Globalvision - Media for the Millennium

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	THE HOLE IN THE WALL, 2002 When Indian researcher Sugata Mitra embedded a high-speed computer in a wall separating his firm's New Delhi headquarters from an adjacent slum, he discovered that slum children quickly taught themselves how to surf the net, read the news, and download games and music. Mitra then replicated the experiment in other locations. Each time the results were similar: within hours, and without instruction, the children began browsing the Internet. Running Time: 82:30. [More info about the show] Realplayer: 56K please click here for more clips to watch
	COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY, 2002 Forget the hanging chads and butterfly ballots. The Presidential election drama of 2000 is still a mystery to most Americans. COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY investigates charges of disenfranchisement and 180,000 uncounted Florida votes cast largely by the working poor and people of color, uncovering racial exclusion, voting rights violations and the subverting of a recount in the most contested and controversial election in U.S. history. Running Time: 56:40. [More info about the show] Quicktime: Low-Res (1mb), High-Res (3.9mb) Realplayer: 56K, broadband
	Nkosi: A Voice of Africa's AIDS Orphans, 2001 This documentary presents a poignant tribute to the life and work of Nkosi Johnson -- one of the world's youngest AIDS advocates. Orphaned by AIDS in South Africa, twelve year old Nkosi's potent advocacy for tens of millions of other AIDS affected children put a human face on the crisis and brought attention to this under-examined aspect of the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Broadcast on M-NET in Africa on June 14th, 2001. [More info about the show] Quicktime: Low-Res (600kb), High-Res (1.7mb) Realplayer: 56K, broad band
	Falun Gong's Challenge to China, 2000 This hour long documentary is an exclusive insider report on a spiritual practice that has become the target of a massive political crackdown by the Chinese government. It is a timely story of repression and resistance inside the world's fastest growing spiritual movement. The Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best TV Documentary, 2001, the Unity Award, 2001 and the Remi Award at Houston WorldFest, 2001. [More info about the show] Quicktime: Low-Res (600kb), High-Res (1.7mb) Realplayer: 56K, broadband
	Globalization and Human Rights, 1998 This one hour documentary, hosted by Charlayne Hunter-Gault and broadcast nationally on PBS, explores the effects of the globalized economy on international human rights concerns and standards. WorldFest Houston Gold Award, 1999; Economic Freedom Journalism Award for a Broadcast, 1999 [More info about the show] Quicktime: Low-Res (1mb), High-Res (2.7mb) Realplayer: 56K, broadband
	A Hero For All: Nelson Mandela's Farewell, 1999 This one hour documentary broadcast on M-NET in South Africa which chronicles Nelson Mandela's 1998 farewell tour through the United States and Canada before he stepped down as President. Quicktime: Low-Res (550kb), High-Res (868kb) Realplayer: 56K, broadband
	Yellow Wasps: Anatomy of a War Crime, 1995 70 minute independent documentary investigates the origins of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, 1995. Prime-time broadcasts in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. CINE Golden Eagle Award, 1996 Quicktime: Low-Res (730kb), High-Res (1.1mb) Realplayer: 56K, broadband