Behave
Fly-on-the-wall look at the juvenile detention system in Brazil.
Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame
A little girl's attempt to go to school reveals the plight of many in modern Afghanistan.

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Darfur Now
Documentary about those trying to raise the profile of genocide in Sudan.

I

Iron Ladies Of Liberia
A year in the life of the first female African president.
Lioness
Women soldiers in Iraq.

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Manufactured Landscapes
A documentarian follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he captures the effects of industrialisation in Asia.
Persepolis
A girl's eye view of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman
An exploration of the exiled life of writer Ariel Dorfman.

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Strange Culture
The artist as victim of The Patriot Act.
Under The Bombs
As the Israeli army bombs Lebanon in 2006, a mother makes a desperate journey to try to save her son.
Up The Yangtze
Documentary about the humanitarian impact of the Three Gorges Dam project.
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