If you could make a documentary about any issue around the world, what would it be?

I would like to see a documentary that quantifies the costs that China would incur to meet the U.S. standards for air, water, health and safety, social security, and disability insurance. Those costs should be imposed on imports from China to create the proverbial "level playing field" that is the keystone to capitalism's theory.

I wish I'd had a camera crew following me around during the year I was unemployed, had no health insurance, got sick, and had the IRS come down on me like a ton of bricks right in the middle of all that.

I'd make a Documentary about every aspect of " the Fed ", then
publicize it to wake Americans up to why they're being bled dry,
so they don't have to wonder where their American dream went.

radio/tv talk show hate speech.

I would like to see episodes on radio and television shows such as Rush Limbaugh or Hannity and the actual affect those types of shows have on people.

The degeneration of 'gaming' from a "thinking man's" arena/avocation/hobby,...
as it was slowly subsumed into the "computer-console" gaming industry, and degenerated from a rules mechanics, strategy, and RPG element based genre to a "trigger finger shoot-em-up" sport with an emphasis on audio-visual bells and whistles and graphic glitz.

p.s. -Civilization, is still a good game.

metal scrap,rail scrap,HMS 1 and 2,Cameroon,Mauritius,Ghana

The Documentary:

Selling Earth to "Greed" and "God": Over Population

We have not heed the warnings from futurist such as Desmond Morris, "The Naked Ape", Paul R. Ehrlich, "The Population Bomb " and scores of others who had the insight to see that the biggest hurdle human existence would confront, would be man himself. Over population has led to over deforrestation, pollution of our air and water, the extinction of thousands of species of life, mass starvation, man made global warming and destruction of the planet earth in name of progress, greed and religion.

Earth is a finite resource. Unlimited energy is not the answer to a sustainable earth. Like recycling is only a band aid that threats the symptoms but does not cure the disease. The reduction of the human population threats the disease.

How we achieve a solution may be one of biggest challenges to human civilization and one of the hardest we may have to come to grips with. But rest assured if we don’t, nature and the universe will.

Yup...that's the one "too many people on the planet" ....don't know the answer but it not only leads to global warming but it may a play a role in EVERY aspect of our quality of life on this planet...

To many people on earth. That is the true issue behind global warming, over industrialization, etc. It will take an extinction level event (or close to one) for the earth to reset itself. Sorry but green efforts alone will not cut it.

How about all the birds/fish/animals that are dropping dead.

An Unbiased Exploration of Afghanistan, showing the views of Americans, Regular Afghanis, The Taliban And Foreign Fighters In Afghanistan, Ex-Mujahideen, Russian/Ex-Soviet Commanders and Infantry That Fought In The War, And Their Opinions, The International Opinion, The Roots of The Conflict, The Soviet War, The Interwar Period And The Talibans Time In Power, Osama Bin Laden, 9/11, The Early Stages of The War, And Then The War Today, And why people have lost interest in the subject.

understanding the Afghanistan problem is an essential to understanding the world today, and why we will never affectively win in Afghanistan

the rhetoric of Monsanto

How the rest of the world views american's "patriotism" as over nationalism. Things like the pledge of allegiance stand as proof.

modern day slavery....i.e. jail for cannabis
20 million people have been arrested for cannabis.
why?

IS IT GREED ? CONTROL ? SLAVERY ?

i saw a guy got life for crack....thats his life STOLEN for a million dollars for the prison industy

I CAN SEE IT NO OTHER WAY....

would like to to do Docu on Lobbying in the US and the corruption it breeds!!!

A documentary of my life over the last 11 years...it's been quite a roller coaster ride.

Man all off these are great ideas but they all have been done WAKE UP PEOPLE THEY ARE IN ONE PLACE http://www.tromsite.com/

Do something that has not been documented accurately.
Chronic Lymes disease. Real Patients and their real struggles
with tick born illness' in 2011. At the very least a Mini series; coping with
Lymes disease on A&E or history channel.

A few facts many do not know about it;
Lymes disease exists in 48 of the 50 states.
There are multiple co-infections of lymes disease (meaning its progressive)
Lymes disease is spread through Deer ticks, and in-utero.
Woman are often times misdiagnosed with MS when in fact they are suffering for Chronic Lymes disease.
There is no cure (Yet). Many many (Treatments).
I have been battling the disease for the last 7 1/2 years with rigorous treatment.
I contracted the disease when I was about 13 1/2 in Lyme, Connecticut.
Born and raised in the Bay Area and currently attending UCSB.
I have fought this battle with the intention of beating it.

I'd like to see a documentary on drug laws around the world compared to the US. From the decriminalization in Portugal to the super harsh laws in Singapore, Malaysia and others. Fair comparison of the good and bad of decriminalizing drugs. Effects of rehabilitation centers and education of drugs compared to prisons being populated by drug users, traffickers, and cultivators. Also just for fun, throw in something about big pharmaceutical companies, especially ones like Purdue.

one by wikileaks.
Just for the people who are too lazy to read an article online...

