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- In 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mogadishu.
- The story of the 19th Battalion Malay Regiment, which was deployed as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in 1993, and their mission to rescue the trapped American soldiers following the Black Hawk Down attack.
- Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
- Based on the best selling book by Nik Ripken, The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life.
- Arday, a Somali word for student, is a 10 episode teleAs the story picks up, we delve deeply into issues surrounding friendship, forced marriages , violence, insecurity and substance abuse. We also explore heavy topics surrounding rape, sexual assault and blackmail, all of which is shown through the unique lens of religion, culture and social expectations. vision series set in a high school in a middle class neighbourhood of Mogadishu.
- A video documentation of a transnational social movement of Sufi inspired Sunni Muslims that originated in Turkey and Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish Islamic preacher and an influential religious figure of the movement.
- This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought.
- The autobiography of Waris Dirie, a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold into marriage at 13 for four camels, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and author. Her book 'Desert Flower' was made into a feature length motion picture.
- Hosted by Dr. Bob Arnot, longtime NBC news correspondent, thrill-seeker, humanitarian and the ultimate world traveler, "Dr. Danger" takes you off the map and into high def as Dr. Bob shares his passion for far flung locations, hair-raising adventure and the intoxication of danger in his travels to Africa where he explores the wilds of Somalia, Kenya, South Africa, Botswana and Sudan.
- Two Somali soccer stars chase impossible dreams in this human rights story born out of civil war and terror.
- A journey across the world's most inhabitable region ending in the deadliest city on the planet. Bazzel Baz, ex-CIA para-military officer provides insight on how to survive when the odds are stacked against you. Travel with Baz through fearsome wilderness, war-torn slums, and crime-ridden cities where death and danger lurks behind every corner. From Kenya to Somalia, experience with Bazzel Baz, Places You Shouldn't Go.
- When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors' land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his family's safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, a self-declared state in East Africa. As Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong.
- WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? is a controversial documentary about why after 50 years of Western involvement, billions of dollars in foreign assistance and countless promises, Africa is still so poor. The film tells the story of 3 brothers and a cousin who travel across Africa in an attempt to understand one of the great problems of our time, the failure to end poverty in Africa. Shot on location in 12 countries, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? transports you into the shocking and heart wrenching world of African poverty and the multi billion dollar aid and development industry dedicated to fighting it.
- LAST HIJACK is a true tale of survival in Somalia told from the pirate's perspective. Combining animation with documentary storytelling, the film takes an innovative hybrid approach to explore how one Somali pirate - Mohamed - came to live such a brutal and dangerous existence. Animated re-enactments exploring Mohamed's memories, dreams and fears from his point of view are juxtaposed with raw footage from his everyday life in an original non-fiction narrative. Somalia is the worldwide capital of piracy, and Mohamed is one of Somalia's most experienced pirates. But in his homeland, a failed state, Mohamed is just another middle-aged man trying to make ends meet. Far removed from the glamour and adventure of the pirates of books and movies, Somali pirates face increasing scrutiny and stigmatization both at home and abroad. Now Mohamed is engaged and both his parents and his in-laws pressure him to change his ways before the big wedding day. Mohamed senses that the golden age of piracy may be coming to an end, and with pressure mounting to provide for his loved ones, he must decide whether to risk everything for one last hijack.
- Enrico Maraini, a wholesaler of animals sold for research, lives and works in 1958 Somalia. He gets engaged to Elisabetta and move in italian community. Here he meets Farnenti, a former Fascist Party leader and now farms owner. When Enrico accept an invitation, he discovers the despotic manners of Farnenti towards native at his service. Enrico is also very affected by Regina, a young Somali girl trained to fulfill every wish of the landlord. When Farnenti has to move in his holding far from Mogadiscio he places both the house and the girl at Enrico's disposal. He agrees but, little by little, the interest in Regina turns into a feverish passion. The movie is mad out of "Settimana nera", a novel by Enrico Emanuelli.
- At the dawn of history, the ancient Egyptians first showed the world how to ... all » build the impossible. In an age before machines, when copper was the strongest metal yet discovered, great Pharaohs like Khufu and Ramses II demonstrated how boundless ambition and vast quantities of human labor could transform limestone and granite into some of the most incredible monuments ever created the spectacular tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the mysterious Sphinx of Giza, the iconic Great Pyramid and more. Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's pharaohs, engineers and architects and watch as cutting-edge computer modeling recreates the stunning monuments these visionaries built. It's an impressive look at the greatest architecture of the greatest civilization in the history of Africa and perhaps the world.
- Smuggling and illegal migrant is a national disaster that destroyed all goals and hopes of the Somaliland teenagers/youth which cause a very critical hard situation of our life,
- The story of Somalia's decline from stability to chaos revealing the problems facing its people at home and abroad.
- Every day, six thousand girls from the Horn of Africa to the sub-Saharan nations are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). With little more than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave African activists are leading a formidable and fearless grassroots movement to end five thousand years of FGM. This extraordinary and powerful film is the first to focus on African solutions to FGM, presenting an insightful look at the front lines of a quiet revolution taking the continent by storm. Beautifully directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Paula Heredia, traveling through remote villages in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania, weaving together dynamic footage and the poignant stories of girls personally affected by FGM to show how African women and men are putting an end to this human rights violation. From working with circumcisers to lay down their knives and engaging the police to implement the law to honing leadership skills in girls, these determined activists have been working tirelessly for years to creatively and resourcefully conceptualize a broad-based but little-known anti-FGM movement. The film paints an intimate portrait of courageous individuals with dignity and strength, whose passion for justice shows that individuals can change the course of history.
- The story of Jeremy Gilley's attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to sanction officially a day without conflict; a ceasefire day; a global day of Peace.
