Center for International Business Studies

I.O.U.S.A.  One Nation.  Under Stress.  In Debt.  (2009) 85 minutes

"The single most importatnt film you will see this year." -- The Huffington Post

I.O.U.S.A. tells the story of America in debt.  Faced with key deficits in budget, savings, trade and leadership, increased foreign competition and ballooning financial obligations, the federal government is critically overextended.  With the economy already in shambles, 78 million baby boomers are now expecting retirement benefits from their indebted federal government.  Weaving together archival footage, economic data and candid interviews with Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O'Neill, Robert Rubin, Alice Rivlin and Paul Volcker, along with David Walker of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Robert Bixby of the Concord Coalition, the film offers a vivid and alarming profile of America's financial status.  (Photo:  PBS)

Journey of Man (2002) 120 minutes

How did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.  (Photo:  PBS)

Students, faculty and staff striving toward new heights in teaching, research and service. Produced by the Office of University Relations, Texas A&M University.

Legacy:  The Origins of Civilization (2002) 6 episodes

Historian Michael Wood stands in the Iraqi desert amid crumbling ruins and dry desolation. He describes a once-thriving metropolis, where merchants brought their goods into the city over a network of lush canals. All that remains is a sea of golden sand, the once large population drifted away, the complex society vanished. As the world approaches the 21st century, this new series reminds us that other nations and cultures prospered for hundreds or even thousands of years. Now all that remains is the legacy of their civilizations, present and influential in our own. Shot on location on four continents, Legacy takes a different viewpoint from other series that concentrate primarily on the Western view of history. Visiting China, India, the Middle East, Greece and Meso-America, this series traces the rise of both Asian and Western civilization.  (Photo:  www.documentary-video.com)

1. Volume 1: Iraq - The Cradle of Civilization

   After thousands of years as a hunter/gatherer, man built the first cities 5,000 years ago on the banks of the Euphrates in southern Iraq. Civilization began. City life transformed the human race with the glorious cultures of Mesopotamia such as Ur and Babylon.

2. Volume 1: India - The Empire of the Spirit

   Ancient India is with us today in the living tradition of the Hindu religion, the basis of Indian culture. The traditions that are honored by millions of Hindus in the present were born in the Indus valley 5,000 years ago.

3. Volume 2: China - The Mandate of Heaven

   Many breakthroughs on which the modern world is based were discovered in China long ago…iron-casting, gunpowder, even printing. When introduced to Europe, these things changed Western civilization. This episode presents the synthesis of East and West.

4. Volume 2: Egypt - The Habit of Civilization

   Ancient Egypt was the first great nation on earth and endured for thousands of years. The god-like Pharaoh was the rock on which this civilization was built. Ancient traditions come together in the Moslem culture that is the Middle East today.

5. Volume 3: Central America - The Burden of Time

   Isolated from the rest of the world, the Mayans and Aztecs created sophisticated civilizations that in many ways paralleled ancient Mediterranean empires. God-like kings and a priestly ruling class dominated splendid cities of temples and pyramids.

6. Volume 3: The Barbarian West

   Civilization arose in Asia, but it was the West which would create the first world culture. This final episode traces the origins of western culture through Greece and Rome prevailing by borrowing from the legacies of the orginal five old world civilizations.

The Madoff Affair by Frontline (2009) 60 minutes

In the mid-1960's, Bernard Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen at executive country clubs with the promise of steady guaranteed returns on their investments.  He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, brokering deals with powerful hedge fund managers and feeder funds from Buenos Aires to Geneva.  Billions of dollars were channeled to Madoff's investment firm, and his feeders became fabulously wealthy.  The competition wondered how the man could produce such steady returns in good times and bad.  There were allegations that Madoff was "front-running" or operating a Ponzi scheme, which the SEC investigated several times over the last two decades.  But Madoff remained untouched until December 11, 2008, when he admitted it was all "one big lie."  FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world's first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted londger, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scnadal in history.  (Photo:  PBS)

Mexico en Breve (2003)

Can not give a description of the movie because it is listed in Spanish. **The movie was given to CIBS by Roberto Solano-Mendez on 7/31/2007**

MicroCredit for Women: The Story of the Grameen Bank - The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh (2006) 47 minutes

