Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist

A short documentary about Asta Nielsen, the first international film star and an icon of modernity, who significantly shaped cinema in its beginnings.

The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work

Mystical, ephemeral and nearly lost to time, alchemy was a "magical theory of nature" widely held in pre-Enlightenment Europe. Author Terence McKenna portrays John Dee, court magician to Queen Elizabeth I, in this histor

All Aboard! The Great Reindeer Migration

A BBC Four Slow Christmas treat follows Norway’s Sami reindeer herds as they migrate across the mountainous region of Finnmark, far north of the Arctic Circle. The journey, a little over 160 miles, takes the herd a week,

The Book of Great Wishes

Following a fire at an orphanage, the kids are moved into a seniors' home. A young girl tries to befriend and cheer up an elderly man who is full of regrets at the end of his life.

It's Great to Be Alive

An aviator who crash landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.

What Makes a Video Essay Great?

The video essay is expanding our notions of film criticism and appreciation. But do these essays offer a key to let us out—or lock us in?

The Anatomy of a Great Deception

The Anatomy of a Great Deception is a quasi-political, spiritual documentary following businessman-turned-filmmaker, David Hooper as he deals with the emotions of his own investigation into the events of 9/11.

Zhang Qian of the Great Han

In 139 BС Zhang Qian, official ambassador of Han Empire, led a diplomatic mission of more than 100 people to the Western Regions. One day Zhang and his guide Tang Yi were surveying a map as usual, but unexpectedly interc

His Great Uncle's Spirit

Rapid advancement in film technique is seen in His Great Uncle’s Spirit. Especially in the opening theater sequence, and in the climactic “transformation” sequence, several different shots are edited together to create a

The Great Massacre of Alimos

The movie follows an LGBTQI+ film crew making a documentary about an explosion that killed 70 senior citizens at an elderly home. One of the three main suspects carried out a suicide mission, taking everyone else with th

The Land of Great Opportunities

In the outback of Siberia - in the village of Takuchet - Justas Walker, a born US citizen, lives and works. Here he has his own successful farm of 11 goats, a couple of sheep and several chickens. Russian neighbors disli

The Great Beast of Shennong

Seven adventurers including Shanhe were invited to the exploration this time. Yet these unexpected visitors disturbed a huge prehistoric worm in the isolated and dangerous forest where numerous unknown creatures were lur

In the Shadow of the Great Oaks

Philippe Esnault, Clarisse Gance, Jany Holt, Robert Hossein, Claude Lafaye, Claude Lelouch, Pierre Mondy and Claude Pinoteau have in common the fact to have been, in private life or professionally, closed to one of the g

I am not a great actor

An actor shows up fifteen minutes to curtain for his commedia dell'arte theater play facing the dilemma of quitting the stage because of an overwhelming feeling of being alone with everybody.

The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain

An animated fable set in a dystopian futuristic Great Britain, it features a rather light-hearted and family friendly look which is overshadowed by scenes of violence, profanity, homophobia, sexual content, and dark imag

A Great Personality Is Just Skin Deep

The Great Elephant Gathering Of Asia

“The Great Elephant Gathering of Asia”, directed by Dilum Alagiyawanna, explores one of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife spectacles at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka. Each year, hundreds of endangered Asian

Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef

considered by many to be the world's largest living organic structure, this look into Australia's Great Barrier Reef covers more than 1,200 miles worth of territory, unearthing previously unknown secrets of the reef's st

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

Diesel defends the WWE Championship against "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith. Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid challenge The Smokin’ Gunns for the WWE World Tag Team Title. It's the world premiere of Goldust as he take

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years is a documentary television special featuring a tribute to Charles M. Schulz and his creation Peanuts. This was the final Peanuts project that Charles M. Schulz ever worked on