Dark Side of the Chew is a film that sees the director Andrew Nisker examine how the habit of chewing gum which has been around forever, impacts our culture, threatens our health, erodes our economic stability, and damages the environment. Chewing gum is something that seems to attract millions of people from all around the globe. …
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The planet Earth is filled with a vast collection of species, with over 9,000 types of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. It’s Charles Darwin’s brilliant theory of evolution that explains how the 1.4 million different species that have been discovered have adapted and changed over time. The theory …
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One sweltering evening on the streets of Minneapolis, yet another black man falls victim to police brutality. The killing of George Floyd has sparked outrage not only across America but also across the entire world. It is the latest chapter in the history of racial injustice that is as old as the country itself. With …
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Radioman is a New York film set mascot, a gentle vagrant whose real name is Craig Castaldo. He has become a staple of the NY film industry, having over 100 small roles to his name. Some of these films include The Departed, The Bourne Trilogy, Shutter Island, Elf, Two Weeks Notice, Keeping the Faith, Godzilla, …
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Twenty four year old Josie Cunningham became infamous back in 2013, after getting a £4,800 breast enlargement at the British taxpayer’s expense. She pleaded with the National Health Service (NHS) doctors to take her from a 32A to 32DD, claiming years of bullying over her flat chest had ruined her life. As a child, she …
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The American rapper Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known as Nipsey Hussle was shot dead on 31 March 2019 in the parking lot outside his store, Marathon Clothing, which is located in Slauson, South Los Angeles. He was shot at least 10 times, the suspected gunman is Eric Ronald Holder Jr who was 29 years old at the …
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Coral reefs are believed by many to have the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet. A lot of the life found here can seem very alien at first, they occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean floor but yet are home to more than 25 percent of all marine life. Warm water reefs typically come …
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A short film by the BBC which sees three people sit down and tell their stories of living with mental health conditions and how they individually manage and deal with delusions which vary from the bizarre and peculiar, to the sinister and terrifying. Blogger Sophie Eliza began hearing voices at the start of her psychosis and …
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The World’s Saddest Dance is a documentary that explore’s the old Bulgarian tradition of Dancing Bears. In this short film I investigate the way’s in which the bears were once treated and the cruelty involved within this form of street entertainment. Whilst on my journey, I also spend some time with one bear owner to understand his ways of life …
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What is it that makes us afraid of the dark? does the supernatural exist outside of the imagination? If we experience something that is not possible is our experience false or are the boundaries of reality more vast than science can currently explain? Something happened to the film director Rodney Ascher, something that changed his …
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