More than 100 million people live below poverty level in Bangladesh—many of them women. Thanks to the Grameen Bank and the small-business loans it makes to women only, many of them and their families are beginning to prosper. This program describes the philosophy, development, and function of the bank, then follows the daily activities of three women who have taken out loans to fund their cottage industries. We follow the women to bank-sponsored support groups and business classes, and watch as they sign their names and receive their loans. “Allah is going to punish anybody involved in the Grameen Bank!” shouts one Islamic leader, who, along with most males, opposes the loans as being contrary to Islamic law. But bank founder and economics professor Muhammad Yunus defends the bank’s policies, stating that women in the region are more competitive in business than men. The Grameen Bank model has been copied in more than 40 countries throughout the world. Portions are in Bangla with English subtitles.

MicroCredit for Women: Small Change, Big Business - The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh 10 Years Later (2006) 55 minutes

Micro credit---small loans administered with no collateral requirement---might represent the most powerful weapon in the fight against global poverty. But is micro credit a sustainable solution? This program follows up on the 1995 documentary The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh (item #7129) which examined Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, a pioneering micro credit provider focused mainly on struggling women. Small Change, Big Business revisits loan recipients a decade later, studying the long-term effects of micro credit in their households and in their Islamic community. The video also interviews Grameen bank founder Muhammad Yunus, who sheds further light on the bank’s methods and goals. Portions are in Bangla with English subtitles.

Money Never Sleeps: Global Financial Markets (2004) 53 minutes

Money circulates through a multiplicity of financial markets at a dizzying speed and on a global scale. To make sense of the complicated world of high finance, this lively program profiles some of the people who keep the money moving. Nobel Laureate James Tobin, best-selling author John Murphy, fund managers, scholars, and day traders are captured at MIT Sloan, Yale University, Firebird Management, London’s foreign exchange market, the École Polytechnique in France, and trading rooms in the U.S. and Europe. Lending liquidity, handling mutual funds, stock speculation, charting, model-driven trading, and other topics are covered.

Noam Chomsky:   Rebel Without a Pause (post 9/11) 75 minutes

Called "the most important intellectual alive" by the New York Times and "a rebel without a pause" by rock star Bono, Noam Chomsky is one of the greatest minds of the 20th Century and the world's leading voice of dissent. In a post 9/11 world, Noam Chomsky speaks openly about the U.S. war on terrorism, media manipulation, and social activism to intimate groups and crowded venues. Chomsky analyses the roots of anti-American sentiment, defines terrorism in the new millennium, and examines the after-effects of 9/11 in honest and forthright terms, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today. Featuring candid interviews with his wife and tour manager, Carol Chomsky, as well as activists, fans, and critics, REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE is a timely, must-see film that offers an alternative voice and explores the truths and myths about one of the most important intellectual of our time.

NOW - Hosted by David Brancaccio on September 26, 2008

PBS' Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine, NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy, including public policy, the environment and the media. Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW investigates stories that concern all working Americans -- job security, healthcare and retirement.  (Photo:  PBS)

NOW: Behind the Bailout (2008) 30 minutes

The government's historic proposal to bail out the U.S. banking system is raising as many questions as it is offering solutions. Some in Congress are warning against reacting to quickly; others want conditions that protect homeowners, increase oversight, and limit the compensation of corporate executives. But the number one question on the minds of Americans: How will this effect me? NOW goes insidethe round-the-clock efforts in Washington to craft a bailout plan of monumental proportions. NOW's cameras follow Damon Silvers, an associate general counsel at the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of labor unions, as he works to get help for working Americans in addition to bailing out financial firms in distress. Silvers, an architect of the major provisions Congressional Democrats are pushing for in the bill, provides key insight on the stake ordinary working Americans have in the fate of this proposal, and on what comes next.

NOW - Hosted by David Brancaccio on November 16, 2007

PBS' Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine, NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy, including public policy, the environment and the media. Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW investigates stories that concern all working Americans -- job security, healthcare and retirement.  (Photo:  PBS)

NOW: Mortgage Mess (2007) 30 minutes

NOW travels to North Minneapolis to investigate the mortgage meltdown that has left the city scarred with boarded-up and abandoned houses. What's happened in communities like this one has investors everywhere shaken. Wall Street firms are stumbling and mistakes around the globe are nervous. Economists worry the mortgage bust may lead to a recession.

