The prestigious entertainment quarter of Gion in Kyoto Prefecture is one of the largest in Japan. As an area priding itself on traditional hospitality, Gion was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several geiko and maiko lost their places of work, and without any opportunity to pass down traditional ways to the new generation, the art itself seemed in danger. The revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale dance performance to be performed for the first time in three years, is their only hope. We join some young maiko who fell in love with this wondrous district and life in Gion as they attempt to overcome adversity. We bring you rare footage from inside the okiya where they live and train; a side of life normally unseen by outsiders. Young maiko work hard to realize their dreams in the sometimes strict, sometimes kind world of Gion.
Behind the scenes with a couple of intrepid young documentary filmmakers as they ponder life, the universe, and which trees produce the best leaves to wipe your butt with.
When the IT bubble burst in 2000, it was the culmination of a period of big dreams, fast money and an exaggerated belief in the possibilities of the internet. Hear the story of the crazy journey of some of the pioneers who became millionaires in a flash and lost it all just as quickly.
The daily highs and lows on board an adventure passenger ship. Crossing continents, from tropical waters to ice-filled seas, this is the journey of a lifetime.
Inspired by the spirit of adventure of early explorers like St Brendan the Navigator, Irish underwater cameraman Ken O'Sullivan voyages out into the open North Atlantic in search of the great sea monsters described in the explorers' early texts which may well have been large whales. Over the course of the film, such encounters reveal how enlightenment and awareness dispel the myths and damage of the darkness of our historic perceptions.
Gripping docuseries exploring the 1986 assassination of Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme - a case dubbed "Europe's JFK" - and author Stieg Larsson's extraordinary investigation into the case.
After failing to find a soulmate in the US, Americans take the search overseas for a chance at happiness. Expert matchmakers pull out all the stops to connect these hopeful romantics to their one true love.
Shocking stories of the most brazen and ruthless con artists who preyed on their victims, often people they knew. From faking cancer to selling bogus funeral plans, these stories reveal how devastating lies, betrayal and deception can be.