Exposing piracy in Somalia from the inside out, The Pirates Tapes follows Mohamed Ashareh, a young Somali-Canadian, as he travels to Somalia in hopes of joining an active pirate cell. Armed only with a hidden camera, Mohamed works his way into a cell run by a ruthless warlord, Jama Donyal, and is assigned to his first hijacking mission. When things take an unexpected turn, Mohamed finds himself on the run from the law with the danger of execution looming.
The film reveals the plight of Somali pirates, mostly former fishermen, who, as a result of the glob...
Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places...
These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream m...
The story behind the infamous downing of an American Black Hawk helicopter by Somali gunmen.
The larger-than-life story of Kim Dotcom, the 'most wanted man online', is extraordinary enough, but...
Documentary telling the story of the piracy explosion, with unique access to the coastal towns of wa...
Here in Toronto, four young Somali refugees are finishing high school. What did they bring with them...
When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors’ land in the horn of Africa is full of copper ...
TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution ...
As the first African team ever to do so, Somalia has just signed up for the Bandy World Championship...
Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in Fr...
This documentary reaches to the depth of Somali history, starting from the strong kingdoms that rule...
The vessel is Infinity, a 120-foot hand-built sailboat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey,...
On October 3rd, 1993, 120 Delta Force Commandos and Army Rangers were dropped into the heart of Moga...
Abdul & Hamza, two Somali immigrants, are hiding in an abandoned house near Serbo-Romanian border.
The film provides a close look at how the nomadic inhabitants of Somalia have withstood the ravages ...
By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers...
A colourful, upbeat tale from Vollsmose about the resourceful and funky hairdresser Qasim, who insti...
Journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye talk about the horrendous days in the desert, rail exe...