1998, 54 minutes.
Before the Internet and the rest of the digital revolution, there was the power of television. Global networks inundated even the poorest countries with their shows projecting fleeting fantasies about pleasure and glamour. But what would happen if the flow was reversed. Our Teen Video Stories project set up mobile production units in Poland, Peru, Mozambique, Arctic Canada and the Philippines. Dozens of stories resulted, and were broadcast in many countries. “Big Shots” is a selection of the best.