NOW - Hosted by David Brancaccio on April 13, 2007

PBS' Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine, NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy, including public policy, the environment and the media. Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW investigates stories that concern all working Americans -- job security, healthcare and retirement.  (Photo:  PBS)

NOW: Stock Alert (2007) 30 minutes

NOW takes a close look at hedge funds -- sometimes secretive and often very risky investment accounts that have brought incredible wealth and power to some, but with the potential to spell dire consequences for ordinary Americans. Hundreds of billions of dollars are invested in hedge funds, which are not regulated, and there's a good chance some of your retirement money's in one. But many hedge fund managers say they won't tell anyone how they make their money -- not even the government. In its investigation, NOW interviews former SEC lawyer-turned whistle-blower Gary Aguirre. As part of his job, Aguirre investigated hedge funds and says he was banned from probing a Wall Street titan with close ties to the Bush Administration.

One Night in Bhopal (2005) 60 minutes

The world knows too little about what happened in the Indian city of Bhopal on December 3, 1984. This program provides a chilling reconstruction of the Union Carbide methyl isocyanate disaster and details its horrific and protracted consequences. Interviews with eyewitnesses—including medical personnel, a company technician, Bhopal’s police chief, and a young man orphaned by the tragedy—tell the story from the victims’ perspective; but the program also argues for further scrutiny, inquiring into the disturbing failure of corporate and government authorities to provide public disclosure or adequately compensate those who suffered most. A BBCW Production.

Outsourcing: White Collar Exodus (2005) 51 minutes

Blue-collar jobs have been leaving America for decades. Now, thousands of higher paying positions are also moving abroad. This program examines the pros and cons of white-collar outsourcing, highlighting emotional and ideological divisions on the topic. It also studies real-life examples of outsourcing in action. An in-depth look at India’s booming call center industry—which provides systematic training for Mumbai workers in American standards of speech and culture—illustrates the extent to which American business relies on overseas labor, while commentary from economists and policy makers explores the effect of outsourcing on America’s middle class.

Religions of the World (2003) 6 discs, 50 minutes each

Explore issues that probe the very core of our existence and gain new understanding about humanity. Travel to exotic locations and observe how religions have shaped cultures, changed history, brought us closer together and thrust us into war. Original footage and vivid imagery provides a fresh perspective on the vast differences and striking similarities of the world's many faiths. Journey into a world of new spiritual thought - and rediscover your own.

The Road to 9/11: A Brief History of Conflict in the Middle East (2003) 60 minutes>

Since September 11, 2001, Americans have wondered how their nation had become such an anathema in the Muslim world. The Road to 9/11 is a detailed look at the forces that have shaped the Middle East to give an understanding of the current crisis. Viewers are taken on a journey through a chronicle of steadily worsening social, political and economic conditions, the growing power of religious fanaticism, and the increasing problem of terrorism.  (Photo:  PBS)

Sick Around the World by Frontline (2008) 60 minutes

OTHER RICH COUNTRIES HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. WHY DON'T WE? Four in five Americans say the U.S. healthcare system needs "fundamental" change. Can the U.S. learn anything from the rest of the world about how to run a healthcare system, or are these nations so culturally different from us that their solutions would simply not be acceptable to Americans? FRONTLINE correspondent T.R. Reid examines first-hand how other advanced captitalist democracies - United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland - deliver healthcare and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures. DVD Special Feature: Teacher's Guide (Photo:  PBS)

The Silk Road: The Ancient World of Adventure (2000) 12 episodes at approx. 55 minutes each

For thousands of years, the fabled Silk Road, as travled by Marco Polo, was the link between the people of Europe and the vast riches of mysterious China. Spanning the deserts, grasslands, and seas between Istanbul and the major cities of China, the Silk Road witnessed an ongoing parade of goods and traders, carrying with them their art, religion, and culture. The impact of the Silk Road is immeasurable – giants such as Alexander the Great and tyrants such as Genghis Khan created our world’s history while striding along its path! Now, the Silk Road comes alive, in all its glorious colors, sounds, and historical drama, in an unparalleled documentary achievement. The first co-production of China Central TV and the outside world, this series was ten years in the making, and produced at a cost exceeding $50 million. The entrancing soundtrack made the composer/performer Kitaro a worldwide star, and has sold millions of copies to date. “The Silk Road” has been aired to huge critical acclaim in over 25 countries, and remains to this day the highest rated documentary series in Japan’s television history.

