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### Top Social Posts
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"The Carlyle Connection - VPRO documentary - [----] A revealing documentary about the international world of private equity banking. The Carlyle Group one of the largest investment banks in the world is based in Washington and has accumulated its capital mainly by investments in the defence industry. On their list of employees are people like Lou Gerstner (former chairman of IBM) George Bush Sr. James Baker III John Major (former British Prime Minister) and Fidel Ramos (former Prime Minister of the Philippines). The Carlyle Group invests in areas that are closely tied to government policy:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B55RozuF0WM)  2012-02-09T11:52Z 373K followers, 137.2K engagements


"Fortune Seekers in Gambia VPRO Documentary In Gambia Bram Vermeulen follows two types of fortune seekers. On the one hand Gambians trying to escape poverty and unemployment in their country by undertaking a dangerous journey to Europe. On the other hand the West African country is known for its love tourism which mainly floats on economic inequality between older white tourists and Gambians hoping for monetary support or a visa. Love and happiness as a financial transaction. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every two weeks investigating current affairs finance"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPQqE2drpqc)  2024-01-27T15:00Z 373K followers, 1.2M engagements


"Regreening the desert with John D. Liu VPRO Documentary [----] For more than [--] years cameraman and ecologist John D. Liu has been working on his worldwide mission to green deserts and to restore biodiversity. It all started in [----] when Liu filmed the Loess-plateau in China. He witnessed a local population who turned an area of almost the same size as The Netherlands from a dry exhausted wasteland into one green oasis. This experience changed his life. From that moment on Liu has been travelling all over the world to convince and inspire government leaders policy-makers and farmers with his"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI)  2017-05-07T19:00Z 373K followers, 5.5M engagements


"The Biggest IPO Ever Planet Finance (4/6) Although the financial industry in China is still in its infancy 7% of Chinese people are already trading the markets and millions more are being added every month. Western investors are also lining up to benefit from China's economic growth. For years Wall Street gave China wide latitude to raise money on the international capital market such as with Jack Ma's Alibaba IPO. In [----] when Ma also wanted to take his new company Ant Group public he no longer did so on Wall Street but wanted to do so simultaneously in Shanghai and Hong Kong. That plan"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MJlR7JlC5wo)  2023-08-19T14:00Z 373K followers, 132.6K engagements


"Nature of the Beast Planet Finance (1/6) For most Planet Finance is a complex influential world that only becomes visible when crashes occur in the financial markets. Stock market prices quickly shot back up on Planet Finance during the COVID pandemic while the inhabitants of planet Earth were still sweeping the shards together. The contrast could hardly be greater. But how does such a market emerge Through interviews including the founder of the market in oil futures one of its first traders and a neuropsychologist who mentally guides traders and hedge fund managers in making risky decisions"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WWdXI1_En9A)  2023-08-01T14:00Z 373K followers, 709.4K engagements


"Masturbation Coach VPRO Documentary Another "outsider" this week. Francis is a sexological bodyworker. He believes there is so much more than just watching porn masturbating quickly and having a brief orgasm after five minutes. In Taoist erotic massage he found a way to get more in touch with your own body. In addition to teaching this technique to others Francis starts each day with a combination of breathing exercises and masturbation where the emphasis is on surrender to bodily sensation and ejaculation is basically not happening. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XQT9pImh8a4)  2021-05-22T18:00Z 373K followers, 4.1M engagements


"The Attack VPRO Documentary According to NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte Europe must prepare for war. In a new episode of 'Frontlinie' Bram Vermeulen investigates where the next war in Europe could break out. He ends up in Kosovo because since Russia's invasion of Ukraine tensions have been rising there too. Rutte's NATO troops are stationed there directly opposite the Serbs. But that mission is under pressure now that US President Donald Trump is threatening to leave NATO. And then what Although the war in Kosovo ended more than [--] years ago after NATO drove the Serbian army out of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_YSP7Nbm274)  2025-11-29T15:01Z 373K followers, 139.6K engagements


"New Caledonia: The Penal Colony VPRO Documentary In this episode of 'Frontline' journalist Bram Vermeulen delves into the geopolitical storm surrounding New Caledonia a tropical Pacific island that has been the scene of fierce conflict for decades. While the indigenous Kanak population fights for independence France has sent thousands of additional agents to break the resistance. Why does the French government continue to cling to an island that carries with it a past as a penal colony Unrest has intensified on New Caledonia: the indigenous Kanaks are demanding their independence and in an"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dtzvMaLTuBY)  2025-04-22T14:53Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Quants The Alchemists of Wall Street VPRO documentary Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall street. The credit crunch has shown how the global financial system has become increasingly dependent on mathematical models trying to quantify human (economic) behaviour. Now the quants are at the heart of yet another technological revolution in finance: trading at the speed of light. What are the risks of treating the economy and its markets as a complex machine Will we be"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ed2FWNWwE3I)  2010-03-04T16:49Z 373K followers, 2.7M engagements


"Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism VPRO Documentary Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data What is surveillance capitalism In this documentary Zuboff takes the lid off Google and Facebook and reveals a merciless form of capitalism in which no natural resources but the citizen itself serves as a raw material. How can citizens regain control of their data It is [----] and the dot.com crisis"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw)  2019-12-21T01:00Z 373K followers, 4.7M engagements


"Bubbles and Crashes Planet Finance (6/6) The so-called shortsellers live off the mistakes of others. They win when others lose. A shortseller benefits from the fact that many investors are guided by the delusion of the day. The events at three famous companies popular among investors the Flemish Lernout & Hauspie the German Wirecard and the American Gamestop show the forces the shortseller encounters when going against the emotions of the masses. In this six-part documentary series Marije Meerman takes you to Planet Finance. Who live and work there What language do they speak What is the use"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i_up7b9yU44)  2023-09-02T14:00Z 373K followers, 94.3K engagements


"Catastrophe for Sale Planet Finance (5/6) On Planet Finance there is a market for almost anything. Even for a future disaster that has not yet occurred and may never happen. As the risks of climate change pile up it appears that money can be made in the Catbond Market on the risk of future wildfires floods and hurricanes. There is speculation on what the probability is that a catastrophe will occur. And especially on how much damage it might cause. How does this market work And who are the winners and who are the losers In this six-part documentary series Marije Meerman takes you to Planet"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jEwYDl5tl-s)  2023-08-26T14:00Z 373K followers, 106.4K engagements


"Breakthrough in renewable energy - VPRO documentary Its not in the papers but a silent revolution is moving across the world. Renewable energy is becoming cheaper than from fossil fuels. It means that progressively the choice for wind and solar energy is no longer an ethical one but an economic one. And this will speed up the transfer to renewable energy. In countries like Brazil Australia Chile and parts of the United States people consider renewable energy because of financial reasons. The price of solar and wind energy will continue to drop and in more countries renewable energy will"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mmyrbKBZ6SU)  2016-05-05T09:00Z 373K followers, 1.5M engagements


