The Liverbirds were Britain’s first female rock band (from Liverpool, get it?). Here’s why you don’t know them. A New York Times “Almost Famous” video by Ben Proudfoot.
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Halpate, a short film by Adam Khalil and Adam Piron, explains how Florida’s exploitative tourist spectacle became a means of survival for Seminole and Miccosukee people.
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The Zone Rouge is a 42,000-acre area of France that was No Man’s Land in World War I. A century after that global conflict it remains littered with unexploded ordnance and too hazardous for human habitation. A short video by Dominique van Olm.
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“A century on from WW1, 100 years of work remains to clear munitions,” Claudia Wyatt, Reuters
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“Glas,” directed by Bert Haanstra, 1959, an Oscar-winning short documentary contrasting the production of handmade crystal and automated bottle making.
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Hand-pulling noodles looks like magic, but the Gansu Dingle Noodle School in Lanzhou teaches this culinary art. A short film by Jia Li.
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Time-lapse video of Alaska’s Northern Lights by Alexis Coram, with music by James Everingham. Selected for the National Geographic Short Film Showcase.
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Filmmaker John Duncan flew drones over Scotland’s scenic Highlands and coastal islands. Selected for the National Geographic Short Film Showcase.
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Freed of London has made ballet shoes since 1929.
A film by Jack Flynn and Nick David , selected for the National Geographic Short Film Showcase.
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The Search for General Tso, directed by Ian Cheney; produced by Jennifer 8. Lee and Amanda Murray; released by Sundance Selects.
America’s favorite Chinese-style chicken dish doesn’t have much to do with General Tso (Zuo Zongtang) but lots to do with the USA, according to this documentary film. The film crew provides some answers and even a recipe.
“Food Chains,” a film by Sanjay Rawal, documents where your produce comes from, who makes it available to you, and the cost. Executive Producers: Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser. In theaters and also on iTunes.
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“Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser take on fairness for farmworkers in ‘Food Chains,’” Soraya Nadia McDonald, Washington Post
“Sanjay Rawal’s New Film ‘Food Chains’ Asks “Is My Food Fair?” Big Think
“‘Food Chains’ Looks at the Real Cost of Your Cheap Tomatoes,” Maddie Oatman, Mother Jones
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