1. Glories of Ancient Chang-An (Disc 1, Episode 1):  Visit modern-day Xi-an, formerly Chang-an -- the world's largest city when it was the capital of the seventh-century Tan Dynasty China, and the starting point of the Silk Road.  See the incredible Clay Army of Emperor Qin Huang Di, who united China and built the Great Wall.  Buried for almost 2,000 years, the unearthing of the Clay Army was an archeological triumph -- and The Silk Road crew were the first foreigners allowed to photograph it.  You will thrill to the sculptures of Emperor Gao-zong's tomb -- the world's largest.  You will enter China's most hallowed Buddhist temple, climb the Great Wall, and examine the hidden murals of Princess Yong-tai.
2. A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River (Disc 1, Episode 2):  Leave Xi-an and cross the Yellow River on a goat-skin raft.  You will gaze in awe at the giant Buddha at Bing-li-si, and enter the secret caves, never before filmed by a television crew.  You will traverse the forbidding He-xi Corridor, a long and narrow defile between the Qi-lian Mountains and the Gobi Desert.  This former battleground of the Huns was bitterly conquered by the Chinese for its real treasure -- the Heavenly Western Horses which gave the Huns their fearsome military power.  You will strol the streets of the citadel town of Zhang-ye, and visit the Nie-pan Buddha, already two hundred years old when Marco Polo lived here in the fourteenth century.
3. The Art in the Desert (Disc 1, Episode 3):  Tour the world famous Ma-gao Cave at Dun-Huang -- over 500 caves, more than 30 miles in length, with 3,000 murals and statues -- in the middle of the Gobi Desert!  Dating from 366 A.D., and encompassing the art styles of Greece, India and the many dynasties of China, these caves hand tunnelled into the Mingsha Mountains are a tour-de-force of religious art.  They exemplify man's striving to create a legacy of his accomplishments and beliefs.  Art scholars dream of visiting these caves -- now you will examine these priceless treasures yourself, and know why!
4. The Dark Castle (Disc 1, Episode 4):  Encounter the ghost costle of Khara-khoto, 250 miles from the oasis of Jui-chang, near the Qi-lian Mountains in the Gobi Desert.  This legendary lost city was obliterated from the face of the Earth by Genghis Khan, who exterminated the Tangut people who built it.  Buried by the Gobi sands, it was unearthed by the Russian explorer Koslov, who took its artworks to the Hermitage.  The castle stood unentered for fifty years, since the locals refuse to enter the cursed grounds.  You will embark on a Mongol camel journey from Narnborg, traverse the desert, and enter the castle gates -- alone!
5. In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-lan (Disc 2, Episode 5):  Experience the excitement of learning of the lost kingdom of Lou-lan, the city which vanished into the sands of the desert when the nearby lake Lop Nor moved away!  You will join the first expedition in half a century to seek Lou-lan from the town of Yan-guan on the eastern tip of the Taklamakan Desert, 1,200 miles west of Xi-an, in a secure military zone normally forbidden to visitors.  You will find relics of the Silk Road trade over a millennium ago, and you will be the first to unearth a mummy from a grave hidden for more than 2,000 years!
6. Across the Taklamakan Desert (Disc 2, Episode 6):  Be the first foreign visitors in over seventy-five years to enter the ancient Buddhist city of Miran, situated southwest of the legendary kingdom of Lou-lan.  You will meet the Uighurs of the oasis town of Cherchen, near the Kun-lun Mountains, and then attempt to cross "The place from which nothing living returns!", the infamous Taklanakan Desert.  After losing your way in the 120 degree heat of this great desert, you will stumble into the ruins of Niya, and then attempt a night escape across the desert to safety!
7. Khotan - Oasis of Silk and Jade (Disc 2, Episode 7):  Climb the 20,000-foot-high Kun-Lun Mountains, where jade has been mined for over 2,000 years. Wxamine the fabulous jade brutal site of a king. Propsect for precious jewels on the river beds below the mountains. Join the serach for the rediscovery of Dandan Oilik, the great Buddhist temple city the British explorer Stein first uncovered in the beginning of the 20th Century.  Hear the legend of the Chinese princess who smuggled silk worms out of China as a gift to her new bridegroom!  Watch the Silk Dance of the Xin-Yu Song and Dance Troupe, and see master rug weavers ply their ancient trade.  Wander a Sunday market in Khotan, and sample the food treats of the Uighur culture.
   
