Although it has one of the largest reserves of freshwater in the world, Brazil is suffering from its worst ever water crisis. Interviewing citizens, politicians and activists, the film searches for causes and solutions to the problem and looks at one of the most important global issues of our time.
In Islam, as in many other religions, sex is forbidden outside of marriage. What does this mean for young Muslims who live in modern, western societies? We follow four protagonists who have broken with their families and friends because they reject attitudes to morality that make sexuality punishable.
We visit Afghanistan and meet four courageous people who want to continue fighting for peace, education, equal rights and freedom of speech during the period of upheaval after the withdrawal of western troops – even if they have to fear for their lives while doing so.
Almost one in ten people live with a disability. But modern technologies and sophisticated prostheses are making their everyday life easier. So-called human interfaces are technologies that in one form or another can be linked to human sensory organs and thus achieve some astonishing results.
Globally, lights consume almost one fifth of all electrical energy produced. Modern LED technology helps not only to halve the power consumed by public lighting. It also can adjust the colour and brightness of light to the time of day and thus help stabilise human biorhythms. Learn more about the latest developments in modern lighting technologies.
Cheetahs in Asia? Yes, they do still exist. But they are a critically endangered species, and only 40-70 of these wild cats survive today in Iran. These Asiatic Cheetahs are the rarest big cats in the world. Animal welfare activists have launched a broad rescue mission to save these graceful hunters from extinction. A fight against time.
Global population has more than doubled over the last 50 years. Will global population self-regulate or do we need to intervene – and if so, how?
With modern technology, man’s age-old dream of achieving eternal life is becoming more and more realistic. Meet our protagonists in Germany, Russia and China who have decided to challenge death and preserve their bodies for the future until technology is eventually advanced enough to guarantee eternal life.
A seldom seen road trip across North Korea. A bizarre and beautiful country of contrasts, North Korea has long kept its citizens in an ideological freeze. Despite extensive surveillance, a German TV team managed to shoot officially forbidden motifs and gain surprising insights into people’s everyday lives.
“Whoever saves a life is considered as if he saved an entire world,” says the Talmud. Wherever there were Nazis who disenfranchised and persecuted Jews, there were also people who came to the aid of their Jewish neighbours. They were few, but nonetheless they were there. Unlike most, these people did not turn a blind eye. We tell three stories of people from Poland, the Netherlands and Germany who saved the lives of Jews during the Nazi regime even though they were putting their own lives at risk.
The extraordinary life of the British-Mexican artist is chronicled in this study of the “lost” surrealist. Interspersed with experimental animation and tableux, the film celebrates a woman whose artistic contribution has been historically overlooked. Struggling against misogynistic pressures at home, she eventually found a spiritual and creative kinship in Mexico.
Her life has been the subject of countless myths and rumours: April 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday (1915-1959). A worthy occasion to honour the unforgettable jazz icon. We call into question many of the myths and reveal a strong a woman who was anything but a pitiful victim of drugs, men or her skin colour.
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