Welcome to Noisy Planet’s collection of RE Films for School Networks. Click on any of the films featured on this page to see detailed information about that film, including a short clip from the film (nb. the preview clips are hosted via YouTube so you will need to watch them on a computer that does not have YouTube barred).

The films are Windows Media files (WMV9) with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and a bit rate of 769 kbps. Typical file size is 258 MB for a 50 minute film. Films are supplied as a site licence to the purchasing institution and are available to schools and colleges in the UK and the Republic of Ireland only.

There are two ways of buying:

(1) INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE: Films can be bought individually and downloaded from this website. Payment is by credit/ debit card at time of purchase at a cost of £19.99 + VAT per download.

(2) PACKAGE PURCHASE: Curriculum area packages can be ordered by email for delivery to your school on DVD for upload to your network. Please email your order to orders@noisyplanet.com. Include a Purchase Order number if your school operates such a system. Payment is by invoice to your school.

The curriculum area package for RE consists of the following films:

(1) Church wars

(2) The Da Vinci Code decoded

(3) History of Water 3 - Water to water

(4) Holy dust

(5) Human shields

(6) Ithwasane

(7) Killing dilemma

(8) Rabbis in Palestine

(9) Ryan's well

(10) Visit Palestine

This package costs £175 + VAT.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email us at orders@noisyplanet.com

Bread over the fence

The sleepy Bulgarian villages of Pokrovan and Bardarski Geran seem the perfect models of tranquillity. Bread is baked daily, farmers tend their land and age-old traditions are adhered to. But a few decades ago the situation was completely different. Catholics were harassed by their Orthodox neighbours and persecuted as enemies of the state. The region was marred by bloody conflict. This beautifully filmed documentary traces how friendship came to replace enmity. We follow the villagers over the course of a single day as they reveal how they came to reject violence. Winner of the Best European Film at the Leipzig Festival.
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Buying the spirit

For many people, voodoo is synonymous with black magic and malevolence. It's regarded with suspicion, conjuring up images of animal sacrifices and mutilated dolls. This powerful, character-led documentary takes us straight into this hidden, impenetrable world. Beautifully-made with unbelievable access to voodoo practitioners, this film offers an unrivalled insight into this frequently misunderstood religion.
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	Church wars Following the consecration of gay cleric Gene Robinson, can anything be done to reconcile the Anglican church? ... More Info »

Da Vinci code decoded

It's the literary phenomenon enraging religious groups and infuriating critics. As the film of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" goes on general release, we bring you the definitive documentary on the theories behind the novel. From the real role of Mary Magdalene to the coded messages in Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and the secrets of the Gnostic gospels, "Da Vinci Decoded" answers all the questions everyone is asking.
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For a place under the heavens

Twenty years ago, Pakistan was a vibrant, secular society with a bustling nightlife. Women wore jeans and short blouses, left their hair loose and followed the latest fashions. Now their daughters are afraid to go out without the Hijaab. In this personal, intimate documentary, Pakistani woman Sabiha Sumar looks back through five decades of change. She speaks to Muslim scholars, feminists and family friends to explain why women''s rights in Pakistan have eroded to such a frightening extent.
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History of Water 3 - Water to water

This absorbing four-DVD series examines the relationship through history between mankind and fresh water. Each programme considers a different aspect of the relationship. The viewer comes away having learned an awful lot about how our development was influenced by water-related factors and conscious that no society can survive for as much as day without access to fresh water.
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Holy dust

Since the dawn of Christianity, Bethlehem has been one of the holiest places of pilgrimage. But after years of intifada, the pilgrims no longer come. Life, for Bethlehem's residents, has become a mass of contradictions. They live in one of the best funded Palestinian cities but lack basic facilities. This documentary looks at the history of Bethlehem through the lives of four residents. Filmed over the last seven years, this high-quality film reveals how their hopes at the dawn of the millennium have soured.
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	Human shields Whatever happened to the human shields in Iraq? This documentary charts how the trip which began as a mercy mission to stop a war soon descended into farce. Compelling viewing. ... More Info »

Ithwasane

Shrouded in myth and protected by the ancient secrets of their ancestors, the African Traditional Healer (Sangoma) has always been a controversial subject in South African society, where the modern meets the ancient and where AIDS is feared by all. Little is known about the healing powers they possess, their cunning knowledge of illness and disease and the rituals an initiate has to undergo. We go to the Northern Province of South Africa to follow an Ithwasane (initiate) as she undergoes the process of becoming a fully fledged African Traditional Healer.
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	Killing dilemma How do Israeli pilots tasked with bombing targets in civilian areas feel about their missions? We profile the elite Cobra unit and hear from those who have defied orders to kill. ... More Info »

Orphans of Mathare

This documentary is a fly on the wall account of life in an African orphanage. The Good Samaritan Childrens Home in the slums of Nairobi is little more than a shack. The walls are made of corrugated iron, there's no water or sanitation and it's staffed entirely by local volunteers. But for the children of the slums, it's their only refuge. We follow the children over a period of a week as they go to school, play in the street and reflect on their lives. This character-led, classic documentary provides an intimate portrait of life in the orphanage.
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Rabbis in Palestine

Arik Ascherman and Jeremy Milgrom are not your typical Israeli Rabbis. Every day, they leave their comfortable homes in Jerusalem to help Palestinians in the West Bank. As God's chosen people, they believe Jews have an obligation to challenge the injustices of occupation. But few other Israelis agree. And - as well as confronting angry settlers - the Rabbis also have to dismantle the prejudices of most Palestinians. Can clerics, of all people, really help to resolve a conflict that is seen for the most part as rooted in religion?
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Ryan's well

This is the inspirational tale of a small boy's mission to help those less fortunate than himself. Ryan was just six years old when he learnt that not everybody in the world has access to clean water. Desperate to help, he worked day and night to save enough money for a well to be dug in drought-stricken Uganda. His ambition soon grew and his altruistic nature dragged schoolmates and ultimately most of Canada with him. An uplifting and wonderfully touching story that reminds us all that we can change the world if we really believe.
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Separate lives

Families torn apart. Wives ordered to leave their husbands. Children separated from their parents. And all in the name of God. The Exclusive Brethren have long been revered as a Christian congregation of simple, God-fearing folk. But ever since their leader, the Man of God, ordered them to withdraw from society and stop socialising with people outside the movement, concerns about the group have been growing. In this moving, personal documentary, ex-members tell their story.
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	The Turkish perspective Why has the prospect of Turkish membership of the EU enflamed such passions? This is an intelligent and thought provoking documentary on modern day Turkey. From the legacy of Ataturk to the threat of Islamic fundamentalism, it provides a snapshot of a nation in transition. ... More Info »

Visit Palestine

What prompts a young, well-educated Westerner to risk life and limb as a peace activist in the Middle East? With her striking red hair and bright lipstick, Caiomhe Butterly defies initial expectations of the typical activist. Motivated by idealism, she blocks bullets with her body and ignores threats to her own safety to alleviate the suffering that surrounds. Her story provides a rare insight into the everyday lives of Palestinians, moving beyond usual depictions of one-dimensional heroes or victims. During a siege of Jenin, Caiomhe's luck finally runs out and she is shot and wounded. With its harrowing frontline footage and intimate character portraits, this is surely one of the most powerful films to come out of Palestine in recent years.
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