OiM filmscreening
Wk 1 Fire in the Blood Sparkwater India Production. 2014. (84 min)
This film tells the true story of how western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for countries in the south after 1996 – causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths.
Wk 2 Inside Job Ferguson, C. 2010. (104 min)
‘Inside Job’ exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. It traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.
Wk 3 Jamelia: Whose Hair Is It Anyway? BBC 3. 2008 (60 min.)
Pop singer Jamelia investigates the hair extension industry. She follows a trail of hair back to its roots from exclusive London salons to a dingy Moscow apartment where men trade human ponytails for cash to the hair-sacrificing temples of southern India.
OR Good Hair Chris Rock and Nelson George. 2009 (92 min)
In this documentary comedian Chris Rock investigates a number of issues surrounding the black hair industry in the US.
Note: One of these films will be chosen by OiM students for public screening
Wk 4 Patrasche – A Dog of Flanders Made in Japan Volkaert, D. and van Dienderen, A., 2008 (85 min)
Every day Japanese tourists who visit the Antwerp Cathedral in Flanders start to cry in front of Rubens ‘Descent from the Cross’. They are moved because of a tiny book ‘A Dog of Flanders’ written in 1872 by the British Louise de la Raimee, which was taught in Japanese high schools and turned into an animated series that was watched on TV by millions during the 1970s, but which most people in Flanders remain unaware of and/or uninterested in.
Wk 5 When China met Africa Francis, M and N. 2010 (74 min.)
This film follows three entrepreneurs working on the frontline of China’s foray into Africa. It explores the burgeoning economic relationship between China and Zambia with an acute eye for the discomfort of discordant cultures co-existing.
OR The Chinese are Coming to Town. Yu, R. 2010. (58 min.)
The Chinese entrepreneur Mr. Luo has come to the Swedish city Kalmar with a multi billion investment and grandiose plans. He promised big visions and a bright future for the people in this small town by the Baltic Sea.
Note: One of these films will be chosen by OiM students for public screening
Wk 6 Our Daily Bread Geyrhalter, N. 2005 (92 min.)
In the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming, people, animals, crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistics of the system which provides our society’s standard of living.
Wk 7 Mangetout Phillips, M. 1997. (50 min.)
This BBC documentary explores the growing of mangetouts in Zimbabwe by Tesco by focusing on the people who consume the vegetable, those who grow it and the supermarkets who sell it.
Wk 8 Waste Land Harley, K. 2010. (100 min.)
Contemporary artist Vik Muniz collaborates with pickers of recyclable materials in Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, in an uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit.
OR Manufactured Landscapes Baichwal, J. 2006. (86 min.)
Photographer Edward Burtynsky shoots the evidence and effects of China’s massive industrial revolution, allowing viewers to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste.
Note: One of these films will be chosen by OiM students for public screening
