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Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries, with 85% of its population living below the poverty line. Bengali professor Muhammad Yunus cares about their fate and in 1983 he founded the Grameen Bank, which lends money to the poor and landless only. Today the Bank has more than 2 million borrowers, 94% of them women.
Movie Tron
From the grounds of the Smithsonian Gardens, we meet the world class Smithsonian horticulturalists and landscape architects who care for the gardens and share their secrets. We see these experts at work in the nation’s largest museum gardens as they connect with everyday gardeners. In the end the featured home gardeners transform their urban gardens into their own masterpieces!
Big Fish Entertainment for Smithsonian Networks
In 1984, Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize. In his acceptance speech, he spoke of the beauty of South Africa. Now he presents this series and the one hour special, traversing his homeland from Table Mountain to the Great Limpopo River; from the Cradle of Humankind in the North West through the diamond fields of the Northern Cape; and from the footsteps of Nelson Mandela to the City of Gold.
This film juxtaposes the 2006 AIDS Conference in Toronto with the realities of life in Durban, showing how much can happen in a week. We follow Zola (12) as she tries to get into school, Zama (12) finding out the truth about her mother’s death, and Velele (35) trying to stay ‘positive’ about HIV but heading towards a nervous breakdown.
Ethan Films
Featuring professional musicians, historians and everyday players, we’ll tell one of music’s greatest stories: the invention and innovation of the electric guitar. From the first time a plucked string was amplified to the hot licks of contemporary players, we’ll take you back to the beginning and show how a little power and a lot of ingenuity changed music forever.
Big Fish Entertainment/Smithsonian Networks
This series is a gentle and affectionate portrait of the wonderful characters and hot competition at two major animal shows. We follow the International Cat Show in Houston, Texas and the Fryeburg Fair Cattle Show in Maine. These are films about animals and their relationships with people: they way we co-exist, the conflicts we have and the incredible passions they bring out of us.
Signature Of Change
1 x 60’, 1996, SD
Smithsonian Garden Secrets
4 x 30’, 2009, HD
Six Days In August
1 x 60’, 2007, SD
Sound Revolution:
The Electric Guitar
1 x 60’, 2007, HD
The South African Story
9 x 30’ & 1 x 60’, 2011, HD
Gemini Moon
Mark Lewis Radio Pictures
The Stand Of Perfection
2 x 60’, 2005, SD
People & Culture