Christians completely clusterfucking the Bible and turning their "god" into a homophobic psycho-bitch.
I know that is probably going to get a lot of "negatives"
but maybe with an added gonzo effect for punctuation. Somebody's gotta tell the truth.

..."Gardens of Stone"...the horrific loss of our children through abuse...

A documentary exploring end of life practices and care around the world and the argument for and against physician assisted suicide....death panels or not, Death is the one great equalizer, yet why is it so Taboo to talk about?

like unimatrix0 says: the broken promise of user generated content on Current.com Dreams Lost! WHY?

I'd do a documentary on six people - three that are in the lower income class, and three that are from the upper class. It would be a completely neutral study on daily life and what correlations can be made based on income level.

I would want to do this to clear any ideas or conceptions people had about each other. It seems classes stigmatize each other a great deal about things that may or may not be true. I believe a documentary like this would allow people to indulge in seeing truth in action: how people live their lives. Interacting with family, showing us what their greatest struggles usually are, telling us about their political and spiritual beliefs, and most importantly, how they view the opposite group (and why, but that's up to the viewer).

How long our planet can sustain the population growth we have. No tour lifestyle in the US, but just food for everyone.

Sorry to say, but I must agree with unimatrix0

I would like a more serious approach to the world bank and its effect on the Congo. And on the influence Coltan has on the Congo.

I would want to explore the overall lack of diversity in front of and behind the camera on all networks. Lack of minority writers/filmmakers having an opportunity to work on a major network as well as look at minority channels (BET/TV-1) not having enough diversity within their companies as well.

Exponential growth/overpopulation or the US prison population.

I would remake Hoop Dreams! (kidding)

I would like to make a doc from a visitors point of view. Something like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" meets "The Age of Stupid." It would investigate the meaningless killing amongst our species, the denial of what we are doing to our planet, you know IMPORTANT things.

"You treat the world as you treat each other."

~ Klaatu

I'd like to do (and am doing, actually) a doc about animal hoarding, specifically dogs and horses. It's one thing to hoard stuff - yes having too much stuff can kill you, but it's another thing to hoard animals who are dependent on us for their care and feeding. To hoard animals and to think that you are the only savior for these animals is truly a disservice to them. It's egotistical, narcissistic and dangerous. The world is overrun with animals yet some people think they want to breed their own, which end up in shelters and feedlots.

Well, I would first like to do a documentary on pot prohibition. Yes, I know it's cliche, but I want to document it from a social aspect. Get out and ask people on the street, talk to real people, and get their perspective.

Another documentary I would like to do is about teenagers. How do social networks affect our youth? What has the internet really done to change children from decades past? What are their concerns in the present day? I really want to get in the psyche of these kids and get a feel for where the future of our world is headed.

Finally, I would like to document the underbelly of government corruption. Broken into 3 parts: The Megaphone, The Machine, and The Megalomaniacs.

Part 1: The Megaphone talks about the media which is the supporting arm of government suppression and how it works to distract and obscure the truth.

Part 2: The Machine is referring to the government itself, and the levels of corruption that occur in the halls of Congress, the House of Representatives, and the White House.

Part 3: The Megalomaniacs is about the corporations that actually influence and run the government behind the scenes through control of the money flow.

I'd create a documentary on how the richest country in the world has so many citizens struggling with hunger. Millions of adults and children are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days. According to "Feeding America" in 2009, 50.2 million Americans lived in food insecure households. We always seem to talk about obesity in the news but how often to we acknowledge that many U.S. citizens can't afford food?

Our kids. The future of our country and many other countries are our kids. If we don't find ways to get them the right education and proper nutrition, the elite will be the only ones that will have a chance at everything, while many more will have to settle for nothing.

My documentary would focus on the so called "millions and billions of aid" that are so called "distributed" to our kids and why they are not making any changes.

How can we continue to aid other countries, when we can can't help ourselves?

How can the country continue to spend BILLIONS on war machines, but no enough to help the poor?

How can the people of this country continue to spend on corporations that don't help our kids, but continue to ROB US of our basic needs??

My documentary would be based on our future, our light, our kids.

I would do a documentary about racism and the bees. Bees aren't native to North America. I would document and draw parallels between the European invader colonists and the bees that represent their hatred.

I would like to see a documentary of the life of refugees (from Burma, Vietnam, Congo, etc). What it was like for them in their previous country, for children and adults, how they came to the US, what happens and what assistance do they receive when they get here and what their life has become since arriving.

So many to choose from...hmmm.

I would like to expose corporate media. People often speculate that they're told what to air, or what to print by the government. I think ratings, and human nature plays a bigger, role, but I want to expose why the cover some stories and not others.
I want to follow an important story from source to finish, and find out why certain subjects are canned in various media outlets.
Why is it in the US, the media fails to report on some things, but elsewhere in the world, it's spread all over the place, in multiple countries.

