What is it about a personal story that compels an audience to keep watching? How do these programmes take the viewer into the world of the main protagonist or narrator? We kick off with a big character, James Ellroy, who leads us into a murky underworld we find fascinating but depraved. The tone becomes more lyrical and charming in a film about Finnish economics. We go out strong with the emotional and feisty Shadya, whose story offers us a glimpse into the world of Arab Israelis.
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This is the story of a life-long obsession, the life in question being James Ellroy’s.From a news item – the murder of Black Dahlia – to the slaying of… -
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This film is a documentary essay on money. It tells about the freedom and servitude of consumption in my own life.The power of money is everywhere. It lives in our house… -
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Shadya Zoabi,a 17-year-old Muslim girl from a small Arab village in northern Israel and a World Champion in karate,lives according to her own distinct principles and…