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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:

Reel to Real: Holding Our Ground - imageReel to Real: Holding Our Ground
International efforts to assure reproductive health and rights conflict with cultural realities in the Philippines, Latvia, Japan, and India.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 23 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Return to Srebrenica - imageReturn to Srebrenica
Survivors of the massacre in Srebrenica struggle to heal their community and build a new future.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 27 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Returning Dreams - imageReturning Dreams
In the aftermath of Liberia's civil war children are fighting to reclaim their futures and return home.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 23 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - Slum Futures - imageLife 4 - Slum Futures

The slums of Mumbai are an important microcosm of how slums are developing around the world.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 23 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - Staying Alive! - imageLife 4 - Staying Alive!

Poverty combined with lack of education and health services affect maternal mortality rates in Bangladesh.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 23 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - The Coffee-Go-Round - imageLife 4 - The Coffee-Go-Round

Many coffee-producing countries like Ethiopia are facing economic disaster even as the demand for coffee increases worldwide.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 26 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
The Hospice - imageThe Hospice
Workers at the Mother of Mercy hospice in Zambia provide palliative care for those afflicted with AIDS.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 23 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - The Millennium Goals - imageLife 4 - The Millennium Goals

Explores the ambition and scope of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, and the obstacles to their achievement.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 27 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - The Real Leap Forward - imageLife 4 - The Real Leap Forward

Reports on China's successful efforts to reduce poverty through sustainable development and targeted programs.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 30 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
This Hard Ground - imageThis Hard Ground
Civil war leads to the internal displacement of millions in Sri Lanka.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 27 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult

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