Al Jazeera Documentaries

Season 2019

The Big Picture documents the full story behind the most pressing issues of our times. With a unique format, seamlessly mixing documentary filmmaking with informed panel discussion, we combine the best of strong, interview-based storytelling and incisive investigation to offer unparalleled analysis. The Big Picture sheds new light on the major issues of the present.

Where to Watch Season 2019

4 Episodes

  • Toxic City- The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa
    E1
    Toxic City- The Cost of Gold Mining in South AfricaMountains of waste from Johannesburg's omnipresent gold industry may be ruining the health of nearby residents.
  • The Big Picture: The World According to AI: Targeted by Algorithm (1)
    E2
    The Big Picture: The World According to AI: Targeted by Algorithm (1)The Big Picture: The World According to AI explores how artificial intelligence is being used today, and what it means to those on its receiving end.
  • The Big Picture: The World According to AI: The Bias in the Machine (2)
    E3
    The Big Picture: The World According to AI: The Bias in the Machine (2)
  • Fool’s Gold: Inside Ghana’s Million Dollar Scamming Syndicates
    E4
    Fool’s Gold: Inside Ghana’s Million Dollar Scamming SyndicatesWe go undercover in Ghana to expose gold scammers tricking foreign investors out of huge sums of money. In 2011, Ghana was Africa‘s second-largest producer of gold. In recent years, it has been home to a multibillion-dollar industry which, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, accounts for nearly half of the country’s exports.

 

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