"Free Oil Planet Finance (2/6) Planet Finance sets the world price for many commodities: for grain for gold and also for oil. There is always demand for oil and the price is constantly changing. It is hard to imagine now but at the beginning of the COVID pandemic we could not get rid of oil. The world's oil supply was floating at sea. The tankers and their crews had no choice but to wait for a better price. And then came a day when a barrel of oil was free How can a market be so derailed In this six-part documentary series Marije Meerman takes you to Planet Finance. Who live and work there"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oZcH_VyFMUQ)  2023-08-05T14:00Z 373K followers, 165.4K engagements


"Humans Gods and Technology VPRO documentary [----] What will our world look like [--] years from now Watch this lecture about the meaning of life shaped by technology in a near future. Nobody knows how our world will look like in [--] years. Perhaps our work is taken over by autonomous robots and we become the slaves of the technology we have created ourselves. The big questions about the future of man and his relation to technology are presented to two important thinkers of the moment: Kevin Kelly and Yuval Noah Harari. Kevin Kelly is a writer of influential works such as What Technology Wants and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tQd_5as_cMY)  2018-04-21T06:00Z 373K followers, 1.1M engagements


"The Rise of Black Lives Matter VPRO documentary [----] In [----] in Sanford Florida vigilante George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin. As a result the struggle against police violence flared up under the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and turned into one of the biggest grassroots movements in the United States. VPRO Backlight talked to co-founder Patrisse Cullors about the various forms of violence against black citizens and why resistance is essential. #BlackLivesMatter #blm Originally broadcasted by VPRO in [----]. VPRO Backlight December 2016"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tgFI0phqRIY)  2016-12-04T20:00Z 373K followers, 154.2K engagements


"The Cape Verdean Portuguese The Afro-European (1/6) VPRO Documentary Anyone visiting Lisbon's Cova da Moura neighborhood for the first time sees the remarkably well-preserved culture of Cape Verdeans. Ikenna Azuike discovers that music is the key to the true story of this community and stumbles upon the dark sides of Cape Verdean existence in Portugal. Neighborhoods built with blood sweat and tears by the community appear to be systematically demolished. Yet the Cape Verdean Portuguese remain a strong and resilient community that passes on its cultural richness to generations to come. Things"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vXzBIh90h3A)  2025-03-17T10:15Z 373K followers, 19.4K engagements


"ASML's Secret: An exclusive view from inside the global semiconductor giant VPRO Documentary In The Netherlands stands one of the world's biggest drivers of technological progress: ASML. It supplies machines that make chips on a scale of just a few nanometers. And the world is crying out for chips. ASML makes the most advanced machine in the world; the lithography machine to make computer chips. And with chips as a strategic asset ASML and its machine are at the center of the world geo-political stage. What is ASML's secret and who are the people who build this wondrous machine VPRO Backlight"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zQu_TMgHO98)  2022-10-01T14:00Z 373K followers, 444.4K engagements


"The Fall of Khartoum VPRO Documentary Despite clear signals the Dutch embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum was not prepared for the war that broke out there in mid-April [----]. This left dozens of Sudanese in life-threatening situations. Journalist Bram Vermeulen travels to Cairo London and Bristol to speak with family members of people who were forced to stay behind in the violence of war. He also interviews Ambassador Irma van Dueren about the embassy's chaotic evacuation. 'My colleagues just did a good job' Van Dueren says. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1PRWD3u8xhw)  2023-11-11T16:00Z 373K followers, 18.9K engagements


"Fortune Seekers Planet Finance (3/6) Planet Finance is a mostly unknown adventurous and also attractive world for the retail trader. In Japan you won't get interest on your savings for decades. Entering the foreign exchange market is then a low-threshold step. 'Mrs Watanabe' is a collective name for the one and a half million Japanese individuals in this market and a household name in the shiny towers of Planet Finance. But on the foreign exchange market the value of one currency always rises or falls against another. Where one wins by definition someone else loses. It's a Zero Sum Game. Who"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3V7XklEC1Qk)  2023-08-12T14:00Z 373K followers, 226.5K engagements


"The Bitcoin Gospel VPRO documentary (2015) Is bitcoin the blueprint for a bankless currency or the biggest pyramid scheme ever When the financial world collapsed in [----] a mysterious genius under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto presented the architecture for the perfect bankless currency. Bitcoins can't be forged and can be transferred worldwide with one click of a button without transaction costs. Up till today nobody knows who Nakamoto is but his invention of the first decentralized cryptocurrency became world-famous within a couple of years. Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver invested massively in"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8zKuoqZLyKg)  2015-11-01T21:00Z 373K followers, 577.2K engagements


"Being Barack Obama's brother: George Obama in the slums VPRO Documentary [----] George Obama is the brother of Barack George Obama. George Obama is the youngest brother of Barack Obama former president of the United States of America and he lives in the slums of Nairobi. This program was recorded when Barack Obama was the president of America. Being the brother of Barack Obama is a heavy burden for George Obama. "Being his brother is a blessing but also a curse" says George Obama. Since the presidency of Barack Obama everyone wants something from George Obama. Because if anyone can draw"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M0XIBCGbtRU)  2018-07-14T06:00Z 373K followers, 6M engagements


"The Afro-Cypriot The Afro-European (4/6) VPRO Documentary The origins of many Black people in Cyprus are often unknown. Although most of them assume that their ancestors came from Sudan they are sometimes in the dark about the exact story. In addition the skin color of many Afro-Cypriots has over the centuries become increasingly lighter as a result of mixed relationships. Ikenna recognizes this his skin is also lighter than that of his father who married a white woman. And his own children are again less Black because he too is in a relationship with a white woman. This raises questions for"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X8R4V90f0F0)  2025-03-29T15:00Z 373K followers, 143.2K engagements


"The Plot Against South Africa VPRO Documentary Why is President Donald Trump so angry about South Africa Who is whispering in his ear And what geopolitical game remained hidden during the much-discussed meeting between the heads of state of the United States and South Africa at the White House In a new episode of 'Frontlinie' journalist Bram Vermeulen travels to South Africa and investigates the motives behind Trump's obsession with the country. Among others he speaks with Errol Musk the father of the richest man in the world. For the past [--] years South Africa has always been America's most"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XjEL7KxiVrQ)  2025-12-13T15:01Z 373K followers, 12.6K engagements


