Boeing: Deadly Assumptions

In early 2019, the worldwide leader in aircraft manufacturing suffered a crisis. Separate plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia had left hundreds of passengers dead. Engineers were stumped until they eventually uncovered the culprit: the MAX 737 model was inherently faulty. Boeing: Deadly Assumptions details the inner workings of this investigation and exposes...

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Generation Like

Although it was first produced in 2014, Generation Like is an incredibly insightful and prescient take on the social media phenomenon. It's a culture that has since become a dominating factor in the lives of young people. Human interaction has morphed into something impersonal and driven almost solely by a need for instant justification. The number of likes a teen...

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The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

The boy band craze of the 1990's set the music industry and pop culture ablaze. Lou Pearlman was the key architect in fostering this phenomenon into being. He recruited young and hungry vocalists, assembled just the right personalities, and created the most successful musical acts of the day, including NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. He effectively defined the...

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Journey to the Pale Red Dot

As we lift our eyes to the night sky, we are faced with hundreds of glorious beaming stars. One of these - a red dwarf star known as Proxima Centauri - is closer than all of them. At "only" 4.2 light years away, it's practically our neighbor, holding the distinction of being the closest star to the Sun. In 2016, astronomers announced a startling discovery regarding...

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The Living Universe: Cosmos as Organism

The limitless expanse of the cosmos challenges our perceptions of the universe and our role in it. What was once looked upon a big machine seems to be revealing itself as a living organism that continues to evolve and self-generate. This is the theory behind The Living Universe: Cosmos as Organism, a contemplative documentary that beautifully intersects the...

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High-speed Internet from Outer Space

High-speed internet access is now considered an essential tool for people of all ages. The technology allows users to explore and experience the world, seek knowledge that once eluded them, propel their businesses to new financial heights, and communicate easily with family, friends and associates. Much of the globe is successfully meeting the need for this...

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The Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse

An impassioned and highly informed history lesson, this documentary explores one of the most consequential periods in Egyptian history and attempts to shed light on the enigmatic confederacy at its center. The period marking the collapse of the Late Bronze Age occurred within a period of 50 years and culminated in 1200 BC. During this period, wide sprawls of cities...

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This is Paris

She's been viewed as a sex symbol, a reality show starlet, and a punchline. Is that really all there is to her or is it merely a character of her own creation? The intimate and confessional feature length documentary This is Paris is an attempt to shed light on the real Paris Hilton, clear up long standing misconceptions and rehabilitate her tarnished image. The...

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Venus: Death of a Planet

The second planet from the Sun - Venus - is one of the most enigmatic in our solar system. It could also be one of the most instructive. Scientists believe that Venus was home to oceans, rivers and other life-enriching elements billions of years ago. Natural life might have been able to sustain itself on the planet at one time. But today, the planet is a hellish...

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Chocolate's Heart of Darkness

Few can resist the rich and creamy sweetness of delectable chocolate. But the findings uncovered in Chocolate's Heart of Darkness are anything but sweet. The film shows the dire price that is often paid just so we can satisfy our indulgent palates. The industry's survival relies on widespread deforestation and grueling child labor. Corporate spokespeople claim they...

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The Age of AI

A YouTube originals production, The Age of AI takes a deep dive into this thrilling and constantly evolving technology. Hosted by actor Robert Downey, Jr., this eight-part series clears common misconceptions surrounding the technology, spotlights the innovators who continue to push its boundaries, and the projects they're nurturing for the advancement of mankind. The...

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76 Days Adrift

For many boating enthusiasts, the ocean represents a sanctuary where they can find an inner peace that everyday life does not afford them. For a select few, that sanctuary can become a nightmare. 76 Days Adrift tells the story of Steve Callahan, an avid sailor who found himself stranded in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and more than a thousand miles from land....

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How People Live: Venezuela

Venezuela is widely known as one of the most dangerous regions on the planet. How People Live: Venezuela travels through areas where unknown hazards could be hiding behind every corner and exposes the harsh realities of daily life endured by its brave and downtrodden people. As soon as the host enters the country, he is warned of recent acts of violence against...

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Water: The Shape Shifter

Water plays an essential role in the development of weather. Itќs also a master of transformation that comes in many forms. The variations of water, and its power to both nurture and destroy, are explored in Water: The Shape Shifter, another installment of the popular wild weather series hosted by journalist Richard Hammond. The film addresses a series of basic yet...

