Michael Ta’Bon spent 15 years in prison, where he promised himself that one day he would start a movement to prevent young people from repeating his mistakes. Now married and with two kids, his fierce commitment to community activism may ultimately cost him his family.
El Mundo en Pausa is a documentary that reveals the daily confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin American countries, reflecting the variety of situations and emotions experienced in a single day.
In the years following the Civil War, the town of Abilene, Kansas is poised on the brink of an explosive confrontation. A line has been drawn down the center of the town where the homesteaders and the cattlemen have come to a very uneasy truce.
As a child, Tiger Woods was a sporting prodigy. He grew into one of the world's best golfers, and his youth, passion and charisma helped shine a new light on golf and bring hordes of young people into the sport. However, as his career developed, he was rocked by allegations that he was a notorious womanizer, throwing his happy family life into disarray. Prodigy looks at the spectacular rise and fall of Tiger Woods.
There is a place in the world where all music converges. The Río de la Plata is that region where completely different genres such as Tango, Rock, Candombe and Milonga meet, giving birth to what is known as the Rioplatense Song, our own unique music. This is the story we want to tell. Throughout musical meetings and chats with several referents of both shores, our leading man Pablo Dacal offers us a deep outlook into today’s musical scene.
Dangerous antibiotics, fluoroquinolones, have been destroying the lives of healthy people. For years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration turned a blind eye to this tragedy. Washington, D.C. consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen, successfully sued the FDA, in 2008, forcing stronger warnings on name brands like Cipro and Levaquin. How can 5 pills change one's life forever?
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to find a prospective Northwest Passage to Cathay via a route above the Arctic Circle. In 1609, he embarked on a third voyage funded by the Dutch East India Company that took him to the New World and the river that would be given his name. On his fourth voyage, Hudson came upon the body of water that would later be called the Hudson Bay.
Many consumers are concerned about the disconnect between food and health. Touched by their high school football player son’s battle with an antibiotic resistant super-bug filmmakers Jeff and Jennifer Spitz take a closer look at what is in their food and what anyone can do to make healthier choices in their own homes, schools and communities. This film shows how one family tries to shift away from fast, processed food-like substances and toward more fresh, local and organic choices.
On October 13, 1994, the body of 38-year-old Janet Sylvestre was discovered in a wooded area, just outside of Saskatoon. Evidence at the scene indicated she was the victim of homicide. Janet's case remains unsolved. Janet Sylvestre was from the Dene nation and grew up in northern Saskatchewan, but as an adult spread her wings and moved to cities like Edmonton, Toronto and then Saskatoon, but she was known to return home to La Loche, to visit her family.
The last time 44-year-old Sindy Ruperthouse was last seen was in Val D’or, Quebec, at a hospital, on April 23, 2014. She had been beaten up and had multiple broken ribs. When Sindy had her last conversation with her family, Sindy asked for a large amount of money. Sindy said she would call back, but her family never heard from her again. Sindy’s case has been reopened after an investigative report by Radio-Canada shone a spotlight on their Sûreté du Québec’s mishandling of Sindy’s case.
Patricia (Trish) Carpenter, a 14-year-old mother of a two-month-old boy, was found dead at a Toronto construction site on Sept. 25, 1992. The coroner’s investigative statement says Carpenter’s body was “wedged very tightly, head-first, into a pit…” and that she died of asphyxiation. The case was quickly wrapped up, with no evidence of foul play reported. However, the coroner eventually deemed it necessary to have an inquest into Patricia’s death.
When 23-year-old Cheryl Johnson’s family learned that she was found drowned in Sydney Harbour in May 2001, they were in shock. Cheryl was a strong swimmer. She had left the night before with $200, and was found with only a toonie in her pocket. Cheryl’s case was closed by law enforcement after only two days of investigating. It was determined that there had been no foul play connected to Cheryl’s death. Cheryl’s family is unsatisfied with this determination, and want answers.
Leona Brule was just 18 years old when she went to visit her boyfriend in Edmonton, Alberta, from Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, where she had been working as a live-in-nanny. It was March 1989…and about a year later when Leona stopped coming home to visit her mother, Leona’s mom filed a police report. RCMP suspects that Leona was living on the streets in Edmonton in the 1990s, but Leona has never been found, and her case remains open.
Lorilee Mae Francis was 23 or 24 the last time she was known to be seen or heard from by family or friends on October 20, 2007. She was last known to be in Grande Prairie, Alberta. When Lorilee didn’t contact her family during the Christmas season, her family reported her missing. She may left her home of her own will, or she might have been trafficked. Lorilee was the mom of two children. She was afflicted by addictions, and that took a toll on her whole life.
