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Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. It is a battle against time. Achmadi, the palm oil farmer is ready to set fire to his land to plant more palm oil, and Lone's orangutan centre has reached crisis point with over 600 orangutans rescued from the fires. The Burning Season is an eco-thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time.
The Burning Season (2008 )
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The 'stolen' insider emails that informed Nicky Hager's best-selling account of National's 2005 election campaign return in Alister Barry's (Someone Else's Country) new film - just in time to caution us against campaigning politicians in 2008. Addressing each other like schoolboy Machiavellis, party leader Don Brash and his advisors spelled out how they'd copy the big boys in Australia and the US in order to win the votes of people who'd never support the kind of policies such men are widely presumed to represent. The dividing and conquering began at Orewa.
The Hollow Men (2008 )
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For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008 )
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Louis goes to South Africa where American tourists pay to hunt wild animals in privately owned reserves.
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday (2008 )
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Filmmaker Julian Cole examines the life and work of 'living sculpture' artists Gilbert and George.
With Gilbert & George (2008 )
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Charlie Chaplin is a saint to earthquake survivors in a small desert town in India and they are throwing him a birthday party. Australian filmmaker Kathryn Millard is taking the cake - a chocolate truffle sponge shaped like the Tramp's boot.
The Boot Cake (2008 )
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Tough kids from tough backgrounds living dangerous lives - these are the young people of the Oasis, a grimy brick youth refuge in inner-city Sydney. No story is too horrific, no circumstance too dire, no kid too damaged for its tireless director, Captain Paul Moulds. Father figure, counselor, saviour and an orphan himself, Paul is nothing short of a legend amongst those who stumble in at breaking point with nowhere left to go. This raw observational documentary filmed over two years captures Paul's daily battle to save these lost children of the so-called "Lucky Country".
The Oasis (2008 )
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Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of women, mostly young mothers, in prison for involvement in failed suicide attacks/terrorists attacks in Israel. Filmed over two years, this portrait strives to unearth the motivations behind their crimes. With the women's heads and feelings firmly covered, the film reveals no answers, just the heart-breaking tension between humanity and ideology.
Shahida: Brides of Allah (2008 )
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The international World Pride event, planned for Jerusalem in 2006, is disrupted by orthodox Jews, evangelical Christians, and conservative Muslims, who are united by their dislike to LGBT events in the city they consider holy.
Jerusalem Is Proud to Present (2008 )
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In September 2006, two very different groups attempted to climb the snow-capped Himalayas. One sought freedom, the other adventure. A murder brought them together.
Tibet: Murder in the Snow (2008 )
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Rocky is a young college student raised in an unloving home. Usha comes from a loving home but lost her mother in death. They meet on her first day of college and it is love at first sight for Rocky.
Rocky (2008 )
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Maj. Siddhant Chaudhary, an Indian Army lawyer, attempts to defend Capt. Javed Khan who is accused of killing a decorated officer. The problem is that Khan does not wish to be defended and freely admits to his crime.
Shaurya (2008 )
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A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is due for delivery. As time and distance roll by, the strength and endurance of both men will be tested to the very end.
Cactus (2008 )
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When Subbu, a film director, is found murdered, the police attempts to find the culprit. However, things take a turn as they dig deeper and begin to unravel the mystery.
Pathu Pathu (2008 )
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A disillusioned son's trip home is complicated when ten years of family secrets explode over one weekend.
Ten Empty (2008 )
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Le jeune Geza est le coureur le plus rapide de sa génération. Les médecins découvrent que sa jeune soeur, malade, doit être opérée du coeur. Or, l'opération coûte cher et la famille de Geza est pauvre. L'adolescent n'a plus qu'un espoir : participer à une grande course organisée à travers le Tibet, et dont le gagnant se verra remettre une très grosse somme d'argent. Devenu le héros de tout un pays, Geza va vivre une incroyable aventure, pleine de joie et de suspense, d'émotions et de rencontres.
Wild Horse from Shangri-La (2008 )
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Emilio is the soulful tale of a young man who leaves his village in Mexico looking for his kidnapped sister. His journey leads him to Los Angeles, where we see the city through the eyes of a penniless illegal immigrant on a desperate quest.
Emilio (2008 )
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The lush Hawaiian Islands provide a dramatic backdrop as the pilots of Windward Aviation risk injury and even death as they perform rescues in this tropical paradise.
Maui Chopper (2008 )
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Country House Rescue is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel, Channel 4. The series has also aired on BBC Canada, ABC1 in Australia and Living in New Zealand and in South Africa. In each episode, an expert visits a struggling country house and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner/s. The first four series saw Ruth Watson in this role. The fifth series, airing from June 2012, saw Simon Davis take the role. The series premiered in December 2008, and gained audiences of up to 2.7 million on its first run. In March 2009, it was reported that a second series of Country House Rescue featuring Ruth Watson had been commissioned by Channel 4, to be filmed in HD. The second series was originally planned to return for an extended 14 episode run, in early 2010, however 3 episodes were brought forward, and aired during November and December 2009 as a mini-series. The second series of new episodes aired throughout Spring 2010, and the third series aired throughout Spring 2011. From August 2011, a further series of revisits of houses previously featured aired, though the series began with a previously unaired episode from series two. However, Watson stated on her own website that she would not present any more series of Country House Rescue in the future. In November 2011, Channel 4 announced that Simon Davis would present the 4th series to be broadcast in Spring 2012.
Country House Rescue (2008 )
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The Strip is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series premiered on the Nine Network at 8:30pm on 4 September 2008 but was moved to a later 10:30pm timeslot from 13 November 2008. The show did not return for a second season, due to disappointing ratings. The Strip was released on DVD on 4 July 2009.
The Strip (2008 )
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Set on a peaceful island during a violent terrorist attack, a young boy is suddenly transformed into a metal-cased mercenary. But with this great power comes even greater danger. Aiyuki must discover how to master this remarkable new power-or risk having this mysterious fusion of rock, metal and magic destroy him!
Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008 )
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Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2008 )
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Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery is a four-part television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two Wales in 2008 and presented by ex-Python Terry Jones. As described on the BBC's website, "Terry Jones sets out on a series of journeys through Wales following the world's first road atlas: John Ogilby's Britannia, published in 1675."
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery (2008 )
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The Hollowmen is set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him in the most important job of all - getting re-elected. Their brief is "long term vision"; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on next week's.
The Hollowmen (2008 )
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Advertising: how it works, and how it works on us. Decode and defuse the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts.
The Gruen Transfer (2008 )
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The lives of a wildly eclectic group of people are intertwined through the place they all call home, a fabled Hollywood apartment building, El Capitan, which they've dubbed "The Captain." Josh, is a Hollywood whiz kid whose filmmaking career has hit a wall. Just when Josh is about to move back to New York, his accountant-to-the-stars best friend, Marty, convinces him to move into his legendary apartment building.
Welcome to the Captain (2008 )
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Massive is a sitcom broadcast on digital channel BBC Three. It is set in Manchester and stars Ralf Little and Carl Rice as Danny and Shay, who leave their office jobs to set up a record label when Danny inherits £10,000 following the death of his grandmother. The series began airing on BBC Three on 14 September 2008.
Massive (2008 )
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First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced by Blackfella Films over the course of six years, and first aired in October 2008. The documentary is part of a greater project that further consists of a hard-cover book, a community outreach program and a substantial website featuring over 200 mini-documentaries. The series chronicles the history of contemporary Australia, from the perspective of its first people, or Aborigines. The series is essentially a synthesis of well documented historical information. It relies heavily on archival documents and interpretations from historians and members of both the Indigenous and European community and leaders. The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the arrival of the First Fleet and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. The series comprises seven episodes in which it explores what unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was confronted by the British Empire. It explores the lives of particular individuals and uses their stories as a vehicle to explain the larger situations of the time. It explains violent aspects of European settlement of Australia, such as killings, battles, wars, as well as acts of friendship and decency between the early European settlers and Indigenous Australians. Indigenous Australian history has until recently been clouded by the "great Australian silence" where ignorance of the real history of Australia can be seen as a way for non-Indigenous to hide shame for their own history. In this respect it has been controversial in that many of these stories have not been portrayed on Australian television before and the Indigenous Australian perspective of European settlement is confrontational for many.
First Australians (2008 )
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David Attenborough narrates the lives of four growing tiger cubs using footage collected by hidden-camera-carrying elephants. Over two years, the elephants help capture the most intimate portrayal of tigers ever filmed.
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle (2008 )
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Just as spring and autumn reach their peak, River Cottage celebrates Britain's freshest food as it comes into season in the fields, allotments and gardens around the country.
River Cottage: Spring (2008 )
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Do vaccines cause autism, add, chronic illness, diabetes and more?
Shoot em Up (2008 )
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Debbie D and Violetta star as two jungle girls who mysteriously find themselves transported to the present, but trapped on an island on which all sorts of terrible creatures reside, including a cannibal hunter looking for human meat.
Cannibal Island: Jungle Girls Barbecue (2008 )