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8.3

6.8

Aftermath: Population Zero

"Imagine if one minute from now, every single person on Earth disappeared. All 6.6 billion of us, gone, in the blink of an eye. What would happen to the world without humans?

How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted, skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals, forced to live on pure instinct? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover?

Inspired by Alan Weisman's "The World Without Us", Population Zero is a Canadian special documentary film, featuring what what scientists and others speculate the earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect that humanity's disappearance would have on the artifacts of civilization."

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Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005-2005)

7.9

8.6

Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005-2005)...

"Auschwitz was the site of the largest mass murder the world has ever seen. This landmark, 6-part series charts the evolution of the camp and the mentality of the perpetrators, and shows how the place related to the Nazis overall campaign of extermination. It offers a unique perspective on the camp in which more than one million people were ruthlessly murdered. The first episode, "Surprising Beginnings", tells of the camp's early days and how it was originally intended for a very different purpose than the murder of the Jews.

This film does a great job investigating this intriguing, disgusting and important part of our history. What happened in Nazi Germany is not a story for Jews. It's a story for all world citizens. "

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Hiroshima

"Set in the three weeks from the test explosion in New Mexico to the dropping of the bomb, this drama-documentary attempts to do what no other film has done before - to show what it is like to live through a nuclear explosion. The action takes viewers into the room where the crucial political decisions are made; on board the Enola Gay; inside the bomb as it explodes; and on the streets of Hiroshima."

7.2

Secret Life of Babies

"Secret Life of Babies shows how the first two years of our lives are the most critical; we grow more, learn more, move more and even fight more than at any other time in our life. We have more bones in our body at birth than an adult does; yet we don’t have kneecaps. We laugh 300 times a day as a baby, but in the first few months we can’t produce tears when we’re upset.

This heart-warming and often surprising documentary tells the story of what it’s like to be a baby from their perspective. From a baby’s preference for sweet foods and aversion to plants, to the fact that they will have crawled 70 miles by their second birthday, the programme offers fascinating insights into babies’ development.

The first two years of our lives are the most important of all. We learn to think, feel, walk, talk and relate to the world around us. It’s remarkable that science is only just beginning to understand the secret life of babies."

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8.4

8.2

Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory (2014)

"ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short."

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