Director Paul Mitchell talks about the genesis of the film, Future of Lebanon.

Coming to Iran from the West can give you a superior air of arrogance, something I was guilty of myself.

Maria Cristina Chirolla is a compelling woman in her mid-fifties: dazzling smile, coiffed hair, dark suit. It's hard to believe there is a price on her head. We are in her office in the attorney general's building in Bogotá, a bomb-proof concrete bunker.

I met up with Evo Morales at a rally in the coca growing region. We had heard he tends not to like gringos but he seemed to think I was O.K. - until lunch time.

By far the most amazing thing about making Time for School was witnessing the children themselves - seeing how hungry and grateful they are for being given the opportunity to learn.