"Interview with Hoyte van Hoytema VPRO Documentary A long conversation with cinematographer and Oscar winner Hoyte van Hoytema who was asked to pick twelve clips from films documentaries and tv-series and talk about them. The interview is conducted by Theo Maassen in The Netherlands. Hoyte van Hoytema is one of the most sought-after cinematographers in contemporary film. He was responsible for the cinematography of Spike Jonze's 'Her' Jordan Peele's horror film 'Nope' and Sam Mendes' James Bond film 'Specter'. Due to copyright limitations we dont show the clips he discusses but instead we"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zaBss2IbxHE)  2024-04-06T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Why the space is full of waste - VPRO documentary What is a Space Waste lab and why do we need a Space Waste lab What is the idea behind the Space Waste lab A documentary about Waste in the Space and the reason why we should care about it. Artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde are on a mission. He wants to clean the Space. More than [---] million pieces of "space waste" debris of discarded satellites and rockets are already roaming around the earth. They have a speed of [-----] km per hour and a collision can have catastrophic consequences for communication on earth. How can we clean up Space and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r929lrmjQQk)  2019-06-14T00:00Z 367K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Climate change and the melting glaciers in Switzerland - Docu - [----] Climate change is causing glaciers to melt in Switzerland. In the summer of [----] a mudflow has hit the village of Bondo in Switzerland. Climate change is in full swing. Can we still avert this or is climate change already too advanced so that we simply have to live with it Are the melting glaciers in Switzerland one of the many consequences of climate change Climate change creates melting glaciers in Switzerland. We must quickly get a grip on global warming. According to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh this is because we"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rOHExFlEwhc)  2018-11-10T06:58Z 370K followers, 91.8K engagements


"Europe is dead long live Europe - VPRO documentary - [----] The European Union is morally and culturally bankrupt according to German philosopher and historian Ulrike Gurot. Its time to put the EU project to its grave. Gurot envisions a European republic that consists of [--] regions around clusters of big cities with a recognizable identity and shared economic and cultural interest. A decisive Europe that reinvents itself. With her book Why Europe Must Become a Republic she positions herself in a tradition of politically utopian thinkers. After having worked for almost twenty years on the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sUpVcJvE3UE)  2017-04-30T19:00Z 367K followers, 28.1K engagements


"Seeds battles - The Doomsday vault - VPRO documentary - [----] Hidden deep inside a massive mountain in inhospitable Spitsbergen is the most important vault in the world: the Global Seed Vault also known as The Doomsday vault. It is [--] degrees below zero and the vault is able to withstand earthquakes floods missile attacks and nuclear disaster. Its Noahs Ark for our food production with the largest diversity in seeds from all over the world a backup of as many crops as possible and the toolbox for seed breeders. This is vital for by [----] there will be [--] billion mouths to feed. This Doomsday"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=scP4L4bOPA8)  2017-05-21T18:59Z 364K followers, 31.6K engagements


"Cuba: the wifi generation VPRO Documentary What are the chances for Cuba with wifi Is Cuba ready for a generation that is day and night on the phone via wifi And if so what does wifi mean for Cuba and the people living there Is the former socialist state Cuba losing its identity by opening up and having wifi In this four-part series Cuban-Dutch Yuri Capetillo Hardy returns to his native country that he left [--] years ago. Going back is always filled with sorrow as his mother died and his former house is filled with memories. But how is the situation now in Cuba What has changed and what is"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tQqYicyfjWg)  2020-05-09T00:00Z 367K followers, 22.8K engagements


"Not having children for the climate VPRO Documentary Pop star Blythe Pepino came to realise that far-reaching choices are needed to save the climate. Such as not fulfilling your wish to have children. She founded 'BirthStrike': an organisation for women who consciously choose not to have children as a response to the climate crisis. The media portrayed her initiative widely and within two weeks she had almost [---] other women on her side mainly in Britain. Blythe does not want to discourage anyone from having children and is not out to condemn people with children. She does want to make it"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tbSp5vpf1fY)  2020-09-30T18:00Z 367K followers, [----] engagements


"The Race for the Super Battery VPRO Documentary All over the world storage technologists and battery pioneers are looking for ways to store renewable energy. From developing fast batteries to storing heat in basalt and salt. The development of renewable energy generation is moving fast but one of the biggest challenges of the energy transition is storage. Efficient and effective storage is necessary to cope with peaks and troughs in solar and wind power generation. All over the world storage engineers and battery pioneers are looking for ways to store renewable energy. From developing"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tjo4J6l2Z8Q)  2021-05-03T08:37Z 364K followers, 31.2K engagements


"Buying hacked computers VPRO Documentary In this documentary filmmaker Anthony van der Meer investigates the lively digital trade in hacked computers. He infiltrates a hacker forum for 'RATters'; hackers who spy on people steal or blackmail them. These victims are called 'slaves.' The documentary gives an insight into a world that remains hidden from many and at the same time investigates the ethical and journalistic limits of the maker. The hacker forums offer not only 'RAT tools' but also complete manuals on how to use these tools. Experienced RATters help beginners on their way and tips"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tkZazuXa6nk)  2020-04-18T00:00Z 367K followers, 37.7K engagements


"Central African Republic: Russia's Testing Ground VPRO Documentary We travel to one of the poorest countries in the world that has become the hub of a major geopolitical game between Russia and the West. The Central African Republic is the testing ground for Russia's compelling ambition to take African countries into its sphere of influence and turn them against the West. In exchange for raw materials and diplomatic support in the UN Security Council Russia supplies mercenaries to keep governments in power education and disinformation with a Moscow perspective. Journalist Bram Vermeulen meets"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u6ORt4Spihw)  2022-07-23T14:00Z 371K followers, 152.2K engagements


"The Smart State - VPRO documentary - [----] We think new technology is developed by hip companies like Google and Apple. But is this true VPRO Backlight explores the innovation climate in Europe to find out what role governments and the private sector play in this. Who finances the development and who profits from it We have gotten used to seeing new technology as something devised by smart trendy techies at companies like Apple or Google. Italian American economist Mariana Mazzucato delved into the origin of new technology and found out that governments have more influence than we think. One"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v_hwmapWFFw)  2015-11-04T09:30Z 361K followers, 75.2K engagements


"Where women go missing in Canada VPRO Documentary In Canada indigenous women are six times more likely to die violently than white women. The Highway of Tears is an endless road in the province of British Columbia where women and girls have disappeared since the 1970s at least [--] but unofficially estimated at over [--]. Most of them belonged to the indigenous population. They do not stand alone but are said to be the result of more than a hundred years of colonial policy whereby indigenous children were snatched from their families to be placed in boarding schools. Boarding schools that had to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yNPKWDEOAD4)  2020-10-03T14:00Z 372K followers, 333.5K engagements


"NFT Mania VPRO Documentary What is going on in the art world Some artists are suddenly receiving millions for their digital artworks due to the introduction of so-called NFTs. NFTs are "non-fungible tokens" a kind of digital property deed that makes virtual images tradable. For a year now NFTs have been the expensive new toys of often young anonymous collectors with lots of crypto money. Van Gogh died poor but for digital artists the opposite now seems within reach. VPRO Documentary meets a vanguard of digital artists at the largest international art fair in Miami. A wonderful new world"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0UPAiMCuMTU)  2022-03-12T15:00Z 372K followers, [----] engagements


