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The Shock Doctrine

August 20, 2011 No Comment

A documentary adaptation Naomi Klein’s 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine. An investigation of disaster capitalism, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance. Based on breakthrough historical research and four years of on-the-ground reporting in disaster zones, The Shock Doctrine vividly shows how disaster capitalism [...]

Earthlings

August 20, 2011 22 Comments

EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth [...]

The Secret of Oz

August 20, 2011 1 Comment

In 1996, in a documentary called “The MoneyMasters”, we asked the question why is America going broke. It wasn’t clear then that we were, but it is today. Now the question is how can we get out of this mess. Foreclosures are everywhere, unemployment is skyrocketing, and this is only the beginning. America’s economy is [...]

Money As Debt 2

August 20, 2011 No Comment

Bailouts, stimulus packages, debt piled upon debt…Where will it all end? How did we get into a situation where there has never been more material wealth & productivity and yet everyone is in debt to bankers? And now, all of a sudden, the bankers have no money and we the taxpayers, have to rescue them [...]

Pyramids of Waste

August 20, 2011 10 Comments

Pyramids of Waste tells the untold story of Planned Obsolescence (the deliberate shortening of product life spans by manufacturers to guarantee consumer demand. The light bulb conspiracy is a theory that the leading manufacturers of incandescent light bulbs have conspired to keep the lifetime of their bulbs far below their real technological capabilities. This way, [...]

The Venus Project – Future by Design

August 19, 2011 2 Comments

Jacque Fresco (born March 13, 1916), is a self-educated social engineer, industrial designer, author, lecturer, futurist, inventor, and the creator of The Venus Project. Fresco has worked as both designer and inventor in a wide range of fields spanning biomedical innovations and integrated social systems. He believes his ideas would maximally benefit the greatest number [...]

OUR SYSTEM, STRUCTURE OUR ILLUSION

August 17, 2011 No Comment

The film presents an alternative outlook of contemporary society, in particular UK…… and US, however parallels can be made to nearly every society that exists today. Are we economic/corporate slaves to a monetary system? The film challenges ‘established’ beliefs/structures of our system, as well as people’s attachment to the roles they play to this. ███ [...]

Ethos

August 15, 2011 4 Comments

Ethos, a powerful new documentary hosted by Woody Harrelson, is an investigation into the flaws in our systems, and the mechanisms that work against democracy, our environment and the the common good. With a stunning depth of research and breadth of analysis, this film delves deep into the inter-connected worlds of Politics, Multi-National Corporations and [...]

Money as Debt

August 15, 2011 No Comment

Debt – government, corporate and household has reached astronomical proportions. Where does all this money come from? How could there BE that much money to lend? The answer is…there isn’t. Today, MONEY IS DEBT. If there were NO DEBT there would be NO MONEY. If this is puzzling to you, you are not alone. Very [...]