Al Jazeera World
Summary: A weekly showcase of one-hour documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
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To the Brazilian state many of the people who live on the Amazon are invisible. They have no access to health care, social services or the justice system. But one woman, Judge Sueli Pini, is changing that. She delivers justice and healthcare by boat.
The Ashaninka tribe live in a region of the Amazon Rainforest rich in tropical wood. Their land has been targetted by illegal logging gangs, who have killed and threatened villagers. Now the tribe is fighting back and the internet is their weapon.
The first film in the 3-part The Fight for Amazonia series follows Brazil's youngest national park director as she declares war on the drug gangs, logging mafia and illegal fishing threatening the Amazon Rainforest.
A glimpse into life inside Egypt's Mahalla textile factory - a place renowned as a cauldron of revolt where striking workers first inspired the Egyptian uprising.
A year on from the protests that sparked the 'Arab Spring', this series of documentaries by Arab filmmakers offers an inside look at the revolutions.
The ongoing conflict in the remote province of Balochistan is often called Pakistan's "dirty war". Ethnic Balochi politicians and leaders share their vision of self-determination and freedom from Pakistani rule.
Some Italians have made it their mission to mobilise support on behalf of the Palestinian cause.
The Israeli blockade may have taken a heavy toll on Gazans, but this film reveals life and hope among the devastation.
It has been called the 'fifth dimension of warfare'. Along with land, sea, air and space - the cyberworld is a new frontline. Innovations in technology are changing the tactics of modern-day conflict, introducing new tools to the world's arsenal.
Al Jazeera investigates the rise of the English Defence League.
Images of a Revolution
A documentary about Vittorio Arrigoni, the Italian peace activist who was passionate about helping the Palestinian people. He moved to Gaza in 2008 to work for ISM. He was kidnapped and killed by a Salafi group in April 2011.
An insight into the life of Osama bin Laden through some people who knew him.
An insight into the life of Osama bin Laden through some people who knew him.
The story behind Nigeria's domestic movie industry, the second biggest producer of films in the world.