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Ash Runners

Ash Runners

On a remote island of New Britain, animals and plants have learned to live with the sporadic anger of the Earth. In this apocalyptic realm, when the ash created by volcanic eruptions invades their habitat, the choice is simple: leave or ... stay and face the unknown.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Phoenix Temple

Phoenix Temple

Nicaragua, in the middle of Central America, is home to Masaya; a huge volcano that has been active for over 30,000 years. During its long life it has caused some of the largest eruptions in history. The surrounding landscape has been created from lava, ash and gas while at the centre lies a desolate, empty land. Each time the Masaya volcano destroys everything around it, life returns, re-emerging from the ash at its feet.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Pioneers of the Deep

Pioneers of the Deep

In the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean, tectonic movements construct or destroy islands. In the Tongan archipelago, two little-known animals have learnt to cope with these ephemeral lands: the sooty tern, a seabird that never dares wet its wings for fear of drowning and the Alvin shrimp, a blind crustacean that nonetheless manages to find its way around the abyss. When an underwater volcano becomes an island, the fates of these two living paradoxes are linked.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Icelandic Volcanoes: Who\'s Next?

Icelandic Volcanoes: Who\'s Next?

Whether the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Chile, Italy, or Iceland, each of these countries is home to active volcanoes that are a threat to the populations settled at their feet. To avoid disasters, volcanologists are asked to anticipate and warn, they are asked to be prophets and to know how to analyze the volcanoes\' slightest tremors. Around the world, these volcano doctors use their tools and knowledge to try and protect those who live in the path of the Earth\'s fire.

Duration : 53m
Maturity Level : all

Volcano Doctors

Volcano Doctors

In 2010, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland provoked a vast economic chaos by paralysing one of the world\'s major air traffic networks for several days. Through spectacular aerial footage, the film tries to understand which volcano could wake up next and what the consequences of a major eruption are likely to be. The world has come to realize that a colossal power sleeps beneath Iceland but Icelanders have learned to live amongst their volcanoes for centuries.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Droners Volcano Mission

Droners Volcano Mission

A team of daredevil DRONERS go on an epic mission to an active volcano to try and fly their drones inside a lava pit - all in the name of science.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all

Aircraft Carrier: Guardian Of The Seas

Aircraft Carrier: Guardian Of The Seas

The mission to protect the world\'s oceans has become far more complex and challenging in recent years, and naval aviation has become increasingly vital to success. Find yourself aboard the USS Ronald Reagan alongside the 5,000 highly skilled sea and air personnel conducting flight operations in the midst of the simulated war exercises taking place there.

Duration : 42m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Al Green - Gospel According To Al Green

Al Green - Gospel According To Al Green

Gospel According to Al Green looks at Green’s transition from hugely successful soul singer to gospel artist and fundamentalist preacher. Filmed in concert in Washington, D.C., in rehearsal in his recording studio, in a service at his Memphis church, and in an extended interview, Green reveals himself to be an electrifying performer, whether singing love songs to women or spiritual ones to God.

Duration : 1h 35m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Alive Inside

Alive Inside

Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music\'s capability to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country whose minds have been revitalized and awakened by the simple act of listening to the music of their youth.

Duration : 1h 17m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Chariots of the Gods

Chariots of the Gods

Based on Erich Von Daniken\'s book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth.

Duration : 1h 30m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Pizza, A Love Story

Pizza, A Love Story

Marinara sauce runs red through the streets of New Haven in this surprising, delectable documentary which profiles three pizza restaurants -- Pepe, Sally\'s & Modern -- that together stand as the cornerstone of the town\'s Italian-American heritage and connoisseurs of the tastiest incarnations of America\'s favorite comfort food. This mouth watering documentary will make you laugh & leave you hungry.

Duration : 1h 25m
Maturity Level : all

Soaked In Bleach

Soaked In Bleach

The events behind Kurt Cobain\'s death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator hired by Courtney Love to track down her missing husband (Kurt Cobain) only days before his deceased body was found. The film develops as a narrative mystery with cinematic re-creations, interviews with key experts and witnesses and the examination of official artifacts from the 1994 case.

