Rewiring the Brain: Deep Brain Stimulation and the Future of Happiness | Gods Like Us (2/3) wocomoDOCS 2026-09-22 | Rewiring the Brain: Deep Brain Stimulation and the Future of Happiness | Gods Like Us (2/3)
Simulating epidemics, crises and attacks - How do people behave in the event of a disaster? wocomoDOCS 2022-10-28 | Click here for the full-length documentary: youtu.be/ScRLdpPJbdcEpidemics, crises, attacks: Small and large disasters are played out almost weekly in Germany. They range from local fire drills to large-scale scenarios with hundreds of participants. One enters a hidden parallel universe of our everyday life: the world of disaster prevention and research, who want to foresee the dangers threatening our complex world and train how to deal with them. The excerpt shows the various protagonists in their simulations and test runs and exploring human behaviour in the event of a disaster.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoAn excerpt from "Emergency management - Simulating disasters in order to control them (Full documentary, 2018)".© 2018, Licensed by FILMTANK
Swiss Fort Knox - Europes most secure data centre in the Swiss Alps wocomoDOCS 2022-09-27 | Click here for the full-length documentary: youtu.be/ScRLdpPJbdcIn the Swiss Alps lies the underground, highly secure data centre Swiss Fort Knox (formerly Swiss Datafortress). The two former military facilities are located in Zweisimmen and Saanen and are operated by the company SIAG. Companies use these facilities as a secure location for business-critical, confidential data. The facilities are resistant to civilian, terrorist and military risks including NBC and EMP. Since Swiss Fort Know is located deep in the Alpine massif and is hermetically sealed, it is also protected against environmental risks such as earthquakes, flooding, landslides and wildfires.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoAn excerpt from "Emergency management - Simulating disasters in order to control them (Full documentary, 2018)".© 2018, Licensed by FILMTANK
Emergency management - Simulating disasters in order to control them (Full documentary, 2018) wocomoDOCS 2022-09-21 | Epidemics, crises, attacks: Small and large disasters are played out almost weekly in Germany. They range from local fire drills to large-scale scenarios with hundreds of participants. MASTER OF DISASTER enters a hidden parallel universe of our everyday life: the world of disaster protectors and investigators who want to foresee the dangers threatening our complex world and train how to deal with them.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoThe film shows the various protagonists in their simulations and test runs and exploring human behaviour in the event of a disaster. They work in the secure laboratories of infection research, in federal offices, on training grounds and in the glass palaces of insurance companies. They imagine possible catastrophes in every detail, no matter how small, in the hope of being prepared for any loss of control. And it shows the dedication of the rescue forces, on whose largely voluntary commitment the entire disaster and accident relief in Germany is based. Exciting insights are revealed, unexpected connections become visible, and so the film also raises the question of the controllability of our seemingly so controlled world and its problems. A film between staging and reality.Written and directed by Jürgen Brügger and Jörg Haaßengier.Produced by FILMTANKin co-production with Mira Film, Zurich, ZDF/3sat and Swiss Television SRFdistributed by FILMTANK AUDIENCE© 2018, Licensed by FILMTANK
Mountains on the move - Dangers of shrinking glaciers, raging torrents and thundering landslides wocomoDOCS 2022-09-06 | Switzerland - land of mountains, glaciers, mountain streams and lakes. The Alps show their most beautiful sides here. But nature is changing: the glaciers are shrinking, rock massifs are becoming fragile. Floods and landslides are becoming more frequent. The people here have to face the changes. The mountains are on the move.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoThe Bernese Oberland in the heart of Switzerland. The Simmen Falls above the village of Lenk offer an unusual sight in summer 2013. Lake Faverges of the Plaine Morte glacier has erupted, abruptly transforming the river into a raging torrent. An impressive but also dangerous natural spectacle. The new phenomenon not only keeps the population in the valley on tenterhooks, but also scientists. Together with geologist Daniel Tobler, geomorphologist Isabelle Kull is investigating the eruption on behalf of the local authorities. The two have installed the alarm system in the lake and want to explore different scenarios of future development in the Plaine Morte area. After all, waterfalls like this one can quickly create flood situations in the valley and thus threaten the entire community. Excerpt from the documentary "Schweiz, Verschwinden der Gletscher" (360° - GEO Reportage)Click here to watch the full documentary (in German): youtu.be/QNabMUFSr2Y
Digging deep in Canadian soil: Worlds most destructive oil operation in Fort McMurray wocomoDOCS 2022-07-20 | In the soil of the Canadian state of Alberta lies a much sought-after treasure: oil sand. The extraction of the tarry mass is expensive and extremely damaging to the environment. But the world is hungry for oil from Alberta's forests, because the price of oil is rising as global resources dwindle. The Canadian government is fully committed to the third-largest oil reserve on earth, ignoring critics and opponents alike.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoIn recent decades, Canada has become one of the largest producers of oil sands. The boom is particularly noticeable in the city of Fort McMurray. Nowhere is the income of the people higher. But oil sands production has extreme consequences. Gigantic areas of forest are cleared, oil sands are dredged, tar is etched out of the earth in an energy-intensive process, and finally refined into synthetic crude oil. What is left behind are septic tanks and destroyed land. Excerpt from the documentary "Fort McMurray, Kanada im Ölfieber" (360° - GEO Reportage)Click here to watch the full documentary (in German): youtu.be/eadcv_oMM9o
Society would face a social collapse without these jobs - Invisible Frontliners, 2022 | Preview wocomoDOCS 2022-04-19 | Click here to watch the documentary in full-length: youtu.be/CgcD3zLnVfIThere are jobs without which our society would not function. Who are the people who keep everyday life running, look after our loved ones, keep the home clean, provide food and enable us to live and work comfortably even in times of crisis? They are people from childcare, cleaning, retail, catering and care. Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoThe common theme of these jobs is the lack of social recognition. Before the pandemic, many of these people were at work as a matter of course and largely invisible. That has changed. Systemically important jobs are now in the consciousness of society, which would not function without them. But what has changed for them? How do they feel about the attention? What motivates them to stay in their profession and what would they change if they could?A film by Hedi BäblerThis is an excerpt from the documentary "Invisible Frontliners"2022 © Licensed by First Hand Films
