"He who wants water must be prepared to kill for it," goes an old Arab saying. At the beginning of the 21st century, water, the ancient source of life, is already in short supply all over the world. From the heart of Africa to the Aral Sea in the Kazakh steppe the film portrays different people's lives and their struggle for water and survival.

Our ordinary everyday lives are steeped in chemical products. Invisible, they are encrusted in plastic, in detergents and toasters, concealed in our food, in toys, in shampoo. They have invaded everything, including our bodies. Thanks to the consumer society, petrochemicals, with their magicical powers and unfamiliar barbaric names are happily strolling around our little insides. These phthalates, brominated flame retardants, parabens, bisphenol-a, all have the regrettable habit of invading ou... more

75% of Mali's population are farmers, but rich, land-hungry nations like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing Mali's land in order to turn large areas into agribusiness farms. Many Malian peasants do not welcome these efforts, seeing them as yet another manifestation of imperialism. As Mali experiences a military coup, the developers are scared off - but can Mali's farmers combat food shortages and escape poverty on their own terms?

From 2009 to 2011, under a total secrecy, Professor Séralini and the CRIIGEN* led an experiment on a genetically modified organism** and the herbicide Roundup. The conclusions are appalling… After Chernobyl’s disaster, the invisible radioactivity reappeared in March 2011 with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. GMOs & NUCLEAR POWER: We use and accept these technologies without medical or environmental independent tests. Are all of us guinea-pigs now? *Committee for Research an... more

The Mekong River is a massive ecosystem that is the lifeline for more than 60 million people across six countries: China, Burma/Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. For the people in the Lower Mekong Basin, it provides more fish to more people than any other river in the world. With an estimated commercial value exceeding US$2 billion per year, its the worlds most valuable inland fishery. At the same time, more than 184 hydropower dams are currently planned, under construction o... more

You can find them deep in the jungles of Borneo; in the canyons of the Hollywood Hills; in market stalls in Bali; and even in your own backyard. They’re the Fruit Hunters, the subjects of the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze, China Heavyweight). Driven by an unquenchable passion to taste the wondrous, weird and unique, they’ve dedicated their lives to creating a Garden of Eden in a world increasingly dominated by industrialized monoculture. The Fruit Hunters is ... more

Inspired by his relationship with a Kwaxkwaka'wakw elder, the filmmaker embarks upon a cinematic journey contrasting the tree-farms that dominate the landscape surrounding his home with an ancient rainforest on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Guided by passion and a determination to honor reality, Boyce travels to the most remote corner of Vancouver Island, through some of the most intensive logging on the planet, into a wilderness that is on the brink of extinction. Massive trees, ranging in ag... more