For 11 years, Chen Si has patrolled Nanjing's Yangtze River Bridge, a global suicide hotspot. With no training, this blue-collar worker has saved over 300 people from ending their lives. His unwavering vigil has earned him the fitting title: the 'Angel of Nanjing'.

Over half of Central Africa's forest elephants have been killed by poachers in a decade. This intimate portrait follows a female eco-guard, a grassroots enforcement group, a biologist, a reformed poacher, and an activist into the Congo Basin. They reveal the brutal reality of the global poaching ...

For two decades, Bob and Nancy Griffith sailed the world with their family. Their 53-foot sailboat was their home as they explored remote corners of the globe, documenting their daring life with a 16mm camera. But as Nancy narrates in this extraordinary film, their dream of ultimate freedom also ...

Afghanistan’s first ski team aims for a brighter future. From amateur beginnings on Bamyan’s peaks, Sajjad and Alishah could ski for Afghanistan at the Winter Olympics. As local children emulate them, the men confront the immense challenge of creating opportunity in a nation long defined by war. ...

White Island Volcano, eruption, December 2019, victims, loss of life, rescue effort, heroism, New Zealand, tour guide, Hayden Marshall-Inman, Royal Caribbean Cruises, judicial case, families, anger, warning, risks, tragedy.

A Japanese mother and daughter dream of an art museum nestled in a mountain nature preserve. They hire I.M. Pei. Navigating strict codes—a 40-foot height limit, a sloped roof—they create a masterpiece. A stunning bridge leads to an entry tunnel. Post-construction, earth covers and reforests the s...

Aboard a Tanzanian sleeper train, three lives intersect. Rukia, an entrepreneur, seeks a new beginning. Isaya, an old Masai, returns to the bush with his grandson. Peter, a charismatic preacher, monetizes his followers' faith. This microcosm reveals their journeys toward uncertain futures in a pr...

The world watched the incredible international rescue of 12 boys and their coach from a remote Thai cave. This wonderful, yet tragic, tale is documented from their disappearance to the final, joyous moment the last person emerged.

In Delhi, a city scarred by the 2012 bus rape, Devki battles deeply rooted traditions to achieve her dream: becoming a taxi driver. This riveting documentary follows her fight against the odds—her sex, societal dangers, and ingrained prejudice—as she strives for a better life. Her journey is an i...

The Volkswagen Beetle is a design classic. Celebrated by the Nazis, and championed by Hitler, the Beetle's true origins were obscured by a web of intrigue, espionage and slander. This extraordinary doc reveals the untold story of Josef Ganz, the Jewish visionary behind one of the world's most ado...

At Kenya’s Nchiru AIDS orphanage, daily routines mark time. Amidst the children's cheerful patter, death lurks in the shadows. They grapple with the loss of parents and an exhausting struggle against HIV. This beautifully composed film is a moving, quietly gripping exploration of coming-of-age in...

The darkness, the muffled noises, holding your breath: this documentary plunges into free diving. For Igor, the abyss is a source of fascination. From Switzerland to the world's deepest blue hole, he starts to compete, becoming Swiss champion by descending to 82 metres.

From Japan, a love for Swiss culture and the alphorn! The Tamagawa Alphorn Club is traveling to the International Alphorn Festival in Nendaz. Since the 1980s, the instrument's popularity has surged, especially among retirees. Founder Shigetoshi Nakagawa, a forest expert, was a pioneer, teaching m...

Mariam Bin Laden will swim the English Channel. This athletic feat symbolizes an ardent dream: to restore her family's name, inspire Arab women to pursue their ambitions, and raise awareness for refugees who are forced to cross borders in a fight for survival.

Vincenzo Pipino was a notorious gentleman thief. After being convicted, he served over 25 years in prisons across Italy and Europe, fully expiating his crimes. This documentary tells the captivating story of his life as the last of his kind.

In Rignano, Ghetto residents implored me: “Do not display our lives in these precarious houses. This despair is not yours to show.” Yet, their profound misery was the first thing I saw and my initial, conflicting urge to document.

Peipei, a young aspiring artist in Henan, is counting down to the final exams. As a scapegoat for peers and teachers, this abandoned “wild flower” never adapted to school’s rigid rules. Now, she struggles to find her place as the year ends.

Dimitri, captain of “La Persévérance,” leads deckhands Joris and Omar from Trouville-sur-Mer. From Monday to Friday, they brave the sea's whims, tracking fish far from their families. Welcome aboard their trawler, where perseverance meets the harshness of the open ocean.

Colette (France) and Sung-mi (Korea), identical lives. Tormented by divine voices since youth, they met in 2014. They realized their “curse” was a sacred gift: to heal others. Embracing their fate, they began their shared shamanic path.

Che Guevara, the bereted icon, remains a potent 20th-century myth: part saint, part revolutionary adventurer. His saga—from youthful Latin American journeys, to alliance with Fidel Castro, to tragic death in Bolivia at 39—inspires and divides, ensuring his legend endures in controversy and passion.

Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.

Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild investigates her great-aunt's 1950s disappearance. The Jewish British Baroness, a married mother, abandoned her life for jazz genius Thelonious Monk in New York. Helen Mirren voices her words, while Quincy Jones and others recount this incredible story of sacrifice, pr...

Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.

Step-by-step, we witness the gruesome art of taxidermy. Yet the reluctant artist’s mind drifts to his true passion: the saxophone. A short film about dissonant lives stitched together.