Kievs hardcore outdoor gym - Working out with scrap metal and old war equipment (Documentary, 2019) wocomoDOCS 2022-04-01 | Kachalka is widely considered as the world's most hardcore open-air gym. The outdoor gym was designed with the communist idea of a common strength training in the fresh air. For this purpose, they did not use ready-made fitness equipment, but made it partly from scrap metal and old war equipment...Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoA film by Gar O'RourkeOriginal title: Kachalka2019 © Licensed by Kurzfilmagentur
Former soldiers speak out - Dealing with PTSD back in America wocomoDOCS 2022-03-29 | Two American soldiers return home after serving in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq. Both struggle with the things they've done and suffer from PTSD since their return. One of them already retired from the military and decided to seek help at a psychiatric hospital, while the other one can't get through the day without his pills... Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoExcerpt from "Beer is Cheaper than Therapy"A film by Simone de Vries© 2011, Licensed by First Hand Films
The COVID-19 pandemic in Russia - Full Documentary Bless you! (2020) wocomoDOCS 2022-03-22 | As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches Russia, the government imposes a strict round-the-clock curfew on its population of elderly. While the drastic measures aim to protect those who are the most vulnerable, the distress among the population grows rapidly: Millions are stranded in their flats, some of them without immediate family, access to medication, and even food.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoFor those seeking help in this extraordinary situation, a municipal helpline is established, which receives hundreds of phone calls each day. These short conversations are able to give us a rare insight into the anxieties of those who grew up in Soviet Union and have largely been left to fend for themselves after the fall of communism. The documentary captures the feeling of anxiety, isolation, boredom, and confusion during the pandemic and finds a very simple, but powerful and honest way to do it.A film by Tatiana ChristovaOriginal title: Zdrastvuyte! (Bless you!)2020 © Licensed by Magnetfilm
Microchip implants - The future of mankind? wocomoDOCS 2022-03-15 | A microchip implant is usually any electronic device that has been implanted subdermally into the human body via an injection. These microchips can be used in the most various ways: for example as a business card and storage of contact data, as an access card, for example in the fitness club or in the office, as a door opener with a matching NFC lock, for cashless payment, for storing medical emergency data, for triggering smart home applications, or to open password-protected computers.Nevertheless, when dealing with this kind of technology, the user's data security has to be the number one priority...Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoExcerpt from "Who made you? - Exploring the Uncanny Valley"A film by Iiris HärmäRent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/whomadeyouWatch it on Prime Video: amazon.com/Who-Made-You-Exploring-Uncanny/dp/B08MWWG52Q© 2019, Licensed by First Hand Films
Qi - The Art of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Full Documentary) wocomoDOCS 2022-03-11 | The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has millennia-old roots and has long since arrived in the West. Follow us on the journey through the People's Republic of China and to the people who still practice TCM today. Ranging from family doctors who pass on their knowledge and secret recipes from generation to generation, to acupuncturists who are able to cure chronic illnesses and natural healers whose ancient recipes can make bones grow back together again. All of them are masters of their profession, and their patients travel from all over Southeast Asia to see them. Their traditional healing methods are based on "Qi" - the mysterious, Chinese life force. The search for the source of "Qi" leads us to independet characters and luminaries, who have withstood persecution under Mao and the marketing strategies of western pharmaceutical companies. Our journey reveals a hidden China that is unimpressed by the dazzling facades of the modern world.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo2008 © Licensed by Lichtblick Film
Feeling the colours - The 6th sense of a cyborg wocomoDOCS 2022-03-08 | Neil Harbisson identifies himself as Cyborg, as a trans-species. He used technology to develop a new sense: Like that, he is able to overcome his colourblindness without changing his sight, and to hear and feel the sound of colors. But developing a new sense is by no means easy. Harbisson talks about the overwhelming, tiring, and long struggle to get along with a new sense...Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoExcerpt from "Who made you? - Exploring the Uncanny Valley"A film by Iiris HärmäRent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/whomadeyouWatch it on Prime Video: amazon.com/Who-Made-You-Exploring-Uncanny/dp/B08MWWG52Q© 2019, Licensed by First Hand Films
Life of a high-performance cow - Cattle breeding in Germany (Full Documentary) wocomoDOCS 2022-03-04 | Krista is a topmodel. She has already defended her title as "Miss Germany" and was discovered by Jörg, a young farmer in East Frisia. For his existence, Krista's career is essential. Cattle breeding is his passion, Krista is the best cow in his barn. Her triumphs at various cattle shows put Krista among the elite, the world elite. And Jörg has big plans for her: Offspring from such a noble animal is wanted all over the world and he wants to built her up as the trademark of Europe's food industry. Nevertheless, her down-to-earth nature often resists his exploitation mechanisms. A story about a German high-performance cow.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo2013 © Licensed by Lichtblick Film
Conversation with an Android - empathetic companion or soulless machine? wocomoDOCS 2022-03-01 | Artificial intelligence, shortly AI, has become more relevant than ever before. In the history of human kind, AI is reaching our mental an physical existence like never before. Erica was made in Japan. She was created to be the world's most advanced and most beautiful, fully autominous android, a human-like robot. She was developed in 2015 by Kohei Ogawa and Hiroshi Ishiguro at Osaka University to study communication between humans and artificial intelligences. She is able to understand complex sentences and maintain conversations. She blinks, moves her mouth, eyes and head like a human interlocutor.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoExcerpt from "Who made you? - Exploring the Uncanny Valley"A film by Iiris HärmäRent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/whomadeyouWatch it on Prime Video: amazon.com/Who-Made-You-Exploring-Uncanny/dp/B08MWWG52Q© 2019, Licensed by First Hand Films