"Jordan Peterson Full interview VPRO Documentary (2019) This interview was not conducted to be a stand-alone interview it was conducted for a Dutch documentary about male/female-dynamics in Canada. Within this documentary we explored how an event like the Toronto van attack could happen in Canada and how Canadians are trying to heal from it. More broadly we looked at misogyny and violence against women within Canada and what it is about contemporary feminism that makes some men angry or lost. We also paid attention to men suffering from violence that their female partners had inflicted upon"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1ruwVc0t2c0)  2020-09-15T10:00Z 373K followers, 3.3M engagements


"Europe's off the Rails VPRO Documentary The train is the perfect metaphor for today's Europe: it doesn't quite make sense. The borders have been removed the network is in place and yet it often proves to be an absurd undertaking to cross Europe by train. VPRO Documentary boards the train with various train dreamers and doers who want to change the system to make sure that Europe really does fit. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every two weeks investigating current affairs finance sustainability climate change or politics. Subscribe to our channel and we will be"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1v3In1fYqrE)  2024-05-25T14:00Z 373K followers, 17.1K engagements


"China - from Cartier to Confucius - VPRO documentary - [----] Now when buildings seem to rise high into the Shanghai sky colliers by Cartier are big business and the BMWs are queuing on Beijing highways a new generation rises who dares to ask the question: Is this all there is At Chinese universities students are in urgent search for answers to the market-fundamentalist values the dragon is embracing. Through the work of Confucius and Socrates this new generation of neocon nationalist are rediscovering values that seemed to be buried during the Cultural Revolution and state-capitalism of Chinas"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2j_2GBWqu_Y)  2017-01-08T20:00Z 372K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Zero days - Security leaks for sale VPRO Documentary There is new gold to be found on the internet and possibly in your own computer. Secret backdoors that do not have a digital lock yet are being traded at astronomical amounts. In the cyber world trade where there are no rules you are in luck with "white-hat" hackers who guard your online security. But their opponents the "black-hat" hackers have an interest in an unsecure internet and sell security leaks to the highest bidder. They are the preferred suppliers of security services and cyber defence. Who are these black and white wizards who"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4BTTiWkdT8Q)  2015-07-14T14:51Z 367K followers, 339.6K engagements


"Investing in nature and biodiversity VPRO Documentary What happens when climate and nature become investment objects VPRO Backlight explores the growth of green capital and examines what this means for the economy of the future. We make billions by depleting nature but making money from protecting nature is still difficult. When we think of the financial world we quickly think of Wall Street. But why don't we think of nature and our biodiversity when we invest As nature becomes scarce its value increases. You can already invest in things like emission rights forests and even rhinos. There are"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4_eYCL7sX8Y)  2025-06-07T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"How did Brexit happen VPRO Documentary Britain will permanently leave the EU on January [--] [----] four years after the disputed referendum. It is only now that many Brexit voters are discovering that they have been abused for the political elite's power games. The campaign team of the advocates of brexit won the referendum with loud and clear lies and a cunning use of algorithms. Brexit is not going to bring the supporters what they hoped for quite the contrary. But as always repentance comes too late. This video is part of an episode of 'In Europe history caught in the act' with Geert Mak by"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4bGAOJQ3nUM)  2020-12-23T15:00Z 373K followers, 37.9K engagements


"Freedom Fighters VPRO Documentary The Ukraine war has entered its second year. VPRO Backlight gauges the mood in border country Estonia because according to Ukrainian President Zelensky they will be next. What is the war doing to the Baltic States Of course this war is about more than Ukrainian territory: it is an attack on the democratic freedom we Western Europeans take for granted. Thus the Ukrainians and the Baltic States are fighting not only on Ukrainian territory but on the front lines of the struggle between autocracy and democracy. Their fighting spirit offers food for thought. What"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Y_t3ayMOvY)  2023-05-27T14:00Z 373K followers, 418.5K engagements


"Yuval Noah Harari about conspiracy theories VPRO Documentary Writer and historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about conspiracy theories. Watch the complete hour long conversation with Mister Harari on our Documentary Channel: https://youtu.be/ScJf3jWIGUE Together with interviewer Janine Abbring they discuss six clips from films and tv-series and talk about them and Harari's personal view of our time and the world. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary weekly investigating current affairs finance sustainability climate change or politics. Subscribe to our channel and we will be"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Z7o2AmxkTI)  2022-02-22T15:00Z 373K followers, 110.5K engagements


"Alien life on Earth Outsiders VPRO Documentary Meet Anton (70) who is certain that we're regularly being visited by alien life. With presenter Tim they go searching for UFO's and aliens. When Anton was [--] years old he saw some noiseless orbs skimming over him in the sky . Since then he has seen such apparitions more often and is convinced that there are aliens on Earth. He has even spoken to one - after all many aliens have human forms. Anton is charting where and when the creatures appear on Earth. Part of a series called 'The Outsiders' about people who consciously choose to live off the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8z6waqOj-bE)  2021-02-14T15:00Z 372K followers, 241.7K engagements


"Kekistan: trolling for freedom - VPRO documentary - [----] What is Kekistan And who is behind Big Tyrone the Kekistan King You have probably never heard of it but Kekistan is as real as the online culture war going on between the Kekistanis and the Normies from Normistan. There's even a Kekistan Anthem Kekistan fights a memes war for online freedom of speech: being politically correct is not the free Kekistan etiquette. That's why the Kekistan is easily labelled as alt-right and the proud kekistanis as nazis. This online war between the Normies that are very mainstream and policitally correct"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=97FGbbTzJZ4)  2018-05-26T06:00Z 372K followers, 83.5K engagements


"Radical Right-wing in Germany in [----] - Docu - [----] The radical right-wing in Germany is getting stronger. This new German radical right is led by mostly educated young men. How can there be such a rise in radical right-wing in [----] in Germany given its history What does this radical right-wing movement fight for The fear of migrants leads more and more Germans to make radical right-wing ideas commonplace. Is history repeating itself We are in [----] and the Germans feeling threatened by the arrival of migrants are searching for solidarity and Heimat: the feeling of motherland. These are old"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9YlXSCfkHyg)  2018-10-20T06:00Z 372K followers, 196.5K engagements


"Horizon Zero Dawn The making of the game (2017) The role playing game Horizon Zero Dawn created by the Dutch company Guerrilla Games is extremely successful: Horizon Zero Dawn has already sold more than [---] million copies giving the gaming community a whole new world to explore discuss and analyze. How did Guerrilla games create Horizon Zero Dawn And what is so attractive in this virtual world Find out in Horizon Zero Dawn - The making of the game. VPRO Backlight got the unique opportunity to follow the team of Guerrilla Games behind the scene during the final sprint before the release. With"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=A0eaGRcdwpo)  2017-04-16T18:59Z 372K followers, 423.8K engagements


"Where the future of fashion is headed - VPRO documentary What is the future of fashion and where is the fashion industry heading to What kind of future do fashion pioneers think of and how do they try to change the way of thinking about fashion A documentary about the future and a new way of approach to fashion. Every year more than [---] billion new garments are produced. A third of that is never sold worn and shredded or burned. In the global race for the fastest production at the lowest prices the fashion and clothing industry has developed into a dazzling Fast Fashion system. That system is"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DUFjz4GoIEw)  2019-02-13T18:57Z 372K followers, 77.1K engagements


