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Tripping The Habit
Ibogaine is a hallucinogenic drug originating in Africa, and widely used there amongst the Bwiti tribe (Gabon/Cameroon) in initiation ceremonies.
It is now also used informally by practitioners across the world, including quite a few in the UK, as an anti-addiction treatment. People addicted to cocaine or heroin take Ibogaine, go into a hallucinatory trance-state for up to 24 hours and find that their cravings have subsided - it's not officially recognized as a treatment, but is known to be unusually successful. This film would follow someone's journey through the Ibogaine treatment - including the trance state in which the patient is often pretty physically active - exploring issues of addiction in today's society, alternative medicine and rehabilitation. Ibogaine is a hallucinogenic drug originating in Africa, and widely used there amongst the Bwiti tribe (Gabon/Cameroon) in initiation ... more -
Legally High
There are a dizzying array of legal drugs on the market with names like Head Candy and Neuro Blast. They promise to have the same effects as ecstasy and amphetamines and even induce powerful trips.
Do they work, are they safe and should they be legal? There are a dizzying array of legal drugs on the market with names like Head Candy and Neuro Blast. They promise to have the same effe... more -
Paintbrush, Not Bullets
Solomon is an artist who decided to quell the violence that gripped his community of Kibera in Kenya by using his paint brush. While others took to the streets with machetes and other crude weapons to vent their anger, Solomon or 'Solo 7' as he is popularly known, went out with the only thing he knew how to use- his paint brush. Solomon is an artist who decided to quell the violence that gripped his community of Kibera in Kenya by using his paint brush. While o... more
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Russian Strippers
Male strippers are a new phenomenon in Russia... and the women are going crazy for them!
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Monks and Rebels
Mae Sot, a Southeast Asian trading town on the Thai-Burma border, is one of the places to find out what's happening in Burma (or Myanmar) these days. Despite the military government' promise to hold multi-party elections in 2010, Burmese refugees and resistance fighters say the crackdown on dissent in far from over. Mae Sot, a Southeast Asian trading town on the Thai-Burma border, is one of the places to find out what's happening in Burma (or Myanm... more
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Gagged in Brazil
An investigation into the seemingly increasingly curtailed press in Brazil.
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Poor Wayward Whale
In the remote waters of Nootka Sound, a lone baby orca, orphaned from his pod and desperate for social contact, arrives in the quiet logging town of Gold River, and becomes the catalyst for a conflict of cultural rights and scientific responsibility. In the remote waters of Nootka Sound, a lone baby orca, orphaned from his pod and desperate for social contact, arrives in the quiet l... more
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Dove sono gli skyplayers?
"Dove sono finiti gli skyplayers?" Gli skyplayers sono un movimento sotteraneo di giocatori da tetto, apparsi dal nulla nel 2004 sono scomparsi
senza lasciare alcuna traccia se non una serie di articoli sul web usciti
nel loro periodo di massima incidenza. Il nostro protagonista, un
giornalista alquanto particolare, va alla loro ricerca, prima sui tetti di roma, dove il fenomeno รจ nato, poi cercando sul web ma ben presto si fa avanti un pressante un dubbio: che siano solo frutto di una campagna pubblicitaria? "Dove sono finiti gli skyplayers?" Gli skyplayers sono un movimento sotteraneo di giocatori da tetto, apparsi dal nulla nel 2004 sono ... more -
Dying in Denial
Many Sierra Leoneans question if HIV/AIDS is real or not.
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Uganda's Carbon Fight
Carbon offsetting schemes are designed to invest in renewable energy to offset greenhouse gas emissions. In Uganda, the Uganda Wildlife Authority is one of the agencies that has taken advantage of the carbon market through reforestation projects in national parks. Critics say the projects have forced people off their land, while the UWA says the eviction process was part of an effort to secure the national park prior to the offsetting project. Carbon offsetting schemes are designed to invest in renewable energy to offset greenhouse gas emissions. In Uganda, the Uganda Wildlif... more
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Ghosts of the Sahara
There are over 200,000 refugees living in the middle of the Sahara Desert and no one knows about them. Who are these people and what is their story? There are over 200,000 refugees living in the middle of the Sahara Desert and no one knows about them. Who are these people and what i... more
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Following the Euros
Thanks to lax immigration laws in Italy, many Brazilians are exploring their Italian roots...as a way to get into the EU.
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Homeless, Not Voiceless // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to kimrich09 from Emerson College for her webcam response to "Homeless, Not Voiceless." Here she is on TV!
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Big Sky's Big Change // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to jcmoisan for his response to "Big Sky's Big Change."
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How to Beat the Bank
Karney Hatch pounds the pavement to investigate the overdraft charges on his bank statements, eventually taking Wells Fargo to small claims court. Karney Hatch pounds the pavement to investigate the overdraft charges on his bank statements, eventually taking Wells Fargo to small c... more
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Breast Ironing
The UN says that 3.8 million West and Central African girls are at risk of a painful form of body mutilation know as 'breast ironing'.
In Cameroon where the practice is most widespread, 50% of adolescent girls in cities and a quarter of all girls nationwide have their breasts 'ironed,' often by their mothers.
The 'ritual' is performed by massaging the girls' chests with heated objects like stones, in order to reverse their pubescent development. The mums say it's driven by fear of unwanted male attention, rape and pre-marital pregnancies.
According to UNFPA, breast ironing exposes girls to numerous health problems such as abscesses, infections, dissymmetry of the breasts, cysts, and even the complete disappearance of one or both breasts.
Nevertheless breast ironing is widespread and interestingly, the high prevalence in cities attributed to the effects of urbanization.
In Cameroon, the Network of Aunties Association, RENATA, made up of members who have undergone the practice, is trying to stop breast ironing by drawing public attention to its dangers in radio and television spots and by disseminating leaflets. The UN says that 3.8 million West and Central African girls are at risk of a painful form of body mutilation know as 'breast ironing'.... more -
Tents de Triomphe
Tents sitting on the banks of Saint Martin Canal in the heart of Paris? Must be "some" sort of protest.
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Jack and Suzie
VC2 Producer, Catherine Day, moves into her car to live next to a homeless couple - Jack 'n Suzie. Here's a love that goes beyond ordinary vows. VC2 Producer, Catherine Day, moves into her car to live next to a homeless couple - Jack 'n Suzie. Here's a love that goes beyond ordi... more
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Pakistanis in Spain
VC2 Producer Grace Jackson takes an inside look at Pakistan's recent mass imigration to Barcelona, Spain...focusing on the communities, connections and underground work opportunities for recent immigrants to Spain. VC2 Producer Grace Jackson takes an inside look at Pakistan's recent mass imigration to Barcelona, Spain...focusing on the communities... more
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Transgender Refugee
A transgender woman flees her country because of discrimination and comes to the United States only to be infected with the HIV virus and face possible deportation. A transgender woman flees her country because of discrimination and comes to the United States only to be infected with the HIV virus ... more
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