This year the London International Documentary Festival will present four Brazilian films dealing with different themes…
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Amid this year’s programme there’s a David Byrne Night (April 26th, see below for more) celebrating his strong Brazilian connections, with films True Stories and ÎLé Al Yé and some live music too at Village Underground. Continue Reading

The actor and journalist’s two-part documentary about the Amazon forest screens on Sky.

Best known for his part in the soap East Enders, Kemp claims he’s no environmentalist, but he sure could be a good one. The actor/journalist presents this Tuesday and Wednesday a documentary that explores the challenges of preserving the Amazon regions of Brazil and Ecuador. The shows look into the great devastation created by the global demand for energy, food and mineral resources. It also investigates how oil companies and other kinds of dealings such as soya plantations, gold mining and also cocaine production take their toll on the forest. Continue Reading

The three-part observational documentary series explores life in one of the most extreme urban environments, one which some consider to be an apocalyptic vision of the urban future – that of Lagos, in Nigeria,  the fastest growing megacity in the world. These films reveal a different side to life there, focusing on the humanity, resourcefulness and compassion of the people who live and work in some of the roughest parts of town. And on a musical note, it features a few tracks from the album Nigeria Special, out on Soundway Records. Continue Reading

Swedish documentary reveals the reality of the lives of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers

Juan José Domínguez was watching television when he saw a report on CNN about the workers of a banana plantation in Latin America trying to sue their employers, Dole Food Company. At the end of the 1970s they had been exposed to the pesticide DBCP after its being banned and even recalled by the produtcion company Dow Chemicals. The years passed and many of the workers were found to be sterile; cases of cancer were also reported. Continue Reading