Tech & Media
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Excessive Use of Screens
This documentary realistically examines our constant screen connection, focusing on social media and smartphones. It also explores high-consumption TV and video game use. The film reveals the profound consequences of our digital lives and technology's pervasive influence on modern society.
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Propaganda
This anti-Western film uses a 'fake North Korean' found-footage device to critique American cultural influence. From its unique perspective, it first parodies propaganda stylings, then targets the hypocrisies of the modern Western narrative. Described as a damning indictment of 21st-century cultu...
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100 Million Views
Our mission: uncover the secrets of viral videos. We met YouTube legends and modern influencers who master algorithms and engagement. But our journey revealed a darker truth. The platform promised a democratic revolution in entertainment, but we found an exploitative, censored, and unaccountable ...
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The Internet of Everything
The Internet of Things is connecting our homes, bodies, and cities to the web. This transformation moves beyond cyberspace, impacting our physical reality. The future will either become a surveillance nightmare or an eco-utopia, a outcome being shaped by tech giants in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
"The Man Who Knew Too Much" reveals Colin Wallace, a UK intelligence officer who ran psychological ops in Northern Ireland, spreading fake news and sowing discord. After becoming a whistleblower, he was framed for murder. In 2021, Wallace announced legal action against the British Ministry of Def...
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The War You Don't See
"The War You Don't See" is a powerful investigation into the media's role in war. Tracing history from WWI to Afghanistan and Iraq, it reveals how sophisticated propaganda and the "electronic battlefield" make journalists key players. But as weapons grow more advanced, civilians become the victim...
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Who made You?
AI invades our minds & bodies. From cyborgs to sex robots, this journey challenges our ethics & humanity. Wake up now. A global tour guided by researcher Dr. Michael Laakasuo. What values will we keep?
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Another News Story
Another News Story goes 'behind the scenes' of the news crews reporting the refugee story at the height of the European crisis. It takes the viewer to the other side of the camera and inspires us to re-evaluate our relationship with the global media and how we consume news. Shot across nine count...
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Pushing The Boundaries - The Mavis Bramston Show
In 1964 Carol Raye became the first female television executive in Australia when she created The Mavis Bramston Show which boldly tackled subjects such as sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights add racism. Nothing was sacred.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEPHAN WELLINK
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Circuits of Care
By 2036, one in three people in Japan will be over the age of 65. While the nation wrestles with a shrinking labour force, the Robot Revolution Initiative was launched to expand robotics into every corner of Japanese economy and society. Circuits of Care follows anthropologist David Prendergast a...
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About The War
A reflection on war, on what the human being is capable of doing and on the job of reporter at the front. Fourteen years after recounting the conflict that shook Lebanon in 2006, Gianluca Grossi returns to the Land of the Cedars to confront a question that, over time,has become increasingly cumbe...
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Tik Tok
TikTok, the phenomenally popular app defining Gen Z, boasts over a billion users. But beneath its playful, viral exterior lies a darker side. The platform's endless feeds can promote problematic content, from racist algorithms that erase people of colour to videos glorifying eating disorders.
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The Origin Of Species
Since the 1980s, Abigail Child has pioneered experimental media. Her latest film offers an eerie look at AI's future through scientists, entrepreneurs, and a Black lesbian robot. This thought-provoking work explores the technology's ethical and emotional weight, presenting a speculative, not-too-...
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Ubiquity
What if WiFi was a killer? Wireless networks are the connectivity tissue of modern life but some claim electromagnetic radiation has devastated their health. Such people seek relief by taking refuge in the wilderness where there is no wireless littering the airwaves. And with the internet of thin...
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Inside Facebook - Secrets of A Social Network
A fly on the wall inside Facebook's moderating HQ. Banning its news feature in Australia, Facebook draws international condemnation. But how does the social media giant regulate its content, in an era marked by insidious fake news? This alarming documentary offers unique undercover access to Fac...
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A Social Cure
South Africa's "Brotherhood of the Hunt" campaign brilliantly redefined HIV testing. It turned a clinical procedure into a masculine rite of passage. Men were encouraged to "hunt" their status, framing the test as an act of courage and responsibility. This culturally savvy approach shattered stig...