The Patent Wars (2014)
Knowledge is a resource - just like petroleum
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 20分
演出 : Hannah Leonie Prinzler
シノプシス
Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private corporations? In a creative investigation, filmmaker Hannah Leonie Prinzler uncovers who profits from intellectual property, and who bears the economic and social consequences.
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
Go behind the scenes and around the world with the "Sense8" cast and crew in this in-depth look at how the hit series is made.
In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?
A group of office employees find themselves in a fight for survival against a ruthless local gang after a long week of work.
A child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harboring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her village.
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...
どこか疲れた様子の夫婦。互いを気遣う素振りは見せるが、なぜか2人の間に会話はない・・・。セリフはまったくない13分の物語の中で、深い愛情とともにアメリカ社会が抱えた問題をも表現した秀作。
A thought provoking short film on Indian farmers told through clay sculptures made from barren farms of the farmers who have committed suicide.
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
敗戦から十数年。占領軍統治下の混迷を抜け、国際社会への復帰をめざし高度経済成長を続けるもう一つの日本。しかしスラム化した首都での凶悪犯罪が激増。武装する反政府勢力により首都圏治安警察機構との武力衝突が相次いだ。治安の番人として強化服と重火器で完全武装する、“ケルベロス”というその精鋭集団は、ゲリラを徹底的に排除してゆくのだった。
Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex - the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. Are we catalyzing development or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?
カナダのモントリオールで国語の教師をしているロランスは、ある日、恋人のフレッドに対して女性になりたいと打ち明ける。ロランスの告白にフレッドは激高するも、一番の理解者になることを決める。迷いや戸惑い、周囲の反対を乗り越えて、社会の偏見に遭いながらも二人の人生を歩もうとする。<女性になりたいと思い続けた主人公が偏見に遭いながらも願望をかなえ、恋人である女性と過ごす葛藤と愛の日々を描く人間ドラマ。カナダを舞台に、女性として生き始めた男とそのガールフレンドの10年に及ぶ波乱に満ちた歳月を映し出す。監督は、23歳という若さで本作を発表したカナダ人監督グザヴィエ・ドラン。メルヴィル・プポーが主演を務めるほか、ナタリー・バイが出演。鮮やかな色彩の映像と共に、切なくも強く生きるカップルの姿に魅了される。>
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Soni, a young policewoman in Delhi, and her superintendent, Kalpana, have collectively taken on a growing crisis of violent crimes against women. However, their alliance suffers a major setback when Soni is transferred out for alleged misconduct on duty.
The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.
A 1973 documentary film from the Central Office of Information about the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary.
Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Documentary presenting the theory and application of the Theology of Liberation via interviews to priests from humble parishes in the slums of Lima. A fruitful labor of a Catholic Church sector committed to address social issues.