The Patent Wars (2014)
• October 4th, 2014 • 1h 20min
Documentary
Overview
Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private corporations? In a creative investigation, filmmaker Hannah Leonie Prinzler uncovers who profits from intellectual property, and who bears the economic and social consequences.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Corporation
Released on: 2003-09-10
Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
The Matrix: Generation
Released on: 2023-12-13
Documentary, TV Movie
After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special doc...
Africa Light / Gray Zone
Released on: 2010-01-30
Documentary, Adventure
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of natu...
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
Released on: 2020-11-26
Documentary
Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While t...
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Released on: 2004-01-12
Documentary
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has p...
Overdosed
Released on: 2021-07-05
Documentary
Interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors and DEA agents uncover a shocking trut...
CNA Insider: Is Seoul To Blame For South Korea's Population Crisis?
Released on: 2024-10-13
Documentary
South Korea's is facing a population crisis, with Seoul at the centre of it. The country’s capital r...
CNA Insider: Is Seoul To Blame For South Korea's Population Crisis?
Released on: 2024-10-13
Documentary
South Korea's is facing a population crisis, with Seoul at the centre of it. The country’s capital r...
The Living Room of the Nation
Released on: 2009-09-11
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
The Living Room of the Nation is a documentary film that portrays a number of Finnish living rooms. ...
Québec...?
Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary
This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, a...
DFW Punk
Released on: 2008-08-07
Documentary, Music
DFW Punk, covering the Dallas/Ft. Worth punk/new wave scene. If you thought Texas in the late ’70s w...
untitled minneapolis project
Released on: 2025-05-16
Documentary
A homeless man living in a encampment in Minneapolis tells his perspective on the ongoing crisis of ...
Through Conflict to Negotiation
Released on: 1968-01-01
Documentary
This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Sau...
First Thing Sunday
Released on: 2025-01-19
Documentary
Jyire holds a motocross race in his hometown, where he must adhere to the park’s restrictions and dr...
Dear Thirteen
Released on: 2022-11-13
Documentary
A nuanced portrait of a new generation, Dear Thirteen is a cinematic time capsule of coming of age i...
Between the Sun and the Sidewalk
Released on: 2024-02-01
Documentary
Christian Garcia, a fiercely dedicated Latino political organizer, leads a team of young people mobi...
Me and the Mosque
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary, Animation
Using original animation, archival footage and personal interviews, this full-length documentary por...
The Voice of Betawi
Released on: 2019-11-28
Documentary
Irama Betawi is the name of an ondel-ondel group that still actively busks in Jakarta. Sometimes the...
Luar Biasa
Released on: 2018-11-18
Documentary
Joko Supriyanto is a high school student in Yayasan Pendidikan Anak Luar Biasa (Special Needs Educat...
The Last Becak's Sepatbor Painter
Released on: 2019-08-17
Documentary
Tjipto Setiyono, 85, is a rickshaw painter. Despite being past his prime, he lives alone in a 3-by-3...