Glentoran: New BBC documentary goes behind the scenes at Irish Premiership club
As institutions of Irish League football go, Glentoran Football Club are among the biggest.In a new documentary, 'Dreams Of Glory: The Glentoran Story', to be…
Is China silencing artists in Australia? | Censorship
In the first of a two-part investigation, 101 East asks: Is China silencing artists in Australia?In the past two decades, Chinese contemporary art has taken…
‘Chimp Crazy’ documentary director on Tonia, Tonka and his critics
The filmmaker expected his subject to be angry. To cry or scream, curse him out. He had, after all, betrayed her.For two years, Eric Goode,…
BBC viewers frantic as farmer breaks down in tears during emotional Brian May documentary
Brian May's documentary on the causes of bovine TB aired on BBC Two this Friday, August 23, 2024 and viewers were emotional after watching a…
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…