"Wall Street Data Goldrush VPRO Documentary Investing is popular. But the endless data streams we all generate have changed the dynamics of the stock market. Who benefits the most from this The stock market should be a level playing field: everyone has the same information. But unnoticed terabytes of data have entered the stock market. Smart companies dive into the mountain of data that is collected about us in order to be able to see Apple's sales or Netflix's number of subscribers before the rest of the market does. VPRO Documentary dives into the world of 'alternative data' to see who is"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F4_GgFE2Cm4)  2021-09-25T14:00Z 373K followers, 146K engagements


"The Green Illusion VPRO Documentary Nowhere is the downside of energy transition more visible than in New Caledonia. The French archipelago has large nickel reserves which are essential for electric cars. France therefore wants to preserve the strategic area with major consequences for both biodiversity and the original inhabitants the Kanak. Bram Vermeulen investigates these tensions for VPRO Frontline. While Europe seeks a green revolution New Caledonia's nickel industry causes large-scale environmental pollution and threatens the island's unique biodiversity. The effects of mining are"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H_mt4oPPWGY)  2025-04-26T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Alt-right in Germany (AFD) - VPRO documentary - [----] Original title: Wij zijn de mensen. More and more indignant Germans are angry about Angela Merkels refugee policy.They fear the arrival of refugees and oppose the so-called Islamization of Germany. "We are the people" they chant. On the largest square in the German city of Dresden thousands of angry citizens demonstrate every Monday. They are supporters of the protest movement Pegida and the new political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) who think that Angela Merkel ignores their opinion. In Germany the populist right manifested itself"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwJS49MRcCg)  2017-04-09T19:00Z 372K followers, 77.3K engagements


"Algorithms rule us all - VPRO documentary - [----] Whether you get a job or a mortgage who is released early from prison: algorithms increasingly determine the big decisions in our lives. Algorithms rule us all algorithms rule everything. Because algorithms are faster and more efficient than people. But do they always make better decisions And what does a society look like in which we are sent by big data and computer code Companies and increasingly governments too use algorithms to automate bureaucratic processes. These algorithms sets of instructions and rules that are fed by big data"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NFF_wj5jmiQ)  2018-10-27T05:58Z 373K followers, 82.3K engagements


"Ethiopia: Bitcoiners for Africa VPRO Documentary What are the consequences of Trump and various European governments cutting development aid to African countries Is there an alternative to USAID and other foreign aid Exactly forty years after the largest fundraising campaign for Africa ever Live Aid Bram Vermeulen travels to Ethiopia. Bitcoiners from all over the world are flocking here because of the cheap electricity and see their investments as a solution to the loss of development aid. But is that really the case In [----] Ethiopia was still the largest recipient of US aid after Ukraine."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OpBbAUVE27Q)  2025-12-06T15:00Z 373K followers, 11.6K engagements


"The battle against climate change by Paul Kingsnorth - Docu Humanity has lost the battle against climate change. That is what Paul Kingsnorth thinks. The former environmental activist believes that we cant stop climate change anymore. How should we live on knowing that climate change is a fact that cant be denied anymore A documentary that gives thinker and writer Paul Kingsnorth the time to explain how humanity still can be hopeful although the battle against climate change in his eyes has been lost. Former environmental activist and writer Paul Kingsnorth has withdrawn to Ireland on a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q_s8Vo00Xug)  2019-04-27T00:00Z 372K followers, 166.5K engagements


"How DNA dreams become reality at BGI in China - Docu At BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute) in China scientists are working every day to map DNA of plants humans and animals. At BGI in China they dream big: One day every living thing on earth will be sequenced that is the big DNA dream BGI is pursuing. Young scientists dedicate their lives to make this DNA dream come true. How are they exactly working with DNA And should we be concerned about the BGI and their research This documentary follows the scientists at the largest genetic research institute in the world located on the outskirts of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SEUHQm4X1So)  2018-12-15T07:00Z 372K followers, 14.6K engagements


"Absurdistan VPRO Documentary In a new series of 'Frontline' Bram Vermeulen travels to Azerbaijan to examine life in this dictatorship. Russian President Putin won the election with 87% of the vote but compared to his counterpart in neighboring Azerbaijan he is doing a lot worse. President Aliyev was recently re-elected there with 92% of the vote. Since the sanctions against Russia European leaders have been knocking down doors here. Due to an abundance of fossil fuel in the Caspian Sea this country is booming. Azerbaijan is also sought after to host the Eurovision Song Contest Formula One and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ttp5PbjqPzQ)  2024-12-05T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"The ocean plastic cleanup of Boyan Slat VPRO Documentary With the ocean plastic cleanup Boyan Slat has set up the first and the greatest ocean plastic cleanup campaign in history. And it all started about five years ago with a graduation project about the plastic soup in the ocean. Today Boyan Slat has eighty employees and he is about to roll out his first Ocean Cleanup system in the Pacific. VPRO Backlight follows Boyan Slat closely on the exciting journey of the ocean plastic cleanup. Boyan Slat's fight against the plastic soup. By now everybody will have seen the images of the plastic soup"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W-N9-g_IzAY)  2018-10-14T19:15Z 372K followers, 147.9K engagements


"Being offline is the new luxury - VPRO documentary When have you been offline for the last time Did you choose yourself to be offline or was internet not working To be offline seems more and more to become a choice that we see as a luxury. Is being offline the new luxury or is it still a luxury to be online for some people Digital networks are becoming denser and denser. We are online all the time everywhere and they are fewer places where we really can be alone. Where and when can we still disconnect To be offline has become a luxury. Will we permanently use data or do we take back control"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WBFoV6jn79c)  2019-03-02T01:00Z 373K followers, 168.6K engagements


"Flash Crash [----] VPRO documentary [----] Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box is a thriller based on actual events that takes you to the heart of our automated world. Based on interviews with those directly involved and data visualizations up to the millisecond it reconstructs the flash crash of May 6th 2010: the fastest and deepest U.S. stock market plunge ever. Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box is developed by filmmaker Marije Meerman in close collaboration with design studio Catalogtree. This explorative documentary is a marriage of strong storytelling and meticulous visual analysis. This"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aq1Ln1UCoEU)  2012-12-13T12:42Z 373K followers, 958.3K engagements


"The cost of A.I. VPRO Documentary What lies behind the shiny promise of Artificial Intelligence In this video we show the reality behind the smokescreen Silicon Valley presents us. We speak with people engaged in dissecting the global AI industry and use the capabilities of the latest AI products to depict the places and give a face to the people Big Tech would rather not be seen. 'Generative AI' is the latest buzzword in Silicon Valley. The Big Tech giants are tumbling over each other to launch chatbots and to incorporate AI assistants based on large-scale language models into their"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bVnpH3DE-MY)  2023-07-15T14:00Z 373K followers, 38.9K engagements


