What is billed as France's biggest and best festival of lights begins in earnest tonight. "La fete des lumieres" takes place each year in the south-eastern city of Lyon and this edition, the 13th, promises to be bigger than ever.To honour the victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is the special guest of honour with installations and light art from the country taking pride of place

An extraordinary experiment with Capuchin Monkeys illustrate how unequal pay is unfair. The monkeys are asked to do some work and they are rewarded for what they do. See what happens when they don't get the same payment for their hard work.

This is a special tribute for those individuals who spend long hours making the life our our best friends, our pets and animals, as enjoyable as possible. The veterinarian doctors and technicians who spend long hours in the OR and laboratories ensuring the well being of our dear best friends. He calls them his kids. Cheers for those who take care of our pets.

2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 780 million lack access to safe water. They walk miles, wait hours and pay high prices to meet these fundamental needs. Without access to safe water and sanitation, a huge segment of humanity does not have the opportunity to break the cycle of disease, lost productivity and poverty. For more than two decades, Water.org has been at the forefront of developing and delivering solutions to the water crisis. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, Water.org pioneers innovative, community-driven and market-based initiatives to ensure all people have access to safe water and sanitation; giving women hope, children health and communities a future. To date, Water.org has positively transformed the lives of nearly a million individuals living around the world; ensuring a better life for generations to come.

Breaking the Taboo is a documentary style video with Morgan Freeman and Garcia Bernal recolecting the history of the narco traffic and drugs use and new initiatives to legalize certain drugs in the US.

(Boston Globe) Hundreds turn out for the 12th annual Santa Speedo Run to raise money for the Play Ball! Foundation.

This video is a compilation of images depicting the devastation resulting from Hurricane Sandy in the North East of the United States. In particular it includes the destruction of towns and villages in the States of New Jersey and New York. The flooding of tunnels and subways in one of the most populated cities in the world as well as images of grief and desperation as well as the resilient nature of the inhabitants of the region who will bounce back as soon as possible.

Written by: Alfian Sa'at Directed by: Royston Tan Music by: Eunice Olsen, Rennie Gomes Post Production: Blackmagic Design
Production Company: Chuan Pictures
This is utterly breathtaking. I've never seen Singaporean filmmaking so incredibly done before. The lighting and the editing and just. The way it says so much and every moment is weighed. The cast is amazing. Completely heart-wrenching and terrific.

A short reflection video for World AIDS Day.

This is my four year old daughter, Abigael, after hearing one too many mentions of the election.