Documentary

If a living creature wants to establish itself in any of the worlds on the surface it will have to learn to overcome the particular limitations presented by temperature, humidity, altitude and other similar factors.

A boat fight for the conservation of cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea

Director Tommy Pallotta made a compelling documentary about his friend Stephen Prince: a very engaging storyteller who worked extensively with film icon Martin Scorsese in the seventies, both as a producer and as an actor (Taxi Driver).

Prince was also the subject of Scorsese's lost film 'American Boy', in which the young Stephen tells fascinating, some time totally absurd anecdotes from his rock&roll life. For example: the most memorable scene from Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, in which Travolta injects adrenaline into the heart of Uma Thurman who overdosed, is based on a story that Stephen tells in this documentary.

Three decades after Scorsese's film was released, Tommy Pallotta brings us 'American Prince', where he draws out Steven Prince once more to recount his days since 'American Boy', share why he turned his back on the entertainment industry and to compose the next chapter of his story.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the most advanced bomber aircraft to see operation service during World War II. It was the first bomber with pressurised crew compartments. It differed from its predecessors by the use of remotely controlled machine gun turrets. During the war it was sent to the Pacific area, where its great range made it particularly suited to the long attack flights to Japan from bases in China. The B-29s “Enola Gay” and “Bock’s Car” became the only two aircraft to drop atomic weapons during wartime – in August 1945 over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The F4U Corsair is regarded by many as one of the greatest combat aircraft in history. When conceived, it mounted the most powerful engine and biggest propeller of any fighter in existence, and was the first US combat aircraft to exceed 400 mph. The US Navy adopted the F4U as a shipboard fighter-bomber in 1944, despatching large numbers from the carriers of the Pacific Fleet. By the end of the war, it had established a destruction ratio of 11:1 against the enemy.

In the history of military aviation, there has never been an aircraft that could match the P-47 Thunderbolt for ruggedness and dependability. The piolts who flew it called it “The Unbreakable” and “The Plane that can do anything”. They were not wrong. P-47s often came back from combat shot full of holes, their wings and control surfaces in tatters, but in one piece. They flew more than 546,000 combat sorties between March 1943 and August 1945, destroying 11874 enemy aircraft , 9000 locomotives and 6000 armoured vehicles and tanks. Only 0.7% of these remarkable machines were lost in combat.

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.

Will Gadd, ("Grand Canyon" and "Paragliding Across America") is also one the world's top ice climbers, and now may be the first person to climb icebergs...extremely unstable pillars of 10,000-year-old ice floating in the North Atlantic off of Greenland. The danger factor is extreme, as one fall into the icy waters, or the sudden breakup of a fragile iceberg, would be a dicey life-and-death moment for Gadd.

Join National Geographic to experience the full force of coalition forces in Iraq and live life on the frontlines. The Devil Dog Diaries provides a rare, inside look at life in wartime from the perspective of the young men in a batallion of the 1st Marine Expeditionarry Force. With veteran filmmaker Gary Scurka in tow, the marines encounter ambushes and fire fights, engage in dangerous missions in cities along the way, endure sniper fire and sandstorms and lead the charge into Baghdad. Yet despite their feats, most of these Marines are young cadets straight out of high school, shipped to a far off desert to engage in a war for reasons they may not fully understand.

One of the classic "new wave" ice, rock and alpine climbing films, narrated by renowned mountaineer and author Greg Child. Eighteen of North America's leading young climbers take on routes such as the stunning Emporer Face of Mt. Robson, towering icy fiords in Greenland and the magnifcent Cardinal Pinnacle in the Sierras. With Lynn Hill, Abby Watkins, Rich Prohaska and Peter Croft.

Explore the fascinating true story of Alexander the Great, the most extraordinary warrior of all time whose military conquests remain unrivaled to this day. Leading his armies through 22,000 miles of sieges in 8 short years, Alexander brought east and west together in the mightiest clash of cultures the world has ever known. Join National Geographic on a quest to uncover the mystery surrounding Alexander's life and examine what inspired him to push onward. Stunning recreations and insights from historians shed light on the question: Did Alexander, fearing no mortal, become his own most dangerous enemy?

Join National Geographic on a quest to find out how the imaginary world of Middle-earth reflects life in our world. Journey through history, myth, language and lore and explore real life parallels between history and fantasy. Includes exclusive footage from the Fellowship of the Ring, insightful interviews with cast and filmmakers, and provocative perspectives of explorers, anthropologists and archaeologists.

Blind Spot is a documentary film that illustrates the current oil and energy crisis that our world is facing. Whatever measures of ignorance, greed, wishful thinking, we have put ourselves at a crossroad, which offers two paths with dire consequences. If we continue to burn fossil fuels we will choke the life out of the planet and if we don't our way of life will collapse.

Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. July 10th 1985. French navy combat frogmen place two bombs against the hull of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior. They explode at ten minutes to midnight, sinking the ship and killing photographer Fernando Pereira. The French government wants to stop Greenpeace protesting at Moruroa Atoll – the French military test site for nuclear weapons from 1966 to 1996. France is desperate to cover up both the attack on the Warrior and their nuclear weapons programme. So desperate that it is prepared to kill its opponents. The French Secret Service, the DGSE, sends a team of 11 agents to New Zealand to carry out “Operation Satanic”. Two of them, Captain Dominique Prieur and Major Alain Mafart, are arrested as they tried to leave New Zealand. Comvicted of conspiracy, arson and manslaughter, they are sentenced to ten years in jail. After less than three years they return to Paris. At first the French government deny involvement in the bombing, but eventually they are forced to admit liability. The Head of the DGSE, Admiral Pierre Lacoste, is sacked. Defence Minister Charles Hernu resigns. President Francois Mitterrand is widely believed to be implicated. France pays NZ$13 million compensation to the New Zealand government and NZ$8 million to Greenpeace. “The Boat and The Bomb” is a story of international espionage, government cover-up and the nuclear arms race. It’s a story which has disturbing parallels with today’s “war on terror”. It’s a story which won’t go away.

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.

The ecology of Venezuelan plains and some of the most seriously threatened species that inhabit it : anacondas, Orinoco crocodiles, oatzines, ocelots?

Celebration is the latest version of the American Dream, a town built in 1996 in the swamp of central Florida by the master of make believe The Disney Company. The entertainment company famous for happy endings ventured into new territory: reality. Once again Disney had its thumb on the pulse of the American public: to return to community, to a neighborhood.

A documentary on the life and work of maverick cinematographer, Chris Doyle. This film showcases Doyle's work using footage from his films such as Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho. The film contains fascinating shots of Hong Kong street life, the city that Doyle has come to love and call his home and draw upon in his work. It's an intimate look at Doyle and his art with contributions from Wong Kar Wai, the acclaimed Hong Kong film director (In the Mood for Love), and others who have worked alongside him.

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