They are in everything from computers to smartphones, from toasters to washing machines: Microprocessors are essential for so many consumer goods to function and now arguably underpin the world economy more than oil.
When the pandemic hit it highlighted how much Western countries rely on the chip industry. Today Europe, America and China are involved in an intense commercial struggle to dominate this sector that is so strategic for the future. From Taiwan to Shanghai, via Brussels and San Francisco, investigative journalist Nicolas Vescovacci went to meet the most influential players in this microchip war, which is redefining world geopolitics.
Narrator: Damien Boisseau
Producer: Michäel Sztanke
At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view. He tells that he is not afraid of bandits or gangs on the contrary he gets a kick out armed conflicts. To get a start in his new duty, he shops for a watchdog and he buys an untrained attack dog as his companion. Then he speaks of the adjudications that the death sentence for fugitives is lacking influence. From his point of view, the judicatory tribunal must execute the fugitives in public. In the morning the next day he wears his uniform and start working with pride.
Whilst he is on his duty, a very harmonic music score begins to be played on the piano. The watchman spectates the peaceful life on the street. At that time we catch on that socialism is not a governmental regime yet it's an uneducated behavior.
As a final scene the watchman witnesses of a cadet school's pupils being taught of the democracy. He leaves us with a confused smile.
A soft and likable thesis from the Polish director Kieslowski. You can find this short documentary as a special feature in his DVD of A Short Film About Killing. It could help you to compass his film language.
（CCTV9 引进的《野生链》，曾在高清翡翠台播出粤语译制版，名为《本是同根生》）
Six-episode miniseries aiming at discovering why two very different regions of the planet, very far away from each other, are so rich in biodiversity two unique places on Earth that serve as natural bridges between continents.Central America is a strip of land connecting two large land masses, a small region with an extraordinary natural richness. The Iberian Peninsula is the most bio-diverse region of Europe, acting as an umbilical cord between Africa and Europe.Both places are defined as “biological bridges”. In six episodes, we will discover the keys to their huge wealth and the reasons why they are so exceptional.
quot;Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud" is an intimate film about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed in Ukraine. Brent captured many wars on the front lines, but he cared most about the people caught in the middle. On March 13, 2022, Brent was gunned down by Russian soldiers. His younger brother Craig Renaud recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine, and brought them home to Arkansas. Brent’s journey home also serves as a window into what drove him as a journalist, and how he viewed the world through his lens. This film is dedicated to Brent and all the journalists who use their cameras to fight for peace.
