Out of Africa:
As anti-colonial sentiment continues to rise, there is a push for museums to return artefacts to their home countries. In Paris, activists are demanding the return of treasures taken from Africa.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8142
ABC – Ref. 8142
Over 20,000 migrant deaths in Med since records began
The Cruel Sea:
Increasing numbers of migrants are attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. With European countries shirking responsibility, it's down to NGOs to take the lead on saving lives at sea.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8148
ABC Australia – Ref. 8148
Race to retrofit homes to meet energy efficiency goals
As concern about climate change grows, many are looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Retrofitting ensures home are energy efficient - but to achieve carbon neutrality, millions of homes will need to be altered.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8127
PBS Newhour Weekend – Ref. 8127
Race to retrofit homes to meet energy efficiency goals
As concern about climate change grows, many are looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Retrofitting ensures home are energy efficient - but to achieve carbon neutrality, millions of homes will need to be altered.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8127
PBS Newhour Weekend – Ref. 8127
The Interpreters | Trailer | Available Now
The Interpreters: As the Taliban consolidates control in Afghanistan, Western forces continue their desperate scramble to evacuate officials and allies. Among those eligible for a flight out of the country are Afghan interpreters.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7718
Local interpreters played a key role for foreign troops in Afghanistan: 'Americans couldn’t do anything in Iraq or Afghanistan without local people. They did not speak the language, they didn’t know the lay of the land'. But the interpreters were seen by some as traitors to their country and religion, says Sgt Paul Braun: ‘'they had to wear a mask over their face and always use a fake name. But after a while people found out who they were'.
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Discontent over slow progress to democracy in Sudan
Reporter's Notebook on Sudan: Revolution in Sudan is kept alive by continued protests
Two years ago, the Sudanese revolution toppled military leader Omar al-Bashir. Now, Sudanese people are fighting to keep the revolution alive amid economic turmoil, and with a government partially formed of al-Bashir’s forces.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8119
Frustrated with stunted progress toward democracy in Sudan following the overthrow of the nation's military leader, coupled with inflation at 400%, Sudanese people are not content. ‘We are prepared to have another revolution to realise peace, liberty and justice’, says one protestor out on the streets of Khartoum. ‘Unless you are a thief, you can’t afford life in Sudan’, says resident Abu Bakr El-Shaikh. But fruit seller Al-Hadi Habeeb Allah has hope for Sudan’s path to a new reality: 'This is an experience Sudan must go through to have a better future'.
PBS Newshour Weekend – Ref. 8119
Golden Hour
The Golden Hour: A story from the archive on the frontlines of the West's war against the Taliban. A youthful team of medics race against the clock to save a constant stream of casualties. Even worse, they're bracing themselves for an imminent bloodier 'surge'.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/4743
In Taliban territory in 2010, a medical team are on 24 hour alert. 'We're the busiest Forward Surgical Team in Iraq and Afghanistan', explains one team member. 'We provide 21st century intensive care', shouts Major Bryan over the screams of the injured. On top of physical injury is PTSD: in just 10 months this small tented hospital had received a staggering 600 trauma cases.
ABC - Ref. 4743
The Taliban Time Capsule
The Taliban Time Capsule: In the 90s under Taliban rule, capital punishment was rife, women's rights were non-existent, and anti-West rhetoric dominated. This 1998 report offers a horrifying snapshot into life under the Taliban during their previous reign.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/511/the-taliban-time-capsule
A man is being bound with heavy black cloth before a crowd. Through a horn his executioner issues the message: 'Hurting another person is unlawful'. It's an unsettling part of life in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Meanwhile, most girl's schools have been closed. A loyal Taliban soldier fresh from Koranic studies explains 'when other people have taken over your nation, you have to join the war'.
DR - Ref. 511
The World's Happiest Country
The World's Happiest Country: For the fourth year running, and in spite of COVID, Finland has been crowned number 1 on the UN’s World Happiness Report. Their keys to happiness: a world class welfare system and a tradition of acceptance.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8094/the-worlds-happiest-country
Once again, Finland has been named the world's happiest place. 'The reaction was thatpeople are surprised and almost angry because they felt that this cannot be true, because I guess the Finnish self-image is basically that we're just kind of melancholic people', says Frank, a philosophy professor. A major reason for this ranking is generous welfare and work-life balance: 'In Finland it’s just a regular working day from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and the culture seems to be that when work is over that’s it', says Melissa, an Australian expat.However, there are problems, including rising homelessness: 'At this moment we are getting a lot of new homeless youth', says charity worker Robin.
