FOCAL POINT’s "Raise the Last Glass" follows two Waterford Crystal workers as they fight to save both their jobs and a bit of Irish heritage.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 1 comment | 6,916 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Introduction
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Raise the Last Glass: Video
FOCAL POINT follows two Waterford Crystal workers as they fight to save their jobs and a bit of Irish heritage.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 19 comments | 4,469 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Interview with Veteran GM Worker Brian Larkin
Wide Angle interviews 36-year General Motors veteran, Brian Larkin, about the loss of GM jobs in Pontiac, Michigan.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 0 comments | 903 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Filmmaker Notes
Behind the scenes with filmmakers Lauren Kesner and Lucy Kennedy.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,009 Views
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Meet the New Administration
What do Joe Biden, Leon Panetta, and Hillary Clinton have in common? They're all expected to serve in high-level positions in the Obama administration, and they've all appeared as distinguished guests on WIDE ANGLE.
Jan 22nd, 2009 | 2 comments | 1,846 Views
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Gutted: Introduction
(August 23, 2005) Commercial over-fishing decimates the whitefish population off the coast of Scotland, threatening the livelihood of fishermen. Gutted tells the poignant story of a year in the life of one hard-hit fishing community.
Jun 10th, 2008 | 0 comments | 7,158 Views
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Gold Futures: Introduction
(August 21, 2007) Gold Futures is a David-and-Goliath story set in a scenic Romanian village in the heart of Transylvania. At stake: a massive deposit of gold ore - and a 2000-year-old village community that has existed since the ancient Romans founded a mining town on the edge of their empire.
Aug 22nd, 2007 | 0 comments | 8,045 Views
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Turkey’s Tigers: Introduction
(August 22, 2006) For years, Turkey has been run by a stridently secular business and political elite struggling to align itself with the Western world, while its pious Muslims have been pushed to the political and economic fringes. But now, even the most devout Muslims are embracing Western-style capitalism and commerce.
Aug 22nd, 2006 | 2 comments | 17,405 Views
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Mixed Blessings: Introduction
(July 18, 2006) "Mixed Blessings" looks at Ireland's dramatic transformation from a poor nation of rolling green fields, farmers' pubs, and devout Catholics to an urbanized, secularized and giddily flush society. In this program, WIDE ANGLE visits the city of Limerick.
Jul 18th, 2006 | 0 comments | 3,697 Views
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