Stone Cold Justice (2014)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 43M
Director : Dave Everett
Sinopse
The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But it's facing a backlash, at home and abroad, for its bullying tactics in the West Bank. With incredible access on both sides, this doc reveals how children have become a key part of its strategy and are being both tortured and used as spies. From arresting Palestinian kids as young as five to allowing Settler attacks, from torture to threats of rape and forced confessions, it's a brutal reign of terror that is radicalising a new generation of Palestinians.
A trajetória de Aaron Swartz desde o auxílio no progresso do protocolo RSS a cofundação do Reddit. O rastro de Aaron está por toda internet. Seu modo de trabalho fez com que o governo dos EUA o envolvesse em uma batalha judicial que, futuramente, seria responsável pelo fim de sua vida.
Para festejar o aniversário de uma escola, é organizada uma cerimónia em que é aberta uma cápsula do tempo que contém mensagens escritas por crianças 50 anos antes. Uma delas é um estranho mapa numérico. Quando o mapa é descodificado, descobrem que cada sequência corresponde à data e ao número de vítimas mortais de várias catástrofes e acidentes ao longo dos últimos anos. Com algumas dessas profecias ainda por acontecer, começa então uma corrida contra o tempo.
Depois de perder seu emprego para sua esposa e colega, Ron reúne o time do noticiário e investe contra um novo rival. Será que o maior âncora do mundo vai ser esmagado pelo peso de seu próprio ego (e seu cabelo de salão)?
Um locutor de noticiário de uma rede de televisão estadunidense é demitido em razão da baixa audiência do programa. Ele então anuncia que irá cometer suicídio no ar. Por esta razão, os índices de audiência do programa voltam a crescer, ele passa a ser conhecido como o Profeta Louco, e é readmitdo. Mas seu comportamento insano faz com que os responsáveis pela sua ascensão decidam detê-lo.
Neste documentário emocionante, uma estudante de 28 anos cursando o doutorado em Harvard registra sua própria luta contra a síndrome de fadiga crônica.
A Vila Sésamo é uma rua pacífica e feliz. É lar das criaturas mais divertidas, incluindo Garibaldo, o enorme pássaro amarelo. Toda essa paz e alegria vai acabar para Garibaldo. Ele é despejado e começa uma longa aventura através do país para encontrar seu lugar no mundo. Quando os ex-vizinhos e amigos descobrem a ausência de Garibaldo, eles partem em uma jornada ainda mais louca para trazê-los de volta. Junte-se nesta busca por Garibaldo - e nesta grande diversão - que inclui as participações de Chevy Chase, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Waylon Jennings entre outros. Siga o seu coração enquanto Vila Sésamo apresenta "Onde Está o Garibaldo".
Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
A first-hand look into the revolutionary rise of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. Comprised of various distinct personalities from around the globe, Bellingcat is an online association of talented and dedicated truth-seekers utilizing advanced digital research techniques to upend the world of journalism. De facto leader Eliot and his fellow researchers give us exclusive access into their tight-knit world as they demonstrate the unlimited power of open source investigation. In cases ranging from the MH17 disaster to the hidden crimes of the Syrian regime, the group’s power and growing global influence is examined and explored.
A documentary about the world of software and the software makers. How do people from outside the industry see it and what do people from inside the industry think about regular computer users?
Shout Gladi Gladi is a documentary about hope. It tells the story of one woman's quest to cure fistula and save mother's lives in Africa. Shot in Malawi and Sierra Leone (just prior to the Ebola crisis) this is an intense portrait of the people suffering from fistula and the struggle of those who are not only trying to fix this condition but curtail it through better maternal health care. In addition, it is about women's empowerment, specifically through a radical device from BBOXX, a solar powered generator that provides the women not only with electricity in a region where there is none but also as a means to make money by charging cell phones.
The Watergate case was the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has the scandal had on our political leaders? And has hope and optimism forever been replaced in our national dialogue by doubt and cynicism? In 1973, Watergate's most pivotal year, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein doggedly investigated the scandal exposing the long, twisted trail of cover-ups and lies.
Set in contemporary Manhattan, it follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.
Newsreel on the end of Prohibition.
Made during Prohibition and consists of a group of Federal agents destroying a cache of liquor.
G.W. Wickersham, head of Commission, sums up it's findings for Metrotone.
In an on-camera interview, Ohio working girl Mary Clowes explains that she is offering her hand in marriage to whoever can provide $10,000 to support her parents, who have since lost their farm and who, following the deaths of her two brothers, rely on her as their lone source of financial support.
A Hearst Metrotone News reel.
People give their opinion to the report on the unpopular Dry Law.
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Starving children / Requisitioning of valuables possessed by the Russian Orthodox Church / Fundraising flights in support of the hungry / Trial of the Socialist Revolutionaries.