New Atlantis

Every year a great number of young moroccan boys cross Gibraltar strait by themselves heading to Europe. When they arrive at the promised land things change and they become illegal immigrants: Harragas.

In Bioko's Island, Equatorial Guinea, the crater of an inactive volcano has turned into a paradise. An expedition of scientists and climbers walk in for first time into this enigmatic territory in search of new species.

Deserts are more than dry and uninhabited lands. Deserts are full of life, full of essential species for the earth's balance; with a natural ecosystem that performs the function of regulating the climate.

The story of La Fontaine tells that the grasshopper spent the summer singing and dancing while the ant was working to do her house and to gather food. New Atlantis pulls this legend down to explain how these small beings really are.

Mongolia until now has been one of the world's best-kept secrets. Three times the size of France and with more horses than people; it is one Asia's last unspoilt destinations.

One of the worst ecological catastrophes of our seas. Spectacular images and interesting interviews that show this technological challenge after a great ecological disaster.

On this documentary you will see Turks and Caicos´ unique blend of history, colourful local tradition, peace, glamour, unspoilt nature, pristine beaches, turquoise waters and a famous deep sea fishing destination.

The strangest skins in order to survive in different ecosystems.

What is fear? What strange mechanism causes us to panic when faced with an insignificant bug? We might admit that spiders are repulsive beings that deserve to be squashed. But that is not reason enough for the mere sight of them to paralyze us.

Located on the Pacific Ocean, the archipelago is practically the only one in the world presenting such a wide diversity of species. Although it is believed that the Native American already had visited them before, they were "discovered" in the 16th Century by Tomas de Berlanga (Bishop of Panama) who named the islands. From that moment on the islands became shelter of pirates and seamen; by mid 19th century they got the visit of Charles Darwin, who observed its spectacular wildlife, concluding his Theory of the Evolution of the Species.

A documentary that shows spectacular images of the adventure carried out by Steve Fosset and his team in 2004. The ship (catamarán) Cheyenne beat the record of the round-the-world trip for the ocean managing to come to the end after more than 54 days of adventure in an extraordinary trip.

The history of mankind is a history plenty of questions. We have been wondering one hundred thousand years about what is sorrounding us. The big questions have marked our cultures, have shaped the religious beliefs and whole civilizations have been arised to turn the human race into the dominant one thoughout the planet.

Animal Sapiens will bring us closer to the cultural successes of mankind to show us that these strategies are also used by other inhabitants of our planet. The use of tools, the skills of language or the practice of games and amusements at the same time get us closer and keep us away from the rest of living creatures. This makes the human beings to ask themselves the same question again: Are we something more than an animal?.

The environment is deteriorating. The air, the earth and the sea are suffering an accelerated process of degradation. And even for this the globalization shows us once again the big difference between first and third world. The consequences of the lack of scruples and of foresight are now turning the poorest populations on the planet into the guardians of the great global dumpster that our planet is becoming.

In the Atlantic Ocean the Amazon River dies to make the reserves of freshwater in the blue planet to grow. We arrived up to here and in this estuary we have reflected on the future of this prodigious artery and fundamental for he organism that host it: the Earth. Epilogue encouraging a natural work still to be written.

Six hundred million people live on the water or close to it. This documentary looks at them and their particular cultures. Although they all are linked by water each group has developed different solutions to the same problems. We will know their way fo life, with its goods and bads. We will visit floating markets and cities over the water.

Throughout history of evolution five great catastrophes have affected the Earth's surface. After them, life had to re-organize itself. Today 27.000 species disappear each year, a number equal or above that which affected the Earth during the previous extinction processes. Are we facing the Sixth Extinction? Is our species responsible for this ecological disaster?

A third of Mauritania's population lives from fishing with traditional methods. Bamba Fall, a fisherman involved in the trade union, invites us to witness the agitated activity of the port of Nouakchott: the tragic stories at sea, the hard labours of fishing, the art of ironworks made from imaginatively recycled materials, the sale of fish by intrepid women

This documentary shows for the first time the daily life of one of the most feared and dangerous tribes of the Amazon. We will be witness of some of their abilities and we will understand that being fearsome is needed if you want to survive.

The secret world of plants brings us closer to these motionless and silent creatures, as atractive and surprising as the rest of the living creatures.

But what is Beauty? Is it tangible? How can it be portrayed? Beirut is certainly a good starting point for this adventure. After all, Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, was born in Lebanon.