Bangladesh Women Seek Justice
By Mary Ferreira After filming in India, we hopped on Jet Airways to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Our assignment -- to cover a story on sexual harassment, a common phenomenon in this South East Asian country. I took a big risk on this mission because I didn't have an entry visa...
Mexico Streets Not Paved with Gold
By GILL FICKLING When I asked fifteen year old Lupita what she would like most if she had all the money in the world, she told me "a toothbrush". Lupita is one of the thousands of kids who live in the dangerous environment of the Mexico City streets. Official...
Not Safe in Her Own Home in Azerbaijan
By Francis Mead A brave woman uses a small camera to capture what is happening to her: she discovers she isn't safe in her own home. (excerpt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAhXcabY5x8 After a year of rumours Nuriya Khalikova was forced from her home - to make way...
Saving Elephants
by Mary Ferreira For a long time -- more than five years -- I've had a burning desire to produce a story about the plight of elephants around the world. According to CITES, elephants appear on Appendix II of the endangered species list. While in India filming stories...
India: Growing Population
by Mary Ferreira Our team traveled to New Delhi, Mumbai and Bihar to film a story about India's growing population. Experts believe that India will overtake China and become the most populous nation on the planet in two decades. Coping with so many people will be...
India: Forgotten Women
by Mary Ferreira We visited India to film a few stories for UN Television at the end of 2010. One of the pieces dealt with the plight of widows in the Holy City of Vrindavan where most widows settle, waiting to die. It was indeed heart wrenching to see how some...
In the Rainforest with the Pygmies
By Gill Fickling Cameraman Antonio Tibaldi and I were on assignment in the rainforest of Gabon, to make a story about the pygmies. When we came to the first flood in the narrow path through the dense forest, we duly stripped off our boots and socks, and, amidst fears...
The Man Who Knew Bin Laden
Khalid Al-Jhani was, at one time, an explosives trainer for Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan and now he's leading an almost normal life. How could that be? It's quite a story - one that UN producer Francis Mead explored in Saudi Arabia with videographer Antonio Tibaldi....
A Beautiful Future
By Francis Mead Moscow's a huge modern metropolis with cool clubs and classic tourist attractions - but what's it like to live there if you're blind? This is a one minute trailer for a forthcoming documentary focusing on the lives of people with disabilities in Russia...