Posts Tagged ‘film’
 

 

Why documentaries will change the world

In recent years, documentaries detailing the most disturbing and crucial problems facing our world have been released for public viewing. Thanks to these documentaries, people are more aware of issues including but not limited ...
by Brandon Engel
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Think Muslims should apologise for acts of terrorism? This will change your mind

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting last month, there was a particularly worrying phenomenon building momentum in the West – the phenomenon that called for Muslims around the world to apologise for the terrorist att...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Oh, come on! PK is OK

In the light of what all is plaguing the Indian society, it indeed is a pity that the world knows India as not only a secular democracy, but also the largest one.
by Nishant
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The top 4 most provocative documentaries

Since their advent, documentaries’ purpose has been to inform, and to make us think about things in new ways. In the quest to gather and record history, forever capturing moments in time, documentarians have travelled the glo...
by Brandon Engel
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Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable

Leonardo DiCaprio, fast cars, mountains of cocaine, nudity that would put Italian statues to shame, and Martin Scorsese: this adequately sums up The Wolf of Wall Street. About five months ago, I watched it in India, and then sa...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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WATCH: ‘It’s The Eye Of The Society’ – Film Making In Kibera Slum

Here is a short film that I made about the work of Hot Sun Foundation, an organization based in Kibera Nairobi, the largest slum in Africa. Hot Sun Foundation draws on the imagination, creativity and passion of young people fro...
by Flo Carson
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Samuel L. Jackson Is corrupting your kids! . . . Or is he?

This video reminded me of an anecdote I heard once about Alfred Hitchcock receiving a letter from an angry father claiming his daughter now refused to shower after watching Psycho. Hitchcock sent a note back, simply saying ‘...
by Josie Poulter
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Can the Movie “Elysium” Explain Immigration Today?

Elysium, a movie set in the year 2155 starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, takes a stab at the health care system in the United States, but it also offers an insight into the country’s immigration system if comprehensive...
by Robert Valencia
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WATCH: A Story of Humanity Amongst the Many Faces of Suffering

A new documentary, Zanta, produced by Beijing-based foreign correspondent Jocelyn Ford, has blurred the lines of politics, gender, religion and ethnicity that remain widely unrepresented in the sphere of mainstream media. Undis...
by Jessica Trevis
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