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A secret army. A war without end. A journalist determined to uncover the truth. Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature, 2014.
Selvi, like so many girls living in India, is forced to marry at 14, only to find herself in a violent and abusive marriage. One day in deep despair she chooses to escape, going to a highway with the intention of throwing herself under the wheels of a bus. Instead she gets on the bus, choosing to live… and goes on to become South India’s first female taxi driver.
Green, Green, Green is a film about international trade and legal frameworks.
Deliberate self-harm is a growing health hazard among teenagers. Ida hurt herself for the first time when she was 10. At 25 she managed to stop hurting herself after many years in the limbo of youth psychiatry. The film is based on Ida's private video diary. A film about fighting adversity, about hope and about becoming the person you want to be.
The Middle East’s first all-women motor racing team has come together, despite the odds, in the occupied West Bank. As Palestine seeks its independence, the Speed Sisters must overcome the barriers that stand between them and their personal dreams.
The Shadow World is a feature documentary that presents unique insight into the international arms trade: not just its known role in defense, but also - with the complicity of governments and secret services, investigative and prosecutorial bodies, weapons manufacturers, dealers and agents - how it covertly fosters corruption, determines foreign and economic policies, undermines democracy and creates widespread suffering.
VIRUNGA is the incredible true story of a group of brave people risking their lives to build a better future in a part of Africa the world has forgotten, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. It is a gripping expose of a UNESCO World Heritage site under threat from armed militias, poachers and companies struggling to control Congo's rich natural resources. The film had its World Premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
Royal Institution of Great Britain