Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Film from September 2010

Iran inaugurated it's first Arabic language movie channel during the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Fitr, which commemorates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The new channel will be called...

Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas: Film on Gay Life

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Africa: The Witches of Gambaga

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

16 September 2010

Venezuela: Documentary Released Online Goes ‘Beyond the Clichés’

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

13 September 2010

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Backseat musical musings… and ethnic conflict

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

With the broadcast media heavily controlled in both Armenia and Azerbaijan there are few avenues left for independent journalists. Bloggers in both countries, however, react to a video posted online.

11 September 2010

Kenya: Changing urban youth culture

Written by Eremipagamo Amabebe · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

10 September 2010

Asia: Videos on Drug Abuse and Detention Centers

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · East Asia

Drug abuse detention centers in Asia are in the spotlight. Although some Asian drug addicts go in voluntarily to kick their habit, in some places, this has led to routine...

8 September 2010

Japan, Brazil: Dirty Hearts, a movie on first-generation Japanese-Brazilians after WW2

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

Afghanistan: Inside a school for suicide bombers

Written by Jamshid Sultanzada · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

4 September 2010

Egypt: Wanna be a Bride; From Blog to TV

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

An Egyptian blog featuring humorous short stories about a girl's endless quest to find a suitable husband was published into a book more than two years ago. This year it...