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WITNESS
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Watch Witness: Americas
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A selection of previous Witness documentaries from the Americas can be watched here in full.
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Voices of the Heart
Witness looks at how Arapaho Native Americans in Wyoming try to reclaim their heritage. |
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Under the Neon
An extraordinary journey below the streets of Las Vegas.
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Troop 1500
A girl scout troop in Texas brings daughters and mothers together behind prison walls. |
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Once Upon a Time
How imprisoned parents use the power of stories to maintain contact with their kids.
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Atomic Ed
A former nuclear scientist recycles junk generated by the nuclear industry.
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Breaking the Drought
A mayor's attempt to safe his community in the Australian outback from extinction.
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Land of Plenty
Dumpster diver Jonathan Meuser reclaims food discarded as waste. |
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Islam in America
Rageh Omaar travels the US exploring the history and role of the religion in the country.
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Deserter
A young US soldier decides to quit and begins a long, lonely journey to safety. |
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Cousin's
How a small grocer in a big US city deals with diverse thanksgiving demands.
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Losing Ground
The people of Shishmaref may become the first eco-refugees due to global warming. |
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I Refuse to Remain Silent
An Iraqi-American steps up for freedom of speech and fights against war in Iraq.
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Triangle of Anger
Investigating the secret US policy of 'extraordinary rendition'. |
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The Other Washington
A look at life in the 'other' Washington DC which is poor, black and disenfranchised.
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Haiti's Stolen Children
A tradition separates children from parents while they work in other people's homes. |
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Family Torn Apart
A Mexican-American family is forced to split up along a fault line of US politics.
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Ghost Town
Towns in North Dakota try hard to prevent their community from becoming a ghost town. |
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Death behind Bars
A death-row prison in Louisiana follows more humane methods - but not everyone is pleased.
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Border Crossing
American of Latino descent heads to Mexico to unravel the emotions behind immigration. |
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99
The 99 is the world's first superhero team based on Islamic culture and history.
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88 Keys in Cuba
An Irishman and a musical community come to the rescue of Cuba's pianos. |
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Soy Palestino
A Palestinian filmmaker finds much in common with a Cuban street musician.
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Red Oil
An inside look at the financial engine behind Chavez's socialist government. |
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Diary of a Massacre
Pacificists learn the hard way that there is no escaping the civil war in Colombia.
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Living in Fear
Women face particular hardships and horror amid Colombia's ongoing civil war. |
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Proof of Life
Thousands of hostages are still being held by fighters in the jungles of Colombia.
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Talking Cure
In Buenos Aires a popular radio talk show is run by asylum inmates. |
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World and Underworld
A torture victim of the South American intelligence network reveals his story.
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Child Miners
Young children carry out back-breaking work in Bolivia's tin mines. |
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Child Miners-2 years on
A touching sequel follows the developments in the life of two Bolivian child miners.
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President Evo
The story of Evo Morales' rise to power and his struggle to keep his pledge to the poor.
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Jungle Music
Meet the Bolivians who are making a very different kind of jungle music.
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Women Gladiators
Indigenous Bolivian women wrestle with oppression, as well as each other. |
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Gonzaga
Many poor Brazilians seek their fortune abroad - but it often ends in tragedy.
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40 Acres and a Dream
Photographer John Ficara captures the plight of black farmers in the United States. |
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