Footprints of War - Documentary on the Toxic Consequences of Warfare on our Ecosystem wocomoDOCS 2022-01-10 | Military attacks have alarming consequences on our ecosystem. Radioactive contaminated landscapes, many millions of tons of ammunition in our oceans, toxic landscapes, ten percent of global carbon emissions - the military footprint is huge. From WWI until today, nature is under fire.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoWhat does a war mean to our ecosystem and how is the global eco-balance affected? Can a modern war be eco-friendly? What does it mean when a military machinery is put into motion, what resources are needed and how much are used? A search around the globe and through history: The battlefields of World War I are the birthplaces of modern Ecocide. In Norway and Russia a Soviet submarine officer introduces us to one of the best kept cold war secrets: the nuclear complex. In Vietnam scientists laborate on the half a century old dioxin contamination caused by Agent Orange. On the Canadian coastline a Remotely Operated Vehicle leads us to toxic hotspots on the seafloor. In the Baltic Sea we find a German shipwreck loaded with chemical weapons. And a paradise island in the Caribbean gives shocking testimony of five decades of military training. "Footprints of War" is a film about two antagonist logics: the logic of strength and fight versus the logic of life and balance.© 2014, Licensed by First Hand Films
Searching for the invisible God Particle with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN wocomoDOCS 2022-01-07 | Four years after the sensational discovery of the ‘Higgs boson’, also known as the “God Particle”, the CERN research centre is about to undertake a remarkable new experiment. Ten thousand scientists from around the world will work together, using the largest machine ever built by human beings. The experiment is a journey through the remotest time and on the smallest scale that we can imagine: an exploration of matter about one-millionth of a second following the Big Bang that generated our universe.Excerpt from "CERN and the Sense of Beauty" - Documentary about the world's largest particle accelerator.Watch here the full-length documentation: youtu.be/TwUJqiJqP_ASubscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoOriginal title: Il Senso Della Bellezza (CERN and the Sense of Beauty)A film by Valerio Jalongo© 2017, Licensed by First Hand Films
All Riders - The battle for accessibility told by those fighting it (Documentary, 2021) wocomoDOCS 2021-11-25 | The subway makes New York City tick. But getting around is a constant battle for disabled New Yorkers. After a freak accident pushed him into disability activism, Sasha Blair-Goldensohn works to expose the failures to grant the city’s largest minority fair access to public transportation.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo2021 Palm Springs International ShortFest2021 DOC NYCDirector’s biography/filmography: Born in Brasilia, Brazil, Victor Dias Rodrigues’ first documentary short, The Ending of a Dream, sheds light on the realities of undocumented workers in New York City. The film received the Best Latino Project NYC award at the 2018 Latino Film Market and was screened as part of 2019 Docu Jam Showcase at the Paley Center for Media and at Make The Road, an immigrant rights and legal aid group in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Victor went on to Jigsaw Productions, working at EPIX’s Emmy-nominated docuseries Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time directed by Alisson Elwood. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Victor worked as a Production Consultant at The Othrs, a Brooklyn-based production company behind the Emmy-nominated The Great Hack on Netflix.Director & Writer: Victor Dias RodriguesDirector of Photography: Eli Kravetz, Elizabeth Vrkljan, Victor Dias RodriguesComposer: Grady TeschEditor: Victor Dias Rodrigues, Heidi GeloverProducer: Branton Choi, Victor Dias RodriguesProduction Company: Chalice FilmsSubjects: Sasha Blair-Goldensohn, Robert Acevedo, Michael Acevedo, Harvey Epstein, James Weisman, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Daniel Porro, Colin Wright, Jennifer Van Dyck, Tamika Goodson, Dontaysia Turner, Alex Elegudin© 2021, Licensed by Ouat Media
Right-wing thinking in a flamish suburb (Belgium) | Short documentary Homeland - by Sam Peeters wocomoDOCS 2021-11-11 | Right-wing populism is spreading through Western Europe like wildfire. It is most popular in quiet, white neighbourhoods where people are shielded from different cultures and lifestyles. In this unscripted documentary, Sam Peeters portrays an ironic caricature of life in the Flemish suburbs, which reflects the current European zeitgeist.This film won the following awards: - Prix Michel Mitrani, FIPA - Festival De La Creation Audiovisuelle Internationale- Best Short Documentary - Miradasdoc - Best Documentary - Aesthetica Short Film Festival- Silver Lynx for best documentary short film, FEST - New Directors New Films- Special Jury Award, International Documentary Film Competition - Kayseri Film FestivaliOriginal title - Heimat (Homeland)Director / writer - Sam Peeters© Licensed by Radiator IP Sales
Preserving Germanys most beautiful hiking trails wocomoDOCS 2021-09-14 | Following in the footsteps of poets Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim, thousands hike through the Middle Rhine Valley each summer in pursuit of romanticism. Path sponsors such as Beatrix Ollig take care of the walking trails. Despite the many benches located in spots with outstanding views, she doesn't get to take many breaks from her work.Excerpt from the documentary series "The Rhine From Above". Click here to watch all episodes: http://bit.ly/RhineFromAbove© 2014, Licensed by vidicom
Metal recycling on Europes largest scrap island wocomoDOCS 2021-09-07 | The port of Duisburg is located at the confluence of the Rhine and Ruhr. It’s a logistical hub with a total of 21 docks. Over 250 companies have their headquarters here, around eleven percent of all jobs in Duisburg are connected with the port. "Scrap Island" is an artificial spit of land within the port. Here metal is recycled on a grand scale. Mostly men operate the presses and shredder, with trainee Linda Eisermann right in the middle of them.Excerpt from the documentary series "The Rhine From Above". Click here to watch all episodes: http://bit.ly/RhineFromAboveThe section of the Rhine between Cologne and Duisburg cuts right through its industrial heart. The river is a wide highway, a flowing transport route for barges. The region has been shaped by coal, steel, and chemical parks that have been conveniently located right on the banks of the river.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo© 2014, Licensed by vidicom
