Oscar-palkitun elokuvantekijä Michael Mooren uusi dokumentti kysyy - huumorilla ja rohkeasti - mikä on hinta, jonka Amerikka maksaa rakkaudestaan kapitalismiin? Vuosia sitten, rakkaussuhde vaikutti niin viattomalta. Tänään amerikkalainen unelma näyttää kuitenkin ennemminkin painajaisunelta, sen hinnan maksavat tavalliset perheet työpaikoillaan, kodeillaan ja säästöillään. Moore vie katsojan koteihin, joissa elämä on kääntynyt ylösalaisin ja etsii selityksiä mm. Washingtonista. Hän löytää liiankin tuttuja merkkejä rakkaussuhteesta, joka on mennyt pahalla tavalla pieleen: valheita, hyväksikäyttöä, petoksia...
Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.
An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.
A documentary that exposes the shocking truths behind industrial food production and food wastage, focusing on fishing, livestock and crop farming. A must-see for anyone interested in the true cost of the food on their plate.
A historical drama set in 1889, Chandler's Mill examines the plight of workers, and particularly child workers, in the New Brunswick wool industry. The story revolves around the efforts of one young teenage girl to better the lives of her friend and other workers, on the eve of a public hearing of the Canadian Royal Commission on Capital and Labour. Through the use of historical re-enactment, Chandler's Mill explores the issues of child labour, worker's rights and union organizing in 19th-century Canada.
Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.
A short film made for a high school project, that explains the industrial society based on a conflict between the Joker and Batman.
A film about non-territorial office space, multi-mobile knowledge workers, Blackberries and Miles&More. A road movie discovering the working world of tomorrow. This documentary will take you on a journey through the post-industrial knowledge and services workshops, our supposed future working place. In this new world work will be handled more liberally. Time clocks cease to exist. Attention is not compulsory any more. The resource “human“ comes into focus. The film closely follows the high-tech work force – people who are highly mobile and passionate to make their work their purpose in life. Further episodes resume this topic and lead into the world of modern office architecture and into the world of Human Resource Management.
