Point du Jour (Firm)
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We live in an era when we are obsessed and bombarded by data-whether we love it or loathe it. The average person now takes more photos in a month than the whole planet did 50 years ago. Visit a rock concert and there are more camera flashes than lighting effects, more cell phones clicks than musical notes. Endless new fitness, health, and biofeedback apps are overwhelming us with vast amounts of raw personal information. Some experts think we all...
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This film covers the rise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and explains the significance of its proclaimation of a Caliphate and its status as a terrorist group controlling vast territory and resources. It shows how ISIS unites local Sunni grievances with international jihadist ambitions. It examines the future of the war between ISIS and its enemies.
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Is there a light at the end of the Balkan conflict's long, dark tunnel? Or does Kosovo represent an end game for the hatred between ethnic Serbians and Albanians? This program searches for answers as it travels through the bleak, war-torn region, presenting the expertise of politicians, activists, peacekeepers, and ordinary citizens. With animated maps that clarify focal points in the struggle over Kosovo, the film sheds light on regional history,...
4) Benin
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Benin through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… Sports Events, News Reviews, Entre Nous (Between Us), Le Grand Journal du Bien (The All-Is-Well News), Midi Pile (Twelve on the Dot), Music Videos, Christ dans vos Maisons (Christ in Your Homes), Au Delà du Réel (Beyond the Real), Nécrologie (Obituary Column), Rubi, Les Inséparables (The Inseparable Ones).
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Mali through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include: Top Etoiles (Top Stars); The Big Interview; Eclats de Rire (Laugh Out Loud); Kadi Jolie (Pretty Kadi); Dou (The Family); Gelekan; The Land; Génération 21 (Generation 21).
6) Burundi
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Burundi through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… News Reports, Music Videos, Ni Nde? (Who Is It?), Religious Programs.
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Angola through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include: Ponto de Reencontro (Meeting Point); Reconstrução (Reconstruction); Ecos e Factos (Echoes and Facts); Angola em Movimento (Angola on the Move); Conversations Between Neighbors; Gala à Sexta-Feira and Janela Aberta (Open Window); Jovemania (Youthmania); Sed de Viver (Thirst for Life); Comba (Funeral); 113.
8) Time to Live
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Whether they are French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese Indian, Brazilian, Tunisian...their individual life stories - personal or professional - are an indicator of the progress that has been achieved in just one generation. So, how to grab these new opportunities and carve out a new place in society? How to have a rewarding career and not sacrifice personal aspirations in a world that is not quite ready yet to accept this new place women have claimed?...
9) Ghana
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Ghana through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… Thank God It's Friday, News Reports, Agenda, Colonial Court, Mmaa Nkommo, Religious Programs, Soccer Academy, Children's Channel.
10) Time to Work
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Whether they are French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, or Tunisian, their individual life stories are an indicator of progress achieved in just one generation. This documentary explores how women are grabbing new opportunities and carving out a new place in society, and pursuing rewarding careers without sacrificing personal aspirations in a world that is not quite ready to accept women's new role.
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The Cape of Good Hope-and a stop in thriving Cape Town, South Africa-begins this eye-opening fact-finding voyage up the western edge of the continent. Presenting information and perspectives on a wide range of cultural and economic landscapes, the program explores the history and aftermath of civil war in Luanda, Angola; bustling street life, including an enterprising witch doctor, in Douala, Cameroon; voodoo fetish and secondhand car trafficking...
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Medical technology bestows a diagnostic power with thorny consequences: depending on what the test results reveal, parents and doctors can decide whether or not to let a pregnancy run its course. By following three couples dealing with high-risk pregnancies at a hospital in France, this program gets inside the complex decision-making process used by doctors and obstetrics specialists, as well as how they present their recommendations to the parents...
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The Turkish people spend an average of five hours per day in front of a TV. Along with the Italians, they're Europe's greatest television fanatics. Turkey's 16 national channels are watched by 70 million viewers, and the country produces about 40 new shows every year. This program examines the role of television in Turkey and surveys its most popular programs, which include offerings from secular state-run TV, Islamist channels, private channels with...
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Iranian TV is officially known as the "Voice and Vision of the Islamic Republic," but with the majority of air-time dedicated to religion, people have their own name for it-"glass wool," a wry reference to the great number of clerics' beards seen through the screen. This film examines television in Iran, with observations from journalists and activists on the divide between government-sanctioned broadcasts and what viewers really want to watch. Satellite...
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Tanzania and its semiautonomous region Zanzibar through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… Jarida la Wanawake (The Women's Program), Halikuniki, Night Line, Zanzibar Today, City Sounds, Uswazi, Kemea (Reprimand), Hadithi Za Bibi (Stories with Grandma), Bongo Star Search.
16) Namibia
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Namibia through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… School Grounds, Green Horizon, News Reports, One Against Crime, Religious Programs, Miss Namibia, Just Fabulous, The Ties that Bind.
17) Mauritius
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Mauritius through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… Tulsi, Kel Fami! (What a Family!), Bonnto (That's Great), Badinaz, C'est la Vie, Sega Hungama.
18) Mozambique
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Mozambique through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… Canal Zero, Historias do Bairro (Neighborhood Tales), Public Service Messages, Brazilian Telenovelas, The Greatest Portuguese of All Time, For Law and Order, Sorriso (Smile), Talk Shows, Full Stop, Mais Jovem (Younger), Fama Show (Glory Show).
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Russian viewers of all ages are very fond of Zvezda, a channel dedicated to old-fashioned Soviet-era films and TV shows. With its ties to the military, Zvezda runs plenty of footage of tanks, but none of the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. By contrast, REN is an uncensored, independent channel that features controversial current affairs programs, and unlike the state-run stations, does not require the Kremlin's approval of its broadcast decisions. Speaking...
20) Cameroon
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This documentary studies the cultural landscape of Cameroon through the lens of that country's television programming. TV shows include… The Good News, News Reports, Star-Crossed Destinies, Polygamous Household, Music Videos, My Favorite Song.