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Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital benefits, like the advantage of permanent residency for a foreign born partner, are denied to bi-national spouses. This commonly results in the foreign partner being forced to leave the United States, and their loved ones, behind. Brittany and Joanna's story is one of thousands. Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital... more
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This video takes you inside the walls of one of the worst prisons in the Western hemisphere. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and a general lack of funding in Haiti's National Penitentiary have led to exorbitant HIV and Tuberculosis rates. Reporter Antigone Barton and videographer Stephen Sapienza take a first-hand look at these conditions and an American doctor working to correct them. After this video was taken, USAID authorized $200,000 in emergency funding for health and sanitation improvements.
Learn more about this video at www.pulitzercenter.orgThis video takes you inside the walls of one of the worst prisons in the Western... more
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What makes a man? How do we come of age in the 21st century? In a world where you can still be a boy at thirty, One young-ish filmmaker sets out on a belated quest for manhood.
What makes a man? How do we come of age in the 21st century? In a world where you... more
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A documentary about my friend Pat and his synesthesia, a rare neurological condition. Synesthesia essentially means "the joining of the senses". People with this condition often explain sensations in abstracts way such as "hearing colors" or "seeing music".
I'm planning on making a bigger, more expansive version of this film in the future. I would love to hear some suggestions on what to include in it.A documentary about my friend Pat and his synesthesia, a rare neurological condition.... more
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A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has photographed his street art and sold it in a gallery.A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has... more
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created.after.a.drink.or.2.as.an.impromptu
music-video-project
using.the"Lotek"philosophy:
"achieve_maximum_results_w\minimum_resource"created.after.a.drink.or.2.as.an.impromptu
music-video-project... more
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Have you ever wondered who gets those crazy storm videos you see on TV and why they do it? Meet David Hogg, he's been storm chasing since he was 16 and just recently went pro in Jan 08 storm chasing for KSBI in Oklahoma City.
This is version 1.0 (5/10/08)
(I'm not wild about the ending so that part will probably change in the next cut)
-tell me what you thinkHave you ever wondered who gets those crazy storm videos you see on TV and why they do... more
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Homeless youth are a very prevalent part of the day to day street landscape in Portland, OR. There daily lifestyles often don't mesh well with the socially accepted ways of going about one's day. Outside In Medical Clinic developed the Road Warrior Project to accommodate the hard to reach street youth who don't feel as accepted in a normal clinic setting. During Road Warrior, youth are able to access basic social services, hang out with friends, and develop skills and a plan to rebuild their lives.Homeless youth are a very prevalent part of the day to day street landscape in... more
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Lomography is a style of photography centered around cameras made by Lomo Optics, in Russia. Lomography started in the Soviet Union as a way for communist to document their lives. After the Soviet idea of Lomography died, the International Lomographic Society brough t it back as a way to paint a picture of the planet.Lomography is a style of photography centered around cameras made by Lomo Optics, in... more
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Chinese dissident and Massachusetts resident Yang Jianli was a political prisoner and Tiananmen Square student protestor who is now walking 500 miles to Washington, DC to call for democratic and human rights reforms in China. He's scheduled to arrive on June 4, 2008. Any pod makers on the east coast available to document some of his journey?
thanks.
Mike Boudo
Bodo7
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The painful story of a family torn apart by divorce, told through the perspective of the house and furniture that they used to own. Based on a true story, this experimental documentary utilizes mixed media, home movies and doll house miniature models.The painful story of a family torn apart by divorce, told through the perspective of... more
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The DeLorean - the legendary classic is back! With brand new DeLoreans being built from the ground up beginning in 2008, "Back to the DeLorean" takes you on a drive through the sordid past, the present comeback, and the future promise of this stainless steel automotive marvel.The DeLorean - the legendary classic is back! With brand new DeLoreans being built... more
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The extraordinary true story of one man who took on all the nations of the world -- and won!
In 1948, compelled by the pain of war, Garry Davis gave up everything -- a promising Broadway career (he stood-in for Danny Kaye and got 13 curtain calls!), his well-to-do show-biz family, even his nationality – to become the world’s first official world citizen. He embarked upon a bold adventure, crashing borders, scaling cliffs, escaping a concentration-camp and challenging border guards, prison commandants and warring armies on a one-man mission to heal the wounds of war and to prevent World War III.
