Through phone call conversations, an aspiring Ilocano filmmaker relates to his mother working in Italy about his dreams and struggles while documenting the invisible betweenness of their language and distance.
Arturo Ramírez Juárez defied conventions with his art in the 80s, becoming a pioneer of homoerotic art within the gay movement. His iconic poster of Saint Sebastian, used to lead one of the first marches, remains a visual testament to the fight against LGBTQ+ repression in the country. However, Arturo's fate, like that of his contemporaries, was drastically altered by a devastating pandemic, reflecting the challenges they faced in their struggle for equality and freedom.
Michael Mosley transformed the lives of millions of people. In this programme, we look back at an extraordinary broadcasting career which spanned almost 40 years. Fronting series such as Trust Me I’m a Doctor and the hit podcast Just One Thing, Michael used his warm, often funny approach to deliver important, life-changing health messages. He started behind the scenes as an award-winning science journalist and producer, before becoming a much-loved presenter. His programmes have made a lasting impact on the nation’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower. Michael also shared his own struggles with audiences worldwide. As a chronic insomniac, he made programmes about sleep and, ever curious, he would also go to extremes in the pursuit of science, even infecting himself with a tapeworm. Celebrating Michael’s career, this programme marks the enormous impact he made, touching the lives of so many
Triple H, The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and more peel back the curtain as they take you behind the scenes of the wildest Road to WrestleMania in recent history.
Actress Justina Bustos travels in the midst of the pandemic to shoot a film on an African island. When she arrives, she tests positive for COVID and is confined in a military base. The experience takes longer than expected and certainties begin to unravel.
Hidden in the Grand Canyon, in the areas that are off limits to modern civilization, is a group of ancestors that have become lost over time. With the help of a Hopi Elder, we uncovered this lost group and discover an ancient connection.
Discover the unrealised visions and passion projects of revered British filmmaker Michael Powell, in this fascinating documentary featuring Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker.
A poignant, sometimes sad, sometimes painful, sometimes humorous, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the director’s mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimer’s disease, but finding solace in her repeated “returning” to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more.
The phenomenally resilient sea women of Marado Island, at the southernmost tip of South Korea, are like no one else on the planet. Six women aged in their 40s, 60s, 80s and 90s have lately been joined by a solitary young male diver, Min-Jong. Most of the women are well beyond 60. They may stumble walking on land, but underwater, they are transformed into graceful swimmers who haul in twice their bodyweight in seafood every day. These are Korea’s traditional Haenyeo: female divers who hold their breath for more than two minutes to depths of up to 20 meters. They make their livelihood combing the seabed for culinary treasures for restaurants in Korea and Japan: kelp, sea cucumbers, conchs, and, most prized of all, abalone.