Screening Room
The latest from Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) takes a hard look at the American education system. Waiting for "Superman" gets a theatrical run in selected cities in September and will get a wider North American theatrical release in the fall.
This new documentary, which premiered on the CBC's Nature of Things with David Suzuki, shows that while marijuana may be a popular high, it's not necessarily a harmless one.
Wild Russia takes a comprehensive look at the majestic forms of wildlife that traverse the vast expanse of the biggest wilderness area in the world.
MIPTV Picks: Our Summer in Tehran
Producer/director Justine Shapiro (Promises) is something of a traveler, having hosted the travel show Globe Trekker for 10 years. This film documents an excursion with her six-year-old son to Tehran, in which she comes face to face with a multifaceted culture.
MIPTV Picks: Living in Emergency
In countries rent asunder by the bloody ravages of war, organizations such as Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are incredibly vital lifelines; healers attempting to coax miracles out of chaos. This film documents the travails and triumphs of four MSF volunteers stationed in the war zones of Liberia and Congo.
MIPTV Picks: Inside the Firestorm
On February 7, 2009, bush fires ravaged lands across Victoria, Australia, resulting in the loss of 173 lives and destroying close to 500,000 hectares of Victorian bushland.
