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Myanmar: Beneath the Surface Aljazeera English
Groundbreaking portrait of life in Burma coming up to the elections. With never before seen interviews with defectors who testify to the Burmese military's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons.
Kimmie Britdocs/Wilderness Broadcasting on Community channel in December 2011 Feature length documentary about child rights activist Kimmie Weeks and his return journey home to Liberia from exile in the USA. Kimmie was only 16 when the Liberian government attempted to assassinate him so he fled the country and took refuge in the USA. Still only 22, he can finally go home but even though Charles Taylor has fallen from power, is it safe?
Chiquita- Between Life and Law Aljazeera English
In a special five-part series, Al Jazeera's People & Power charts the rapidly growing number of lawsuits being brought against multi- national corporations such as Chiquita bananas who employed paramilitaries as security and now face accusations of human rights abuses. Reporter Juliana Ruhfus
"Amongst the network's top achievements"
Aljazeera English
"Under the Neon" is an extraordinary journey below the surface of the bright lights of Las Vegas, to meet some of the city's homeless people who are battling to make a home for themselves under the streets of gold in the city's storm-drains and tunnels.
BBC 2
As ex Far Eastern Prisoners of War enter retirement, many suffer from the re-surfacing of terrible war memories. Post traumatic stress was unheard of when they left the army but is it too late for treatment?
"Choice of the day. A timely reminder told with sensitivity and insight". Guardian
Award winning documentary and inspiration for the charity
Music in Sierra Leone is both an escape and a political statement but muscians cannot make a living. So what does the future hold for composers and performers?
Aljazeera English
Nominated for Best Documentary, Asian TV awards
A group of Indonesian citizens take on the giant Exxon Mobil, accusing them of human rights abuses in Aceh. Reporter Juliana Ruhfus
Intensive interaction is a form of communicating with those previously deemed unreachable- a way to make contact with the profoundly learning disabled, those with autism and older people with dementia.
Aljazeera English
A one hour special about the elections in the oil rich Niger Delta. People are poor -- and deprived of a democratic voice. As a result, the last 15 months has seen an escalation in militant groups operating in the region. Reporter Juliana Ruhfus
Aljazeera English
Assam is best known for tea. What is less well known is the conflict that has been raging there for 28 years in which over 18,000 people have died. A fight between the Indian government and the United Liberation Front of Assam-ULFA, for soveriegnity and a fairer deal on natural resources.
"An incredible documentary directorial debut from Michael Chandler, Stay Sailing is an achievement in short film-making. It differs from most documentations on pirate radio for two main reasons. Firstly the in-depth examination and testimonials about the importance of this sub-culture to London's cultural makeup and youth development. Secondly, a film on this topic could not have been made to the same quality by anyone but Michael Chandler. His own history in pirate and BBC radio opened up shots and guests that almost all other film makers would've found frustratingly inaccessible." Awkward Movement Records
Aljazeera English
At least 43,000 people are still living in slavery across Niger. They are born into an established slave class and labour for their masters without pay. Slaves are inherited, given as gifts, and sometimes have their children taken away from them. In April 2008, Hadijatou Mani, a former slave, took the state of Niger to court for failing to implement its own laws against slavery.
Aljazeera English
Part of the Corporations on Trial series nominated amongst the networks top achievements. Wilderness examines, for People & Power, a legal case brought against one of the worlds largest independent oil traders, Trafigura, alleging it illicitly dumped toxic material in Ivory Coast. Reporter Juliana Ruhfus
In the Californian desert is a tree blossoming shoes- how did it start and what makes us throw shoes in a tree? Award winning Shoe Tree is a poetic look, from sunrise to sunset, at the Amboy Shoe Tree on Route 66
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