Documentaries

Renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss cross the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world.

Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God"s purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives. In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins asks what happens if we leave religion behind. He explores what reason and science might offer to inspire and guide our lives in religion"s place. Can science bring understanding in the face of death, help us tell right from wrong, or reveal the meaning of life?

Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.

Raw Opium is a feature length documentary (and two-part TV series) about a commodity that has tremendous power - both to ease pain and to destroy lives. The opium poppy is the raw material for heroin, fueling a vast criminal trade larger than the economies of many countries. Raw Opium is a journey around the world and through time, where conflicting forces do battle over the narcotic sap of the opium poppy. From an opium master in southeast Asia to a UN drug enforcement officer on the border of Afghanistan hunting down the smugglers of central Asia; from a former Indian government Drug Czar and opium farmer to a crusading Vancouver doctor and Portuguese street worker who daily confront the realities of drug addiction. We see how this flower has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role - not just in the lives of people who grow, manufacture and use it - but also in the increasingly tense sphere of international relations. In the process, our assumptions about addiction and the War on Drugs are challenged.

A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.

(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government"s counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers.

An anthology of short films that pairs directors with leading economic advisers to create stories that offer a better understanding of how the economy impacts all of our lives.

The world"s climate is changing. Instead of showing the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

Werner Herzog"s exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

With increasing evidence that London"s property boom is being partly fuelled by overseas buyers laundering money, From Russia with Cash uses secret filming and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian government minister to investigate how estate agents react to his plan to use millions of pounds of stolen money to purchase a high end property.

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media"s misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

A documentary alleging that the CDC, the government agency charged with protecting the health of American citizens, destroyed data on their 2004 study that allegedly showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

Master chef Sergio Herman feels he needs to let go of his 3-star restaurant Oud Sluis in order to fulfill his dreams. A revealing story about perfection, ambition and sacrifices.

With the rapid emergence of digital devices, an unstoppable, invisible force is changing human lives in ways from the microscopic to the gargantuan: Big Data, a word that was barely used a few years ago but now governs the day for many of us from the moment we awaken to the extinguishing of the final late-evening light bulb. This massive gathering and analyzing of data in real time is allowing us to not only address some of humanity biggest challenges but is also helping create a new kind of planetary nervous system. Yet as Edward Snowden and the release of the Prism documents have shown, the accessibility of all these data comes at a steep price. The Human Face of Big Data captures the promise and peril of this extraordinary knowledge revolution.

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation"s history of racial inequality.

The life stories of history"s greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d"etre.

Spanning over 50 years from 1905, the docudrama chronicles the rise of the original five families that formed the modern American Mafia, including Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and Bugsy Siegel.

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.

Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent"s beauty and investigate the characters living there.

Director Godfrey Reggio reveals humanity"s trance-like relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species.

The modern day Four Horsemen continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. 23 international thinkers come together and break their silence about how the world really works and why there is still hope in re-establishing a moral and just society. Four Horsemen is free from mainstream media propaganda, doesn"t bash bankers, criticize politicians or get involved in conspiracy theories. The film ignites the debate about how we usher a new economic paradigm into the world which, globally, would dramatically improve the quality of life for billions.