After filming one of the most unusual attacks ever seen in the African savannahfour cheetahs being brutally attacked by two male lionsfilmmaker Reinhard "Leo" Kuenkel joins forces with world-renowned lion expert Craig Packer to decipher what happened during this incredible take down, and more importantly, why it happened in the first place. They go frame by frame though the foo...
Horizon explores the secrets of what makes a long, healthy and happy life. It turns out that a time you can't remember - the nine months you spend in the womb - could have more lasting effects on you today than your lifestyle or genes. It is one of the most powerful and provocative new ideas in human science, and it was pioneered by a British scientist, Professor David Barker. ...
Around the world, a new generation of astronomers are hunting for the most mysterious objects in the universe. Young stars, black holes, even other forms of life.
They have created a dazzling new set of super-telescopes that promise to rewrite the story of the heavens.
This film follows the men and women who are pushing the limits of science and engineering in some of the most ...
Sam，25歲，追尋夢想的過程給了他從未有過的迷茫，未來在哪裡？該相信誰？Sam不知道。他決定回到原始自然的懷抱，拋下一切去了雲南，但又回到北京這個大都市，追求他的電影夢。
人生，該這樣，該那樣。一路上，不同的人和事，都發出不同的聲音。Sam面對一切期望與意見，更看不清，他想躲，他想逃……
Sam, a 25-year-old young guy, is lost in the process of making his movie dream come true. Where is his future? Who should he believe? Sam doesn’t have the answer. He decides to leave for Yunnan, trying to embrace the notion of pure na...
Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century takes viewers to the frontlines of what is rapidly becoming an education revolution. The film, targeted at parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education in America, explores how exceptional educators are increasingly using digital media and interactive practices to ignite their students' curiosity and ingenuity, help the...
David Suzuki holds twenty-four honorary degrees from academic institutions around the world and has written forty-eight books. A household name synonymous with nature and science, he was voted one of the top ten greatest Canadians of all time in 2004, ranking ahead of Wayne Gretzky and Sir John A. Macdonald. He is best known as the host of the long-running CBC TV show The Natur...
你还对世界的变化不闻不问吗？你还在相信经济学家和政客们说全球变暖是个骗局吗？那就跟着这群由来自世界各地学生组成的小队，一起踏上南极这片奇妙的土地。融化的冰川；逐渐消失的南极磷虾；渐渐濒临灭绝的海豹鲸鱼……如果你亲眼目睹了南极白雪皑皑的美景；如果你亲眼见证了冰川冰盖的融化；如果你看到了这些可爱的动物正在一点点走向消亡，那你还会无动于衷吗？跟着罗伯特·斯旺一起，驶向南极，意识到清洁的可再生能源不是不可能。只要有信念，没有什么做不到。
Follow the first team of young explorers to venture to Antarctica for the 'Climate Change Youth Summit'. In a trip that will change their lives, they encounter end...
我们承认我们的世界主要通过视觉光我们用来看到的是只有一小部分的电磁波谱,包围着我们,影响我们的生活。从微波到x射线,从紫外到红外,我们将探索色彩的世界,看见和看不见的,我们会找到接手人真的是什么颜色,我们的彩色视觉是如何工作的和比较它的其他生物,一些人看到比我们更少的颜色,一些人看到更多。我们将探讨昆虫,可以看到紫外线,蛇这个意义上不可见的红外线辐射捕食猎物,和鸟类的彩色视觉远比我们更敏感。多个获奖后“知觉限制”和“时间限制”,这是第三个三部曲的最终部分,探索超越日常认知的极限。
Producer: AV-Dokumenta for ORF in association with BMUKK and ORF-Enterprise
For centuries we have dreamt of reaching the centre of the Earth. Now scientists are uncovering a bizarre and alien world that lies 4,000 miles beneath our feet, unlike anything we know on the surface. It is a planet buried within the planet we know, where storms rage within a sea of white-hot metal and a giant forest of crystals make up a metal core the size of the Moon.
Horiz...
49,000 year old Neanderthal bones have been discovered by chance in a remote, mountainous region of Northern Spain. The bones may help solve the biggest Neanderthal puzzle of all – why we are here today and Neanderthals are not.
Ronald Wright's bestseller A Short History Of Progress inspired this cinematic requiem to progress-as-usual. Throughout human history, what seemed like progress often backfired. Some of the world's foremost thinkers, activists, financiers and scientists challenge us to overcome 'progress traps,' which destroyed past civilizations and lie treacherously embedded in our own.
兩個香港青年譚穎倫與王侯偉選擇了傳統粵劇為事業，並立志成為粵劇界寥寥可數的男旦。二人懷著旁人無法理解的熱情，面對家人、行業、社會的不解與壓力，走著他們一意孤行的乾旦路。從兩個自小惺惺相惜的難得知己，互相學習如何做好一個女性角色，到今天卻輾轉成了一對臺上好拍擋，演繹一段段粵劇男女的動人故事。
在香港立志從事藝術從來都是一條逆流的路，既不切實際又難有明天。當知道前面的路是沒有未來，你還會選擇走下去嗎？
If we know a path leads to nowhere, without proof of success, will we still choose it? Historically, Cantonese Opera has never had an iconic dan (female lead role that is typicall...
This documentary film records the start-up stories of three check owners in a cheerful way. It also witnesses the ups-and-downs of the check fun stores alongside the overall economic ups-and-downs. Through the camera, we see how these witty hardworking check fun stores owners and the check leaseholders interacted, trying to pursue opportunities to redirect their lives by the ch...
In 2004, football coach Bill Courtney took on the daunting job of coaching at Manassas High School in inner-city Memphis, where players are more likely to wind up in jail than in college. The Manassas Tigers were perennial whipping boys of the league, bereft of victories, funds, and morale. Courtney recruited a group of freshmen to turn things around, and in their first season ...
