S1.E3 ∙ Building Your Brain

Our lives are filled with joy and sorrow, challenges and change - all linked to growing up and growing old. Is the inevitable conclusion to life's exciting journey the termination of the human spirit and a plot in the local cemetery? Or is there something beyond this life - a spiritual realm of some kind where the soul resides when we lay this body down? Is there really a place called Heaven? The major religions answer "yes" and accept this as a matter of faith. What if there is proof beyond faith that Heaven exists? Do scientific discoveries and cutting edge research actually prove the existence of Heaven? Some believe there is now proof that the place we call " Heaven" actually exists. We'll examine scientific studies, personal testimonies and experiences of those who say they've had a Near Death Experience in which they've been to Heaven and back. Join us in a serious look at startling new findings that document a place called Heaven!

Noted author and psychologist, Dr. Henry Cloud (Boundaries) explores the Judeo-Christian perspective on The Secret phenomenon, revealing age-old truths about the powerful attraction that exists in between God and the creation whom He loves.

The United Nations General Assembly Hall was filled with children for this Unicef special hosted by Julie Andrews.

"Margina" reflects upon life in the Roma community, giving very intimate insights into the life of a Roma family in Macedonia, who exists "at the edge" of European society. Without overt pathos, the film shows everyday family-life, marked by social marginalization and economic hardship, but also the usual domestic problems. The camera's presence is close, yet sensitive, finding a language through observation, which gives the family's story its own platform. As many Roma of the region, they are forced to make a living by cutting firewood for their non-Roma neighborhood. They thereby interact closely with the Macedonian ethnic majority and become object of more or less crude forms of racism. Many scenes are not easy to endure due to the structural, and often unconscious, verbal violence, which occurs. In search for a better life, the family decides to try to make their way to Germany, in order to seek asylum and spend the winter there. The film achieves a poignant connection between an individual story and the global situation of larger flows of refugees.

Pyjama Girls presents the chaotic friendship of Irish teenagers Lauren and Tara as they navigate the trials of life, dressed all the while in their uniform of rebellion: pyjamas. Balancing tenderness with hilarity, Pyjama Girls tracks the explosive micro-dramas of teenage life against the bleak backdrop of Dublin's inner city flats. Lauren's future is uncertain, although she did well in first year, she now finds herself suspended form school for disruptive behaviour. Over the course of the film we learn about the challenges that life throws her - from her addict mother to the disruptive world of the flats - and understand the crucial importance of her friendship with Tara.

At the age of 12, Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle leave their home for a sports school in the East German province to become wrestlers. A documentary about coming-of-age between boarding school corridors, wrestling gyms and boyband posters.