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Documentary Movies

Mt Tianzhu and Mt Fanjing National Parks: China

Mt Tianzhu and Mt Fanjing National Parks: China

The man who saved the last colony of Guizhou golden monkeys is getting old. He must pass responsibility on to the next in line. But will his successor be able to keep the monkeys safe? A Buddhist master has had the peace of her convent shattered. She needs to replenish her spirit on the peak of a sacred mountain but she is afraid of heights! Wild places still exist and peace can still be found in the world\'s most populous continent.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Lucía Pinochet, Augusto Pinochet\'s daughter (Chile)

Lucía Pinochet, Augusto Pinochet\'s daughter (Chile)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 47m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Bettina Göring, Hermann Göring\'s grandniece (Germany)

Bettina Göring, Hermann Göring\'s grandniece (Germany)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Jaffar Amin, Idi Amin\'s son (Uganda)

Jaffar Amin, Idi Amin\'s son (Uganda)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Alina Fernández Revuelta, Fidel Castro\'s Daughter (Cuba)

Alina Fernández Revuelta, Fidel Castro\'s Daughter (Cuba)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : all

A Question Of Violence: The Cheif Albert Luthuli Story

A Question Of Violence: The Cheif Albert Luthuli Story

This biographical documentary tells the story of the inner turmoil of one of South Africa’s great political leaders; how his religious beliefs bound him to non-violent campaigns, how he was eclipsed by Nelson Mandela’s resolve to wage armed struggle. Largely marginalised by the ANC, Luthuli died in mysterious circumstances, thought to have been the work of apartheid agents. The South Africa of today was then still a long way off - arguably delayed by the ANC’s very decision to use violence.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all

Dinosaurs Alive!

Dinosaurs Alive!

See the earliest creatures of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in a \'life-sized\' giant screen presentation. Join renowned paleontologists as they discover new fossils and uncover evidence that dinosaur descendants are still among us. Realistic and scientifically-accurate computer generated animation brings dinosaurs back to life -- in a big way!

Duration : 39m
Maturity Level : all

D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, D-Day: Normandy 1944 provides a new perspective of this monumental event that changed the world.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Jacques Cousteau\'s Legacy – Return to the Undersea World

Jacques Cousteau\'s Legacy – Return to the Undersea World

On the trail of the most famous oceanographer of the 20th Century, the team spent two years filming on original locations in four different oceans. The film charts how Cousteau\'s personality was shaped by his many decades at sea around the globe. He gradually changed from a man who killed sharks in hate and thoughtlessly blew up coral reefs, to a radical environmentalist, a struggle that continues to this day.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

On the Line

On the Line

The Northern Gateway Pipeline Project is a proposal by Calgary\'s Enbridge Corporation to construct a 1,170 kilometre oil pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The pipeline would cross 773 watercourses and bring supertankers to BC\'s pristine North coast for the first time ever in order to deliver Tar Sands bitumen to Asian markets.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

Silent Saviours

Silent Saviours

After the invasion of the German army in 1940, the Jews living in France, with the help of many, began their fight for survival. Of those in France, 75% survived the Holocaust. The film shows the circumstances surrounding the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews and the civilian resistance that produced the many Silent Saviours.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Signatures

Signatures

From the orange and gold of fall to the pink cherry blossoms of spring, Signatures follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods of Hokkaido, Japan. Deliciously deep January blower to April corn, we bring you a film about expression and the art of riding on snow. Every turn has a personality, and every personality has its own unique style: the air, the smear, the spin, the grab, the laid-out cutback carve.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : all

The Surprising World of Rabbits

The Surprising World of Rabbits

From natural-born prey to public enemy number 1. Is there a more inoffensive creature than the rabbit? At first sight, anyway ... And yet this herbivorous animal, an easy prey for all manner of predators, has developed a range of astonishing faculties to survive. Sight, hearing, speed, language, reproduction, cooperation ... abilities honed and perfected over the centuries in order to adapt to the environment, and which are often more than surprising.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : all

Wild Ocean

Wild Ocean

Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, an epic struggle for survival where whales, sharks, dolphins, seals, gannets, and billions of fish collide with mankind during one of nature\'s greatest migration spectacles. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa and set to the rhythm of the local people, Wild Ocean reveals the economic and cultural impact of the ocean while celebrating the communal efforts to protect our invaluable marine resources.

Duration : 42m
Maturity Level : all

Tsukasa: Priestesses of the Yaeyama Islands

Tsukasa: Priestesses of the Yaeyama Islands

In the Ryukyu Islands women have great spiritual power, a central part of Okinawan culture. There are priestesses known as Noro, Tsukasa, and shamans called Yuta, depending on the island.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Waking the T. Rex: The Story of Sue

Waking the T. Rex: The Story of Sue

In 1990, deep in the badlands of South Dakota, paleontologists unearthed the bones of a monster. Forty feet long and weighing several tons, the fossil skeleton was assembled and rebuilt into the largest, most complete T. rex ever discovered. Named Sue, this majestic icon of the dinosaurs has captured the imaginations of millions of museum visitors over the years. But her full story has yet to be told ... until now.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Mammalian

Mammalian

Departing the arctic capital of Yellowknife with 40 days of food loaded into their canoe, Frank Wolf and Taku Hokoyama strike out on a 2,000 km journey through the largest wilderness area in North America. The region contains one of the highest concentrations of land mammals on earth and the pair encounter arctic wolves, the caribou migration, musk ox and - most importantly - make the first ever recording of a rare and elusive creature not previously thought to exist in northern Canada.

Duration : 1h 3m
Maturity Level : all

Shetland\'s Otteres: The Tale of a Draatsi Family

Shetland\'s Otteres: The Tale of a Draatsi Family

The stunningly wild and remote Shetland Islands are home to the highest density of otters in Europe. But despite their numbers, otters are extremely shy and are rarely seen.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Lift

Lift

Lift is an award-winning extreme paragliding documentary following twin brothers Timothy and Anthony Green, the \"Acrotwins,\" around the world as they challenge themselves to new heights. Their ambition to share the sport of paragliding leads them to capture breathtaking scenery behind their heart stopping acrobatic feats.

Duration : 30m
Maturity Level : all

Lioness In Exile

Lioness In Exile

Soon after we meet Manyari, Queen of her pride, she does something both unusual and bold. She leaves the sanctuary of the clan with her young cubs and takes them on a dangerous odyssey.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

The Adventure of America’s Horses

The Adventure of America’s Horses

These iconic American horses opened up routes through a continent and conquered its plains and unspoiled heart. Today, these untamed horses are fighting for their freedom and even their very survival in the wide open spaces of the American West. But who is aware that these present-day Mustangs are first and foremost the guardians of an unheralded heritage? That of the horses of the New World.

Duration : 54m
Maturity Level : all

Horses (AKA Ride Around the World)

Horses (AKA Ride Around the World)

The film explores a thriving global culture that has helped shape Western civilization for a thousand years. The film transports viewers to Morocco, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Patagonia, Texas, and Canada, to ride with exotic horse-and-cattle peoples in an active, educational giant screen experience they\'ll never forget.

Duration : 40m
Maturity Level : all

The Auctioneers: Profiting from the Holocaust

The Auctioneers: Profiting from the Holocaust

Historical data journalism brings to light the true story of Kristallnacht and thereafter. The systematic antisemitism of the Nazis peaked with the pogroms of 1938/39, the outcome of which was incomparable violence and despotism towards Jewish citizens. The events that culminated into the \'Reichspogromnacht\' also led to a massive wave of expropriation.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all