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1) Lumberjacked
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In Cameroon, the largest exporter of African wood to Asia and Europe, illegal and unregulated logging by foreign companies is posing a real threat to the country's most valuable economic and ecological resource.
2) U.N.Me
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Following the horrors of World War II, there was a strong desire for a better world in which peace would be maintained and human rights respected - the U.N was born. Now, more than 60 years later, the image of the UN has become severely tarnished. Documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz takes us on a brutal tour of a number of places where the UN has intervened. Through interviews with those involved and archive footage, we uncover facts about abuses and...
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In PAY 2 PLAY, filmmaker John Ennis examines how corporations have taken over our democracy as he follows outsiders using their voice to change the game in American politics. He ventures through high drama on the Ohio campaign trail, uncovers the secret history of America's favorite game, Monopoly, and explores the underworld of Los Angeles street art in a humorous odyssey that reveals how much of a difference one person can make.
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It wasn't a hostile takeover or a run on the bank that destroyed Barings, one of Britain's most solid financial institutions. All it took was Nick Leeson, a 20-something trader operating in Singapore, to burn through more than a billion dollars and bring the company down. Of course, that was in 1995. Today, with increased regulations and super-sophisticated monitoring systems, Leeson's transgressions would never be allowed to happen. Right? Wrong-as...
5) Sweet Poison
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Half a trillion dollars have been spent on international aid in the last 50 years. It's an industry that's unquestionable and supported by the world's biggest celebrities including Bono, Bob Geldof and Angelina Jolie. But recently an increasing number of experts have begun to criticize the giving game. This documentary dissects the aid industry and reveals some difficult home truths about "Aid as Business" in the developing world.
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This film is the long-awaited final episode of a trilogy in search of the winners and losers of the tech revolution on Wall Street. Haim Bodek, aka The Algo Arms Dealer, is a genius algorithm builder who dared to stand up to Wall Street. Could mankind lose control of this increasingly complex system? From the filmmakers of the much-praised Quants: the Alchemists of Wall Street and Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box.
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In this eye-opening documentary, investigative journalist Danny Schechter traces the connection between corporate wrongdoing, the 2007 housing market crash, and the economic catastrophe that followed the crash. From the mysterious collapse of Bear Stearns, an 85-year-old investment firm that went under in a week, to the shadowy world of trillion-dollar hedge funds, Schechter argues that criminal activity on the part of major financial institutions...