SBS Australia - Ref. 8094
Right to Choose
Right to Choose - In Missouri, the battle over reproductive rights rages on. The state now has just one abortion clinic - but if the powerful anti-abortion lobby gets it way, this clinic may be shut down too.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8118/right-to-choose
With just one abortion clinic remaining in Missouri, reproductive rights are under threat in the state. Anti-abortion lobbyists have been pushing to have even this final centre closed for good. 'Every day seems like a fight to keep this clinic open', says clinic doctor Colleen McNicholas. Many women from Missouri are now having to cross state lines in order to have a safe abortion. 'It's upsetting because women like me who can't really afford the thousand dollar cost [for abortion] have to go over to the state of Illinois. It just doesn't make sense', says India, a woman who is having to travel out of state for the procedure. Even in the more liberal state of Illinois, women are hounded by anti-abortion campaigners outside of clinics. 'They try to make me feel so low', says India. For pro-life campaigners, the difficulty of getting an abortion in Missouri is seen as a victory. 'We're happythat in Missouri we're down to one abortion clinic. My core belief is that every human life should be protected from conception', says Catholic Deacon Sam Lee. For decades, he has successfully lobbied state legislators against reproductive rights.
ABC Australia - Ref. 8118
Glacier's Edge
Glacier's Edge: Extreme weather conditions claim lives and displace thousands in recent months
Glaciers in the Himalayan mountains are an essential source of the water, supplying over one billion people. But as a falling glacier triggers deadly flooding in Northern India, it's evident glaciers pose risks, too.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8000/glaciers-edge
In the Himalayas, glaciers feed into large rivers that act as a water supply. But warming in the Himalayan region is higher than the global average. '13.8% of Afghanistan's glaciers have melted', notes a researcher. 'If there's no glacier ... [people will] lose their agriculture.' This threatens large sections of the population. 'One year ago, one of those glacier lakes collapsed and flooded our fields ... it caused much damage', says farmer Amir Mohammed.
Axiom Film - Ref. 8000
Climate Kids
Climate Kids: UN report warns we must act now on climate emergency
This report gains special access to young activists following Greta Thunberg's lead across three continents. Together they marshal a global movement demanding urgent political action on climate change.
For more information, visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7684
Luisa Neubauer was studying geography at university but soon became one of the faces of Europe's 'school strike for climate' movement. ‘We built a movement bringing together tens of thousands of young people’, says Neubauer, now a full-time activist organising demonstrations across Germany. In New York, 14-year-old Alexandria Villaseñor takes her sign to a lone sit-in protest in Manhattan ‘We expect the world leaders to listen to our demands, and if they do not it will just fuel our fire’, says Villaseñor. In Australia, 15-year-old Jean Hinchliffe became one of the lead organisers in the country after sending an email expressing support to student activists. When a huge crowd rallies at a climate march, Hinchliffe steps onto the stage. ‘This is an everybody issue! she yells,‘and we demand change!’
ABC Australia - Ref. 7684
The lives of young Palestinians living under occupation in Sheikh Jarrah
Home: Surrounded by settlements, the Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah like Muna al-Kurd are targeted by demolitions and evictions. For some in East Jerusalem, building a future has become an act of resistance.
For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8062
Muna al-Kurd has been forced to share half of her house with Israeli settlers since 2009. Her dream is to become a journalist to expose the injustice: 'I wake up three hours before my class starts just to arrive on time. Because there is chaos and checkpoints on the roads. I decided to study media because I love to work with cameras. That's how my voice and the voice of my people can reach the world.' Beside evictions and demolitions, a big problem for residents of Sheikh Jarrah is the constant denial of planning permissions by the government. Hanni Issawi, director of a local committee, says: 'We have no empty places or room to build new buildings for a new generation, so it is very difficult to keep living a normal life. We are surrounded from all sides. We are like an island in this area.' For some like Omar Abdelqader, however, the occupation has become too much. He plans to move to Jaffa to seek a better life: 'Sometimes we take too much pride in being able to withstand pain and suffering. Maybe in that sense I feel like it's a little bit like running away from Jerusalem, but I'm a human being.'
It seems that building a future in East Jerusalem has become an act of resistance.
Berber Verpoest – Ref. 8062
