In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Scientists and doctors are finding increasing evidence of environmental pollution from industrial mining which, they believe, may be the cause of a range of malformations from cleft palate to some so serious the baby is stillborn. More than 60% of the world’s reserves of cobalt are in the DRC and this mineral is essential for the production of electric car batteries, which may be the key to reducing carbon emissions and to slowing climate change. In The Cost of Cobalt we meet the doctors treating the children affected and the scientists who are measuring the pollution. Cobalt may be part of the global solution to climate change, but is it right that Congo’s next generation pay the price with their health? Many are hoping that the more the world understands their plight, the more pressure will be put on the industry here to clean up its act.

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

Biologist Scott Gillingwater works to prevent the extinction of the endangered Queensnake.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the...
Documentary about the emergence of the strike movement in the iron ore mines of Rudňa in Slovakia. T...
Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre o...

“Food Relovution: What We Eat Can Make A Difference” is an eye-opening and compelling feature docume...

In this feature documentary, filmmaker Paul Cowan offers an innovative, moving account of the Westra...

Why are so many people wheat-intolerant or sensitive to wheat? And why is wheat linked to so many mo...

A documentary film about trading security and stability for passion. A surprising number of small bu...

Director Dominique Leclerc spent years depending on medical devices for her survival. Then, looking ...

This documentary is about the Byker Community Centre. This centre was built in 1928. During the grea...

This movie captures the motivations of an animal rights activist. Through his eyes, we explore the p...

Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it hi...

In her daily hustle, rushing in all directions, Ieva maintains a positive spirit and lets her bubbly...
Warm, poetic, educational, and emotional story will paint for us the phenomenon of Dražen Petrović, ...

The world is facing a “pandemic” of chronic disease – heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, asth...

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career ...