This man saved the Rhines trouts wocomoDOCS 2021-08-31 | High up in the Swiss mountains, fed by glacial ice and eternal snow, lies the source of Europe's busiest river: the Rine. Hundreds of meltwater streams unite and gush into the valley. Today, they're not many places left where it is permitted to flow freely. Just beyond Reichenau, the power plant at Donat Ems proved an unscalable barrier for fish from Lake Constance on the way to their habitual spawning grounds. By the end of the 70s, the Lake Constance trout was on the brink of extinction. It is partly thanks to Florian Bebi that the species survived. Excerpt of the series "The Rhine from above". Watch the complete series: http://bit.ly/RhineFromAboveFlorian Bebi - the Canton and the environmentalist battled hard for a fish ladder, costing well over 6 million US Dollars. It was the only way to ensure the long term survival of the lake’s trout. Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo© 2014, Licensed by vidicom
Swiss swimmer crosses the Rhine to raise awareness wocomoDOCS 2021-08-24 | The Rhine originates high in the Swiss Alps, fed by glacial ice and perpetual snow. Countless small channels and streams tumble into the valley and join to form the river that will eventually become the most powerful watercourse in Europe. The most important source of the Anterior Rhine is the Tomasee in Graubuenden. Ernst Bromeis, who wants to swim entire length of the Rhine from start to finish, trains here. The self-proclaimed "Water Ambassador" tries to raise awareness that water is a finite resource. For his project "Miracle Blue", Ernst has already swum 200 mountain lakes.Excerpt of the series "The Rhine from above". Watch the complete series: http://bit.ly/RhineFromAboveSubscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo© 2014, Licensed by vidicom
Smart Packaging: die neuesten Trends auf dem Verpackungsmarkt wocomoDOCS 2021-08-20 | Verpackungen haben ein schlechtes Image. Die Verbraucher nehmen sie meist erst wahr, wenn sie den Mülleimer füllen. Doch die unscheinbare Schutzhülle wird in Zukunft mehr Funktionen übernehmen, als wir uns vorstellen können. Denn Smart Packaging ist einer der großen Trends. Verpackungen werden künftig selbstständig Bakterien bekämpfen und mit uns kommunizieren können. Was kann und soll Verpackung in Zukunft leisten? Kann man vielleicht sogar ohne auskommen? Die Wissenschaft versucht ständig, die perfekten Verpackungen zu entwickeln, die unseren Ansprüchen in puncto Nachhaltigkeit, Bequemlichkeit und Sicherheit genügen. Kunststoffproduzierende Bakterien, interaktive Folien und intelligente Schachteln. Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Schlaue Verpackung: vom Abfall- zum Hightechprodukt" (2016)
Military censorship in Myanmar - Reporting from a closed country | Burma VJ (Documentary) wocomoDOCS 2021-07-13 | ”Joshua”, age 27 and one of the undercover VJs, is suddenly thrown into the role as tactical leader of his group of reporters, when Buddhist monks in September 2007 lead a massive uprising. Foreign TV crews are banned from entering the country, so it is left to Joshua and his crew to document the events and establish a lifeline to the surrounding world. It is their footage that keeps the revolution alive on TV screens all over.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoAs government intelligence agents understand the power of the camera, the VJs soon become their prime target. During the turbulent days of September, Joshua finds himself on an emotional rollercoaster between hope and despair, as he frantically tries to keep track of his reporters in the streets while the great uprising unfolds. With Joshua as the psychological lens, the Burmese condition is made tangible to a global audience so we can understand it, feel it, and smell it.Original title: Burma VJ - Reporting from a Closed CountryA film by Anders Østergaard© 2009, Licensed by First Hand Films
Tuna eradication: disaster for fishermen and the environment | The Last Catch wocomoDOCS 2021-06-29 | The European blue fin tuna measures up to 5 metres long and weighs as much as 600 kg. Every year it travels across the Atlantic Ocean, returning to the Mediterranean to spawn. Although it has long been established that overfishing has left the tuna stocks close to collapse, these days the whole swarm is captured while spawning, thus preventing the replenishing of resources. No other fish in the world fetches such high prices. In Japan, it feeds a profit-driven machinery of gigantic proportions. Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoThe fishermen, too, are facing imminent extinction. The less tuna remains, the more ruthless the fight for the last of this valuable resource becomes: Raphaël stretches every legal loophole to the limit; his boats have repeatedly been impounded. Roger is one of the few who has stuck to the EU quotas and is now forced to sell his boat. Roberto got out of the business years ago and is now fighting desperately for a fishing moratorium in a last ditch effort to save the remaining spawning grounds.© 2013, Lichtblick
Cryptocurrency - fundamental social revolution or passing hype? | The Bitcoin Experiment wocomoDOCS 2021-06-15 | Following the global economic crisis, more and more people are questioning the way global markets function. Some are turning to decentralised payment systems like bitcoin in an attempt to regain control of the economy. But what is bitcoin? How will it impact the way we do business and can bitcoin really challenge the banks’ monopoly and democratise society?Since 2009, the value of the bitcoin has varied by several million per cent. The currency has been linked with criminal networks and shady business. But despite the warnings, bitcoin has gone from obscure programme to billion industry. Currently there are about 100,000 Bitcoin transactions per day. In comparison, Visa alone has 4,000 transactions per second. This has led people to question if the system will work on a large scale.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoAmund Sjølie Sveen takes us on a road trip across Scandinavia to learn more about bitcoin blockchains and digital currencies. Along the way he seeks out environments and meets people who have a relationship with Bitcoin, as users, lawyers, government officials, enthusiasts and sceptics.A film by Pål KarlsenProduced by HACIENDA© 2015, licensed by Java Films
Bewegter Körper, wacher Geist? Wie Bewegung unser Gehirn beeinflusst wocomoDOCS 2021-06-11 | Unser Gehirn hat sich im Laufe der Evolution als unsere stärkste Waffe erwiesen. Weil wir intelligenter sind als Tiere, haben wir die Welt erobert - und zwar aufrecht gehend. Der aufrechte Gang hat erst ermöglicht, dass unser Gehirn überdurchschnittlich groß geworden ist, darin sind sich Forscher einig. Doch könnte man rückschließen, dass wir nur so intelligent sind, weil wir uns aufrecht gehend durch die Welt bewegen? Was passiert dann im Umkehrschluss, wenn Bewegungsabläufe durch Digitalisierung und Automatisierung degenerieren und wir zum Homo Sedens, zum "sitzenden Menschen" werden? Dank wissenschaftlicher Studien und Hirnscans beginnen wir zu ahnen, dass auch die geistigen Folgen gravierend sind. Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Geist in Bewegung: Macht uns Gehen schlau?" (2018)
