The Lloyd Center, a historic mid-century mall in Portland, Oregon on the verge of closing. Dreamers and independent entrepreneurs see the mall’s uncertain future as an opportunity for community and creativity.
In the last 400 years, the Chinese contribution to the world is almost zero, but what about before? The ancient wisdom and extraordinary creativity of the past is the light of the future.
In the North people call winter roads the “roads of life”. Even today there are many settlements and villages where foodstuffs and fuel can be delivered only in winter. For mining companies working in inaccessible locations, winter is the only time when large equipment can be delivered.
Traces the life of director Alexandra Shiva’s late mother, Susan, an actress and travel agent, and the daughter of Hollywood mogul Jules C. Stein. As the filmmaker sifts through her mom’s belongings, including a trove of 16mm footage, she pieces together the traces of a childhood shaped by privilege, loss, and longing.
A young couple in a long-distance relationship imagine themselves as three different endangered species - the Cameron Highland Sticky Frog, the Proboscis Monkey, and the Great Hornbill.
From Aristotle to Galileo, humanity’s greatest thinkers have puzzled over the fundamental nature of color. Yet if one team of researchers is correct, new insights into what color really is – and the ways we and other animals perceive it – might not come from the human mind at all, but from the pinhead-sized brains... of jumping spiders.
In the fastest-warming place on Earth, two friends and their canine sidekick uncover how the world's smallest and fattest reindeer are thriving because of rising temperatures. But are they seeing a positive side-effect of climate change in the Arctic, or witnessing the end of innocence for Svalbard reindeer?
Moon Crab is a meditation on the horseshoe crab, one of Earth's oldest living species now struggling with extreme population decline. Blending reflections on nature's cycles with experimental visuals, the film employs an array of techniques, including eco-processed film developed with seaweed, to immerse the viewer in the crab's subaquatic world. Narrated with intimate depth by physiologist Dr. Abner Lall, the filmmaker’s neighbor, this documentary captures a timeless story of resilience and fragility, urging us to reconsider our connection to the natural world.
Recent advances in artificial intelligence technology could soon give way to films produced entirely by AI. What might that mean for the wildlife documentary film industry?
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.
Join 5-year-old Aldo and his dad on a backyard safari filled with tiny wonders and big laughs. Armed with a camera and boundless curiosity, Aldo embarks on a bug-hunting escapade, narrating his discoveries with adorable wit and charm. As the week unfolds, Aldo's wide-eyed explorations not only capture the audience's imagination, but also subtly echo the timeless wisdom of Aldo Leopold, making for a delightful and endearing ode to the joy of nature's smallest marvels.
Explores Jerry Lewis' unreleased 1972 film "The Day the Clown Cried," its mysterious disappearance, and the search for footage. Includes interviews with Lewis' associates and previously unseen production content.
Shot over the course of 30 days at sea, filmmaker Alizé Jireh documents the group’s voyage across the North Atlantic—from moments of stillness and calm to the chaos of storms and setbacks. With an observational approach and an eye for the emotional and physical rhythms of life at sea, Jireh captures not just the external landscape, but the internal shifts that come with navigating the vast unknown.
Fifty years ago, Princess Anne was one of the most eligible women in the world, but dashing soldier and fellow equestrian Captain Mark Phillips was the one to win her hand. When they tied the knot in a fairy-tale ceremony at Westminster Abbey in November 1973, it would thrust Anne into the limelight like never before and set a precedent for all future royal weddings. Interviewees include former royal reporter Angela Rippon, who talks about the couple's courtship, and the groom's best man Eric Grounds, with detail of the stag do.