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The Life Series

Globalization is bringing the world together — and not always in ways we find comfortable. Whether it's the credit crunch, civil conflicts, soaring food prices or climate change, millions today are living Life on the Edge. Life films their stories as they face up to the dangers, disasters and dilemmas of 21st century Planet Earth.

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The Life Series includes the following titles:

Life 8 - Grace Under Fire - imageLife 8 - Grace Under Fire

Dr. Grace Kodindo explores what help is available for the people, particularly women, affected by the ongoing and bloody conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Hassan and The Graduates - imageLife 8 - Hassan and The Graduates

As Egyptian industry is undermined by Chinese imports, Hassan, a university graduate, takes up the government's offer of free land to farm.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - How to Become a President - imageLife 8 - How to Become a President

Former World Soccer Player of the Year, George Weah, is running for president again in his native Liberia. Is he out of his depth?

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Looting the Seas - imageLife 8 - Looting the Seas

Investigates the looming collapse of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna stocks and the role EU policies have played in the crisis.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Moments of Truth - imageLife 8 - Moments of Truth

Charles Stewart, whose 1984 film alerted the world to the Ethiopian famine, returns to check whether the people he filmed then are now free from danger.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 25 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Nottingham Lace - imageLife 8 - Nottingham Lace

With unemployment figures rising across Europe, is there still a place for the niche craft skills of Cluny Lace in the U.K.'s East Midlands?

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Reclaim the Condom - imageLife 8 - Reclaim the Condom

Trained advice columnist Sheila launches a campaign in Mozambique to promote condoms as sexy contraceptives - not weapons in the fight against HIV and disease.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Scent of the Streets - imageLife 8 - Scent of the Streets

Nigeria has had some success in getting more women into government and business. But what about in the crowded and often violent slums of Lagos?

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 27 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 1 - imageLife 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 1

Ritu Bhardawaj is an Indian TV reporter who has broken through the silk ceiling which narrows the prospects for so many women in the Asia Pacific region.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 2 - imageLife 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 2

Indian TV journalist Ritu Bhardawaj goes to Bihar to investigate the invisible barrier that confronts so many Asian women.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

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