8. A Heat Wave Called Turfan (Disc 2, Episode 8):  Visit Turfan, the place once called "the land of fire".  Located between the Tian Shan Mountains and the Taklamakan Desert, the Turfan Basin summer temperatures average well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.  The nearby Fire Mountains shimmer in 150-degree heat, so deadly that no one ever dares to climb them -- but you will climb up half-way to gaze upon the Thousand Buddha Caves, which dates over a thousand years ago.  Tour Jiao-he Castle, a natural fortress carved out of the living rock at the top of a huge cliff.  Travel the incredible "karez" underground aqueduct system that supplies 300 wells with cool water flowing 100 feet underground.
9. Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail (Disc 3, Episode 9):  A 300 mile journey will begin in the oassi city of Turfan and carry you to Korla.  Your entire caravan (including camels) will board a train for the trip throughthe Gobi Desert and beyond the ominous Tian Shan mountain range.  You'll see treasures that were uncovered from ancient grave mounds during the building of the railway, including a priceless gold lion.  Past the Hardahat Viaduct, you'll climb the steep Chinese countryside and be within reach of the snow-capped mountain peeks.  Meet the man who would have been the 48th king of the great Mongolian nomad tribe, the Torft Then, mount your camel to cross a treacherously steep, 12,000-foot-high mountain pass.
10. Journey Into Music -- South Through the Tian Shan Mountains (Disc 3, Episode 10):  See the "Pearl of the Desert" at the edge of the Taklamakan, and pass through Tien-men-quan, the most formidable mountain pass in the world.  You'll shop with Uighurs at their traditional outdoor marketplace, enjoy a wedding ceremony, and learn about their traditions and customs.  See Subashi Castle, the largest Buddhist tuins in all Western Lands, and the legendary Kuntura Thousand Buddha caves nearby.  You'll explore beyond the Salt River Canyon and venture into the famous Kysil Caves, dating from the third century.  A treasure chest of Buddhist art, these wondrous caves are the home of great paintings, murals, and ancient musical instruments -- many of which are found in Japan today.
11. Where Horses Fly Like the Wind (Disc 3,  Episode 11):  Cross the imposing Tian Shan Mountains and meet the Kazakhs.  These Kazakhs, commonly referred to as Cossacks, are descendants of the Mongols and are nomadic warriors who still uphold most of the traditions and daily routines of their Hun forefathers.  Visit the Western Land, home to the legendary Heavenly Horses ridden by Genghis Khan during his military conquests. Watch an actual match of the former death sport of Diao-yang fought on horseback.  Then enter into no-man's land between the Chinese and Soviet border, a high security buffer zone used as a military check point between these two great powers.
12. Two Roads to the Pamirs (Disc 3, Episode 12):  Enter the oasis town of Kashgar in time to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, in the largest mosque of the Western Lands.  Watch master craftsmen apply their ancient skills to wood-working, textiles, and jewelry as they did when Marco Polo passed through 700 years ago.  See the Buddhist caves at San-xian-dong -- built around 300 B.C., they are the oldest Buddhist ruins in China.  Stand on "The Roof of the World," the Pamir plateau between three great mountain ranges.  Join a Tajik wedding party as two young lovers conduct their traditional marriage ceremony.  Enter Taskgurkan Castle -- so old, it was cited by the Greek Geographer, Ptolemy!

Slavery and the Making of America (2005) 4 DVDs at 60 minutes each

Is a landmark, four part series that examines the history of slavery in the United States and the integral role it played in shaping the new country’s development. Breaking with conventional documentary approaches, the series producers, PBS’s Thirteen/WNET New York, have used dramatic re-enactments to take viewers back in time and deep into the slave experience. Much of the story is presented from a unique vantage point – through the eyes of the enslaved. As factually represented in this series, American slavery evolved from a loosely defined labor system which provided some protection under the law, into the tightly regulated enslavement without recourse, based solely on race. Underscoring how slavery impacted the growth of this country’s Southern and Northern states, the series examines issues still relevant today. The variety of cultures from which the slaves originated provided the budding states with a multitude of skills that have a dramatic effect on the diverse communities. From joining the British in the Revolutionary War, to fleeing to Canada, to joining rebel communities in the U.S., the slaves sought freedom in many ways, ultimately having far-reaching effect on the new hemisphere they were forced to inhabit.

