Heimo Korth has been a trapper for 30 years and he lives completely by his wits with a little assistance from the occasional bush plane. He moved to Alaska when he was 19 to get as far away as possible from human civilization....
Ever wondered how it would be to live in Japan? In this documentary a variety of foreigners tell about their experiences, likes and dislikes. It's not a complete picture of Japan of course. You will see the country through the...
A lyrical, exhilarating and sometimes unsettling look at childbirth around the globe. Every year 130 million babies are born. Their life chances are a lottery depending on where they are born. In Europe, six babies per 1000...
In 2008, the world's food system began to fall apart. However, threatened with hunger, rich countries have started buying up and leasing fertile tracts of the developing world. With 60% of all arable land in the world in...
An inspiring film about one woman's attempt to light up her world. Rafea is an uneducated Bedouin mother from the Jordanian desert. She gets the chance to go to the Barefoot College, where middle-aged women from poor...
In ancient times in China, education was the only way out of poverty - in recent times it has been the best way. China's economic boom and talk of the merits of hard work have created an expectation that to study is to escape...
In America, the rich are getting richer. Isn't that great? Doesn't that mean there's lots more wealth to go round? Or is it good news for the rich but very bad news for the poor? 740...
VICE focused on all the crazy environmental issues going on in the Imperial Valley, from the air pollution, to drastic bee die-off, to the sewage-filled rivers, and everything in between. But during the shoot, they also met a...
Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering The Truth explores the role that the United States allies, Rwanda and Uganda, have played in triggering the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn...
Odessa, on the frontier of the ex Soviet Union, is the new tourist magnet for Americans. But what brings them there? The pioneer spirit is strong with these Americans who are taking advantage of Odessa's reputation as home of...
Vice traveled to the front lines of the Vodka Wars and discovered that the tortured history of Russian-Polish relations can be saved in a bottle. In the fall of 1977, Poland instigated a trade war with Russia over the...
Tony Harris takes a personal look at Baltimore's inner city and an education system that has failed black Americans. Baltimore, Maryland has come to be known as 'Charm City' because of its harbor, which attracts a vibrant nightlife and...
So who is Anonymous? They've been called criminals, "hackers on steroids" and even terrorists. But the vast majority of those who identify as Anonymous don't break the law. They see themselves as activists and protectors of free speech, and...
Since 1965, Faustino Barrientos has lived alone on the shores lake O'Higgins' in a house built from the remains of a shipwrecked fishing vessel. He's a pastoralist, living mostly off the land and his livestock, with few modern amenities....