Doc Zone
Season 2
Documentaries of various subjects are featured.
Where to Watch Season 2
20 Episodes
- The Selling GameE3
The Selling GameThe average consumer is exposed to 6,000 marketing messages on any given day. - Joe Jaffe, New Marketing Guru It's a bizarre new world of persuasion. The Selling Game takes a High Definition tour from New York to Silicon Valley, to a tiny cheese factory in England, to get to the bottom of it all... Give us an hour of attention, and we'll see that you never look at ads the same way again. Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back. Honest. - Canadaville, USAE4
Canadaville, USAOn August 29, 2005, Frank Stronach watched on his TV as water and chaos raged in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Shocked to see abandoned victims fend for themselves while FEMA fumbled over red tape, he decided to command a private rescue operation. Stronach, chairman of the $20-billion-plus Canadian Magna International auto-parts empire, began by whisking hundreds of New Orleans residents to safety. Then, with the purchase of an 800-acre plot of land in sleepy Louisiana bayou country, he laid the foundations for a bold social experiment. With five years free rent and the aim to produce the “best organic food in America,” Stronach would give evacuees a fresh start and a chance to escape the vicious cycle of poverty that controlled their lives long before Katrina hit. Affectionately, the evacuees called the community Canadaville for the effort, commitment and volunteer work that Canadians contributed. - Hunting the PredatorsE6
Hunting the PredatorsThere are twenty million websites that depict sex with children - and tens of thousands of children abused by people they know and once trusted - neighbours... school teachers... even family members. This is the story of the men and women who are working around the clock in a desperate race against odds to save these kids from their lives of unimaginable horror. - Paris Hilton, Inc.E8
Paris Hilton, Inc.We are drowning in celebrity culture and certainly no tabloid topic has been as big as Paris Hilton. Her incarceration– and subsequent release, then re-incarceration and her ultimate release once again–left us submerged knee-deep in the twists and turns of her life. But to truly get at this world the documentary begins and ends with Paris…Hilton that is. Famous for doing nothing, she is the ultimate manifestation of our obsession with celebrity culture and the massive profits that it wields. As long as we are willing to watch and read, who can resist feeding our habit? - The Pagan ChristE9
The Pagan ChristWhat if it could be proven that Jesus never existed? What if there was evidence that every word of the New Testament – the cornerstone of Christianity – is based on myth and metaphor? Based on Tom Harpur’s national bestseller, The Pagan Christ examines these very questions. - Polar Bear FeverE10
Polar Bear FeverQuestion: How did the polar bear become the rock star of the animal kingdom? The answer may be that around the world millions of otherwise ordinary people have developed a serious case of polar bear fever. It afflicts photographers, environmentalists, eco-tourists and ordinary citizens who can’t bear the thought that this magnificent solitary creature may be in trouble. - Desperately Seeking DoctorsE11
Desperately Seeking DoctorsAs Canadians, we loved to brag about our efficient and universal health care system that was the envy of the world. But the system is broken, and nearly 5 million Canadians are now without a family doctor. Last year alone, 2 million Canadians went in search of a doctor and came up empty-handed. They discovered firsthand that Canada is in the middle of a critical doctor shortage. The family doctor that Canadians know and love is at risk of extinction. - Pet Food: A Dog's BreakfastE12
Pet Food: A Dog's BreakfastDo we really know what we're feeding our pets? In the Spring of 2007, pet owners across North America were devastated when upwards of 50,000 of their beloved pet dogs and cats fell seriously ill after eating tainted pet food. Many of the animals died. Menu Foods of Toronto, the manufacturer, initiated the biggest recall of pet food in North American history. - How to be HappyE14
How to be HappyHow many times have you thought: "I just want to be happy"? Since the time of Aristotle humans have been trying to find the key to happiness, and how we can be happier. More than 35,000 books have been published on the topic, and it's been the subject of numerous TV shows, movies and motivational seminars. - Fidel Castro: A Life of RevolutionE15
Fidel Castro: A Life of RevolutionAfter ruling Cuba for close to fifty years, Fidel Castro has stepped down. From his childhood in rural Cuba through his fight in the Sierra Maestra to winning the revolution and transforming the country, Fidel Castro: A Life of Revolution presents an account of his life and times that has rarely been heard – the account of Castro himself, taken largely from private letters, correspondence, speeches and interviews. - Winning for a LivingE16
Winning for a LivingContests! We've all filled out a form, mailed in a ballot, or rolled up a rim. The temptation is irresistible: after all, who doesn't like to win something? But for some people, the lure of big prizes turns into a marathon dance with Lady Luck. These dedicated - some might call obsessed - individuals are known as "contestors". - Tar Sands: The Selling of AlbertaE17
Tar Sands: The Selling of AlbertaTar Sands: The Selling of Alberta captures the intersecting storylines of a remarkable cast of characters eager to cash in on the oil boom in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Washington lobbyists, pipefitters from Newfoundland, Chinese investors and Norwegian industrialists descend on tar-soaked "Fort McMoney", a modern-day Eldorado, where rents are sky rocketing and cocaine abuse is four times the provincial average. Up for grabs - a stake in a $100 billion energy bonanza and Canada's economic sovereignty. - The ClimbE18
The ClimbOn October 5th, 1982, Laurie Skreslet scaled more than twenty-nine thousand feet to become the first Canadian on Mount Everest. For Canadians, it was moment of unadulterated pride. For Skreslet and his fellow climbers, it was a triumph littered with bitterness, broken relationships and the bodies of four dead men. The Climb takes Skreslet and fellow summiter Pat Morrow back to Base Camp, reliving the traumatic and triumphant events of 1982. But this is no stroll back to the mountain. Pat Morrow faces the challenge of a mystery illness that might prevent his return to the mountain. And Laurie Skreslet has brought his nineteen year old daughter, Natasha – a young woman who has hardly seen her father in ten years. - Cell Phone: The Ring Heard Around the World
E19Cell Phone: The Ring Heard Around the WorldOne little gadget, 3.3 billion subscribers -- half the population of the planet! It may fit in the palm of your hand, but the cell phone packs a powerful punch. By the year 2010, an estimated 90% of the world will have cell phone coverage. So what does that mean to all of us who are the foot soldiers in the mobile revolution? - Al Queda CodeE20
Al Queda CodeSecurity experts the world over agree about one thing in the so-called War on Terror: If we do not try to decipher jihadi and terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and how they communicate with operatives, potential converts and the disaffected Muslim masses worldwide, then we will never be able to counter the growing global jihadist movement. Global Jihad does not only consist of terrorist attacks or military actions. The global war waged by Muslim fundamentalists is also a war of images.
