STIRR

Documentary Movies

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

Metamorphisis

Metamorphisis

They have several lives, several forms, they know many worlds. They are the insects. They lived underwater, they will walk the earth. They were crawling, they will fly. They waited underground, they will climb into the sky. Metamorphosis reveals the story of a larvae that couldn\'t resist an irresistible call. Cicada, swallowtail, dragonfly, ant, mosquito: our brave heroines will go through the scariest moment of their life to make it to a new world.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs

Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past. The film follows explorers and scientists as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies, and provides audiences with a window into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs. To unwrap the secrets of the pharaohs is to perhaps glimpse the future of our own civilization.

Duration : 38m
Maturity Level : all

Tuzgle

Tuzgle

November 2008, Swiss climber Nina Caprez travels with 9 french guys to explore a new climbing spot in Argentina: an Altiplano littered with boulders and crags nested at 4200 m of elevation under the Tuzgle volcano. The movie illustrates the daily life of the group in this unexplored wonderland. As days fly by, they realize that the true value of their discoveries is way beyond their expectations... One of the best bouldering destination of South America has been unveiled...

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Ticket to the Future - The Evolution of Travel

Ticket to the Future - The Evolution of Travel

The sky is the limit: step into the future with new forms of transport. Innovation in transport technology will defy the boundaries of physics. Nothing is as closely connected to the advancement of humankind as the way we travel. Industry and globalization have been preoccupied with technologies that allow us to travel faster and farther into the world. Consequently, mobility has garnered great economic importance.

Duration : 59m
Maturity Level : all

Out of Place

Out of Place

Explore the underground surfing community of Cleveland, Ohio dating back to the early 1960\'s. In the film, Vince Labbe and his close friends endure harsh weather and dangerous conditions amidst a city recovering from a legacy of lost industry, lost jobs, and a river polluted enough to catch on fire, to surf the elusive waves of Lake Erie. Out of Place is a surfing documentary directed by Scott Ditzenberger and Darrin McDonald that follows the lives of several surfers.

Duration : 1h 10m
Maturity Level : all

From the Sky

From the Sky

A pioneering initiative in Europe. Twenty-two villages and cities in southwestern Spain have Special Bird Protection Zones because of the importance of the species living between the walls of their churches, palaces, and streets.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

Vikings: Journey to the New Worlds

Vikings: Journey to the New Worlds

They came from the North and soon the legend would say that they didn\'t know fear. For hundreds of years, they were another name for \"terror.\" They were warriors, slavers, traders, explorers but also farmers, settlers, poets, loyal family members, and skilled craftsmen. Vikings tells their story.

Duration : 40m
Maturity Level : all

Ocean Oasis

Ocean Oasis

Plunge into the wildly spectacular Sea of Cortes and join beautiful naturalist Iliana Ortega to swim with whales, dolphins, sharks, and giant manta rays. Then venture into the boiling hot desert to see Baja\'s drier side, and up snow capped mountains as you explore the peninsula\'s wonderful balance of life. Winner of Best Theatrical Program at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Inspired Mexican President Vicente Fox to declare a new nature preserve.

Duration : 39m
Maturity Level : all

Java In Jeopardy - Exploring the Volcano

Java In Jeopardy - Exploring the Volcano

Scientists regard it as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Time and again, it has proved its deadly potential – Merapi, the Fire Mountain of Java. The risk of another serious eruption is high and could even have consequences which would be felt globally. Now scientists are looking for a thus far unknown tectonic disturbance: what is the crack which suddenly winds its way through the centre of the volcano? And what danger really lurks in the ground beneath the island of Java?

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

Grey Seals, A Journey of Survival

Grey Seals, A Journey of Survival

Grey seals are adept at hunting fast, elusive prey and are one of Europe\'s largest predators. But as fish stocks decline and they suffer attacks from fearsome predators and legal culls, their world is changing ... along with their behavior. Recent improvements in annual surveys and animal tagging have revealed precious information about where grey seals go when the leave the coast and how they spend their lives.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

Spring, The Return of Life

Spring, The Return of Life

A documentary about the most spectacular spring in the last forty years. Five months of filming in the Iberian Peninsula, great forests, lakes, plains, saltworks, the awakening of the flora and especially of the fauna. We witness unique moments like the mating of the viperine water snake and the long journey into maturity of the natterjack toad.

Duration : 48m
Maturity Level : all

Chicken Planet

Chicken Planet

The love story between chickens and men has lasted for over 5000 years. How has this humble forest animal managed to conquer all continents, all territories and become the most abundant and diversified feathered species on our planet?

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all