At the beginning of the century there were 1,000 paintings by Rembrandt in existence. Now there are less than 300. They disappeared not through thefts, fires or acts of God. Their numbers have shrunk because of the controversial process of attribution that began in the 1960's when the Dutch government began the Rembrandt Research Project.  more »

With stunning imagery, The Venetian Dilemma portrays the fragile urban ecology of Venice besieged by 14 million tourists who far outnumber the local residents. By tracking four Venetians who are trying to make a life in this unique historic place, the themes of urban gentrification and tourist impact are raised--a problem not only for Venice but for many other urban areas.  more »

This innovative work is based on an actual letter by a teenager reaching out to understand a childhood of sexual abuse.  more »

Collapsing prices on the world coffee market have thrown millions of growers around the world into poverty. Filmed in Nicaragua and Vietnam, the film describes the human consequences that the collapse of coffee prices has caused in producer countries.  more »

Once a tropical paradise, the island of Vieques off the coast of Puerto Rico was expropriated by the U.S.Navy in the 1940¹s. Many of Its pristine beaches became launching sites to test explosive weaponry. Inhabitants were moved, their homes razed, to make room for the naval base.  more »

This is the story of a remarkable Canadian-American missionary couple who settled, in 1929, among the Montagnard tribes of Vietnam's highlands. They lived, worked and filmed there for fifty years. This film was produced by their grandson  more »

In 1965, as the Vietnam War intensified and Hanoi faced the threat of massive US bombing, students and teachers from the National Conservatory of Music were forced to flee the city for the relative safety of a small village in the countryside. With the help of villagers, they built an entire campus underground, creating a maze of hidden tunnels, connecting an auditorium and classrooms. Here, as the war raged around them, they lived, studied and played music for five years.  more »

There is a craze for motor bikes in Ho Chi Minh City. Many save, scrimp, or borrow to buy one This report on the motor bike phenomenon, allows a rare look at the Vietnamese people in a rapidly changing time.  more »

A pilot program for curing drug addiction through the use of herbal medicine was developed by a doctor in Vietnam. We see astonishing recoveries. It is now being researched in the United States.  more »

This raucous yet poignant documentary takes us into the lives of three Serbian brothers who are without wives in a remote mountain village of eight inhabitants, all of them single men.  more »

Noah Chomsky and other media critics evaluate the" objectivity " of the news we see on television and read in the newspapers. For example, one European critic notes that television news in America is part of show business and its content reflects this.  more »

Olga Samaroff, born Lucy Hickenlooper, had to battle anti-American sentiments and Old World prejudices against women to forge her remarkable career as a concert pianist in the early years of twentieth century.  more »

This well-researched film describes the power of viruses, which have caused unimaginable suffering and death throughout history.  more »

An 87-year-old Eskimo hunter looks out over the glacial expanse of his Arctic homeland and recalls a past way of life when he hunted polar bear with spear, and harpooned walrus from his kayak.  more »

Visioning Tibet chronicles the passion of ophthalmologist Marc Lieberman, founder of the Tibet Vision Project, to end preventable blindness in Tibet . He educates Tibetan doctors to perform cataract surgery  more »

This charming film contrasts ideas of marriage, courtship, and divorce between generations and cultures.  more »

Because of a genetic predisposition, the Bedouin village of El-Sayed in southern Israel has an extraordinary number of deaf people. But when one child is offered a cochlear implant by the Israeli government, the community is conflicted over its potential impact on their unique culture.  more »

Recently declassified tapes from the Kennedy White House reveal how close we were to nuclear war with the Soviet Union in 1962. Kennedy's advisers warned him against "appeasement", but the President's restraint saved the country from disaster.  more »

This is an exploration of the incredible musical instrument, the pipe organ, which was invented 2,000 years ago by Greek engineers. Crafted of wood, metal and air, it is a lasting achievement of human technology, capable of filling monumental spaces with a staggering variety of sounds.  more »

Voluntary Simplicity is a movement founded in resistance to the overwhelming consumerism in our society. Its advocates reject material comforts for more spiritually rewarding, basic pleasures.  more »