Bremer Produktionstechnik: Eine erstaunliche Erfolgsgeschichte wocomoDOCS 2021-06-08 | Der Fachbereich Produktionstechnik an der Universität Bremen existiert seit mittlerweile über 30 Jahren und ist einer der erfolgreichsten in Deutschland. Ihre Gründung lief nicht ganz ohne Widerstände ab - aus Politik und Wissenschaft. Doch die Bremer "Gründungsväter" blieben beharrlich und konnten dann doch mit ihren innovativen Forschungs- und Lehransätzen überzeugen.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoIn der Lehre zeichnet er sich durch einen hohen Projektanteil und Praxisbezug aus, sowie eine intensive Betreuung der Studierenden. Bei der ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Forschung nimmt die Bremer Produktionstechnik im bundesweiten Vergleich eine hervorragende Stellung ein. Die deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft hat ein Graduiertenkolleg initiiert und mitgestaltet. Vorbildlich ist außerdem die enge Kooperation mit den angrenzenden Fachbereichen und Instituten an der Universität Bremen. Wie die Erfolgsgeschichte möglich wurde, zeigt dieser Film.Originaltitel: "Das Geheimnis von Grenzflächen - Die Geschichte der Bremer Produktionstechnik"© 2016, Lizenziert von fact+film
Kreuzfahrten im Kreuzfeuer: Die Folgen des Booms und die Suche nach einem neuen Kurs wocomoDOCS 2021-06-04 | Geschätzt 30 Millionen Menschen werden im Jahr 2030 eine Kreuzfahrt machen. So viele wie noch nie! Doch der Widerstand gegen die schwimmenden Kleinstädte wächst. Venedig will die großen Schiffe aus der historischen Stadt verbannen. Umweltschutzorganisationen kritisieren die hohen Schadstoffemissionen der Luxusliner, von denen die überwiegende Mehrheit mit Schweröl betrieben durch die Weltmeere pflügt.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoAn Bord kippt der Luxus dann schnell in Verschwendung, zum Beispiel an den sogenannten "All you can eat"-Buffets, bei denen oft mehr Essen im Müll landet, als in den Mägen der Gäste. Die Kreuzfahrten stehen im Kreuzfeuer. Deshalb setzen immer mehr Reedereien auf Nachhaltigkeit: Flüssiggasantrieb, effizienteres Energiemanagement und Maßnahmen gegen Food-Waste sollen die Kreuzfahrtschiffe aus den Negativschlagzeilen holen. Sind das nur schöne Worte oder verändert sich wirklich etwas?Ein Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Kreuzfahrten: Der Boom und seine Schattenseiten" (2018)
Aung San Suu Kyi - Lady of No Fear (Full Documentary) wocomoDOCS 2021-06-01 | We know Aung San Suu Kyi as "a golden bird in a cage"; she is a valuable icon representing freedom and democracy of which the suppressed population of Burma much hope for. In the West she stands out as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, she has been awarded countless prizes for her effort, among them the Nobel Peace Prize. But who is the person and woman behind it all? In this film her close family, friends and close colleagues tell about a daughter, a wife, a friend, a mother, a rebel - that early in life met deep grief and deprivation.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoBut who is the person and woman behind it all? In this film her close family, friends and close colleagues tell about a daughter, a wife, a friend, a mother, a rebel - that early in life met deep grief and deprivation.“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”Aung San Suu Kyi is known first and foremost as the political opposition leader at the centre of 20 years of social unrest and turmoil in Burma. What many do not know is that she started out as a British housewife in the upper echelons of Oxford society before she went back to her oppressed homeland and joined the struggle for freedom. Since her return she was held under house arrest for fifteen out of twenty-one years during which she had minimal contact with her family and closest relations. 'Lady of No Fear' offers a close-up of the freedom fighting woman Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, ‘her knight in shining armour’ Dr Michael Aris, who died on his 53rd birthday in 1999, still unable to see his wife. Together they gave up their normal life and marriage for the cause of freedom in Burma. She comes across as charming, determined and stoical in her decision to fight for her country at the expense of her family.The focus is on the personal consequences of such powerful idealism and conviction that the current regime can be toppled by peaceful means. The film is a tribute to the woman at the heart of the rebellion, her steadfast husband and supporter, and not least to Gandhi's vision of non-violent civic resistance.A film by Anne Gyrithe Bonne© 2010, Licensed by First Hand Films
Bio-Roboter und lebende Fabriken | Die Gen-Revolution (3/3) wocomoDOCS 2021-05-25 | Bio-Ingenieure haben mittlerweile kleine Fabriken mit genetisch veränderten, lebenden Organismen entwickelt, die gewünschte Chemikalien und Arzneimittel synthetisch erzeugen. Dabei werden die genetisch veränderten Mikroben patentiert. Aber was hat diese Art der Produktion für Konsequenzen?Klicke hier für die Playlist mit allen Folgen: http://bit.ly/die-gen-revolutionDie Auswirkungen dieser neuen Produktionsweise könnten für unsere Welt dramatisch sein. Nicht nur große Forschungseinrichtungen, sondern auch kleine Garagen-Labore arbeiten an der biologischen Produktion. Die Auswirkungen sind noch nicht absehbar: Herkömmliche Produzenten und Kleinbauern in sogenannten Entwicklungsländern könnten ihre Lebensgrundlage verlieren, der Rohstoff Zucker, den diese Fabriken brauchen, könnte gigantische Landstriche in Monokulturen verwandeln, mit allen negativen Auswirkungen, die wir kennen.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoÜber "Die Gen-Revolution":In seiner dreiteiligen Serie tritt Charles-Antoine de Rouvre eine Weltreise zu den renommiertesten Wissenschaftlern an und sieht ihnen bei ihrer Forschung über die Schulter. Entstanden ist ein unterhaltsames, wissenschaftliches Roadmovie mit Gruselqualitäten.© 2018, Lizenziert von fact+film
