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Black Gold Rush, A New American Dream

Black Gold Rush, A New American Dream

Painting an epic and compassionate picture, this film plunges viewers into the heart of the North Dakota oil rush and follows the paths of the men that came from all over the United States.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Chamje Khola

Chamje Khola

The story about opening one of the biggest canyon in the world. The Chamjé Khola canyon is located right in the heart of Nepalese Himalaya, between the Annapurnas (8091m) and Manaslu (8163m) mountains. The Himalayan Canyon Team, a French association, opened there more than 30 canyons since 2004, but they had to wait until 2011 to be ready to face the monster whom is Chamjé Khola.

Duration : 51m
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

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 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

Episode 001

Episode 001

Join legendary activist and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu on an eye-opening tour of his homeland. From the rugged outcrop of the Cape of Good Hope to the metropolitan hubbub of Cape Town, in this episode, Tutu begins to unravel the complex and fascinating history, culture, food, fashion and faith of this most beautiful country from the political and cultural centre, the Western Cape.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 002

Episode 002

Desmond Tutu journeys to the Free State, the heartland of South Africa. Famous for its vast sweeping plains, and unblemished and statuesque rock formations, it’s also home to some of the oldest human art in the world - stone-age engravings. In modern times it has functioned as for diamonds and fossil fuels, which made it a central battleground during the fight for freedom from Apartheid.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 003

Episode 003

The ‘cradle of humankind’, the North West of South Africa, was the birthplace of the first humans. In this episode, Desmond Tutu explores the red-earthed ‘platinum province’. Economically dependent on reserves of mineable materials: gold, platinum, uranium and diamonds; it is also home to the controversial (for its hosting of pop stars breaking the cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa) holiday resort, Sun City.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 004

Episode 004

In this episode, Desmond Tutu is in Mpumalanga, the ‘rising sun province’. A place of forests and waterfalls, canyons and the Big Five, this is a place where the circle of life is a daily reality. Tutu visits ‘God’s Window’, perhaps the most beautiful natural vantage point in all Africa, and revisits the work of revolutionary black urban artist Gerard Sekoto.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 005

Episode 005

Limpopo province is the destination for this episode of Desmond Tutu’s revelatory tour of South Africa. Tutu visits the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site, a unique combination of the “works of nature and man”. He finds it a classic evocation of the South African attribute of celebrating natural beauty, while maintaining a healthy appetite for progress and creativity; combining the local and the universal.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 006

Episode 006

Gauteng province: home to Johannesburg - South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Soweto - the country’s largest black township, and Pretoria - the seat of political and juristical power for the North. From its origins in gold mining from 1886, to Nelson Mandela swearing in here as president, to the unified rugby team lifting the World Cup in 1995, Gauteng has a uniquely symbolic place in the hearts of South Africans.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 007

Episode 007

Desmond Tutu continues his journey in the Northern Cape. Vast and harsh, this province covers nearly a third of the country. Tutu visits the Augrabies Falls - the lifeblood of the country, providing vast supplies irrigation and power. He also pays a visit to the controversial Afrikaners-only town of Orania, accused by some of being the last remnant of apartheid South Africa.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 008

Episode 008

“A place of incongruities, where Apartheid neglect allowed the natural splendour and the people’s spirit of resistance to flourish unhindered.” So Desmond Tutu describes the Eastern Cape, perhaps the ‘province of extremes’. Here, traditional villages rub shoulders with modern towns, eccentric artist with old-fashioned farmers, and - most remarkably - sandy semi-desert with snowy ski slopes!

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Episode 009

Episode 009

KwaZulu-Natal province is the final stop on Desmond Tutu’s voyage. He explores the mountain ranges of Drakensberg; the museum the first African Nobel peace prize laureate, Albert Lutuli; and iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which spans 280km of coastline linking South Africa with Mozambique. It is a typical example of stunning natural scenery serving as a backdrop to moments of global history, and the setting for a future filled with hope.

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Berlin

Berlin

From Hof to the Baltic Sea, Andreas Kieling – one of Germany’s best-known wildlife filmmakers – hikes along the former border between East and West Germany, to discover the nature, the landscape and the people that live there. The border has vanished in many places and instead there’s a blossoming green belt of German nature.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Der Süden

Der Süden

From Hof to the Baltic Sea, Andreas Kieling – one of Germany’s best-known wildlife filmmakers – hikes along the former border between East and West Germany, to discover the nature, the landscape and the people that live there. The border has vanished in many places and instead there’s a blossoming green belt of German nature.

Duration : 42m
Maturity Level : all

Mercklenburg-Vorpommern & SW

Mercklenburg-Vorpommern & SW

From Hof to the Baltic Sea, Andreas Kieling – one of Germany’s best-known wildlife filmmakers – hikes along the former border between East and West Germany, to discover the nature, the landscape and the people that live there. The border has vanished in many places and instead there’s a blossoming green belt of German nature.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Prägende Flusslandschaften

Prägende Flusslandschaften

From Hof to the Baltic Sea, Andreas Kieling – one of Germany’s best-known wildlife filmmakers – hikes along the former border between East and West Germany, to discover the nature, the landscape and the people that live there. The border has vanished in many places and instead there’s a blossoming green belt of German nature.

Duration : 42m
Maturity Level : all

Thüringen und Hessen

Thüringen und Hessen

From Hof to the Baltic Sea, Andreas Kieling – one of Germany’s best-known wildlife filmmakers – hikes along the former border between East and West Germany, to discover the nature, the landscape and the people that live there. The border has vanished in many places and instead there’s a blossoming green belt of German nature.

Duration : 42m
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

Cool School

Cool School

In 2010, forty young people from around the world went on a Youth Expedition to Antarctica to see firsthand what was really happening to our planet. What they saw and learnt was made into a film which was viewed around the planet. This film created a ripple, people started to question and care about the planet. They became known as The Climate Crusaders that inspired a new generation to change to a more sustainable way of living. THIS IS THEIR STORY.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all

Bulgaria: Rock Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

Bulgaria: Rock Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

These churches in northern Moldavia are unique in Europe with their painted exterior walls decorated with 15th- and 16th-century frescoes. They are considered masterpieces of Byzantine art with their outstanding composition and elegant outline and harmonious colours.

Duration : 25m
Maturity Level : all