Travel 13 of the greatest rivers in Africa. From rivers that hide underground to vast sweeps of water that thunder over some of the most dramatic waterfalls in the world; Waterways that have poems written about them, rivers that brings fourth life and death.
directed by Michael Blackwood 19 minutes, b&w Shot in 1959, Michael Blackwood’s first film, Broadway Express, is a portrait of the people of New York City, as experienced in the city’s lively subways. Blackwood’s camera captures the beautiful and chaotic choreography of the…
Birds Without Borders examines the habits of four species of small birds while exploring the newly discovered relationship between Rocky Mountain National Park and the national parks and preserves of Costa Rica. Over one hundred and fifty species of birds share these ecosystems. Fifty of them nest in…
In Sub-Saharan Africa, breakthroughs are made in the search for a vaccine against deadly meningitis Aso available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/meningitis-a-shot-of-hope/id1161588954?mt=6 Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M7YLRTI Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Meningitis_A_Shot_of_Hope?id=OUGbAICN-CY&hl JMAN.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5749/A+Shot+of+Hope In…
An exposé of high-street fashion labels’ inhumane working conditions Also available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dying-for-fashion/id1154863361?mt=6 Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MD2M3Z7 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Dying_for_Fashion?id=eXflkSKpskM&hl JMAN.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5750/Dying+for+Fashion The…
Life in North Vietnam during the war Made during the Vietnam war, this film is a personal record of what Felix Greene, then a reporter for CBS News, saw during a visit to Vietnam. The mixture of scenes of the lives of the peasants and the efforts of reconstruction after bombing raids give a vivid…
Kids living in a slum built on a landfill in Paraguay create The Recycled Orchestra. Unable to afford traditional instruments they instead create all of their instruments from trash. When their story goes viral they tour the world, finally realizing their wildest dream: to play with the heavy metal band,…
Granada Television's "World in Action" commissioned a nation-wide survey into rape inside marriage. A number of women describe frankly how distressing it is to be raped by their husbands, and how in many ways it is worse than if it had been a stranger. Most women in the survey thought…
14-year-old Mie is an elite dancer. When her partner stops dancing, her family decides to search for a new partner abroad. Russian Egor finds out that his mother has set up a try out for him, and if this turns out well, Egor will travel to Denmark. Since May 2011, he has lived with Mie and her parents…
A historic record of the traditional tarantella rites in Southern Italy. A fascinating and poetic record of the annual rites of exorcism practices by the few tarantists who survive in Southern Italy, Superstition attributes a sense of evil or malaise to the bite of a mythical spider, the tarantula,…
It stands as the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. At over fourteen thousand incredible feet, Longs Peak is an exceptional challange. From the television series, A Walk in the Park, comes the ascent of a lifetime. Join Nick Molle, guide Lisa Foster, and mountaineer Jim Detterlin, Ph.D.,…
FOUR DOCUMENTARY FILMS ABOUT HOLOCAUST AS WE DON'T KNOW IT When the Holocaust is mentioned, most people recall images of tattooed numbers on forearms, footage of children in striped uniforms in Auschwitz or Hitler’s speeches. Dispelling our notions of a “Holocaust documentary”,…
