Documentary

From the rutted football pitches and lethal minefields of Kosovo, comes the compelling story of a football dream amid the on-going Balkan nightmare. Filmmaker Doug Aubrey follows football coach Scotty Lee on a near heart-of-darkness type journey through a country scarred by inter-ethnic hatred and littered with the lethal debris of NATO's war. A Different Pitch is a unique and at times shocking grass-roots insight into the effects of war on a generation. It is a timely reminder that Football, the people's game, is not just a way of life, but can actually help save lives.

The stirring and dramatic story of the 30-year fight to save the Hudson River from pollution by major corporations and major cities, against the backdrop of an apathetic state and federal government. Featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier and filmmaker Ethan Boehm team up to bring Rainier's photographs of tatoos and scarring rituals around the world poetically to film. With music by Anushka Shankar.

Drinking wine has become an art of fine appreciation and understanding. Similarly, tea-drinking is just as sophisticated as it makes its way to become the new beverage all over the world. This documentary looks at how tea is being consumed in China - how it is quality determined; how its varieties are arrived at and how does one drink it etc.

The marine or porous crocodile, the largest crocodile on earth, and its alarming situation in Australia.

Flamingos in Spain and their survival adventure in the industrialised nations of Western Europe.

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.

Cheik Oumar Sissoko

Né en 1945 à San au Mali. Il part en France où il obtient un DEA en histoire et sociologie d'Afrique. Il passe un diplôme en cinéma et continue ses études à l'Ecole Louis Lumière. Auteur d'une dizaine de films, il a été récompensé de l'Etalon de Yennenga au FESPACO et du Prix spécial du Jury au Festival de Locarno en Suisse. De retour dans son pays, il a été nommé directeur du Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali (CNPC), puis ministre de la culture en 2004.

Moustapha Alassane

Il est une véritable légende vivante du cinéma africain et nigérien. Moustapha est né en 1942 à N'Dounga au Niger. Avec Jean Rouch, il se forme à la technique cinématographique. Il part ensuite au Canada où il rencontre Norman MacLaren qui lui enseigne le cinéma d'animation. En 1965, il réalise le premier dessin animé africain « La Mort de Gandji ». Son premier long métrage voit le jour en 1972. Moustapha Alassane a à son actif une trentaine de films.

Mahama Johnson Traoré

Il est né à Dakar en 1942. Son père le destine à une carrière d'ingénieur électronicien. Il l'envoie en France et c'est dans un cours de travaux pratiques animé par un professionnel du cinéma qu'il a la « révélation ». Il veut réaliser des films. Il s'inscrit au Conservatoire libre du cinéma français puis fait des stages à l'ORTF et dans des équipes cinématographiques italiennes et allemandes. Il sera membre fondateur du FESPACO et du Festival de Carthage.

Gaston Jean-Marie Kaboré

Né en 1951 à Bobo-Dioulasso, au Burkina Faso, il fait partie des sommités du cinéma africain. Son premier film « Wend Kuni » a été couronné d'un César du film francophone en 1985 et son dernier long métrage « Buud Yam » a remporté l'Etalon de Yennega au FESPACO 1997. C'est un homme qui suit son intuition et s'implique dans la formation des cinéastes africains. Il enseigne et communique sa passion aux autres pour assurer la relève...

Mahamat Saleh Haroun

Né à N'Djaména, au Tchad, en 1961, il étudie le cinéma au Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. En 1994, il réalise « Maral Tanié » un court métrage qui sera primé. Après 2 documentaires, il tourne en 1999 son premier long métrage « Bye bye Africa » pour lequel il reçoit 2 prix au festival de Venise, dont celui du Meilleur Premier film. Son dernier film « Daratt, saison sèche » reçoit le Prix spécial du Jury au Festival de Venise et l'Etalon de Bronze au FESPACO.

Stunning journey up the Meking River by boat through Vietnam and Cambodia to Angkor - the ancient Khmer ruins deep in the Cambodian jungle.

National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier and filmmaker Ethan Boehm team up to bring Rainier's photographs and Boehm's cinematography of the sacred temples and Buddhist monks of Angkor Wat poetically to film. With music by Anushka Shankar.

Child trafficking has been a problem for over three decades. Millions of children – boys and girls – have been subjected to untold abuse and shame. Our story reveals three kinds of trafficking that is still prevalent: direct kidnapping of children from their parents,use of trickery to con young girls into prostitution and lastly, a ‘voluntary’ entrapment – a form of trafficking that comes in the guise of legal marriages. This documentary is a series of 3 stories that bring to the forefront the poignant side of the crime committed against women and children.

Imagine living on an island that sits on the ring of fire. Imagine not knowing when you and your whole life can be wiped out by an earthquake, a tsunami or a volcanic eruption. The Javanese people in Yogjakarta how do they keep their spirits up and hold their lives together? This documentary goes deep into the secrets of their philosophy of life which is symbolically represented in the Kraton Palace where the King lives, and almost every aspect of their lives. The legend of the Queen of the South Sea, the Kraton Palace, Mount Merapi are all part of a symbolic representation of the secret of how the Javanese people remain strong spiritually.

They spent almost their whole life going for auditions and singing competitions. All they want is just a chance to go on air and sing. This is a story of how a good voice and convincing personality can save an entire family. We follow the lives of 2 girls, 11 year-old Jessica Reynoso and 19 year old Melanie Clarin. This is a documentary that goes into the heart of the Filipino community as the children sing their way out of poverty.

When art starts making people feel uncomfortable, is it good art? What if it makes a whole community rise up in a demonstration against you? See how the art of Agus Suwage did just that. Should art just be?

The threatened ecosystem of the arctic tundra in the northernmost part of Alaska, a natural paradise floating on top of gigantic petroleum deposits.

The mysterious fauna of Madagascar and its most representative species: the marvellous and enigmatic lemur.