"The power of the credit rating agencies - Docu - [----] The financial markets tremble when the rating agencies disclose their ratings about the credit worth of a country. Government leaders lose their sleep over the rating of their country. But often the ratings of Moody's S & P's and Fitch were incorrect. "It's just like making a rough estimate giving a credit rating to a country is nothing but a board game." - Jerome Fons (Former Director of Moody's). The rating agencies or credit assessors are all over the news. Recently there has been many downgrades of mainly European countries and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eyiy9TQNQYQ)  2017-12-02T08:56Z 373K followers, 24.8K engagements


"Where are the women in history (Big Questions 5/8) VPRO Documentary Where are the women in history Writer and researcher Nadine Akkerman investigates the role of women in history. The discoveries she makes paint a very different picture than we know. Akkerman shows original letters from the 17th century in the National Archives which she consults for her research. And she visits historian Nathalie Zemon Davis a great source of inspiration for Akkerman and Jana Dambrogio. She researches folding techniques of letters and thus discovered that many female spies worked in the 17th century. Former"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g8yVkMYGgvM)  2021-11-13T15:00Z 372K followers, [----] engagements


"The Congolese Belgian The Afro-European (6/6) VPRO Documentary Ikenna meets the Congolese community in Brussels a community scarred by a violent colonial past which was forced to break away from its history and culture. The new generations therefore try to connect in their own way: with a spiritual charge. Because being Congolese involves navigating through reality with an extra consciousness and being in touch with your ancestors. Ikenna's awareness of his identity also grows as a result. As the end of his journey approaches he is ready to draw his personal conclusions. Will he succeed in"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lUJ7LANeQlw)  2025-04-13T14:17Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Everybody goes to Rhodos VPRO Documentary Have we reached the limits of our old-fashioned summer vacations on the Mediterranean Sea now that heat waves and forest fires are becoming more frequent there In a new episode of 'Front Line' reporter Bram Vermeulen follows the special fire department commando's tasked with keeping the millions of tourists on the Greek islands safe. Is mass travel to Greece still tenable On Rhodes in [----] nearly twenty thousand tourists had to be evacuated due to forest fires that burned hotels and restaurants and destroyed more than 20% of all trees on the island."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ljJmi5GCm-s)  2025-02-01T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Why fake accounts dominate Instagram - VPRO documentary Why is Instagram dominated by fake accounts What is fake what is real on Instagram Since Instagram was founded followers and accounts have grown insanely. But how can you see on Instagram which accounts and followers are real and which are fake A documentary that investigates why and how fake followers dominate Instagram. This documentary is a cross-media research into the economy that has emerged since Instagram has been established: sometimes creative and innovative but sometimes also very shadowy. As a viewer you follow Nicolaas Veul"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r5dQO7lV5DQ)  2019-03-23T01:00Z 373K followers, 46.7K engagements


"The Nigerian Brit The Afro-European (1/6) VPRO Documentary So many Nigerians live in the London neighborhood of Peckham that it has also been called Little Lagos. For most of them adjusting has long been the magic word. So too for Ikenna Azuike's Nigerian father who once moved to England with his Ukrainian-German wife. So Ikenna grew up there as a typical British boarding school boy. He later moved to the Netherlands. In the first episode Ikenna travels back to the UK. Encounters with Nigerian Brits confront him with the fact that he has actually neglected his African side. His Nigerian"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=whPHyjsjCno)  2025-03-08T15:01Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Offline is the new luxury - VPRO documentary - [----] To be online all the time and everywhere. It sounds great but it has its drawbacks. As digital networks are closing in there are fewer places to be really on your own. Being offline is becoming a luxury. Where can you be offline We are connected to the internet even in our bedrooms. Its the ambition of companies like Google and Facebook to connect the entire world so that we can be online all the time and everywhere. Google has send balloons up into the skies over Sri Lanka to provide the island state with free Wi-Fi for a month. On the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wzp6g1H52wQ)  2016-06-07T09:00Z 373K followers, 114.1K engagements


"The Afro-Pole The Afro-European (5/6) VPRO Documentary There are not many of them and they are not all from the same country but they now belong to the same community: The Afro-Poles. Some came during the Communist era as exchange students. Others came later also to study and because Poland is so cheap. Although most leave again there are Africans who stay to make a home. While some of the Afro-Polish prefer to remain invisible in the country where the far-right has many feet on the ground minority consciousness actually sparks militancy and a sense of pride in some. After his insights on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xQCXM4ZIAmE)  2025-04-05T14:01Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Friends of Apartheid VPRO Documentary In 'Frontline' Bram Vermeulen examines the close ties between white extremist Afrikaner Boers and radical right-wing parties in Europe including the Netherlands. Thirty years after the end of apartheid these extremists marginalized at home can count on growing support and interest from the U.S. and Europe especially from Flanders and the Netherlands. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every two weeks investigating current affairs finance sustainability climate change or politics. Subscribe to our channel and we will be delighted to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y7RZ9bBbOGo)  2025-05-03T14:01Z 373K followers, 31.1K engagements


"Strategy of a German Populist VPRO Documentary While we are inundated with stories about scandals and shocking events in the US VPRO Backlight looks the other way: to the East. Because something startling is happening in Germany. Not only did the 'Alternative for Germany' (Alternative fr Deutschland AfD) become one of the largest parties in the elections but since early May [----] the entire organization has been labeled by the security service as far-right and a danger to democracy. Recently numerous Germans protested for a ban on the party. But is banning a party democratic And how does"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ye8pcntP-OE)  2025-05-30T10:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"California: The bankrupt State VPRO documentary (2010) Original title: California Dreaming California is a strong brand the state of new beginnings dreams and movie stars of surfers and a wonderful climate. But the Golden State is bankrupt and the city of Los Angeles is running out of cash. Public services are being cut and unemployment keeps rising. At the same time optimism entrepreneurship and the belief in the power of America are stronger than ever. In Los Angeles we meet five people who are going through a transformation in their lives during this crisis. Who are the pioneers who are"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zKkJB8Etq54)  2010-11-08T15:57Z 372K followers, 1.2M engagements


"The Wall Street Code VPRO documentary [----] A thriller about a genius algorithm builder who dared to stand up against Wall Street. Haim Bodek aka The Algo Arms Dealer. After Quants: the Alchemists of Wall Street and Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box. This is the final episode of a trilogy in search of the winners and losers of the tech revolution on Wall Street. Trading on the financial market is not longer dominated by humans but by super fast computers and algorithms. The result of this digital revolution on Wall Street is a complex and fragmented financial system that is hard to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kFQJNeQDDHA)  2013-11-04T20:52Z 373K followers, 2.9M engagements


"Genoa: City of migrants VPRO Documentary Genoa is a haven city in Italy. In Genoa tens of thousands of African migrants arrive and the city and its inhabitants are overwhelmed by this flood of men. Administratively the migrants are stuck in Genoa and the locals have to live with the migrants the criminality and the shift in Genoa's culture highly visible in the emblematic street Via di Pr. In this VPRO travel series Via Genoa writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer speaks with the colorful inhabitants of his hometown the Italian port city of Genoa. Pfeijffer shows how Italy changes politically socially"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1YDDq0uNigg)  2020-09-12T14:00Z 373K followers, 39.2K engagements