On April 1, 2009, 16-year-old Nicole Daniels was found frozen to death behind a rental car agency in Winnipeg. When the autopsy report came back, Nicole’s family was shocked to find that no foul play was suspected. The cause of death was hypothermia, with acute alcohol intoxication as a significant contributing factor. However, Nicole’s family remembers her getting into a vehicle with an older man who they suspect Nicole met in a phone chat room. They believe that her death was not an accident.
Amber Tuccaro was 20 years old, and the mother of a 14-monthold boy when she travelled with her baby and a female friend from Fort McMurray to Nisku, Alberta with the plan of heading to Edmonton the next day, August 18, 2010. When she left her friend and son on Amber decided to hitchhike into the city, and was picked up by an unknown man. There was a conversation with this man that was recorded - it was the last time Amber’s voice was heard.
On September 17th, 1999, 44-year-old Elizabeth Dorion arrived at Mile 94, a commercial fish camp, where she stayed almost four days with friends. The last time she was known to be seen was September 20th. She was wearing a button sweater, t-shirt, and jogging pants. Elizabeth was reported missing on November 13th, 1999. At 5'4", Elizabeth was approximately 150 lbs. at the time of her disappearance. Two ground searches were conducted by the RCMP, but Elizabeth was never found.
The day before her disappearance, 27-year-old Caitlin Potts was last seen at Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna, British Columbia. Caitlin last had contact with her loved ones when she sent her sister Codi a message on Facebook on February 22, 2016. On March 1, 2016, a missing persons report was made to the RCMP. No official missing persons alert appeared on the RCMP’s website until March 21, 2016. Caitlin’s disappearance is being treated as a homicide.
In the winter of 2010, Angela Meyer stepped out from her parents’ home in Yellowknife and was never seen again.
It’s been over a decade since the disappearance of Danita Big Eagle left family, community and authorities combing for answers.
16 year old Delaine Copenace vanished from Kenora, Ontario, igniting tireless searches until she was found in Lake of the Woods.
Jennifer Catcheway’s family has been searching for her ever since she didn’t arrive to celebrate her 18th birthday in 2008.
In 2013, Cheyenne Fox mysteriously fell 24 stories to her death from a high-rise apartment in Toronto, Ontario.
Tamara Chipman mysteriously disappeared in 2005, and Belinda Williams vanished in 1977 – both from British Columbia.
Gladys Simon went for a walk from Restigouche Hospital in Campbellton, New Brunswick. Her remains were found eight years later.
Jacqueline Crazybull lost her life in Calgary as one of the victims in a series of random attacks.
In 2003, Felicia Solomon went missing and months later her partial remains were found in the Red River.
Mildred Flett was last seen getting into a brown car one summer night in 2010, and hasn’t been seen since.
Glenda Morrisseau was 19 years old when she went missing, then was found brutally murdred in Winnipeg in 1991.
Hillary Angel Wilson came from Norway House Cree Nation and was murdered in Winnipeg in August, 2009.
Kelly Morrisseau was a mother of 3 and 7 months pregnant when she was found near death in a park in Gatineau, Quebec.
A British holidaymaker's trip to Portugal was ruined by a 12-hour delay. He took legal action against the airline but still hasn't been paid. So, Sheriffs Chris and Steve have been called in to check out the check-in. A ski instructor is owed unpaid wages by the holiday company he worked for, and a Chinese education centre owes a former student £34,000. Can the Sheriffs recover all their money?
A pub landlord paid £10,000 for wind turbines on the roof of his Dartmoor pub that didn't work. The Sheriffs go in search of his money. An Oxfordshire car mechanic fixed a rental company's van, but they refused to pay him, and a civil servant bought a top of the range car as a retirement present, but it ended up costing him over £1700 for major repairs. Can the Sheriffs get their money back?
When a couple arranged to have their spectacular Indian wedding filmed, they never dreamed it would take over 18 months to see the disappointing results. They were so unhappy; they won a High Court Judgment against the video company. A Cambridgeshire garage owner sold a car with multiple problems and failed to give the buyer her money back. Can the Sheriffs recover all the money owed?
Tempers flare when Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev chase up a debt on behalf of a man with multiple names. Can they get him to pay up? A former gym instructor is owed wages by a gym, a remote-control plane enthusiast has a serious issue with the car he purchased, and a photocopier wholesaler owes a substantial sum to a former employee. Can the Sheriffs recover all the money needed for their clients?
Squatters have taken over a building in South East London and the owner wants them removed. But tensions rise when the Sheriffs are left with no choice but to force their way in. A south coast puppeteer bought a faulty van from a local garage, and Sheriffs Darryl and Mark are on the trail of a dentist who owes a colossal debt. But where is the elusive debtor?
