I HATE THE SIXTIES Tuesday 9 August 2005 1.55am-2.55am (Mon night) BBC Four - Why I Hate The Sixties August 9 2005 The myth of the 60s was created before the decade was out. But what we have lived with ever since is a mirage, a mass hallucination, a fantasy. Why I Hate the Sixties examines the truth behind the myth. It suggests that we were living on borrowed time - we partied as Britain lost an empire and slid into unchecked industrial decline. Archive footage and contributors of all political stripes build the case against the decade where dreams turned to nightmares… The Charges Architecture:An obsession with modernity meant out with old and in with the damp-stained concrete, huge tower blocks and anonymous estates of rotting flats. Transport: Think the trains are bad now? Two thirds of the railway system was dismantled in the 1960s alone. Women's Liberation:Why did feminism grow in strength during the 1970s? Because women were turned into sex objects during the 60s. And the pill? It was not just to make women more available for men but that was its immediate effect. Multi-culturalism:Instead of embracing a new wave of immigration, we blew it. If you were black, the 60s were not the decade of peace and love, they were the decade of racism and Powellism. Music: The Beatles? The Rolling Stones? Forget about it. The best-selling single of the 60s was a slice of pungent cheese, Release Me by Englebert Humperdinck. Sport: England's World Cup victory is still celebrated as the pinnacle of the country's sporting success. But was it deserved? You'll have to watch the programme to find out...
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We Are Traffic! (Critical Mass Movement)

Category: News & Current Affairs
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We Are Traffic! chronicles the history and development of the "Critical Mass" bicycle movement-- one of the most spirited and dynamic social/political movements of the apathetic 90's. In over 200 cities in 14 different countries, Critical Mass has now become a monthly ritual of reclaiming the streets by bicycle activists riding en masse. With traffic congestion, pollution, and road rage on the rise, growing numbers around the world are advocating for transportation alternatives, and Critical Mass is at the cutting edge of this mindset. Presenting both the successes and failures of this unique movement We Are Traffic! shows how Critical Mass has brought together complete strangers in an exuberant, commercial-free public space filled with creativity and unpredictability. In its efforts to raise awareness Critical Mass has both inspired and challenged the public while often confounding public officials and police departments. We Are Traffic! is a fascinating analysis of a modern political movement: Critical Mass--which challenges the very notion of what a political movement should look like and how it should function. We Are Traffic! investigates vibrant examples of transportation-related art created and displayed in public places, focusing on the work of mural artist Rigo23, whose bold traffic-sign motifs ask questions instead of giving commands. Also highlighted is the work of other Critical Mass-associated artists including Jim Swanson, Beth Verdekal, and the mysterious "San Francisco Department of Public Art". Provocative and entertaining, this documentary presents a side of Critical Mass not seen in mainstream media and illustrates the amazing geographic spread of Critical Mass, providing glimpses of Critical Masses in Austin,TX, Eugene, OR, Chapel Hill, NC, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Copenhagen, London and Sydney. We Are Traffic! celebrates modern grassroots politics, free expression and the potential for revitalized public spaces. Once downloaded please seed! Thanks and Enjoy!
Seeders: 15
Leeches: 29