The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.
Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique
Early Balkan footage.
The philanthropic foundation set up by US billionaire Bill Gates quietly co-finances experiments with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in several African countries. In the age of philanthropic capitalism, billionaires "save the world" and make money in the process. But who is helped the most, ordinary Africans or the food industry?
Mainly through the voice of family patriarch Joe Judice, Sugar in Their Blood follows a family of 7th generation Louisiana sugarcane farmers as they struggle with all of the challenges inherit in staying in business. It's a story of pride and resilience in the face of constantly changing conditions, both in terms of business and climate.
A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.
A close look at flowers and pollinators on a sunny summer morning.
Thomas Pesquet : Objectif France
A golden sunrise brings light to the foggy hills and meadows of late summer.
Devastation of a Welsh-speaking community: Capel Celyn village and farms of the Tryweryn Valley disappear beneath the waters of a reservoir so Liverpool’s thirst may be slaked.
39-45 : Les policiers dans la résistance
With heart and determination, Antoine Griezmann overcame his small stature to become one of the world's top soccer players and a World Cup champion.
This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was raised by Indians in America.
Les Mains magnétiques, Ernest Pignon-Ernest
50 years after the death of General De Gaulle, this film retraces his life, from his birth in 1890 to his burial at Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises in 1970.
Nearly 2, 00, 000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the last 10 years. But the mainstream media hardly reflects this. Nero´s Guests is a story about India’s agrarian crisis and the growing inequality seen through the work of the Rural Affairs Editor of Hindu newspaper, P Sainath. Through sustained coverage of the farm crisis, Sainath and his colleagues created the national agenda, compelling a government in denial to take notice and act. Through his writings and lectures, Sainath makes us confront the India we don’t want to see, and provokes us to think about who ‘Nero’s Guests’ are in today’s world.
Gazoros Serron
An overview of the works of French film pioneers Louis and Auguste Lumière from 1895 to 1897.
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
An exploration of a new paradigm of health, science, and medicine, based on the interconnections between us and nature.