Duration : 1h 29m
Maturity Level : 13_plus

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

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

Trump: The Art Of The Insult

Trump: The Art Of The Insult

Donald Trump used The Art of the Insult to brand political opponents and bash the media all the way to the White House. Trump dominated the news with a master plan of political incorrectness, hurling insults like Lyin\' Ted and Crooked Hillary. In this film, Trump emerges as a marketing genius and performance artist who, despite being a Manhattan billionaire, captured the hearts of middle America.

Duration : 1h 36m
Maturity Level : all

Archeology & the Bible

Archeology & the Bible

The Bible comes to life as Jeremy Dehut and Barry Britnell talk with archeologist, Scott Stripling about his excavation of the ancient city of Shiloh.  Go inside the expansive warehouse of the Israel Antiquities Authority and explore the crusader ruins of the Philistine city of Ashdod. Finally go high above the landscape on an aerial tour showing why the nation of Israel was continuously locked in conflict and war with their rivals by the sea.

Duration : 27m
Maturity Level : all

King Saul, David & Goliath

King Saul, David & Goliath

Lost to time, Jeremy Dehut and Barry Britnell talk about the ancient city of Gilgal and the significance it played in Saul’s downfall.  Known around the world as one of the greatest battles of all time, you can visit the valley where David conquered a giant named Goliath despite overwhelming odds.  From the valley floor travel up a rocky pass via 4x4 Jeep to see the valley from a different vantage point and explore the ancient fortress of Quirbet Kieafa.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

David Runs For His Life

David Runs For His Life

Explore a cave where David could have hidden from Saul while on the run for his life.  Surprises around every corner capture the truth, in a very short passage from the Bible, as Jeremy Dehut and Barry Britnell go deeper into the dark abyss and into their search of Israel’s United Kingdom. Visit the arid wilderness of Ein Gedi and see why David picked such a remote location to hide. Finally travel with the team as they venture deep into the West Bank to the city of Hebron, David’s first capital.

Duration : 19m
Maturity Level : all

David, A Man After God’s Heart

David, A Man After God’s Heart

Go to the origin of Jerusalem and see exactly how the Bible describes that David’s men were able to capture the Jebusite stronghold and make it Israel’s capital city.  See artifacts of war and gain a perspective of the walls of Jerusalem that would have allowed David to peer down on Bathsheba, leading to a sin that will follow him for the rest of his life.  Finally go to the Gihon Spring and stand in the location where Solomon would have been anointed successor to David.

Duration : 17m
Maturity Level : all

The Golden Age of Israel

The Golden Age of Israel

Jeremy and Barry visit the labs of the Temple Mount Sifting Project and talk with renowned archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay about his work digging through rubble discarded from the temple mount during a political crime in the 1990’s.  See some of the discoveries his team has made that point to a temple and city during the time of Solomon. Explore the ancient community of Qumran as Jeremy and Barry talk about the written word and an amazing discovery which reinforces the validity of God word.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all

Tahiti

Tahiti

Often considered the jewel of the Pacific, Tahiti has some of the world’s most amazing beaches and aquatic life. But beyond the appeal of the warm ocean and colourful reefs are the contrasting influences of Polynesian Islanders and the French. The islands that make up this scenic getaway contain world-class resorts that provide an abundance of activities.

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a diverse and dramatic landscape, with unique culture, a colourful history, adventure and natural diversity unlike anywhere else on earth. The mostly untouched landscapes of this beautiful nation and the friendly people that inhabit it make it the perfect location for holiday-makers with adventure in their blood.

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Japan, Part I (Journey across Honshu Island)

Japan, Part I (Journey across Honshu Island)

Japan is a land of extremes, where sprawling cities and bright lights give way to snow-capped mountains and rice patties. The unique Japanese culture can only be described as quirky, and once you delve beneath the surface and escape to the little-explored parts of the country you come to learn that Japan really is the land of the rising fun!

Duration : 45m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Japan, Part II (Tokyo)

Japan, Part II (Tokyo)

Tokyo is one of the must visit cities of the world. It epitomises urban excess and is a sprawling metropolis that never shuts down. We explore some of the quirkiest parts of the city to explore the people, technology and culture that make this such a special place: from eating at a ninja themed restaurant to watching the robot Asimo at work.

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : 7_plus