Also, I'd like to uncover the causes, and consequences of Political News (commentary).
For those who want their viewers to believe their lies by calling it news, but for legal purposes they call themselves "commentators", not news. -Yet NEWS is in their name.
I want to expose to the world, that they are anything but fair and balanced. I want to point out the extremes they go to in order to get viewers on their side.

I'd like to see a documentary on why green energy isn't taking off like it should.
Wind, wave, sea, and geothermal energy generation are mature technologies that we've been using for decades on large and small scales and yet we're STILL heavily reliant on fossil and nuclear generation.
We know that efficiencies are not has high with renewable sources, and storage is always an issue in that regard- but this is offset but the non-existent ongoing cost of resource supply and end of life cleanup costs, unlike those that bedevil traditional sources.
Replacing existing infrastructure is expensive- but many communities and corporations around the world have shown willingness to absorb those costs in the face of the climate change issue.
The costs of installing equipment for renewable power generation on an individual household level would be a lot cheaper if there was a larger economy of scale (mass production of solar cells, wind turbines etc.), but this just doesn't happen.

What is REALLY keeping renewable energy down?

the disregard for the will of the people by elected officials on all sides and bowing to the corporate demi-gods

I would like to see a documentary done on money. The monetary system is one of the only institutions that humans do not question. There are several attempts to make improvements, but this is all for a broken system. However, I do not wish to see what has already been covered in docs like The Ascent of Money and Zeitgeist: Addendum. What I am looking for is how 5% of the world's population is able to consume 30% of the world's resources, without feeling much guilt about it. The United States and other developed nations are exploiting this planet's resources. I want to see how middle class family in Nebraska, Idaho, Ohio, or Arkansas can have an effect on a poor family in Nigeria, Turkey, Thailand or Venezuela. At the same time, I'd like to see how a rich community in Egypt, India, Brazil or South Africa feels about relations with the United States.

If all the money was burnt up, Wall Street and all stock markets were closed down, the corrupt politicians thrown out, and commerce as we know it was halted, would life be able to continue? Would the Earth quit its orbit around the Sun? Would the Sun itself die out? If the answer is no, then why must we lose civility when the economies of the world collapse? People often speak of revolution as if it can be carried out swiftly. What I would like to have answered is how the monetary system itself must be reevaluated & realigned with the laws of nature and the values of all mankind, before we can begin to hope for real progress.

I want to people to appreciate the real relationship we have with each other, the plant and animal life, and everything else on this planet---all through the basic day-to-day commerce. When I use the words "appreciate" and "relationship", I do not mean the neat little facts. Rather, I would like the reality of the situation, from the collective to the individual level. Lets examine the wealth, prestige, and power of people. With religion being so prominent in the world, it can be quite surprising to witness such a vast amount of injustice and cruelty; all in the name of profit.

About the child abuse that goes on silently in many American homes. From the richest emotional abuse to the poorest physical abuse. That's the worst ongoing horror going on daily, on every street. Children are being tortured in varying degrees, by their own parents. The reports we hear in the news are sooo the tip of the iceberg.

I would make a documentary about the disservice we do the people of the United States by half teaching history, lying about history, and how it adversely effects the majority of the citizens of the United States.

The spread of civil unrest throughout the world by the masses ... The link to Wikileaks Anon and the spread of fascism undetected through the govts of the world changing American Policy and media etc etc how the corporate manipulation of elections pop culture and why its not working and people are over throwing their plutocracy's with no real media coverage or encouragement why the medias pushing monarchy's and puppet govts why they disdain the truth and why "YOU" have reported us nothing yes you PBS you missed the ball on Tunisia...you know it! also why the reserved response to Muslim nations fighting for democracy if there ever was a reason for all of us to be behind something unless of coarse the spread of freedom and democracy scares you only through invasion and war is it okay ...WHY! Why are we not in support of what could upset tolittarian regimes and religious fanaticism in the middle east I think its obvious isn't it how many lives and billions we could save if people in these terroristic nations gained their freedom by their own means

A comparison of the quality of public school K-12 education on a state-by-state basis coupled with an analysis of how each state determines funding levels for its various school districts. I am concerned about the enormity of the issues facing the next several generations and whether young people will be equipped to deal with them.

i would make an documentary of non believers around the globe and how they are perceived by religious folks.

I would focus on the story of migrant workers in several countries, maybe picking an Indian construction worker working in Dubai, a Mexican farm worker in California, and a rural Chinese person struggling to make it in one of the vast metropolises there, showing the issues they face, how they are similar and different.

The reality of out-of-control population and in-sustainability of humans breeding like cockroaches. My first choice would be the lie people call religion, but most people are too narcissistic, irrational and egotistical to let go of the possibility of life after death.

I'd make a documentary about the reliability of getting your information from documentaries. I focus on several issues within various documentaries. First I'd compare the main opinion or claim made by various films to the information provided to substantiate that claim. I would then compare the info gathered from film to as many pieces of scientific literature I could find. Lastly I'd have a sit down with as many professionals of that topic or thesis and just let them talk to one another.

How the internet is being used by the Large Corperations to manipulate the masses.

I would make a documentary about the U.S. education system.