Somalia’s history thus far has been a virulent amalgamation of elements that completely impede any kind of possibility for progress in the nation’s construction of a basic level of human safety. Inheriting the consequences of an endless civil war, the [...]

Hide Your Smiling Faces, the directorial debut of Daniel Patrick Carbone, weaves together a story of both delicacy and weight—a film about boyhood in rural America and the first bittersweet tastes of growing up. The film, which made its North [...]

Fashion is not a superficial world ruled by high-heeled ladies of luxury. Many decisions and hours of labor and effort go into each and every shoe, dress and bag. That is the underlying message of the new documentary, The Director, [...]

The complexities of how an American energy firm’s stakes in an offshore oil project in Africa, and how an exploration into untapped oil regions is then turned into a multi-billion dollar project, are difficult to understand. Yet, a new documentary [...]

A little more than thirty years ago, the sovereign Arab state of Qatar was merely a secluded corner perched on the Persian Gulf. The territory struck gold with the discovery of oil and natural gas reserves, which led to it [...]