Video Selections
for Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism
6. Video Set on Hunger, Poverty and Economic Development
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6. Video Set on Hunger, Poverty and Economic Development |
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World poverty & hunger: World in Pain 07:32 |
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Hans Rosling: Myths about the developing world With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:35) |
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Supermarket Secrets : A two part documentary about how are food is produced and some of the problems associated with it. Each part is about 50 minutes long. |
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Super_Size_Me: Super
Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film,
directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent
filmmaker. It follows
a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists
exclusively on McDonald's fast food and stops exercising regularly.
The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's
physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food
industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor
nutrition for its own profit. During the filming, Spurlock dined at
McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on
the chain's menu at least once. He consumed an average of 5,000
calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the
experiment 1hr 40min |
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Sierra Leone: Gunrunners: One of the major dimensions of the
underground economy is the illegal sale of weapons. In this
video,
FRONTLINE/World investigates the deadly business of
international weapons dealers, whose guns, grenades and mortars have
contributed to millions of deaths around the world. We follow a team
of U.N. detectives as they track down the source of illegal arms
used to massacre civilians in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
20 min |
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The History of Marijuana: Drugs are one of the bellwethers of
the informal economy and marijuana accounts for a large percentage
of drug sales. This film provides an account of how drugs, and
marijuana in particular, were presented to the public.
Generally drugs were associated with marginal groups and by making
them illegal, provided a way to control these populations. 59 minutes |
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