“If I can show that it is possible for one man to live in a new global space, above the nation-states that divide us, and still survive, then I’ll prove that it is possible for all of us to choose to live in the higher reality that we are already one planet,” Garry declared in 1948.
With Albert Camus and others, he interrupted squabbling of nations at the UN in Paris, calling for world-wide elections to create a world parliament to outlaw war and make peace. 20,000 war-weary Europeans rallied with him to demand that the UN recognize the rights of humanity. The very next day the Soviet Union stepped aside and allowed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be passed unanimously.
Under the authority of that Declaration, and at the suggestion of Eleanor Roosevelt, Garry founded the World Service Authority in Washington DC, which has issued 2 million world passports, IDs, marriage licenses and other documents. (www.worldservice.org) While some nations reject the world passport, 150 Nations have stamped it with Visas. (www.eworldcitizen.com) Thousands of refugees and stateless people have used the World Passport to gain back their identity—and for many their freedom.
Today Nelson Mandela, Bishop Tutu, Jimmy Carter, and other Elders are calling on a billion people to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to make a personal pledge to protect the rights of our fellow global villagers. (www.theelders.org)
For 60 years Garry has lived as a citizen of no nation – only of the world. He’s 86 and still going strong! Now that he has blazed the trail to prove that world citizenship exists, we can each choose to add top level citizenship. We can be citizens not only of our cities, our states, and our nations, but also of the world! This 5-minute short, “One! The Garry Davis Story” was chosen as the 1st place winner from all the entries submitted from around the world for the World Peace Film Awards. (see www.onefilms.com) Please send a link to your friends, and post your comments and reactions on current TV.
“Garry Davis, has grasped the only problem which deserves the devotion of contemporary man, the problem to which I myself am determined to devote the rest of my life, up to my very last day: …the survival of the species. It is a question of…whether mankind – the very universe of man – will disappear by its own hand, or whether it will continue to exist.”
--Albert Einstein, quoted in the transcript of 10/4/1949 hearing before the 14th Court of Corrections in Paris, as translated by Richard V. Carter in Survival Meetings, Writers Club Press, 2001The extraordinary true story of one man who took on all the nations of the world --... more
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Why is this video interesting? Well it's definitely not going to interest everybody. People who barbeque, and I'm talking about hicks here, have told me they love the video. They expressed interest in learning more about Iranian food, and across the board were amazed that "Arabs know anything about grilling" (even though apparently they don't know that Iranians aren't Arabs).
But hey, I made the video for them, my barbeque-loving, not-well-travelled American friends. Because if there's one thing that's true in this oh-so-dangerous world, filled with nukes and countries that are trying to get them, it's this: friends + good food = good times.Why is this video interesting? Well it's definitely not going to interest everybody.... more
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A group of Vermont high school students recently travelled to Rwanda to meet teenagers orphaned by AIDS. They share their photos, video, and their own words about their experiences in country.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org.
A group of Vermont high school students recently travelled to Rwanda to meet teenagers... more
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For 30 years, Occidental Petroleum conducted the largest oil operation in Peru. Now a group of indigenous Peruvians has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States, charging Occidental with contaminating their environment. In this segment, Kelly Hearn takes a look at the region, the people and the allegations behind this case.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org.For 30 years, Occidental Petroleum conducted the largest oil operation in Peru. Now a... more
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Gabriel Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayuol, Southern Sudanese “Lost Boys” in the U.S., were forced to flee Sudan as children when their villages were attacked in 1987, finding safety for a time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia until needing to flee once more, this time to Kakuma camp in Kenya. Since leaving Sudan, they have scarcely been able to obtain news about their villages or families.
In this video, Jen Marlow follows these individuals as they return home and work to help bring a better future to their families and friends.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org.Gabriel Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayuol, Southern Sudanese “Lost Boys” in the... more
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Child slaves make up about 10 percent of the youth population in Haiti. Driven out of economic depravity, many parents are sending their children to live with others and serve as indentured servants in order to secure their survival.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org.Child slaves make up about 10 percent of the youth population in Haiti. Driven out of... more
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Argentina's economic crisis in the early 2000s put tens of thousands of people out of work. For many, working for themselves as a cartonero, someone who collects trash to sell to recycling centers, became the only option to put food on the table.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Based on J. Malcom Garcia's "The White Train," from the Fall 2007 Virginia Quarterly Review.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org.Argentina's economic crisis in the early 2000s put tens of thousands of people out of... more
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