Globalisation

Short Documentaries about Social Movements in East and South East Asia

In these ten short documentaries, various social movements in East and Southeast Asia are presented. The interviews were made in Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Documentary film about the local employees in adventure tourism on the Zambezi River (Zambia/Zimbabwe) and their perspectives on the post-colonial setting around the Victoria Falls, 150 years after their "discovery" by Dr. David Livingstone, the missionary and explorer. The spectator is taken on a three days tour to the different locations and activities at the Victoria Falls: White-Water Rafting, Bungee-Jumping, the Hotelpool, the Sunset Cruise etc.

an ((i))ndymedia production

In November, 2003, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, Florida, to negotiate the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The FTAA threatens to devastate workers, the environment, and public services like health care, education, and water, and to destroy indigenous rights and cultural diversity across North, Central, and South America.

From the front-lines of conflicts in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Korea, North America and Europe.

Millions of homeless people in South Africa fight for their right to a decent home and against the privatisation of water. In Chiapas, indigenous people drive away the Mexican army from their land that is being sold out to the global market. After the economic collapse in Argentina in December 2001, we see a population\'s uprising and its attempt to organise beyond state and market structures.