This feature length documentary debates the implications and consequences of US military involvement in the world today.
So, what would happen should the United States leave the international scene, and become again a "normal nation", a republic, and not an empire?
To find an answer to this question, director and producer Mitch Anderson embarked on an investigative trip on four continents. "The World Without US" is an in-depth investigation of how US foreign policy affects the lives of millions of people around the world.
Future scenarios in the absence of the US intervention are well debated and substantiated by experts and ordinary citizens whose lives have been affected by the American presence in different regions.
The film's main expert is Niall Ferguson PHD. Niall is very well reputed in the documentary world, he has co-authored many docs at BBC and Chanel4 in the UK and he's the author of several volumes on world history. He contributes on regular basis on a number of Current Events magazines in the US and Europe.
"The World Without US" is conclusive, politically charged and opinionated, making for good drama while staying true to the facts and journalistic integrity.
Short Synopsis- China-Rebirth of a Nation
A Documentary about the rise of China as a global superpower.
Scheduled to be released mid 2010.
From an isolated agricultural society, China has risen in the last 20
years to be among the 4 largest economies in the world. During this time
the Chinese leadership, headed by the CCP, has raised out of poverty 450
million people, roughly the equivalent of the entire population of South
America. No government has accomplished such a feat in such a short
time. What makes it "amazing" in the eyes of many in the West is the
fact that China has accomplished all this development on it's own terms,
without the same institutions that the West holds dear and sacrosanct.
Are we witnessing a new political system that will parallel and possibly
surpass the western type of "liberal democracy"? Or is China's massive
growth just a temporary phenomena based on the competitiveness of its
huge and cheap labor force? "China-Rebirth of a Nation" will debate these
questions by juxtaposing China's rise to America's shrinking in terms of
GDP and population, while paying close attention to China's unique and
oftentimes tumultuous history with the West. The film will consist of
four chapters:
-"The History" will investigate the Confucian base of Chinese
society.
-"The Foreigners" will look at China's interaction with the
European powers during the 19th century.
-"The Twentieth Century" will cover the republican
years, Japanese aggression and rise of Communism.
-"The Road to Revival" - Deng Xiao Ping and the reform with
speculative views on the next hundred years.
The film will also explore the long term implications that China's
success will have on the rest of the world.
The film is scheduled for completion by the end of 2011. Due the timeliness of the subject matter, a number of Television Networks have shown an interest already, assuring the film a worldwide distribution.
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