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Truther or: I Am Not a Conspiracy Theorist

Perhaps no single event has set off more conspiracy mania than the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. Truther or: I Am Not a Conspiracy Theorist explores this movement by profiling some of the central figures who have successfully spread their doubts and theories throughout the globe. The film opens at Ground Zero, where conspiracy activists continue to preach...

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The Age of Disconnection

Connection is the key to our survival. In this fast-paced world of endless commotion, we have lost touch with the natural environments that defined the origins of our species. That void has left a massive space we seek to fill with mindless distraction and harmful addictions. The subjects of The Age of Disconnection understand this dynamic all too well. Childhoods of...

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Trump, QAnon and the Return of Magic

Common sense ain't so common anymore. That's the overriding message of Trump, QAnon and the Return of Magic, a lively, but distressing portrait of our current state of disrepair. The film issues a scathing critique of our cultural and sociopolitical climate, which is being driven by harmful and irresponsible rhetoric, social media proliferation, and lack of...

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Wind: The Invisible Force

Wind rotates around our daily lives unseen. It is the most powerful force behind the world's most catastrophic weather events. But for such a consequential element, few people know where it originates. To address this, host Richard Hammond participates in a series of risky experiments involving live tornadoes, whirlwinds of fire and a journey into the center of a...

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From Romania with Love

The fall of the Soviet Union left a segment of largely unknown victims in its wake: Romanian orphans. Now young adults, many of these orphans are heading back to their home countries to trace the steps of their troubled foundations and to track down the parents who gave them up. In December of 1989, the Romanian people overthrew their brutal dictator Nicolae...

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Endgame 2050

For many years, we have all been warned about the approaching doom promised by climate change. But what might that future actually look like? Endgame 2050 looks three decades into our future to visualize the fate that awaits us all if we do not act now. The film opens with a 15-minute narrative short that imagines that potential future. In these scenarios, we have...

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Childhood 2.0

The lives of children used to be filled with hours of outdoor frolic, morning paper routes, and boundless adventures of the imagination. How times have changed. Childhood 2.0 characterizes our modern generation of kids and teens as enraptured victims of the information age. While older generations might have learned the value of outside stimulus, household chores,...

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Temperature: The Driving Force

How does weather work? Every living beyond across the globe experiences the temporary inconveniences of foul weather or the disastrous impacts of more extreme atmospheric conditions - from hurricanes to torrential rains to suffocating droughts. But very few people understand the true nature of weather. Temperature: The Driving Force seeks to rectify this. The most...

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Living Soil

Over the next 40 years, the farming industry will have to produce more food than it has in the past 500 years. This challenge transcends the massive workload placed on farmers. It also speaks to the growing scarcity of our most crucial resource in farming - a healthy and thriving soil. Treat the soil right, and gorgeous crops will follow. But the rich biodiversity of...

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How People Live: North Korea

This vlog type documentary explores the realities of living under the rule of one of the planet's most controversial dictators. The film delves into the living conditions of the people, the strict government policies and around-the-clock surveillance they must abide by, and the perils that are likely suffered by those select few who dare to break from the country’s...

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What if Earth were Unique?

Our planet is defined by the endless species of life forms it houses within its sphere, and the ecosystems that allow them to flourish. This wondrous two-part documentary explains the process by which these complex systems came to be over the course of 4 billion years, and questions whether there could be other planets whose conditions are equally suited to support...

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Burn With Us

In the early months of 2019, a bill was proposed that would allow for the extradition of certain criminal suspects from Hong Kong to mainland China. The results of this legislation would effectively compromise the long-held autonomy of the Hong Kong people. Fearing a frightening new reality that would lead to unjust persecution, the people took to the streets in an...

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The Story of Information

Over 5,000 years ago, mankind happened upon a revolutionary invention that would forever change the course of history: the written word. Without this seismic discovery, the world would be devoid of information, which is one of our most significant and misunderstood commodities. This enthralling documentary traces the evolution of information sharing throughout...

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Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

No single figure has mastered the art of consumerism quite like Jeff Bezos. The wealthiest man in the world, Bezos is the mastermind behind Amazon, the largest marketplace on the planet. The probing feature-length documentary Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos makes it clear that Bezos' ambitions are not likely to remain earthbound. The film opens by...

