Food

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A documentary film that examines the rise of violence against women in Guatemala through one woman's story as she defies all odds by pushing a machista system to demand answers for her sister’s brutal murder. 

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Designing Healthy Communities is the latest multimedia project from Media Policy Center.  This multi-hour series for PBS focuses on how by improving the design of our built environment we can address many of the nation’s devastating childhood and adult health concerns.

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The Hunger Chronicles is a documentary series for radio and web that explores the causes of the global hunger crisis and the most promising efforts to combat it. Partners are Homelands Productions, a nonprofit media cooperative specializing in public radio documentaries; Magnum Photos, widely considered the world’s most prestigious photo agency; NPR; Cornell University, and the USC Annenberg School. 

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The story of the bagel is the classic story of the immigrant made good in America – struggling, then prospering, and finally assimilating. This one hour documentary tells the fascinating tale of the bagel’s transcendence from urban Jewish street food to America’s favorite mass-market breakfast, and relates how the bagel itself has changed -and changed people’s lives - in the process.

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What is Philanthropy? explores the historical and current role philanthropy plays in American culture and society for the primary purpose of enhancing our understanding and inspiring our participation.

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Two environmental films filled with hope: Tales of the San Joaquin Revision, the total success story of the contemporary restoration of the San Joaquin River after an eighteen-year lawsuit; and Tulare Lake, the prospects for restoring what was once the largest lake west of the Mississippi River.

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The Vanishing of the Bees, a feature-length documentary, takes a piercing look at the economic, political and spiritual implications of the world wide disappearance of the honeybee, a keystone species vital to sustaining our ecosystem.

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"Germ Wars,” a 60-minute documentary, examines the epidemic in food borne diseases, and consumers fighting for the most fundamental of liberties-the right to choose our food.

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The Iraqi Seed Project is a cross-platform educational resource and media project examining the long history of agriculture in Iraq and the legacy left to farmers in the region after years of war, sanctions and environmental neglect.

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Bestselling author William Least Heat-Moon reunites with Chase County, Kansas to experience one of America's most environmentally advanced communities in "Return to PrairyErth." The Center for Independent Documentary is serving as fiscal sponsor for the film project.