The Singing Revolution (Trailer)
(LIFE IS MY MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT) The Singing Revolution shows how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches,…
News: The Death of Turkmenbashi
(CHANNEL 4 NEWS UK) Report on the death of Turkmenistan’s first president, “Turkmenbashi” Saparmurat Niyazov from 21/12/06. With comments from Global Witness and former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.
Merchants of War – Belarus
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) Is Russia using Belarus as a proxy agent to sell weapons to regimes like Iran or North Korea? Reports are emerging which paint a disturbing picture. For more…
How to Plan a Revolution? (Democracy in Azerbaijan)
(BBC) Documentary about the efforts of two young political activists, Murad and Emin, to stage a peaceful revolution in Azerbaijan, a country with a dismal human rights record.
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
(EESTI KULTUURFILM) The film is using episodes filmed mainly at the Kremlin, Soviet Union’s headquarters which enable to have a glance to world’s most well-known political kitchen. Director TOOMAS LEPP,…
The Terrible Aftermath of the Andijan Massacre
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) One year on and there is still no justice for those killed in the massacre in Andijan, Uzbekistan on 13 May 2005. After an attempt by gunmen to…
After the Revolution: Georgia
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) After the dramatic ‘Rose Revolution’ that saw him to power, will Saakashvili be able to unify his country? The hardest tasks still lie ahead. Vast swathes of the…
Meet The Stans: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (Part 1/4)
(BBC) Four-part travel documentary on Central Asia, part of the Holidays in the Danger Zone series, produced and broadcast by BBC Correspondent (now This World). Written and presented by Simon…
All the President’s Oil: Why Azerbaijan Is Getting Poorer Despite An Oil Revolution
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) After the fall of the Soviet Union, millions poured into Azerbaijan’s oil industry. But only a select few reaped the rewards. Presented by Marcel Theroux. The oil-rich Azerbaijan…
The Germans from Russia: Children of the Steppe, Children of the Prairie
(PRAIRIE PUBLIC) This documentary is the story of the agricultural pioneers whose quest for land and peace led them across several continents and shaped them into a distinctive and enduring ethnic group.…
The Iron Fist Returns: Belarus
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) The end of the Soviet Union was supposed to end mindless suppression, but in Belarus, some say Stalin’s ghost is rising. After 4 years of increasingly dictatorial rule,…
The New Kuwait: Azerbaijan’s Oil Fields Are Waiting to be Exploited
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) The tiny former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan is on track to become the next nation made rich through oil. Its neighbouring Caspian Sea territory has oil reserves of…