Native People and the Environment

Mike Wilken-Robertson, Founder and Director Native Cultures Institute of Baja California (CUNA) explores the native people of Baja California and their use of natural materials.

The Wrong Empire

Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers to tell the extraordinary story of how a small set of islands off the coast of Europe came to rule an empire that stretched around the globe.

Cultures Of Resistance (2010)

Does each gesture really make a difference?
Can music and dance be weapons of peace?

 In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, travelling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. This is their story.

Featuring: Medellín poets for peace, Capoeira masters from Brazil, Niger Delta militants, Iranian graffiti artists, women movement leaders in Rwanda, Lebanons refugee filmmakers, U.S. political pranksters, indigenous Kayapó activists from the Xingu River, Israeli dissidents, hip-hop artists from Palestine, and many more...