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One Day in Darfur
Two filmmakers spend a day with the Sudanese Liberation Army in Darfur, Sudan.
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A Rebel Failure in Chad
A failed rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena has left residents dealing with fly-infested bodies, destruction and hardened military rule. A failed rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena has left residents dealing with fly-infested bodies, destruction and hardened military... more
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Refugee All Stars
A cut-down of the feature length documentary film, Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars tells the remarkable and ultimately life-affirming story of Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars, a group of six Sierra Leonean musicians who come together to form a band while living as refugees in the Republic of Guinea. A cut-down of the feature length documentary film, Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars tells the remarkable and ultimately life-affirmi... more
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Still a Congo Crisis
In eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 370,000 people have fled their homes since last December. The conflict centers around fighting between a Tutsi renegade commander, Rwandan rebels, and the Congolese National Army. If the fighting continues, UN officials say it will be one of the worst humanitarian emergencies in the world. In eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 370,000 people have fled their homes since last December. The conflict ... more
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24 Hours On
A pod about Londoners reflections on the attempted bombing on Haymarket in the early hours of the 29th of June 2007.
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Crisis In Kenya
Violence after Kenya's December 2007 presidential election has led to the death of more than 800 people. This pod is a cut-down from the feature-length film currently being produced by documentary filmmaker Amie Williams, shot just before the elections in Kenya. It tells the story of what was once one of Africa's most stable countries, and how democracy is coming undone ... Violence after Kenya's December 2007 presidential election has led to the death of more than 800 people. This pod is a cut-down from ... more
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City in the Crosshairs
The city of Sderot lies just a short rocket's flight from the border with Gaza.
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Summer Day on Gaza Beach
Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip this summer. After the conflict subsided, Palestinian residents were finally able to do something relatively normal....go to the beach. Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip this summer. After the conflict subsided, Palestinian residents were finally able to do something... more
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Victims of Peace?
This pod takes a look at different people who were relocated from the Gaza Strip two years ago during the Disengagement, and are now living in Israel. This pod takes a look at different people who were relocated from the Gaza Strip two years ago during the Disengagement, and are now l... more
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Afghan Scars
Leo Docherty returned from his mission with the British Army in Afghanistan totally disillusioned. In this frank interview, Leo describes his experience of the war and the morality of the military selling their stories to the press. Leo Docherty returned from his mission with the British Army in Afghanistan totally disillusioned. In this frank interview, Leo descri... more
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800 Meters from Gaza
Benny Sela lives on a kibbutz in Israel...800 meters from the border with Gaza.
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Will Turkey Attack?
Will Turkey attack PKK fighters in Northern Iraq?
"The Turkish government Monday said it would seek parliamentary approval this week to launch a major military operation into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish separatists based there, after days of cross-border shelling of suspected rebel positions. The threatened action comes despite pleas from Washington and Baghdad that Turkey refrain from an incursion into Iraq that could destabilize an already volatile part of the world." --LA TIMES
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U.S. in the Crossfire
Turkey thought that it had defeated the PKK, a Kurdish insurgent group labelled a terrorist organization by the U.S. Then the U.S. invaded Iraq, and now the PKK is back, attacking Turkey from Iraqi Kurdistan. U.S. standing in Turkey is at an all-time low. And now, Turkey is threatening to invade Iraq. Turkey thought that it had defeated the PKK, a Kurdish insurgent group labelled a terrorist organization by the U.S. Then the U.S. in... more
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Being Hezbollah Hostages
Find out what's it like to be in the middle of an Israeli airstrike, get shot at and be seized by Hezbollah in this pod.
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Chasing the Carnage
When Josh and Charlie go to Damascus to mail some tapes home to the US, Nate stayed in Beirut to investigate the war and the air raids in the city. Driving straight into the area being bombed, Nate gets an inside look at the bombsites and talks to the few lucky people that are still in the city. When Josh and Charlie go to Damascus to mail some tapes home to the US, Nate stayed in Beirut to investigate the war and the air raids... more
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War on a Moped
After a week and a half of filming in Lebanon, the BlakkBox team decided it was time to send their footage back home before anything could happen to it or them. Sending the footage home would not be easy though as they quickly found out. To send the tapes home as fast as possible, Josh and Charlie grabbed some mopeds and headed out on a journey to the DHL in Damascus. This pod documents their 14-hour journey to Damascus. After a week and a half of filming in Lebanon, the BlakkBox team decided it was time to send their footage back home before anything ... more
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20 Ground Zeros
After a night of serious bombing in the southern part of Beirut, BlakkBox goes to "Hezbollah Central" the suburb known as Haret Hreik. Home to Almanar TV and Hezbollah radio, this location was specifically targeted and destroyed. Even though the area was protected by guards carrying AK-47s and considered off-limits to network journalists, BlakkBox was able to get in and get the story. After a night of serious bombing in the southern part of Beirut, BlakkBox goes to "Hezbollah Central" the suburb known as Haret Hreik.... more
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Laughter Amid Bombs
The citizens of Lebanon are constantly bombarded with propaganda, explosions and gunfire. The BlakkBox team goes to the streets to look into the effect that the environment has on the people. An interview with Sharif, a theatre teacher who looks after a group of children in Lebanon, sheds a dark light on the consequences of living in a place like Lebanon. The citizens of Lebanon are constantly bombarded with propaganda, explosions and gunfire. The BlakkBox team goes to the streets to loo... more
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Oil Bomb
Three young Americans known collectively as Blakkbox travel to Lebanon during the height of the 2006 July War between the Israeli Military and Hezbollah. This second pod of the seven episode series covers one of the most toxic oil spills in the Middle East. Three young Americans known collectively as Blakkbox travel to Lebanon during the height of the 2006 July War between the Israeli Mili... more
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