Economy
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Sugartown: The Day After
Greece / France | 2009 | 56/67minA story of disaster capitalism, ambition and graft; where greed and exploitation threaten to leave nothing but scorched earth for the community of Sugar Town. Read More
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God Bless Iceland
Iceland / Germany / Sweden | 2009 | 58/70/95minGOD BLESS ICELAND tells the story of the financial crisis in Iceland, diving into the very real and daily confrontations of the calamity, which undermined not only the economy of Iceland but the very identity of the small island nation as well. Read More
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.in for motion
India | 2008 | 59minA visual essay about the dramatic changes that took place in India over the past 2 decades through economic liberalization and the IT revolution, a journey through the alleys of development. Read More
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They Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in Tokyo
Germany / Japan | 2008 | 54/87minVeit Helmer observes how foreigners struggle to make a living in a totally different society, in Japan. Read More
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Hotel Sahara
Germany | 2008 | 52/85minMauritanian Nouhadibou, where thousands are stranded on their way to Europe, lies between the desert and the sea. Stories of waiting, of hopes and unfulfilled dreams. Read More
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Apology of an Economic Hit Man
Greece | 2008 | 58/90minIn front of an angry audience somewhere in Latin America, a North American discloses the secret network that used the World Bank, payoffs, extortion and sex, military coups and political assassinations to create the American empire. Read More
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The Rasheda Trust
Switzerland, Bangladesh | 1993–2006 | 52minThe film shows the stages of development and the daily routine of the Bangladeshi entrepreneur Rasheda Begum, who rose from nothing and holds her ground in a male dominated world. Read More