Sehen aus wie echte Babys, sind aber Puppen - Rebornbabys | Sabines Nursery (Dokumentation, 2016) wocomoDOCS 2021-05-25 | Rebornbabys sind lebensechte Puppen, die kaum von echten Säuglingen zu unterscheiden sind. Sabine Buncaks Söhne sind schon fast erwachsen, trotzdem hält sie noch immer an der Säuglingszeit fest und erschafft sich mit einem eigenen Kinderzimmer und vier Reborns ihre Traumrealität.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEine Künstlerin setzt einzelne Babyextremitäten zusammen und erschafft mit Farben, echten Haaren und Glasaugen ein lebensecht aussehendes Neugeborenes - ein Reborn.Sabine Buncak lebt mit ihren zwei echten Söhnen Bryan und Julien sowie vier Reborns in einer kleinen Wohnung in Basel. In einem eigenen Zimmer hat sie neben Stubenwägen, Babyflaschen und Kinderspielzeug ihre vier Rebornbabys. Zwei von ihnen sind ihren beiden echten Söhnen nachempfunden und tragen denselben Namen. Zusammen mit einem Reborn im Kinderwagen und ihren Söhnen geht sie auf den Weihnachtsmarkt. Dort wird sie plötzlich von einer Passantin mitbeleidigenden Fragen auf das Reborn im Kinderwagen angesprochen und muss sich und ihr Hobby verteidigen.Originaltitel: Sabine's Nursery - Ein Tag im Leben einer RebornmutterDrehbuch: Manuel ReesRegie: Manuel ReesKamera: Tim WeskampFilmmusik: Andreas PfeifferTon: Lena BeckSchnitt: Maximilian MerthProducer: Kathrin RodemeierProduktion: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Designer-Leben aus dem Labor | Die Gen-Revolution (2/3) wocomoDOCS 2021-05-21 | Synthetische Biologen und Bio-Ingenieure betrachten lebende Zellen wie Maschinen und versuchen, diese nach ihren Vorstellungen genetisch zu manipulieren und zu "designen". Die Wissenschaftler gehen davon aus, dass Zellen unterschiedliche Funktionen haben und kollektiv zusammenarbeiten. Um diese zu manipulieren, arbeiten die Experten mit Computersoftware und gehen vor, als würden sie einen Computerchip programmieren.Klicke hier für die Playlist mit allen Folgen: http://bit.ly/die-gen-revolutionMittels neuer Computersoftware gestalten Bio-Ingenieure DNA-Sequenzen, die sie bei sogenannten Gen-Druckereien im Internet bestellen. Diese Firmen stellen die DNA-Sequenzen aus Chemikalien her. Damit wollen die Wissenschaftler beispielsweise Bakterien in Biofilmen bekämpfen, Anti-Malaria-Moleküle herstellen oder Biosensoren, die den menschlichen Stoffwechsel überwachen und regulieren.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoÜber "Die Gen-Revolution":In seiner dreiteiligen Serie tritt Charles-Antoine de Rouvre eine Weltreise zu den renommiertesten Wissenschaftlern an und sieht ihnen bei ihrer Forschung über die Schulter. Entstanden ist ein unterhaltsames, wissenschaftliches Roadmovie mit Gruselqualitäten.© 2018, Lizenziert von fact+film
How Migrant Workers in Qatar are treated | Full Documentary Dirty Games - The Dark Side of Sports wocomoDOCS 2021-05-18 | © 2018, Lizenziert von fact+filmThe Film "Dirty Games" is an expedition to the dirty abyss of professional sports. The award winning investigative journalist Benjamin Best (among others: CNN Journalist of the Year 2011) takes a global look behind the scenes at the colourful world of sports and exposes the bitter taste behind the multi-billion sports business.Rent or buy the 93-minutes version of the film here: vimeo.com/ondemand/dirtygamesSubscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoWith:Tim Donaghy - former NBA RefereeCharles Farrell - former Boxing ManagerBonita Mersiades - former head of Corporate Affairs at the Football Federation AustraliaDr. Christopher Gaffney - Geographer University ZürichSenol Guenes - former Head Coach of Turkish National Football Team"Excellent Film" - New York Festivals"The most heart-breaking scene of Best’s new movie, Dirty Games, takes place on the banks of a river in Triyuga in the Udayapur district of Nepal. A woman on her knees screams to the heavens. She has sunk to the ground after being confronted by the cold, dead face of her husband." - The Daily Beast"The film is at its best when showing the actual human cost of these stories we read, then immediately forget." - South China Morning PostAWARDSInternational Film Maker Festival London 2016: Best Director & Best EditingNew York Festivals 2016: Silber Medal Documentaries, Silber Medal Cinematography, Bronze Medal EditingMilano International Ficts Fest 2016: Guirlande D'HonneurHollywood International Independent Documentary Awards 2016: Best Foreign Film, Best Director & Best EditingOuchy Film Award 2016: Best Documentary FilmSnowdance Filmfestival 2016: Best Documentary FilmStarDoc Festival 2016: Best Documentary Film© Licensed by Benjamin Best
Popcorn, Treibstoff, Spielzeug: Mais, das Allround-Getreide wocomoDOCS 2021-05-14 | Er landet im Mund, im Maul, im Tank: Der Mais lässt Vieles mit sich machen. Unter anderem auch gentechnische Veränderungen. Was in der Schweiz verboten ist, ist vor allem in den USA populär, wo mittlerweile schon 90 Prozent der Maissorten genetisch modifiziert sind. Und auch sonst gibt es große Unterschiede im Maisanbau, wie ein Vergleich zwischen Minnesota und Zürich zeigt.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEinsatz der "Luftwaffe": Dem gefräßigen Maiszünsler – dem Erzfeind des gelben Powerkorns – muss der moderne Landwirt schon mal mit Drohnen zu Leibe rücken.Ein Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Pop- und Powercorn Mais" (2016)
Der Mensch als Schöpfer | Die Gen-Revolution (1/3) wocomoDOCS 2021-05-11 | Der Mensch nutzt seit jeher Pflanzen oder Tiere für seine Zwecke. Mit der Gentechnologie hat er nun die Möglichkeit, direkt in das Erbgut einzugreifen. Wird er dadurch zum "Schöpfer"? Klicke hier für die Playlist mit allen Folgen: http://bit.ly/die-gen-revolutionDiese dreiteilige Dokumentarfilm-Reihe zeigt, wie Bio-Ingenieure unsere Welt verändern, indem sie Genabschnitte von Bakterien, Pflanzen und Tieren wie Lego-Bausteine neu zusammensetzen und schauen, ob etwas Nützliches dabei herauskommt. Dabei wissen sie, dass sie den Prozess nicht beherrschen. Alles läuft nach dem Prinzip "Versuch und Irrtum". Sind sich die Forscher ihrer Verantwortung bewusst? Die Mentalität der vorwiegend amerikanischen Forscher lautet: Um Probleme kümmern wir uns, wenn sie auftreten.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoSie versprechen Lösungen für die Energie-, Umwelt-, Gesundheits- und Ernährungsprobleme der Menschheit. Aber führen diese Experimente wirklich zu einer nützlichen Revolution, oder birgt dieser nie da gewesene Eingriff in die Natur, der weitgehend unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit vollzogen wird, unabsehbare Risiken?Über "Die Gen-Revolution":In seiner dreiteiligen Serie tritt Charles-Antoine de Rouvre eine Weltreise zu den renommiertesten Wissenschaftlern an und sieht ihnen bei ihrer Forschung über die Schulter. Entstanden ist ein unterhaltsames, wissenschaftliches Roadmovie mit Gruselqualitäten.© 2018, Lizenziert von fact+film
Generation Bildschirm: Positive und negative Folgen von Videospielen für Kinder wocomoDOCS 2021-05-07 | Anstatt auf Bäume zu klettern, verbringen immer mehr Kinder ihre Freizeit mit Computerspielen. Das freie Spiel, wichtig für die Entwicklung von Fantasie und Selbstständigkeit, kommt zusehends zu kurz. Daphne Bavelier, Neurowissenschafterin in Genf, untersucht die Auswirkungen von Computerspielen auf das Gehirn und stellt fest, dass gewisse Spiele durchaus positive Effekte haben können. Ein Blick in eine Familie zeigt: Computerspiele führen fast überall zu Verunsicherung.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Generation Bildschirm – wie Kinder spielen" (2016)
