Firestorm

Every minute in the United States, an ambulance gets turned away from an emergency room because hospitals are simply too full. In Los Angeles, where the wait time in some ERs is as long as 48 hours, the entire 911 system is being challenged in ways that are alarming. This film follows Los Angeles Fire Department Station 65, located in South Los Angeles, a neighborhood with a largely-uninsured...

Gun Fight

Gun Fight, by two-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple, takes a fresh look at the impact of guns in America, through vivid stories of people who have a personal stake in the issue. With an estimated 250 million privately-owned guns in America, about 30,000 people are killed by guns in the U.S. every year, and another 65,000 wounded. The debate about how to decrease gun violence has raged for years,...

Mysterious sands of Russia

­The village of Shoina is situated beyond the Arctic Circle, 1,400 kilometers north of Moscow. This tiny settlement is known for its sands, which appeared here over 50 years ago and have been waging a relentless offensive against humans ever since, depriving them of living space. How did they appear, and where else in Russia can you find unusual places like this? Solve the mystery, on RT.

David vs Monsanto

­Imagine that a storm blows across your garden and that now, genetically manipulated seeds are in your crops. A multi-national corporation pay you a visit, demand that you surrender your crops – and then sue you for $200 000 for the illegal use of patented, GM seeds. In this definitive David and Goliath battle, one farmer stands up against a massive multinational, and their right to claim...

The Caucasian nature reserve: filming the landscape

­This reserve is hidden away in the mountains and can only be reached by helicopter. UNESCO has declared some areas of the reserve a world heritage site. The Belaya River plays host to international rafting competitions each year. The route is very extreme. Find out more about the reserve’s beauty on RT!

Shamans of Siberia

­They can cure illnesses, play a horse's fiddle and control the weather. Some of them can travel over long distances and even levitate by hovering over the birch trees. They can communicate with good and bad spirits. Watch out if you have something to hide. Meet the shamans from Siberia.

Blood of Nigeria

­For 50 years Nigeria has been an El Dorado for oil companies from all over the world. An El Dorado and a hell. In this fourth-largest producer in OPEC, profits are colossal, but in the most extreme conditions of violence and injustice. Hostage-taking, corruption, attacks, massive pollution and destruction of the environment are the other face of this industry. Today, the Niger delta is one of...

Theater of politics

­Mikhail Saakashvili came to power in Georgia in 2004. Since then the policy of the state has been changed drastically. Unfortunately it has touched the Georgian art and cultural life as well. Practically the entire faculty of the Conservatoire and the Art Academy were replaced. Senior professors in almost all universities were forced to retire. The leaders of many state theaters were dismissed...

Shooting vs shooting

­The war in Iraq has been the bloodiest war in history for media professionals. From the beginning of the invasion in 2003 until March 2008, more than 270 deaths have been reported and many more men and women have suffered injuries. In comparison, during the 20-year war in Vietnam, 63 journalists were killed. The documentary Shooting vs Shooting presents a group of astonishing stories from the...

Two sides of the bridge

­The Republic of Kosovo is situated in southeastern Europe. It is a self-declared independent state and has de facto control over most of the territory, while North Kosovo, the largest Kosovo Serb enclave, is under the control of institutions of the Republic of Serbia. The long-term severe ethnic tensions between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian and Serb populations are still the number one issue in the...