Location: kultkino atelier, Basel, Theater 2

Innovative Science

09.30
What on Earth is Wrong with Gravity?
A journey of discovery presented by physicist Dr. Brian Cox in search
of a better understanding of one of the most perplexing forces of nature
Paul Olding - BBC - UK

10.25
The Moving Earth
This programme is dedicated to the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus,
whose revolutionary world view changed modern science forever
Lars Becker-Larsen - Gitte Randløv - DK

11.25
On the Road with Homo Sapiens -
What Makes Us Special?
Meet the brilliant crow Betty and the world’s smartest chimpanzee
Kanzi, and find out why despite their brightness only human beings are
capable of writing novels or building skyscrapers
Magnus Sjöström - UR - SE

12.00
Weaving Words by Hand
A portrait of five children and their teachers at a unique school
for the Deaf in Japan, where their everyday challenges are followed by great successes
Ryota Rokumoto - NHK - JP

13.05
Silent Killers
Viruses - our biggest competitors. This programme explains in
an extraordinary way what viruses are and how they work -
and why they may be used for terrorist purposes
Petra Höfer, Freddie Röckenhaus,
Francesca D´Amicis - colourField - DE

Conflict And Integration  #1

14.00
The Hidden Face of Fear
What happens in our brains when we feel fear? This is the story of three people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Panic Disorder, treated by the Center for the Neuroscience of Fear and Anxiety in New York - after the events of 9/11!
Enrico Cerasuolo, Sergio Fergnachino - Zenit Arti Audiovisive- IT
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

15.00
Bad Voodoo's War
Deborah Scranton (director of Oscar nominated "The War Tapes") explores the realities of war in Iraq, where a band of National Guard infantrymen are given cameras to record and tell the story of their war
Deborah Scranton - Clover & a Bee Films - US

16.00
In the Shadow of a Mosque
This documentary examines how the „growing influence of Islam“ effects everyday life in Rotterdam
Ingeborg Jansen - Holland Harbour - NL
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

 
17.00 End

Location: kultkino atelier, Basel, Theater 3

Global Economy

 
09.00
The Strange Planet of Audiovisual Beings
Where does men’s obsession with moving images comes from? Where is it heading? The programme explores why, since the old ages, men has had the habit of producing images.
Paulinho Caruso and Teo Poppovic - Canal Futura - BR

09.30
Health For Sale
Health for Sale investigates the economic and political interests behind the access to the most essential pharmaceutical drugs in the world
Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi - Mammut Film - IT

10.30
Together Alone
A view into the lives of two Ukrainian orphans. We follow the development of Christian Koshelya (12) and Tetyana Medvid (15), hear their stories and witness extraordinary moments
Camiel Zwart - Content Division BV - NL
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

11.20
Child Miners
This documentary pursues two young boys from Bolivia, Alex and Jorge, and their only way to survive by working in the unforgiving conditions of the Llallagua mine
Rodrigo Vazquez - Bethnal Films - UK
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

12.10
Hair India
A film that makes us penetrate the contradictions of India, a country where modern development, ancient traditions and profound spirituality live together
Raffaele Brunetti and Marco Leopardi - B&B Film - IT
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

13.05
Brussels Asks
The European Union is growing increasingly. This film is a tongue in cheek poll that explores what keeps Europeans together and what keeps them apart
Stev Van Thielen - VRT - BE
SRG SSR Idée suisse prize

14.00 End