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Documentaries

A Volcano Odyssey

A Volcano Odyssey

Follow the story of 65 millions years of evolution around a volcanic hotspot in the Indian Ocean. Discover how a lava gush flooded an area as large as France, partially caused the demise of dinosaurs but also helped the emergence of mammals and new life forms. These geological regions known as large igneous provinces (LIPs) can appear anywhere and cause massive havoc for life.

Duration : 1h 23m
Maturity Level : all

Swimming with the Legends

Swimming with the Legends

Shot over 2 years and in 9 different destinations, Swimming with Legends documents the life of a Belgium freediver Fred Buyle and his lasting fascination for the legends of the deep as described in ancient texts and mariner\'s nightmares. After several years dedicated to competition, he ventured into a unique path: using his extraordinary talents to tag, photo-identify or take tissue sample of these giant creatures, approaching them one-on-one, without technology, without fear.

Duration : 1h 44m
Maturity Level : all

The Square

The Square

The Square is one of the most awarded documentaries of the past decade, nominated for a 2014 Academy Award for \"Best Documentary Feature\" and winning 3 Emmy Awards, as well as multiple film festivals including the Audience Awards at the 2013 Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals. The film is a in depth first hand look at the Egyptian Revolution chronicling the fall of two Presidents in a row

Duration : 1h 44m
Maturity Level : 13_plus

Spirits Of Orchid Island

Spirits Of Orchid Island

Orchid Island is located off the south east coast of Taiwan. Its jagged volcanic landscape, lush tropical jungles and clear blue waters are home to a unique mix of wildlife. Over a thousand kinds of fish and seasnakes populate the coral reefs, owls, whistling green pigeons and birdwing butterflies thrive in the forests. The Tao people came here nearly a thousand years ago and their guardianship of both forest and ocean has preserved the island’s wild nature.

Duration : 53m
Maturity Level : all

Style Wars

Style Wars

When director Tony Silver and co-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both their individuality, and the voice of their community.

Duration : 1h 9m
Maturity Level : 13_plus

Nature Of Life

Nature Of Life

The Nature of Life is an epic documentary feature film that will provide solutions to humanity’s greatest challenge yet - Global Climate Change. This documentary encapsulates a vision of hope that stems from the heart of Africa and expands globally, highlighting ground-breaking examples of sustainable development all over the world.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

New Beijing: Reinventing A City

New Beijing: Reinventing A City

As China emerges as the economic powerhouse of the 21st century, Beijing is experiencing the most rapid redevelopment since Haussmamn redesigned Paris in the 19th Century. Olympic crowds marvelled at the new face of Beijing as it unveiled an impressive array of symbols by some of the world’s best-regarded architects: the Watercube and Birds Nest, the National Theatre, the CCTV Tower and the Beijing Capital Airport.

Duration : 54m
Maturity Level : all

Make Hummus Not War

Make Hummus Not War

Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian hummus tragic. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he obsessively observes the hummus making ritual – mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahini, with just a touch of cumin. But when the Hummus War erupted in the Middle East in 2008, amongst the usual suspects: Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine, Graham was intrigued and hungry for more. Make Hummus Not War is a humorous homage to the chickpea’s most distinguished dish.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Grizzly

Grizzly

Grizzly tells the story of Yellowstone National Park\'s Grizzly bears. Shot over three years and narrated by Susan Sarandon, the programme intimately follows the dramatic journey of two grizzlies; a mother struggling to protect and teach her tiny young cubs, and a young male fighting for survival in a valley full of wolves, black bears and bigger grizzlies.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : all

First Step To Freedom

First Step To Freedom

The whole world watched Nelson Mandela walk to freedom on the 11th of February 1990 after twenty seven years in jail. For nearly everyone, it was their first glimpse of the famous political prisoner. Photographs of Mandela had been banned by the apartheid regime. The only images in circulation at the time were of a much younger man. \'First Steps to Freedom\' re-lives the historic day when South Africa gripped world attention.

Duration : 23m
Maturity Level : all