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Life in Tultepec revolves around pyrotechnics. Producing handmade fireworks is a passion, an art form, and a source of livelihood for most residents of this Mexican town. But it’s also an extremely dangerous and unpredictable occupation, as...
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- Mexican Boom TownLife in Tultepec revolves around pyrotechnics. Producing handmade fireworks is a passion, an art form, and a source of livelihood for most residents of this Mexican town. But it’s also an extremely dangerous and unpredictable occupation, as...
- Maasai: From Sand to Snow
From the sun-scorched Kenyan savannah to the snow-covered concrete jungle of Moscow, Russian traveller and photographer, Olga Michi, takes members of the Maasai tribe on the adventure of a lifetime. They have never even left their country before,... - Incarcerating US
‘Incarcerating US’ is a feature-length documentary that exposes America’s prison problem and explores ways to unshackle the Land of the Free through vital criminal justice reforms. With 2.3 million people behind bars, the US has... - Little Miss Kung Fu
The schoolgirls of Shaolin Epo Wushu College have little time to play with dolls. In their boarding school, they live by a tight schedule and strict discipline. Every day they train to fight with knives and swords. Living a Spartan lifestyle, they... - Wi-Fi Refugees
They are forced out of society into involuntary seclusion, away from civilization. Their tormentor is invisible – and it’s gaining power and expanding its reach day by day. However, most people consider it to be harmless, and look upon... - Sea life savers
Europe’s super-trawlers have fished their own waters clean. Now, they have appeared to the south, off the coast of Africa. One West African nation is ready to fight for its fish stocks. The government of Gabon has teamed up with a militant... - Get up and touchdownThe Saint Petersburg Valkyries are Russia’s leading women’s American football team. They play in the toughest championship in Europe, the Finnish League. This year they’re determined to win it. With RTD, follow the Valkyries and...
- Ghost war: The sale of Alstom to General Electric
On April 24, 2014, the French government was unexpectedly informed of the sale of Alstom’s power division representing 75% of the group’s overall business. After two months of relentless political battle, Minister of Economy Arnaud... - Between walls and sanctuaries
The story starts in McAllen, a city in the South of Texas, where people from El Salvador, Honduras or Guatemala, who cross Rio Grande in boats chartered by coyotes, arrive every day. And from there we develop all the process faced by those who... - Cry of a river
According to a World Health Organization report, a full third of the world’s population lives without access to proper toilet facilities. This causes natural water reserves to become contaminated with human waste, which in turn causes disease....
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