"What makes you click - VPRO documentary - [----] The biggest psychological experiment ever is being conducted and were all taking part in it: every day a billion people are tested online. Which ingenious tricks and other digital laws ensure that we fill our online shopping carts to the brim or stay on websites as long as possible Or vote for a particular candidate The bankruptcies of department stores and shoe shops clearly show that our buying behaviour is rapidly shifting to the Internet. An entirely new field has arisen of user experience architects and online persuasion officers. How do"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=69JXP4tnBMo)  2016-12-18T20:00Z 373K followers, 46.1K engagements


"A future for Detroit with General Motors - VPRO documentary How will be the future for Detroit and what kind of role plays the car company General Motors in it What kind of significance has General Motors for the people living in Detroit We follow five residents of Detroit and talk with them about the significance of General Motors. What will Detroit look like in the future And how will General Motors contribute to that future Five residents of Detroit and the surrounding area whose lives are connected to General Motors in various ways are followed for a day. It concerns a pastor of a black"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8VXOnyMDoWg)  2018-12-22T07:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Dreamers (The Dispatchables 3/5) VPRO Documentary While Stanley starts an intensive rehabilitation trajectory so he can learn to walk properly he discovers that his infatuation with Laura is not working out as well as he had in mind. Bike messenger Rolf tries to make his way through life but does not know what he wants to do with his future. When he visits his parents in het Gooi one of the richest area's in the Netherlands he does not have to count on any support for his decision to keep working as a bike courier. About The Dispatchables: Somewhere in Amsterdam there is an extraordinary bike"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JSHbW90bIlA)  2023-04-15T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"A Solidary Beer VPRO Documentary Spain has [----] kilometers of bars. Every village regardless of its population has a bar and every day eight million Spaniards go to the pub. You would almost think they do nothing else. When the corona pandemic closed the bars the hospitality industry suddenly became an important campaign tool in election time: freedom or communism In this new series - a sequel to the award winning series 'Letters to Andalusia' Stef Biemans asks questions about the stories that dominated the Spanish news last year. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary weekly"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PPTR4tyaJvs)  2022-01-22T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"The Tax Free Tour - VPRO documentary - [----] "Where do multinationals pay taxes and how much" Gaining insight from international tax experts Backlight takes a look at tax havens the people who live there and the routes along which tax is avoided globally. Those routes go by resounding names like 'Cayman Special' 'Double Irish' and 'Dutch Sandwich'. A financial world operates in the shadows surrounded by a high level of secrecy. A place where sizeable capital streams travel the world at the speed of light and avoid paying tax. The Tax Free Tour is an economic thriller mapping the systemic risk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d4o13isDdfY)  2013-03-25T21:00Z 373K followers, 627.3K engagements


"Technology as religion VPRO Documentary Until recently religions had a monopoly on heaven. But religion has a new competitor: dataism. The belief that ultimately everything including life itself is nothing more than data. The promise is a programmable paradise where artificial intelligence can give us eternal life happiness and beauty. What does dataism mean for the future of religion and spirituality And can it offer us in addition to numerous practical blessings meaning Filmmaker Hans Busstra who left the church as a reformed minister's son searches for meaning and spirituality in the tech"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eCARqmwyN98)  2021-06-26T14:00Z 373K followers, 33.3K engagements


"Truck drivers in India VPRO Documentary Our correspondent Jelle travels in a traditional truck from Mumbai former Bombay to Delhi. A beautiful journey for everyone who loves trucks and road-trips. Jelle dives into the truck drivers world and drives along with the truck drivers: a father and his son Singh. Indian lorries are driving artworks and keep India running. During this four-day drive they pass a wedding false toll gates and the driver's birthplace in the middle of the Rajasthan desert. Part of a documentary series called 'From Bihar to Bangalore'. Episode 8: 'Truck drivers in India'"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jXRUQ_maTiA)  2021-01-16T19:00Z 373K followers, 53K engagements


"Separate Worlds (The Dispatchables 4/5) VPRO Documentary Stanley is grumpy. For a little while it seemed that things were going well with the business and his life but he has to deal with several new setbacks. Maciej the Polish courier who is often at odds with Stanley is unhappy about his life. He finds it frustrating that he makes so little money serving rich people. About The Dispatchables: Somewhere in Amsterdam there is an extraordinary bike courier company. The amiable but disorganized Stanley manages this company and the motley crew of employees. Every courier has their own reasons for"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1cEkR1MH97s)  2023-04-22T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"A ticking time bomb (Along the new Silk Road) VPRO Documentary Central Asia has endless plains valleys and steppes as well as some of the highest mountains in the world. Pakistan for example has over [----] glaciers; there is no country where there are more. They are ticking time bombs. With ever-increasing temperatures the glaciers are melting faster than ever. Ruben Terlou is in the north where floods regularly wipe out entire villages. In the province of Sindh the food chamber of Pakistan he sees how devastating the effects of floods are for the millions of people who live there. Jelle"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=270eIlrqAp8)  2023-07-08T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Soldiers of God VPRO Documentary Stringent anti-gay legislation is sweeping across Africa like a peat fire. Not only dictatorships like Uganda want to crack down on the LGBTQIA+ community but now democracies like Ghana as well. In this episode of 'Frontline' Bram Vermeulen tries to find out what the driving forces are behind this culture war. Bram goes out with parliamentarian Samuel 'Dzata' George who is hard at work lobbying for high prison sentences. George turns out to be in close contact with an evangelical and conservative group in Utah the United States which organizes congresses and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9N00dbE1yBQ)  2023-09-30T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Reading Tea Leaves (The Dispatchables 2/5) VPRO Documentary An interesting applicant responds to the vacancy but Stanley also has to deal with a new problem: Nanne his oldest courier is having more and more problems with heavy deliveries. This comes at a bad time because around Christmas a tremendous amount of boxes with wine need to be delivered. Stanley makes a big investment one that involves new concerns. When Nanne comes home and drops onto his couch after a long day at work he ponders the decisions he made in his life. About The Dispatchables: Somewhere in Amsterdam there is an"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E8myb8jdnPQ)  2023-04-08T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"The Divided Promised Land VPRO Documentary Since Israel has a far-right government radical settlers have been stirring. They feel supported by controversial reforms that strain the democratic rule of law. For example there are plans to have Supreme Court judges appointed by ministers and old evictions of illegal settlements are being undone. VPRO Frontline talks to different populations to understand what they are fighting for. It is a portrait of a divided Israel. Is this the end of democracy Israeli filmmaker Nirit Peled takes us back to her homeland to explore what is tearing Israel apart."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gjb5j7Pv1AU)  2023-07-25T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"The Somali Finn The Afro-European (3/6) VPRO Documentary Homogeneous Finland is not an easy breeding ground for most Somalis to get grounded in. Racism and violence were part of the daily reality from the arrival of the first Somalis in the 1990s with the result that the Somali community holds firmly to its own traditional culture and religion. The new generation does its best outside to be liked by white Finns inside it adheres to traditional and often conservative cultural values. This creates a false identity among many young Somali Finns something Ikenna holds up a confrontational mirror"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KtlVI24LTOo)  2025-03-22T15:00Z 373K followers, 46.8K engagements


