Films

1. 

   True Story

   In Ethiopia the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM) is still very…

   27:00 mins, 2014
   (Ref: AF14811)
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2. 

   Illegal Rendition to Libya

   What was the role of the British foreign secret service and the…

   8:00 mins, 2013
   (Ref: ME13806)
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3. 

   Women of the Uprising

   We gave them cameras to film themselves. Making this documentary in Syria…

   26:00 mins, 2013
   (Ref: ME13803)
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4. 

   The Battle for Syria’s Courts

   A new Justice system has emerged in Syria. Islamic Justice is spreading…

   25:00 mins, 2013
   (Ref: ME13808)
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5. 

   The Battle for Bizerte

   For years, the Arab world’s dictators kept radical Islamic groups in check,…

   47:00 mins, 2013
   (Ref: ME13809)
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6. 

   My Neighbour, My Enemy

   This documentary looks at the sectarian conflict in the northern Lebanese city…

   53:00 mins, 2013
   (Ref: ME13805)
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7. 

   The President’s Man & his Revolutionary Son

   Documentary produced for the BBC gets an inside look into the last…

   36:00 mins, 2012
   (Ref: ME12797)
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8. 

   Africa’s New Great Game

   Documentary made for the BBC investigates the influence of Middle East countries…

   45:00 mins, 2012
   (Ref: AF12847)
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9. 

   The Not So Secret Iran-Israel War

   A ground-breaking documentary about one of the most explosive conflicts in the…

   56:00 mins, 2012
   (Ref: ME12798)
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10. 

    Lenin’s Children

    This documentary made for the BBC explores how Tajikistan has fared after…

    42:00 mins, 2012
    (Ref: EU12848)
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11. 

    Shakespeare from Kabul

    The remarkable film of a group of Afghan actors bringing a production…

    45:00 mins, 2012
    (Ref: ME12799)
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12. 

    Israel’s Other Wall

    In response to a ‘crime wave’ in the ancient Israeli city of…

    45:00 mins, 2012
    (Ref: ME12792)
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13. 

    The Ayatollah’s Seal

    Iran’s most powerful man, Ayatollah Khamenei, is one of the country’s least…

    59:00 mins, 2012
    (Ref: ME12800)
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14. 

    The Cutting Tradition

    Award-winning and moving film narrated by the actress Meryl Streep,  which at…

    47:00 mins, 2011
    (Ref: AF11785)
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15. 

    Revolution Uploaded

    We examine how social media and modern technology helped to bring down…

    22:00 mins, 2011
    (Ref: ME11805)
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16. 

    Child Marriage

    As the African drums beat faster and the dancers work themselves into…

    23:00 mins, 2011
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17. 

    Unjust

    Three widows fight for justice across three Asian nations after losing their…

    76:00 mins, 2011
    (Ref: AS11788)
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18. 

    Tunisia’s State of Fear

    Tunisia is where the wave of Arab Revolutions began. To understand how…

    26:00 mins, 2011
    (Ref: ME11791)
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19. 

    Between Dreams & Nightmares

    Catalonia in Spain is the second biggest location in the world for…

    33:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: EU10782)
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20. 

    Africa’s Last Taboo

    Gay people in Africa are facing increased persecution in a continent where…

    49:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: AF10781)
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21. 

    Fleeing Cuba

    This is the story of two young Cubans: Yosbel and Carlos. With…

    42:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: SA10777)
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22. 

    Kill or Cure: Bittersweet

    The world is facing a diabetes epidemic – with the disease linked…

    25:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: AF10773)
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23. 

    Return to Rwanda

    In April 1994, long-standing tensions between Hutus and Tutsis, the two main…

    23:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: AF10769)
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24. 

    Not Iranian Enough

    A woman who grew up in Tehran, but has lived most of…

    47:00 mins, 2010
    (Ref: EU10824)
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