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Japan's Traditional Tattoos Are Celebrated at This Underground Pilgrimage
Tattoos are stigmatized in Japan because they're associated with gangs. But a centuries-old tattoo art called "horimono" is seen by some as spiritual and fundamental to Japanese culture. Every summer, a group of Japanese people go on this pilgrimage in the mountains to celebrate these tattoos together.
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire
The Spider’s Web: Britain's Second Empire, is shows how Britain transformed from a colonial power into a global financial power. At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it behind obscure financial structures in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global offshore wealth may be hidden in British offshore jurisdictions and Britain and its offshore jurisdictions are the largest global players in the world of international finance. How did this come about, and what impact does it have on the world today?
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How Fascism Serves Capitalism
In this documentary, Dr. Michael Parenti defines fascism, describes its characteristics, and explains the role fascism plays in serving the rational interests of capitalists while suppressing communism and other organized worker movements.
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The Sacred City
The Sacred City presents compelling evidence that suggests the holy city of Mecca is in the wrong location and that the worlds 1.6 billion Muslims are praying in the direction of the wrong city. Compiling evidence from both historic sources and new technologies point to the correct location in this seismic, revelatory new film.
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Rosemary Kennedy. - Lobotomised for being different - Documentary
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The Chronicles of a New York Locksmith -- Keys to the City
Leading up to his retirement, a New York craftsman trains his young protégé, in a short documentary by Ian Moubayed.
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The Tall Lipless Guy Who Runs The Damn World -- Larry Fink & BlackRock
Meet Laurence Douglas Fink, also known as Larry Fink, the current chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm. In this gripping video, we take you on a journey into the vast reach and impact of BlackRock, a financial titan that holds the key to shaping economies and the world. We will unravel the Dominator that is Larry Fink, the mastermind behind this financial empire. You'll be able to understand how BlackRock managed to become this powerful under Fink's management while keeping it low.
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Censorship: lifting the lid on those calling all the shots -- Meet The Censors
From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and a South Sudan military headquarters, to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah and Chinese news editor, Norwegian filmmaker Håvard Fossum intimately follows the daily working lives of the censors. With remarkable access to a secretive world, we get a rare insight into the ways information is controlled, from the Communist Party in Beijing to the corridors of power in Washington.
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SELLING SICKNESS: THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AND DISEASE BRANDING | Big Pharma Documentary
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Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in Carl Sagan Biopic From Sebastián Lelio
Garfield and Edgar-Jones will play Sagan and his wife, Emmy-winning producer Ann Druyan, in the upcoming feature, which FilmNation is shopping to buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
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Kukeri : How a Bulgarian Village Dances Evil Spirits Away
Once a year, the Bulgarian tradition of Kukeri unites a small village as residents wear intricate masks and costumes and dance at night. Killian Lassablière chronicles the practice in his short documentary.
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Beyond Human: A Billion Years of Evolution and the Fate of Our Species
Our lifespans might feel like a long time by human standards, but to the Earth it's the blink of an eye. Even the entirety of human history represents a tiny slither of the vast chronology for our planet. We often think about geological time when looking back into the past, but today we look ahead. What might happen on our planet in the next billion years?
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Meghan and Harry’s Netflix Fairy Tale
“There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.” Those were the pointed, devastating words that Princess Diana used, when speaking to the BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, to demolish the foundations of the fairy-tale narrative that had been spun around her and the Prince of Wales.
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Synth Britannia
Great documentary on the development of electronic music in England. Enjoy all the out of this world footage from OMD, Depeche Mode, The Normal, Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and super interesting interviews with members from those bands.
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The Art Of Paradise: Inside The World Of Islamic Art
This feature-length documentary examines Islam's rich and significant contribution to western art and culture. Presenter and art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, sets out on an epic journey of discovery across the Muslim world from Central Asia to the heart of the Middle East and beyond. He reveals a world of awe-inspiring architecture, spectacular Islamic treasures and a host of artists and craftsmen, bringing the largely unknown and fascinating story of Islamic art and architecture to the attention of the public. Documentary first broadcast in 2005.
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‘I Love You, You Hate Me’ Review: Peacock’s Unpersuasive Barney Documentary
The two hour-long episodes focus on the rise and fall of the all-loving purple dinosaur and the adoration and hatred that he generated.
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ASML's Secret: An exclusive view from inside the global semiconductor giant
In The Netherlands stands one of the world's biggest drivers of technological progress: ASML. It supplies machines that make chips on a scale of just a few nanometers. And the world is crying out for chips.
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Neuromarketing: How Brands are Manipulating Your Brain
More and more companies are turning to neuromarketing. This controversial practice involves studying consumers’ brains, analyzing how and why we respond to certain stimuli, in order to influence our decisions. It’s based on the idea that 90% of the decisions we make are taken at a subconscious level. If a brand can speak directly to our ‘gut instinct’, bypassing reason, they will sell more products.
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Nature's response to urban sprawl
It’s a new and surprising chapter in the theory of evolution. According to recent studies, it’s in our cities, of all places, that animals and plants adapt particularly quickly to changing living conditions.
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New Zealand, Culture Shaped by Nature
New Zealand's two main islands are covered with green hills and mountains, and a population with a dual Maori and European identity who altogether possess an immoderate taste for spectacular sports and the discovery of nature.
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