Witness Podcast
1) Italy's COVID Hotline: Inside a pandemic call centre | Witness
Filmmaker: Lisa Camillo Max is a film producer in Milan, Italy. At the end of February 2020, his life takes an unexpected turn when Italy becomes the epicentre of the first wave of the novel corona...Show More
2) How Far I'll Go: From Indonesia to the US, a story of friendship | Witness
Andrea and Salsabila, nicknamed Dea and Salsa, are childhood friends from Indonesia. Both have been blind since birth. At five years old, Dea moved with her family to the United States, while Salsa...Show More
3) The Italian Doctor: Fighting COVID-19, isolation and uncertainty | Witness
To cope with the onslaught of coronavirus cases, Italy rushed 10,000 resident doctors into service during the first wave of the global pandemic. Dr Alessandro Galli, 31, is one of them. The young I...Show More
The Italian Doctor: Fighting COVID-19, isolation and uncertainty | Witness
24:35 | Sep 28th, 2020
4) The Mortician of Manila: Inside the Philippines' 'war on drugs' | Witness
Orly manages Eusebio 24hr Funeral Services in Manila, in the Philippines. His relationships with clients reveal both the empathy and contempt he holds for the country's "drug war" victims who have ...Show More
5) Ahmad the Architect: Rebuilding Schools in Northeast Nigeria | Witness
Ahmad gave up what he felt was the "perfect life" in the United Kingdom, where he studied and worked as an architect, to return to Nigeria and help rebuild his home city of Maiduguri. Maiduguri has...Show More
6) Dead Woman's Pass: A Ni Una Menos Story on the Inca Trail | Witness
An Indigenous woman embarks on a journey to Machu Picchu that will force her to confront horrors from her past.   Maxi Manuttupa is a single mother in Cusco, Peru. Haunted by past traumas, she is a...Show More
7) India: Elephants in My Backyard | Witness
Filmmaker: Vikram Singh Elephant habitats across India are shrinking at an alarming rate, leading to conflict with local residents. In the southern region of Hassan, the conflict has been partic...Show More
8) India's Forbidden Love: An Honour Killing on Trial | Witness
The survivor of a brutal honour killing in India testifies against her parents in the murder trial of her lower-caste husband. In March 2016, Kausalya and her husband Shankar were brutally attacked...Show More
9) War, Lies and Hashtags: Pakistan's Twitter Battles | Witness
Farhan Virk is a household name in Pakistan's Twittersphere. He is one of the country's most controversial political influencers and claims he can make any hashtag trend nationally. A hyper-nati...Show More
10) South Africa's Deadly Politics | Witness
Ziyanda Ngcobo is a young, ambitious journalist known for reporting on the scourge of political violence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The province has seen more than 500 political assassinations...Show More