The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler, who died 2008 at 98, was a Polish social worker who helped save an estimated 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and giving them false identities.
The 65th Cannes Film Festival
Now it’s time for Cannes, which is probably the most important film festival in the world, and this year, from 16th to 27th May 2012, even with the crisis flying above us is coming stronger than ever.
Holi
The world is fascinating. People and cultures inspire us. Sadly, the fast paced lifestyles of our generation result in many not taking the necessary step back to soak in the existing world around us.
Black and White Homeless by Lee Jeffries
These impressive portraits are full of emotions. The models in Lee Jeffries’ photographs are homeless people that he has met in Europe and in the United States.
Life Needs Internet
An art project about the impact and the rise of digital technology on different cultures today.
Children of Leningradsky
An intimate and heartbreaking look at a group of homeless children living in and around a Moscow train station.
ARREST KONY!!!
If the world knows who Joseph Kony is, it will unite to stop him. It starts here. Joseph Kony is one of the world’s worst war criminals and we at kontraPLAN magazine support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the LRA and bring the child soldiers home.
No to ACTA
Two and a half million people signed a petition this week urging the European Parliament to say ‘no’ to the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, Acta. The multinational treaty will result in censorship of the internet and restrict access to life-saving medicines in developing countries.
Death Camp
Joseph Lally is bringing controversial film which states that Earth is being transformed into a death camp. That culture, humanity, nature, art and democracy are near extinction. This work was inspired by the works of Jean Luc Godard, Bernard Henri Levy, Roland Barthes and Susan Songtag.
Taboo: Outsiders
Amazing Taboo series by National Geographic brought this interesting episode about outsiders in societies around the world. Bellow you can watch the full episode.
Madonna Super Bowl Halftime Show
Madonna dazzled the Super Bowl fans with her Cleopatra-influenced outfit and gladiator-like support artists at the Super bowl halftime show at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
MLW Air – Eleven Years of Serving Luxury Air Charter
MLW Air is the only worldwide luxury air charter company utilizing an All First Class widebody Boeing 767.