- It is a trip to Somalia during the summer of 1981 made by Frédéric Mitterand. Letters of love to a loved one, absent. The film mixes the collective history of Somalia with that of the narrator.
- Referring to the name of the main junction at the center of Mogadishu, Somalia where all roads meet, KILOMETER 4 shows two very different parts of the world- Mogadishu and New York City- bleeding together into one subjective experience.
- A camera in the hands of African Union soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia, captures the war on the jihadist militants in Al-Shabaab.
- The make or break story of a Somali-Australian refugee who went back to where he came from to do battle with ruthless pirates and Islamic militants - and transform his broken homeland into a modern African State.
- Tells the story of Somali hiphop's journey to help end the war. We follow Somali hip hop icons Waayaha Cusub who risk their lives to create an international movement and bring live international music back to the capitol to persuade youth to turn away from extremism and violence.
- Imagine an Africa with entrepreneurial spirit, striving to take care of itself and find African solutions to African problems. That is what you will see in this groundbreaking one-hour documentary by award-winning producer Carol Pineau, and voted BBC World Documentary of the Year in 2006. There is no denying that Africa has wars, famines, natural and man-made disasters, but it also has high rises, stock markets, and Internet cafés. This film challenges the stereotypes and proves Africa cannot be so easily defined. Africa Open for Business gives a tour of the continent, profiling ten companies throughout Africa. These are the real stories on the ground - the successes, struggles, challenges, and solutions. Together these women are building Africa one business at a time. Voted BBC World Documentary of the Year 2006.
- "No problem" is a common phrase in Africa. Paradoxically it is often used in situations where there is a problem - for example, when we landed in Somaliland and discovered that we could not enter the country. We were told that our only option was to sneak back on the plane and return to Mogadishu - "but, no problem". The phrase also plays off our reason for making the film. Somalia is in the throes of one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, yet Americans hear little about it on the news. We flew there to document the crisis, and now we are preparing to show you what we saw.
- A dramatic story of two brothers trapped in a murderous cycle of environmental and cultural devastation in Somalia.
- Humanitarian Bazaar's Journeys on the Edge takes you on the road behind the scenes of their projects focused on how people have learned to survive war and disaster.
- Years after Daniel J Gerstle interviewed survivors of Bosnia's war time massacres, he returns to witness the excavation of a mass grave; this time, to "interview" those who did not survive. He moves into the back room of a cafe in Sarajevo's old town and becomes close with a family of survivors who have rebuilt a happy life. From here, he looks back at years of working through war zones and what he learned from survivors about forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, and moral injury. Through some surrealistic and poetic sequences, Gerstle seeks to reproduce how survivors experience post-traumatic stress emotionally.
- The Trouble with Pirates tells the story of Somali piracy with unique access to Somalia, the negotiators, the European warships in the Gulf of Aden and the heartbreak of a hostage situation gone wrong.
- A tale of violence, piracy, and environmental disaster spirals into a life-threatening situation when Mohamed, a young Somali-Canadian, joins a real pirate cell with a hidden camera. This incredible footage shows the true nature of the Somalian pirates.
- People Helping People is a documentary film that covers the monumental global development work undertaken by early Muslim immigrants in Canada, and the lasting legacy of those initiatives that continues to inspire the youth of today.
- What happens to the crew aboard a pirated ship, the MV iceberg 1, hijacked for over 11 months.
- Fatima is a nomad girl. Terror and drought force her family to journey through the desert. When she arrives in Mogadishu she has only her mother left and no place to go but the refugee camp. At first hopeless but then things change.
- The film provides a close look at how the nomadic inhabitants of Somalia have withstood the ravages of a harsh desert environment and the encroachment of European imperial forces by synthesizing knowledge of the past, Muslim practices, and skillful livestock management in a successful fusion of traditional values with modern techniques.
- Part one. Sorious Samura explores the changing face of war, focusing on its impact on the lives of ordinary people. In particular, he looks at the experiences of those on the receiving end of military interventions by American forces in Somalia, Sudan and Afghanistan Part two. In the concluding part of the documentary, Sierra Leone-born film-maker Sorious Samura reports on the large number of conflicts throughout the modern world which are fought with little more than rusty old rifles and, in some cases, bows and arrows. He assesses how state control has slipped in many parts of the world, to be replaced by ancient rivalries often derived from contrasting religious beliefs. Visiting Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Somalia, he reveals the truth about war in areas of comparatively limited means.
- A documentary showing the pride France took in its position as an Empire, during the period after the Munich accords when it felt threatened by bullying from Italy and the possibility of war still with Germany.
- When it comes to weddings, Somalia has many approaches. Some couples stick with tradition while others go for more modern marriage ceremonies. This film tells the story of two weddings, one in a small desert village and the other in a busy city, while highlighting everyday life in different parts of the country. It also contrasts traditional ways of life with modern ideas that come from younger Somalis and social media. In the remote rural village of Toon, herder Jamalli Muhammad Ahmed can only marry a local woman called Hoda after first getting permission from her family. The couple met in the desert while Jamalli was out grazing camels and Hoda grazing sheep, But according to a tradition going back generations, their families need to gather first in the shade of a large tree to decide whether they are a suitable match. Only then can Jamalli and Hoda start planning their lives together. Abdullatif Deeq Omar in Hargeisa city, however, first met his future wife Najma on Facebook. They eloped but eventually returned to their families who refused their marriage plans. Only then the couple decides to follow another Somali tradition, as Abdullatif kidnapped Najma, Her family was left with no choice but to accept. Both weddings have the same pressures: buying outfits, inviting guests, finding a venue and arranging feasts - but each tells a unique story of family, community and tradition. In Somali culture, many people also believe that getting married in the run-up to Ramadan ensures additional blessings on the couple, making the happy occasion even more special.