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The documentary follows Ateş, a Muslim girl from the slums in Turkey. She becomes a female leader, challenging her own religion and culture. Her personal and ideological advocacy brings her into contact with women from around the world, from women sex workers in a German brothel to traditional female imams in China.
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Built at the dawn of the 20th century, the neighborhood of Garden City was a small residential area bordering on downtown Cairo, Egypt, where international political leaders had their residences. Giran walks us through this neighborhood as it is nowadays. Abandoned mansions, luxurious salons, embassies, shops or rooftops, where a whole family lives.
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In 1944, the Allied nations, including Canada, created air supply routes to transport both troops and war materiel from home bases and factories to the battlefield. The United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command, however, carried the bulk of all air transport across a global system of airfields and terminals that spanned five continents and four oceans. The ubiquitous Douglas C-47 Skytrain, derived from the prewar Douglas DC-3 airliner, did most of the work, but the new Douglas C-54 Skymaster, a larger four-engine transport, as well as other advances such as helicopters, small personal aircraft, cargo carrying gliders and a chain…
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The documentary delves into the origins and legacy of the Asian Youth Orchestra, founded by Richard Pontzious with support from legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin. At the time of its inception, China and Vietnam were engaged in a border war, Sino-Japanese relations were strained, and tensions persisted across the Taiwan Strait. In this challenging geopolitical climate, Pontzious envisioned an orchestra that would transcend political divisions and unite young musicians through their shared passion for classical music.
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In 1941, during the Second World War, 125,00 Canadians in uniform are in Great Britain as part of the Allied cause. Joining the military already in England, the 3rd Canadian Division in the largest convoy sailing from Canada, protected by Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) corvettes and destroyers, has reached British shores. The Canadian presence in a nation at war takes on many forms.
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In 1943, a group of Canadian Army officer recruits begin their 90-day training regimen at the Canadian Officers' Training Centre (OTC) at Brockville, Ontario. The object is to turn out officers who will take charge of a platoon of soldiers. The way officers once received their commission through family connections or other status, is no longer being followed as the recruits are not college graduates, but ordinary soldiers who have proven themselves in the enlisted ranks, and are already serving in overseas units.
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British preparations for a German bombing raid are examined, as well as the resultant destruction caused by the raid and the defences mounted by Britain's Royal Air Force. Canadian preparations for air defence, should the country be attacked during the Second World War, are also highlighted, with several scenes depicting preparations in Vancouver, BC.
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At the end of the Second World War, Asia was in a critical political juncture as former colonial powers vied for supremacy with new forces such as emerging democracies and the encroachment of Communist occupations. As leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru created a new peaceful and democratic India, elsewhere, other nations struggled with not only creating political and economic stability but also on how to provide the staples of life for millions living in impoverished conditions that existed in postwar Asia. The All-Asia Conference of 1947 for the first time had representatives from 2/3 of the world's population coming…
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In the setting of his office, Jack Lemmon shares some memories of his childhood and his relationship with his father that led him to develop a certain sense of humour and, ultimately, to become a professional entertainer. Lemmon expresses his personal mantra about film acting (“Simple is good”), and discusses some of his most important parts in Some Like It Hot and Days of Wine and Roses. The film also contains original interviews with Walter Matthau and Billy Wilder, and film clips from The Odd Couple (1968), Kotch (1971) (Lemmon's first directorial effort), The Front Page (1974) and the 1976 TV adaptation of The Entertainer.
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The youth of a fishing community in Sierra Leone have discovered their new identity through surfing, but the elders in the community disapprove of what they set out to do but they have to fight all odds to make their dreams come true.
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Arranged Documentary, documentary film, Erotic Film, sexploitation film
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In 1941, the Atlantic Ocean has become a strategic "highway" and lifeline from the New World to Great Britain. The numerous ships that ply the Atlantic sea lanes during wartime head for English ports where they unload their precious cargo of troops, munitions, food and supplies. Canadian seamen play a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic where the Merchant Marine works closely with the Royal Canadian Navy and other military forces.
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