Take a vacant parking lot under the freeway, in the shadows of the skyscrapers of Downtown LA, and plunk down a dozen domes. That's right, domes. What you get looks a little like an outer space encampment, but it's really a transitional community intended to get homeless people off the streets and under a roof, hopefully on their way to the mainstream. Dome village is the brainchild of a man named Ted Hayes, who can usually be found rollerblading around the perimeter of the community or around LA's Skid Row, dreadlocks flapping in the wind. Ted's dream is to build more of these communities across the country. He wants to write up a national plan to eradicate homelessness, and he wants President Clinton to see it. It's a bit of a pipe dream, but while our videojournalists were there, he finishes the plan and gets on a plane to Washington. But will he get his proposal in the right hands? "I Witness" follows Ted and a cast of colorful associates & villagers as they fight to change the face of the homeless in America.
In this Four episode documentary series we explore a land filled with mystery, wonder and beauty. From Temples to Pharaohs, Queens and tombs filled with gold. With special access to tombs, monuments and artifacts that many people have never seen or heard of before. From the Monuments of Ramses II, to the golden treasures of Tutankhamen, and the lesser known stories of this epic country.
What do you get when you take eight of the most self-proclaimed technology obsessed and dependent Canadians and unplug them from their networks and devices? You get Operation Unplugged, an adventure series that follows them as they embark on a physical and personal journey through Canada’s breathtaking National Parks and National Historic Sites. Watch as they are forced to abandon their technological devices in favour of real-time, real-world interactions with the great outdoors… and with each other. From challenging outdoor physical tasks to historical re-creation that demonstrates the mettle of early Canadian settlers, Operation Unplugged will test these eight individuals on the adventure of a lifetime.