Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. https://documentary.net/video/conflict-minerals-your-cell-phone-runs-on-blood/ https://documentary.net/video/conflict-minerals-your-cell-phone-runs-on-blood/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 06:05:56 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=6709

Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990. ]]>

Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/conflict-minerals-your-cell-phone-runs-on-blood/feed/ 1 https://documentary.net/video/hello-africa-mobile-phone-culture-in-africa/ https://documentary.net/video/hello-africa-mobile-phone-culture-in-africa/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:35:56 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=2030

Hello Africa is the title of a documentary that illustrates cellphone culture in Africa. It shows images of contemporary Africa with focus on people's lifestyles, popular culture, habits, activities and opinions in the context of mobile technology usage. The movie portraits individuals from all society: teachers, athletes, vendors, watchmen, musicians and many more. They all have in common that they are connected and have unique stories to tell. Contrasts, strong visuals and a cool soundtrack presents this theme and, in a broader sense, aims to raise the awareness of the ICT4D movement.]]>

Hello Africa is the title of a documentary that illustrates cellphone culture in Africa. It shows images of contemporary Africa with focus on people's lifestyles, popular culture, habits, activities and opinions in the context of mobile technology usage. The movie portraits individuals from all society: teachers, athletes, vendors, watchmen, musicians and many more. They all have in common that they are connected and have unique stories to tell. Contrasts, strong visuals and a cool soundtrack presents this theme and, in a broader sense, aims to raise the awareness of the ICT4D movement.]]> https://documentary.net/video/hello-africa-mobile-phone-culture-in-africa/feed/ 1