Six Days Film Ltd | Journeyman Pictures

One in five of us suffers from depression. For some, the 'Beating the Black Dog' takes on terrifying dimensions. For those with bi-polar disorder, or manic depression, the fugue can descend into psychosis, alcoholism or even split personality disorders. This documentary highlights some of the more alarming sides of depression and how it affects the sufferers and their families. Beating the Black …

40'

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Outsourcing Torture

United States | 2004

Detainees at Guantanamo Bay are being sent to other countries to be tortured. Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the war on terror haven't. And by sending detainees to these countries for interrogation, the US is abl…

35'

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Silent witness

Australia | 2004

It's one of the most secretive religions in the world. Members like to project an image of total sanctity: of being the enlightened few while everyone else is corrupted by the devil. But behind the façade lies a story of corruption at the highest level. Of children abused and paedophiles protected. This week's documentary is a rare expose of how church elders in the Jehovah's Witness community ro…

75'

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Drowned Out

India | 2004

Some 16 million people have been displaced by the construction of the Narmada Dam. Follow the Jalsindhi villagers through hunger strikes, rallies, police brutality and a six year court case. All the while, the river level is rising, bringing an end to their traditions and way of life.

59'

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How Arnold won the West

United States | 2004

'How Arnold won the West' is a hilarious political satire on the most bizarre American election to date. In true Hollywood-style and after much media speculation, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for Governor of California on The Jay Leno Show in August 2003. The world was watching. But as Schwarzenegger hit the campaign trail, were we just witnessing the cult of celebrity?

60'

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Orphans of Mathare

Kenya | 2004

This week's documentary is a fly on the wall account of life in an African orphanage. The Good Samaritan Children's Home in the slums of Nairobi is little more than a shack. The walls are made of corrugated iron, there's no water or sanitation and it's staffed entirely by local volunteers. But for the children of the slums, it's their only refuge. We follow the children over a period of a week as…