Innovation: Warum die Schweiz Vorreiterin ist wocomoDOCS 2021-05-04 | Die Schweiz hat am meisten Patente pro Kopf, gibt mehr für Forschung und Entwicklung aus als andere Länder und ist attraktiv für die fähigsten Köpfe aus der ganzen Welt. In Sachen Innovation steht sie global und europaweit an der Spitze und sichert sich damit die Basis für ihren Wohlstand. Wie hat das kleine Land das geschafft, und warum läuft es Jahr für Jahr allen anderen Ländern den Rang ab? Die Reporter von "NZZ Format" besuchen kleine und große Firmen, Innovationsparks, Forschungsinstitute, Spin-offs und Start-ups. Sie sprechen mit Unternehmern, Wissenschaftlern und Politikern und fragen nach den Gründen des schweizerischen Erfolgsmodells.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Innovation – die Schweiz an der Spitze" (2016)
Wettstreit der Flughäfen im Meer (Dokumentation über die Flughäfen von Hongkong und Osaka) wocomoDOCS 2021-04-30 | Kansai war der erste Flughafen, der aufwendig in das Meer gebaut wurde. 1994 nahm er seinen Betrieb auf. Das Mammut-Bauwerk im Süden von Osaka und Aushängeschild der japanischen Ingenieurskunst auf einer fünf Quadratkilometer großen künstlichen Insel machte jedoch schnell negative Schlagzeilen. Die Insel begann langsam im Meer zu versinken.Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoTrotz des Desasters in Kansai sind in Asien weitere Flughäfen ins Meer gebaut worden. Der neue Flughafen in Korea "Incheon", der neue Flughafen in Hong Kong "Chek Lap Kok" sowie der Airport "Changi" in Singapur. Wie sehen diese Neubauten aus? Gibt es ähnliche Probleme wie in Japan?Zu sehen ist außerdem noch der alte Flughäfen Kai Tak in Hongkong.© 2002, Lizenz fact+film
Social Egg Freezing: Planfreiheit für Frauen - oder wirtschaftliches Kalkül? wocomoDOCS 2021-04-27 | Das erste Kind mit über 40? Was früher die Ausnahme war, wird immer mehr zur Regel. Doch späte Mütter bedeuten fast immer erhöhtes Risiko, weil ältere Eizellen weniger fruchtbar sind und ein größeres Risiko für Missbildungen bergen. Die Medizin hat mit dem "Social Egg Freezing" einen Weg gefunden, die Gefahren einer späten Mutterschaft zu reduzieren. Der noch jungen Frau werden Eizellen entnommen und eingefroren. Eingesetzt werden sie später, etwa wenn der richtige Partner gefunden oder die Karriereleiter entsprechend erklommen worden ist. Doch bringt diese Methode wirklich die ersehnte Freiheit für die Frau? Birgt sie nicht auch die Gefahr von Missbrauch im Namen von Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft? Und soll das menschliche Leben von A bis Z planbar sein?Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Social Egg Freezing – Mutterschaft auf Eis" (2017)
How media manipulation and censorship work | Shadows of Liberty (Documentary, 2012) wocomoDOCS 2021-04-23 | 90% of the media in the USA are controlled by five big for-profit-conglomerats, creating a media monopoly that manipulates our political, economical, and social world.With Dan Rather, Roberta Baskin, Danny Glover, Julian Assange and many others.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/q5GXI6Follow wocomo on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo/Original title: Shadows of LibertyA film by Jean-Philippe Tremblay© 2012, Licensed by First Hand Films
Home office, workation - Veränderungen in der Arbeitswelt wocomoDOCS 2021-04-20 | In der Arbeitswelt zeichnet sich ein Umbruch ab Digitalisierung und Globalisierung verändern unseren Arbeitsalltag fundamental. In der neuen Arbeitswelt bleibt kein Stein auf dem Anderen. Firmen die heute kompetitiv, flexibel und effizient sein wollen, setzten auf „New Work“. Zentral bei dieser Philosophie ist eine völlig neue Führungskultur: Chefs sollen keine Bosse mehr sein, sondern Leader. Neue, flexible Organisationsstrukturen walzen traditionell gewachsene Hierarchien platt. Jeder einzelne muss mit seinen Ideen am Erfolg des Unternehmens mitarbeiten. Die gewonnene Freizeit, die uns die Arbeits-Roboter verschaffen, sollen wir mit Eigeninitiative und Kreativität für die Firma nutzen. Als Gegenleistung erhalten wir Flexibilität. Was gewinnen oder verlieren wir mit New Work?Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Arbeit 4.0: Powershift am Arbeitsplatz" (2019)
Reporterin interviewt schlagfertigen Androiden wocomoDOCS 2021-04-16 | Mensch oder Maschine, das ist hier die Frage. Eine, die sich vor allem in Hinblick auf eine nicht allzu ferne Zukunft stellt. Denn schon jetzt sind die Roboter unter uns. 20 Millionen dieser intelligenten Maschinen gibt es bereits weltweit und ihre Zahl steigt. In 30 Jahren soll es laut Experten mehr Roboter als Menschen auf der Erde geben. Eine Entwicklung, die zahlreiche Fragen und Unsicherheiten aufwirft. Sind die Maschinen die Rettung für unsere immer älter werdende Gesellschaft? Oder gar deren Untergang? Wird der Mensch überhaupt noch gebraucht, wenn die Super-Computer alle Aufgaben effizienter lösen können als wir? Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoEin Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Die Macht der Maschinen: Sind Roboter die besseren Menschen?" (2017)
Woman hijacked American Boeing 707 | Leila Khaled, Hijacker (2005) - Exclusive preview wocomoDOCS 2021-04-09 | Rent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/leilakhaledhijackerLeila Khaled was the first woman ever to hijack an aircraft. As a member of the Popular front for the liberation of Palestine, the PFLP, she hijacked an American Boeing 707 in 1969. This is a story told by a young Palestinian who grew up in Sweden. What made Leila Khaled become one of the world’s most famous terrorists and the most famous Palestinian Woman of all?Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoWhat kind of a person hijacks an airplane? The family of Leila Khaled, fled to Lebanon in fear of the armed Jewish group Stern Gang. This paramilitary unit first came to Palestine after WW2 to prepare the territory for those who had survived the Nazi concentration camps. While the persecution of one nation in Europe ended, the oppression of another began in the Middle East. At the age of twenty-four, Leila Khaled joined a commando unit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In 1969 she hijacked an airplane full of civilians in Rome, threatening to blow it up. In the end, no one died, but the world press became interested in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.For most Palestinians - at home and in exile - she became an icon, something more permanent than a reflection in the mirror. Her charisma also influenced the director, belonging to a younger generation, who went on a journey to meet her childhood idol at a time when she also began to question her earlier views. The question remains whether Leila's act did in fact damage, rather than improve, the situation in Palestine.Festivals:IDFA Reflecting images, Gothenburg, One World Prague, Thessaloniki, Créteil, Belfast, It´s all True Sao Paulo, Women's Film Festival Seoul, Tekfestival Rome (new), Doxa Vancouver, Wocmes-2 Jordan, Encounters South Africa, Docu-days BeirutA Tussilago ProductionBy Lina Makboul2005, Licensed by First Hand Films