1. The Downward Spiral (Volume 1):  Covering the period from 1619 through 1739, this first volume spotlights the origins of slavery in America. Focusing on Dutch New Amsterdam (later New York City), this chapter illustrates how slavery in its early years was a loosely defined labor source similar to indentured servitude. Africans and others of mixed race and/or mixed ethnicity had some legal rights. The enslaved could take their masters to court and they could even earn wages as they undertook the backbreaking labor involved in building a new nation-clearing land, constructing roads, unloading ships. This first hour culminates with the bloody Stono rebellion in South Carolina, which led to the passage of “black codes,” regulating virtually every aspect of slaves’ lives.
2. Liberty in the Air (Volume 2):  Spanning from the 1740s through the 1830s, this second hour explores the continued expansion of slavery in the colonies, the evolution of a distinct African American culture and the roots of the emancipation movement. This volume reveals the many ways the enslaved resisted their oppression including their role on both sides of the Revolutionary War. Also examined is the strength and inspiration many slaves found in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution despite the inherent contradictions between what those documents expressed and what this country actually practiced.
3. Seeds of Destruction (Volume 3): The third hour looks at the period from 1800 through the start of the Civil War when slavery saw an enormous expansion and entered its final decades. As the nation expanded west, the question of slavery became the overriding political issue. These years saw and increasingly militant abolitionist movement and a widening rift between the North - which had largely outlawed slavery but still reaped the vast economic benefits of the system – and the South, now home to millions of enslaved black men, women, and children. By 1860, every attempt at striking an agreement had failed including the Missouri Compromise and the draconian Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 effectively splitting the Union apart.
4. The Challenge of Freedom (Volume 4):  The final volume of this series takes viewers through the Civil War, the Reconstruction and beyond as it follows the life of Robert Smalls. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves under the control of the Confederate government. Once the South was defeated in 1865 the nation adopted the 13th Amendment effectively ending slavery. With the 14th and 15th Amendments, all African Americans were declared U.S. citizens and all African American males were awarded the right to vote. With Smalls as the framework, this final installment examines the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and militant white opposition to black rights. We also look at the end of the Reconstruction and the new form of legalized oppression that replaced it.

The Story of India (2008) 6 hours

Acclaimed writer and historian, Michael Wood's 'ten thousand year epic' uncovers the fabulous sights, sounds and dazzling achievements of the world's oldest and most influential civilization. In this captivating six-part adventure, Wood chronicles the history of the subcontinent, the incredible richness and diversity of its people, cultures and landscapes, the intense drama of its past and the originality and continuing relevance of its ideas. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass and the plains of Pakistan, from the Himalayas to the palm-fringed shores of Kerala, Wood discovers a land whose past is almost unimaginably rich and brings to life some of the most momentous events in world history. "An exuberant, plush and poetic geography-biography." - THE GUARDIAN (DVD Special Feature: The Sights and Sounds of India / Photo:  PBS)

Ten Trillion and Counting (2009) 60 minutes

All of the federal government's efforts to stem the tide in the financial meltdown that began with the subprime mortage crisis have added hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt.  FRONTLINE reports on how this debt will constrain and challenge the new Obama administration, and on the growing chorus on both sides of the aisle that without fiscal reform, the United States government may face a debt crisis of its own, which makes the current financial situation pale in comparison.  Through interviews with leading experts and insiders in government fiannce, the film investigates the causes and potential outcomes of - and possible solutions to - America's $10 trillion debt.

To Have and Have Not: Wealth and Poverty in the New China (2003) 60 minutes

Every year this nation’s economy struggles to absorb millions of the unemployed, while the rich move to gated communities with private schools and tennis courts. That might sound like America, but it isn’t. This Wide Angle documentary studies the new China, once the home of Mao’s rigidly imposed social equality — and today, a member of the World Trade Organization containing both staggeringly wealthy and tragically destitute citizens. The country’s commitment to private enterprise and free markets may reshape China more in a single year than most countries change in a decade. This eye-opening program illustrates the effect of that dynamic on the people of China.