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Kolyma – Birthplace of Our Fear

Education & Learning

Kolyma – Birthplace of Our Fear

2019 2 h 18 min CC

Film about the brutal Soviet penal camps under the rule of the dictator Josef Stalin. The 32-year-old Juir Dud travelled from Magadan on the Pacific to Jakutsk in Siberia to speak with descendants of…

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Life Before Birth – In the Womb

Children

Life Before Birth – In the Womb

2016 1 h 43 min HD

This documentary film explores the development of the growing fetus from conception to delivery. Open a window into the hidden world of the foetus and explore each trimester in amazing detail.

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Can Universal Basic Income End Our Cultural Obsession With Work?

Economy

Can Universal Basic Income End Our Cultural Obsession With Work?

2017 8 min HD CC

In 1948, German philosopher Josef Pieper predicted that society was headed for a dystopia he called 'Total Work'. With most of us in 2017 working too long, missing social events, working on weekends, and…

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Find my Phone – Film follows a stolen phone

Society

Find my Phone – Film follows a stolen phone

2016 22 min CC

After my phone got stolen, I quickly realized just how much of my personal information and data the thief had instantly obtained. So, I let another phone get stolen. This time my phone was…

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The Internet Warriors

People

The Internet Warriors

2017 21 min HD CC

Why do so many people use the internet to harass and threaten people, and stretch the freedom of speech to its limits? Director Kyrre Lien meets a global group of strongly opinionated individuals, who…

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