The Dark Business of Exorcism: Faith, Power and Profit

DISASTER CAPITALISM reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It’s a complex web of interests that spans the earth from powerful nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent. Best-selling journalist and author Antony Loewenstein joins award-winning filmmaker Thor Neureiter on a six-year investigation into this world and the ramifications of disaster capitalism in Afghanistan, Haiti and Papua New Guinea. There are ideological, economic, political and corporate connections between all three states. Told through Loewenstein's eyes and with compelling local characters, we weave them together to show viewers the dark side of Western aid. How did we get here? How can it change and who is leading it? What role and responsibility lies with Western governments? As the long-term journey unfolds, DISASTER CAPITALISM will provide unique insight into one of the most challenging issues of our age. This documentary was produced by Media Stockade and directed by Thor Neureiter. It was first released in 2018. --- Click the SUBSCRIBE

Lego: How One Man Built a Toy Empire traces the extraordinary journey of LEGO from a small carpenter’s workshop in rural Denmark to one of the most powerful and beloved brands in the world. The film begins with Ole Kirk Christiansen, a craftsman shaped by hardship, fires, and economic collapse, whose belief in quality and the value of play laid the foundation for a company that would outlast generations. Through innovation, resilience, and a radical idea — that every brick should fit every other — LEGO evolved from simple wooden toys into a global system of creativity. As the story unfolds, the documentary explores LEGO’s rise alongside the growth of the global toy market, revealing how a single company came to dominate an industry worth more than 120 billion dollars. It examines pivotal moments of expansion, near-bankruptcy, and reinvention, from the licensing revolution of Star Wars to the bold turnaround that reshaped LEGO’s future. Beyond the business, the film looks at LEGO’s cultural impact: its role in childhood development, the emergence of adult fans and professional builders, and the transformation

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire - How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power. The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (2017) Director: Michael Oswald Writers: Michael Oswald(screenplay) Stars: Joel Benjamin, Peter Cain, John Christensen Genre: Documentary Country: United Kingdom, United States Language: English Release Date: 5 May 2017 (Mexico) Storyline: The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire, is a documentary film that shows how Britain transformed from a colonial power into a global financial power. At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it behind obscure financial structures in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global offshore wealth may be hidden in British offshore jurisdictions and Britain and its offshore jurisdictions are the largest global players in the world of international finance. How did this come about, and what impact does it have on the world today? This is what the Spider's Web sets out to investigate. With contributions from leading experts, academics, former insiders

Discover the meteoric rise of Elon Musk, the man who is transforming the way we think about travel techlogy through electric cars, the Hyperloop, andrevolutionary ideas on how we live through artificial intelligence and colonizing Mars. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more. Subscribe so you don't miss out Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man Your support fuels our exploration! Help us uncover new stories and share diverse voices by donating to our channel through Super Thanks! More amazing playlists Below! **This film is under non-exclusive license from Vision Films. All rights reserved. All of the content on this channel is UNDER LEGAL LICENSE (We have written contracts) from various copyright holders and distributors. We ask you to please contact us if you believe there are any copyright issues via - rights@vamedianetwork.com Documentary Central is owned and operated by VA Media Ltd. All rights reserved.

Three professional fixers go head to head at auction, fighting over the best junk they can find. Tiffany and the Neon Brothers clash over rare Hudson's Bay blankets. Willy and Bob both bid on the same model Winnebagos and end up with the same idea to flip them. And one fixer bets everything on an old bathtub, convinced he can turn it into a living room centerpiece. Who makes the biggest profit? Genre: Reality / Docu-reality Country: Canada Production company: HOMENET Episode runtime: ~22 min Rating: TV-PG Hosts/Stars: Tiffany Pratt, Willy Williamson (along with the "Neon Brothers": Joe Wolchock and Mike Wolchock), Bob Krist MORE DOCS! PLAYLIST!

Peter Thiel: The Architect of Dissidence | Money, Power and the Future of Silicon Valley Peter Thiel has spent his career betting against consensus. From PayPal and Facebook to Palantir, political campaigns and billion-dollar investments, his influence reaches far beyond Silicon Valley. This Moconomy documentary explores how Thiel turned contrarian thinking into a strategy for wealth and power. It follows his path from chess prodigy and failed trader to PayPal co-founder, Facebook’s first major outside investor and the driving force behind Palantir — one of the world’s most controversial data and surveillance companies. But Thiel’s story is also about something larger: the growing overlap between technology, government, finance and political influence. From funding candidates and defense technology to preparing a private refuge in New Zealand, his investments reveal a worldview shaped by competition, control and a deep distrust of conventional systems. Is Peter Thiel building the future — or preparing for a world in which the systems we know no longer hold? Want to keep exploring the billionaires, technologies and networks reshaping global power? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries