S1.E2 ∙ The Beginning of the Wall

Shakespeare's Heroes and Villains is a journey through Shakespeare's most notorious villains with Steven Berkoff as your informed and entertaining tour guide. From the "genius" villain that is Richard III to the "wannabe" villain, Macbeth, to the "student" villain Hamlet, Berkoff portrays each of these and then goes on to analyse and discuss their motivation and what influences their decisions.

After their wild teenage years in the heart of Jogjakarta, Denok and Gareng got married and move back to Gareng's home, at Gamping Village, Jogjakarta in order to start a small pig farming business. In the constant stream of hoping, failing and making new plans they stay united in their passionate struggle to make it up the hill one day. Getting there doesn't seem easy at all, as new trouble constantly arises within their own family, running their modest business plans and pushing their dreams in furthermore distance.

A fierce rivalry between two professional sports bettors has dire consequences.

Every year, a Kurdish family leaves Gaziantep (Anatolia) to work on the land near Ankara. This thankless life of seasonal labor turns upside down when the eldest son falls in love.

Once upon a time, in the oldest, the deepest and the purest lake, a lake where dangers wait for you just around the corner, a miracle happened. In a small snow cave, a small but curious and brave nevertheless baby seal Uma was born. A long-distanced journey to the unknown Ushkany Islands is ahead of her. A journey full of threats and miracle rescues, the one she has to make on her own. Will the mighty lake Baikal help Uma to reach her destination and see those cherished islands?

What is it like to be 'white' in a 'black' society? How does it feel to be a member of one of the most hyper-visible and yet invisible groups of people?