Katie Piper set to meet female inmates at New Orleans Parish Prison as part of new documentary
Katie Piper visits a Louisiana female prison and speaks to inmates to get to the bottom of the reason behind their shocking convictions and hopefully…
The Human Cost of Coffee: Rescuing slave workers in Brazil’s farms | Documentary
From raids to rescues, a survivor of slave labour uncovers the exploitation of workers on Brazilian coffee farms.Jorge Ferreira’s life has been shaped by the…
‘Sugarcane’ review: Film unearths abuse of Indigenous kids
A dilapidated barn where trapped kids once scrawled messages like “73 days more.” An elderly survivor of a priest’s abuse pinpointing the day during her…
‘Chimp Crazy’ review: A disturbing argument against primate ownership
One of the first television shows I can remember seeing was “The Hathaways,” an early ‘60s sitcom, starring Peggy Cass and Jack Weston, about a…
What’s Troubling Her? Treating women’s mental health in Afghanistan | Documentary
A 26-year-old psychologist, Mehriya Qadiri, treats young women as a mental health crisis unfolds across Afghanistan.Psychologist Mehriya Qadiri is in a unique position in Mazar-i-Sharif,…
Kenyan on Mars: Space travel dreams in Nairobi | Space
A Kenyan man’s fascination with the idea of space travel and one day, maybe, getting to Mars.The idea of space travel has been a childhood…
Echoes of Unity: Music connections in Morocco | Music
Urban musician and DJ Asmae Youness meets traditional Ahwach singers in rural Morocco for a creative musical union.Marrakesh-based musician and DJ Asmae Youness believes music…
Stern: The Man, the Gang and the State | Israel-Palestine conflict
Avraham Stern, leader of a Zionist armed group that fought the British in Palestine, aimed to create a Jewish state.National Jewish hero or radical Zionist…
‘Daughters’ review: Prisoners reunite with their children
When a parent goes to jail, everyone in the family does time. And in Black communities most severely affected by the impersonal whims of the…
From the Cape: South Africa’s Bo-Kaap | History
A historical and personal tour of Bo-Kaap in South Africa, where descendants of slaves became a diverse community.On the outskirts of Cape Town’s city centre…
The Forest Women of Afi in Nigeria | Environment
Mary Ofre and her local women’s group play an important part in protecting the Afi forests from illegal logging.The magnificent Afi forest in Nigeria’s Cross…
Egypt Through the Lens: Stage and screen | History
Stars of Egypt’s golden age of performing arts captured by leading photographers –from Umm Kulthum to Abdel Halim Hafez.Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part…
Rebel Writers: Iraq and Libya | Documentary
Two writers from Iraq and Libya who challenged the received ideas of their time and who found both fans and critics.Meet two very different Arab…
Anxious in Beirut: Capturing a city’s struggle for survival | Documentary
Living with constant anxiety in Lebanon, Zakaria Jaber documents the revolution, COVID-19 and the Beirut port explosion over three years.In the ever-present desire to capture,…
The Volunteer: A Vietnam War veteran’s 50-year search for his friend | Documentary
A Japanese American veteran finds his friend who saved his life when he was mistaken for the enemy in the Vietnam War.After being mistaken for…
Egypt Through the Lens: Royal marriages | History
Photographing the glamour and excess of Egyptian royal weddings – politics, world leaders and lavish jewellery.Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part series that captures…
All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology
Dr Lwidiko Mhamilawa believes in teaching science through hands-on play, as seen in Tanzania’s STEM-based theme parks.In Tanzania, Projekt Inspire’s STEM Parks give young people…
The Battle for the Soul of Angkor Wat | Arts and Culture
People & Power investigates the mass evictions of thousands of residents at the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site.Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, or “City of Temples”, is…
Egypt Through the Lens: Leaders | Politics
How photographers captured Egypt’s leaders, from early images of Egypt’s royal family to the country’s first presidents.Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part series about how…
The Tree Whisperer: A Kenyan artist celebrates his love of the Baobab | Documentary
Documenting the many extraordinary baobab trees around him in Kenya is all-round creative Mbugua Muigai’s passion.In Kilifi County, Kenya, photographer, set designer and general creative…