"Soldiers for Israel VPRO Documantary Why do thousands of Christians travel to Israel to support the army despite the war crimes it commits in the Gaza Strip In a new revealing episode of 'Frontlinie' journalist Bram Vermeulen unravels the international network behind this support. Frontlinie gains exceptional access to soldiers in the Israeli army speaks to those who regret their actions and meets Christians who want to dedicate themselves to the fate of the Palestinians. Bram travels to Israel and the Palestinian territories where he investigates the global Christian movement that supports"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NTlYZvknMwc)  2025-11-07T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Meet Richard Branson's sister: Vanessa Branson - Docu - [----] What is it like to be Richard Branson's sister Vanessa Branson is the sister of the rich but very stubborn businessman Richard Branson. Richard Branson is knows for his extraordinary business ideas. Nothing is crazy enough for him he now sells tickets for a space trip. But what about Vanessa Branson Did she follow in Richard Branson's footsteps The Bransons were not thrown into success. All children are dyslexic. Mother Eve Branson claims to be an important part of the success of her children. Of course she loves all her children"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OWGtBsJsz3A)  2018-07-21T06:00Z 373K followers, 27.5K engagements


"The French Water War VPRO Documentary Almost half of France's total water consumption goes to agriculture and in some regions and periods even more than eighty percent goes to irrigation. Large-scale water reserves are created to water the fields in hot summers. But as France faces increasingly frequent water shortages opposition to these reservoirs is growing. There it is not angry farmers who occupy the roads with tractors but rather citizens who take to the field against farmers. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every two weeks investigating current affairs finance"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bxiXHfomVkY)  2023-11-25T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"How green energy will change our future - Docu How will green energy change our future What will our future look like with green energy The growth of green energy goes together with change. Our future will not only include green energy but our future will also be shaped by it. What will the future sustainable world look like That is the big question now that the global transition towards sustainable energy is gaining momentum. For the growth of sustainable energy involves a lot more changes than just the color of the power supplied to our homes. How will we build how will our mobility be"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cEjT2_NCeFc)  2019-03-09T01:00Z 373K followers, 224.6K engagements


"Voice of Nature VPRO Documentary The state of biodiversity in our polluted ecosystems is dismal. In the Netherlands almost half of all species are under pressure. This must and can be changed. Are we really listening to nature and are we giving it enough of a voice It's time to help our ecosystems and biodiversity. If not the only animals on earth will soon be living in pig and chicken houses. So: how do we stop the decline How do we bring back wildlife And how do we ensure that animals can live a good life Director: Stephane Kaas Co-direction USA: Ilja Willems Editing: Arnout Arens William"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f-MrIB2vSE0)  2023-05-20T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Soldiers of the Forest VPRO Documentary On the border with Belarus the Polish government is having a fence built of [---] kilometers. Refugees who manage to cross the border there risk violent and illegal pushbacks. In this episode of 'Frontline' journalist Dore van Duivenbode is in Poland. She meets people helping refugees in need. VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled documentary every two weeks investigating current affairs finance sustainability climate change or politics. Subscribe to our channel and we will be delighted to share our adventures with you This Channel is part of VPRO"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g9ciMeKFy6I)  2023-09-16T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Making way for an airport in the Philippines VPRO Documentary Bram Vermeulen travels to the Manila Bay in the Philippines where the Dutch dredging company Boskalis is responsible for land reclamation for the construction of a new international airport. The company recently made headlines by threatening to leave the Netherlands if a new law is passed making companies liable for the possible negative consequences of their activities abroad. The [---] billion contract is the largest in Boskalis' history and was concluded during the time of populist President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte campaigned on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iY4R1SEBmxg)  2023-03-11T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"The Aftershock in Turkey VPRO Documentary Bram Vermeulen travels to southern Turkey to investigate the aftershock of the earthquake in early February. What are the long-term effects of the quake on residents cities and Turkish politics now that the dust has settled The Turkish government is clearing debris at a furious pace to put the disaster behind it as soon as possible. Elections are just around the corner. Construction companies are experiencing golden times. For residents it's all moving too fast. 'Frontline' follows Turkish-Dutch writer Meltem Halaceli who has traveled to the area from"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lrhC1c3sza0)  2023-06-10T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"On the edge of the Revolution VPRO Documentary Iranian-Dutch Filmmaker Beri Shalmashi travels to northern Iraq near the border with Iran for Frontline. For six months Iranians have been taking to the streets to demonstrate against the regime. The protests are being crushed with brute force thousands of people have been arrested and the first executions have been carried out. In the mountainous border region between Iraq and Iran she hears firsthand stories of Iranian refugees who are no longer safe in their homeland. She also sees how the Kurdish opposition is trying to fight the oppression"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mWK25ULeiVU)  2023-05-06T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"Golden Mountains (The Dispatchables 5/5) VPRO Documentary As spring arrives Stanley makes up the balance. Several couriers have quit but luckily there are new arrivals and one of them is Edwige. Slowly but surely Stanley starts to accept the fact that Laura the woman of his dreams is having a relationship with somebody else. Rolf and Nanne both take an advance on the future in their own way. About The Dispatchables: Somewhere in Amsterdam there is an extraordinary bike courier company. The amiable but disorganized Stanley manages this company and the motley crew of employees. Every courier"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mjyIK6-dQtQ)  2023-04-29T14:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"A Small Universe (The Dispatchables 1/5) VPRO Documentary Somewhere in Amsterdam there is an extraordinary bike courier company. The amiable but disorganized Stanley manages this company and the motley crew of employees. Every courier has their own reasons for peddling around the city. And their own secret dreams. No matter the weather and often the employees swarm around the city of Amsterdam a city that is scarred by the increasing gap between the haves and have nots. At their base camp the couriers sometimes give each other a hard time with harsh jokes and petty quarrels. Luckily the local"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r_SJKuakQYc)  2023-03-25T15:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements


"You can't kill the story VPRO Documentary It is becoming increasingly dangerous to be a journalist. In [----] [--] journalists worldwide died while doing their job. In Gaza alone [--] reporters and collaborators were killed. But journalists are not only at risk in war situations; they increasingly face physical violence digital attacks state terror and threats from the underworld elsewhere. How can journalists arm themselves against these threats and continue to practice their profession Originally aired on [--] February [----] Directed by: Shuchen Tan VPRO Documentary publishes a new subtitled"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wf7Lxh9vTtM)  2024-02-07T17:00Z 373K followers, [----] engagements

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