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Over the last few years, the story we have been hearing about British Asian men has been overwhelmingly negative. But for some British Asian communities, there are real problems. In this personal film, Mehreen Baig, a British-Pakistani woman, goes behind the headlines and meets a range of young men to understand their experiences of growing up in modern Britain. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [All3Media]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

The incredible story of how The Beatles emerged from post-war Liverpool and turned music on its head with their changes from skiffle to rock 'n' roll and the creation of the Mersey Beat sound. They defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will - but how did The Beatles make the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop stars in the 1960s? Made on Merseyside - The Beatles discovers how American rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues dragged post-war Liverpool into one of the most vibrant music cities ever with the Mersey Sound. Featuring revealing interviews from those involved in the early years of The Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg and unique archive, the incredible story of The Beatles' previous band formations and why it took so long for them to achieve success makes riveting viewing. From school bands, to colleges; Hamburg to The Cavern Club, The Beatles changed the world of pop music forever, but was Pete Best's sacking from the band and Ringo's replacement the final part of the jigsaw? Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [Quiver Entertainment]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Trillions of pieces of plastic are choking the very lifeblood of the Earth and every marine animal, from the smallest plankton to the largest mammals, is being affected. Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin visits scientists working at the cutting-edge of plastics research and joins work with some of the world's leading marine biologists and campaigners to discover the true dangers of plastic in the oceans and what it means for the future of all life on the planet, including humans. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [All3Media]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

What is common between Radical Islamist militias. We go undercover to find out. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [Syndicado]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Seven minutes and nine seconds was all the time it took for an active shooter to take 17 lives at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida on February 14, 2018, one of the deadliest mass school shootings in the United States. To say it changed a community would be an understatement. After all, the once “safest” town in Florida, was penetrated by immeasurable sadness and grief. And yet over the past 12 months, the world has witnessed how the strength of an entire community turned a tragedy into forceful action and positive change. PARKLAND: HEALING A COMMUNITY AND A NATION takes viewers behind the scenes of the Parkland tragedy to witness the birth of the most powerful gun reform movements in U.S. history. The documentary focuses on illuminating the unsung heroes; the pro-active individuals made up of Parkland parents, teachers, families of survivors and the students who are using their creativity towards healing and understanding, not just for their beloved town of Parkland, but for their community and their country. And then there are the stories of several Parkland individuals, whose stories of healing others are documented over the course of a year, beginning with the tragedy. Andrea, the sister of victim Joaquin Oliver dedicates her time and efforts to a charity project in her brother’s name. Mother and artist Nava Lundy feverishly paints the portraits of the 17 victims and lovingly delivers them to their bereaved families for comfort. Finally, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester dedicates an anthem to the students and with the help of teacher Stewart Rabin, they bring survivors together to sing the song “We are the Fire.” The documentary culminates in a crescendo at an emotional public concert a week before the one year anniversary of the shooting. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [Eastern Education Television Network]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com If you loved this film, Real Stories has hundreds more full-length documentaries, click the link to enjoy: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu

Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved. From Finding Dawn Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [NFB Canada]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

This film tells the story of three former members of the Black Panther Party incarcerated at Angola Louisiana State Prison in solitary confinement longer than anyone in modern US history and collectively known as the Angola 3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [MVD]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Ayhuasca: Expansion of Consciousness, tells the story of Ayahuasca, from its emergence in the Amazonian Forest, to its popularity with the Santo Daime religion, and to its arrival in urban centres. Combining scientific, religious and anthropological perspectives on the use of Ayahuasca in modern society, and in parallel with the director Fausto Noro’s own healing process, Ayhuasca: Expansion of Consciousness provides for the first time, a holistic, yet balanced view of this controversial subject. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [Sideways Films]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

The national sport in Papua New Guinea is Rugby. Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea’s first national women’s rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to participate in the World Cup . These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet. Proud, strong and hopeful, these women have overcome more challenges than most to take the field in their much-loved national sport. But after years playing at grassroots level with no coaches, funding or support, they have just a short time to transform themselves into a competitive national team to take up an invitation to compete on the world stage. Power Meri explores the broader social impact of the rise of women’s sport through themes of empowerment, national identity, prejudice, resilience and hope. From the roughest suburbs of Port Moresby to the lush PNG highlands, this powerful film takes viewers on a captivating journey through rarely-seen corners of PNG, guided by young Papua New Guinean women who dream of changing their country through sport. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [WAG TV Limited]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

New York: The city of the greatest migration in human history and a melting pot of languages, religions, races, and cultural traditions. Griff Rhys Jones explores this metropolis of the new world through the lives lived by the New Yorkers. Cab-drivers, Gospel singers, prison inmates, window cleaners and the Carlisle hotel manager all guide us to previously unseen heights and lows in this must-see city guide. British comedian Griff Rhys Jones visits six important metropolises of the world, including New York, London, Rome, Paris, Sydney and Hong Kong. He looks into oddities, traditions and hidden secrets, discovering what makes these cities the greatest in the world. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

It’s the new housing trend. Entire private neighbourhoods – sometimes spanning several hundreds of hectares and complete with luxury facilities, private schools and shops – all under extreme security and banned to non-residents. In gated communities like MacDonald Highlands, residents can dine at private restaurants, play a game of tennis or enjoy a round of golf. They have their own personal trainers permanently on-call. But life here isn’t cheap. Just the obligatory gym and club memberships come to over $700 a month. And, in addition to the high maintenance charges, residents are expected to adopt a certain lifestyle and comply with strict regulations. At MacDonald Highlands, among the many rules, it is forbidden for children under 14 to walk around alone. Also banned is the use of skateboards and scooters and making noise after 10pm. Offences like not taking down Christmas lights within the required period or having a less-than-immaculate garden are all punished with a fine. It used to be that these gated communities were home only to super-rich Americans but now they’re appearing across the globe and are shaping new residences of the future. Over in Marseille, security-conscious real estate owners have petitioned the City Council to erect barriers and close off entire neighborhoods. The first gated community has opened in Sofia, Bulgaria. But as more and more people take refuge behind walls, will the remaining public space be turned into a giant ghetto? Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [Java Films]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Isis: The British Women Supporters Unveiled follows a 12-month undercover investigation, which penetrates the secret world of the women in the UK who support ISIS, and glorify jihadis, and preach a message of hatred, segregation and extremism. Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from [All3Media]. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com