Unsterblichkeit: Das menschliche Streben nach ewigem Leben wocomoDOCS 2021-04-09 | Den Traum vom ewigen Leben träumt der Mensch, seit er denken kann. Und noch nie war er der Erfüllung näher als heute. Alleine im letzten Jahrhundert ist es gelungen, die durchschnittliche Lebenserwartung zu verdoppeln. Das nächste Etappenziel heißt: 100 und gesund. Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoViel Geld und Forschung wird in dieses ehrgeizige Ziel investiert. Auf Gen-, Zell-, oder Blutebene wird nach lebensverlängernden Mechanismen gesucht. An Labor-Mäusen konnte das Altern verlangsamt, ja sogar rückgängig gemacht werden. Technologie-Tycoone im Silicon Valley investieren Milliarden in junge Biotechnologieunternehmen, die das Altern erforschen, ausbremsen oder sogar stoppen wollen. Wie weit sind wir entfernt vom stets gesunden Menschen, der länger lebt? Haben wir gerade wegen des medizinischen und technischen Fortschritts Unsterblichkeit verdient oder würde sie uns letztlich todunglücklich machen?Ein Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Lebenslänglich jung: Der Kampf gegen das Altern" (2019)
The Guantanamo Trap - Inside the detention camp in Cuba (2011) | Exclusive preview wocomoDOCS 2021-04-06 | Rent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/guantanamotrapNo one escapes Guantanamo unscathed. Not the law, neither morale – and certainly not the people. The film tells the story of these people and depicts their search for a life after Guantanamo.Four people whose biographies are intrinsically linked to the Guantanamo Bay internment camp on Cuba: firstly, a former prisoner from Germany. Secondly, two military lawyers active in the so-called war against terror, who themselves were instrumentalised in the system of torture and eventually plunged into a personal and moral crisis. And finally, the Spanish lawyer Gonzalo Boye, who set himself the task of bringing several representatives of the Bush administration to justice for crimes against humanity.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoMurat Kurnaz was released from the US detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after five years of imprisonment. He was detained without trial. In the same year, Matthew Diaz, Judge Advocate for the Navy, was sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment for passing on the names of the detainees to a human rights organisation. Judge Advocate Diane Beaver was also deployed in Guantanamo. Here, she became the author of a legal document that would later be nicknamed the 'torture memo'.Four encounters with Guantanamo, four individuals, whose lives will be forever changed.International Festival Premiere Hot DocsDirected by Thomas Wallner for XenophileProduced by Thomas Kufus for Zero One, Amit Breuer for Amythos, Marcel Hoehn for T&C Film & Christopher Jörg for Pumpernickel2011, Licensed by First Hand Films
Paartherapie: Zweite Chance für die Liebe? wocomoDOCS 2021-04-02 | Die Liebe ist ein flüchtiges Wesen. Waren die Gefühle anfangs auch noch so groß, sind sie nach den gemeinsamen Jahren erschlafft. Die Leidenschaft ist ermattet, zusammen hält meist nur noch Gewohnheit oder gemeinsamer Nachwuchs. Immer mehr Paare versuchen durch eine Paartherapie, ihrer Beziehung wieder Leben einzuhauchen. Ob das funktionieren kann? Abonniere wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFolge uns auf Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoJa, sagen Paartherapeuten, denn eine verloren geglaubte Liebe könne mit den richtigen Mitteln und Wegen wiedergefunden werden. Doch Paartherapie kann nicht nur den Weg zu einem zufriedenen Miteinander ebnen, sondern auch helfen, sich selbst und seine Bedürfnisse besser kennen zu lernen.Ein Ausschnitt aus der NZZ Format-Dokumentation "Paartherapie: Rettungsring für die Liebe?" (2019)
THE MILK SYSTEM: The hidden costs and consequences of global dairy production | Exclusive preview wocomoDOCS 2021-03-30 | Rent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/themilksystemThere's one thing milk stands for — health. It's seen as natural, nutrient-rich and comes from happy cows in green meadows. Today however, milk is big business and a highly sought-after commodity that is subject to aggressive trading. In Europe alone, 2 billion tonnes of milk and milk powder are produced annually and sold worldwide. How did cows become suppliers for the high-tech milk industry? What alternatives are there? Who are the people behind it? How does milk consumption affect our health? This film goes behind-the-scenes and allows the players to have their say. A fascinating journey throughout the world of milk that takes us across Europe, America, Asia and Africa to meet farmers, dairy owners, politicians, lobbyists, NGOs, scientists in order to investigate the far-reaching consequences that the big business of milk has – on the animals, environment and on us humans.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo
The global triumph of an Austrian handgun: Weapon of Choice - In Glock we trust | Exclusive preview wocomoDOCS 2021-03-23 | Rent or download this film on vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/weaponofchoiceA cult object of Austrian invention and a bestseller in the USA and worldwide: the Glock. The semiautomatic rapid- fire weapon is one of Austria’s export hits, but not a lot about its questionable meaning reaches the public realm. Like a thriller, this investigative and precisely researched documentary reveals a globalized world in which power, money, violence and politics are intertwined in abysmal ways.Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/sBmGkpFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoFestivals (Selection):"Documentary Competition", Diagonale, Austria (2018)"F:ACT Awards Competition" CPH:DOX, Denmark (2018)"Testimony on Politics Competition", Ji.hlava Film Festival, Czech Republic (2018)Theatrical release in Austria September 28, 2018 (Polyfilm)
Woman gave birth to twins after only 28 weeks of pregnancy | Life To Come (Documentary, 2016) wocomoDOCS 2021-03-19 | The twins Eden and Léandro were born severely premature. Once out of the belly of their mother, Laurence, they find themselves propelled into the hostile and worrying world of the hospital, full of the sounds of machines and of doctors in white coats. As the weeks pass in the neonatal service, mother and children fight for survival. Haemorrhages, respiratory problems… Surrounded by the medical team, Laurence lives to the rhythm of the twins, caught between the hope for improvement, fatigue, the ever-present possibility that things will go wrong and the fear they will die. The bond between mother and children is organic, vital. Together, they fight fiercely for life. Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: goo.gl/q5GXI6Follow wocomo on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomoOriginal title: La vie à venir (Life to Come)A film by Claudio CapannaIn collaboration with Associate Directors, Take Five, ARTE, la RTBF, Proximus and Al Jazeera© 2016, Licensed by First Hand Films
