Cola Conquest II: How Coke Took Over The World
39 mins, 2008 This award-winning film tells the story of how Coca-Cola became the world’s most famous multinational company and follows its quest to be the globe’s number one beverage. HOW IT STARTS: The Second World War prompts Coke’s global expansion as every US soldier gets a bottle of Coke for five cents. Bottling plants… Read more »
Amazon: The Logging Wars
25 mins, 2008 It’s been called the lungs of the earth. But the Amazon is also a lawless jungle, where criminals and profiteers plunder the forest for its riches. Communities are battling to stop loggers stripping the rainforest of its ancient timber, but many people depend on revenue from the illegal trade. The result is… Read more »
The Great Meltdown
60 mins, 2008 Much is heard about the impact of climate change – but what’s actually happening? Three films, made for international television, offer shocking and dramatic evidence of the way global warming is causing the world’s ice to melt and the impact on people’s lives. FILM 1: BOLIVIA Bolivia’s Andes glaciers, which provide water… Read more »
India: 100% Cotton
30 mins, 2007 Why are Indian farmers killing themselves to give us the T-shirts we buy on the high street? This film investigates the “white gold” business – growing cotton. Farmers in southern India switch to growing cotton because it brings in more money than food crops. Anand is one of the farmers who switched… Read more »