A former army medic is owed money by a private ambulance company who he carried out work for but wasn't paid. Can Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev convince the company director to pay up? Sheriffs Craig and Tom go in search of a debt owed by one farmer to another, and a North London hairdresser is owed money by a salon furniture wholesaler. Can they recover all the money?
Sheriffs Tom and Craig visit a Coventry convenience store in an attempt to clear a big debt. Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev are called to well-known London pub that’s been occupied by squatters, barricaded and booby trapped. Sheriffs Marc and Kev visit a South London garage to try and get money back from a disgruntled former business associate.
Enamel designers paid £20,000 for a building project that barely got off the ground. The Sheriffs pay a visit to the builder. Can they get him to pay the money that's owed? Meet the mum who spent her life savings on a horsebox to help her daughter with her prize-winning dressage career. The horsebox turned out to be unfit for the road and the family's been left out of pocket. It's up to the Sheriffs to make sure they get their money back.
Meet a beauty therapist who was unfairly dismissed from the salon where she worked. Sheriffs Darryl and Craig pay the salon a visit and confront her former boss. A South Coast mum sold her Ford Galaxy for £4,500 through a car dealer but didn't get a penny from the sale. Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev take on a window installation company on behalf of a former employee who is owed wages.
In the final episode, Sam Willis explores urban crime, fraud and corruption in the eighteenth century and uncovers a fascinating rogues gallery of charmers, fraudsters and villains.
17-year-old Fonassa Bruyere’s family got the sense she might be in danger in the weeks leading up to her murder.
Emily Osmond was 78 years old when she vanished from her property on the outskirts of Kawacatoose First Nation.
Women have been assaulted, gone missing, and been murdered along British Columbia’s Highway 16 for decades.
Best friends Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander had plans to go to a teen dance, but they vanished without a single clue.
Marie Jeanne Kreiser’s family was looking forward to seeing her for Thanksgiving, 1987, in but she never arrived.
Claudette Osborne-Tyo was the mother of four children when she went missing, sending phone messages received too late.
Sandra Johnson was a pow wow princess from a loving family on the Seine River First Nation who was brutally murdered.
Like many other women, Danielle LaRue and Ashley Machiskinic were victims of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side.
In the summer of 2010, 20-year-old Amber Guiboche got into a red truck and was never seen again.
In 2009, young mother Cherisse Houle’s body was found near Sturgeon Creek, in rural Manitoba.
On Mother's Day, 2009, Tanya Brooks had final telephone conversations with her family before being killed that night.
No matter where you live, breaking out and becoming a professional skateboarder is no easy feat. Now imagine being from a small town in rural America where few of your fellow citizens ever leave home in search of something bigger. There the cards are stacked against an aspiring pro athlete. But some, like 20-year-old Tory Grant, have big dreams of breaking free from the mundane routine of a small town and making it in the highly competitive world of skateboarding.
From America, England, France, Italy and Japan. Five climbers from each corner of the earth; Sam Elias, James Pearson, Caroline Ciavaldini, Jacopo Larcher, and Yuji Hirayama, attempt to open a new multi-pitch route on the Basalt Island of Reunion. Lost in the South Indian Ocean, Reunion is the childhood home of Caroline, and after traveling the world for several years as a professional climber, returning was something she had to do.
15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s murder provoked international outrage on the issue of Canada’s MMIWG.
Tanya Nepinak’s disappearance and presumed murder is one of many in a long series of unsolved violent deaths in her family.
14-year-old Amanda Cook went with her dad and brothers to the Rossburn Fair Festival on July 13, 1996, near her home in Waywayseecappo. The last time Amanda's dad saw his little girl was 6:30 or 7:00 that evening. Four days later, Amanda's lifeless body was found, beaten to death. Amanda's life was taken over twenty years ago and even though one man stood trial three times for her murder, her case has never been solved.
The boys find a classic hunk of motoring Americana rusting away by the side of the road; MOD visits a local mechanic with an amazing collection, including full-noise sprint cars and a 1960s Toyota Publica.
The affluent farmer's son is everything Billy desires. The farm is everything the head drover wants. A story of forbidden love, revenge and a family torn apart, inspired by true events.
In mid-January 2008, Lewis Hamilton signed a new 5 year, multi-million pound contract to stay with McLaren Mercedes until at least the end of the 2012 season. Born in 1985, Hamilton began his winning career aged seven racing radio-controlled karts. His career, and his story, is one to watch.
Anastasia Synn is a modern-day cyborg, pushing the limits of technology and her body as well as incorporating her implants into her magic performances.