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Public Trust: The Fight for America's Public Lands

America's mass of public lands are a source of wonder and prosperity for the people. Throughout the country, generations of families have grown up on these lands, and derived great support and spiritual meaning from its awe-inspiring gifts. But the majesty of these lands is dwindling, and the long-held ways of life for these families are being threatened consistently...

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The Story of Energy

What is the origin of energy, how do we harness it for the benefit of all, and to what extent is civilization doomed without it? These are the essential questions that are addressed in the informative documentary The Story of Energy. Energy touches every part of our lives and the world around us. It powers our machines, helps to nourish and energize our bodies, and...

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How Doggerland Sank Beneath the Waves

Enthusiasts of Prehistoric Northern European history will likely find great appeal in How Doggerland Sank Beneath the Waves, an informative look at an ancient land that is now submerged deep below the North Sea. The film calls upon a diverse array of sources to piece together the fascinating tale of this lost world in vivid detail. The region that connects Britain...

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Bhutan: Change Comes to the Himalayan Happy Kingdom

The remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan appears and operates much as it did one hundred years ago. But the unavoidable seeds of change are beginning to blossom. Bhutan: Change Comes to the Himalayan Happy Kingdom is a complex examination of the crossroads between honoring the past and embracing the future. The villagers live by strongly-held traditions. They tend to...

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K2 and the Invisible Footmen

K2 is perhaps the harshest mountain on Earth. Every year, ambitious climbers travel from across the globe for a chance to conquer these dangers. They derive great value and accomplishment from conquering the summit of this monstrous mountain. K2 and the Invisible Footmen explores the sacrifices of the unknown mountaineers - the porters who are paid measly wages to...

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

In the spring of 1947, hidden amidst the desert wasteland that is now known as the West Bank, three shepherds happened upon a series of ancient scrolls. Little did they know, their findings would soon constitute the greatest discovery in the history of biblical archeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls explores the history of these findings, examines what we've learned from...

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Right to Fail

In Right to Fail, the PBS Frontline series teams up with ProPublica to investigate the relocation of mentally ill populations on the outskirts of New York City. The story brings up a series of moral questions involving an adult's right to determine their own fate, and the state's obligations to its citizenry. The city offers a variety of adult care homes for the...

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Bosom Bullies: Trump and Putin

The two-part documentary Bosom Bullies: Trump and Putin recounts the labyrinth of accusations and evidence that may shed light on the complex relationship shared between two of the globe's most consequential leaders. The Russia story has dominated the first term of President Donald Trump and has been readily dismissed by both leaders. But watchdogs have long been...

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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great is the stuff of legend when it comes to ancient military history. Armed with youth, cunning and a brilliant tactical mind, his thirteen-year reign led to the formation of one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. The aptly titled Alexander the Great crafts the highlights of his extraordinary story with grand scope and meticulous...

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Hard to Believe

China boasts about their status as one of the world's top sources for organ harvesting and transplantation, yet they're suspiciously silent when it comes to revealing how these organs are procured. Hard to Believe attempts to delve into the heart of this dark medical mystery. Mounting evidence suggests that these organs have long been attained from unwitting...

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Supreme Revenge

In Supreme Revenge, the award-winning PBS Frontline series delves into the bitter feuds over Supreme Court nominations during the Trump era. The theatrics that occurred during these confirmation hearings speak to the deep divides and disruptions that belie the modern day American political system. The Trump administration has been afforded an opportunity to...

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Russia's Millennium Children

President Vladimir Putin rose to his current position of power at the dawning of the new century. An entire generation of millennials has grown up under his regime. The reality he's created is the only reference point they've personally experienced. The documentary Russia's Millennium Children examines this generation's views on their controversial leader. "We don't...

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The Spanish Flu: How the World Recovered

The COVID crisis continues to rage and alter lives across the globe. This pandemic might feel frighteningly unprecedented, but history tells a different story. In 1918, an epidemic began ravaging the world to the tune of 20 - 100 million fatalities. The Spanish Flu: How the World Recovered explores the specifics of this cataclysmic event and extrapolates the most...

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Abstract: The Art of Design

The first season of the Netflix series Abstract: The Art of Design questions the role that innovative designs play in our daily lives, and how they shape and reflect our appreciation and understanding of the world around us. The series profiles eight distinctive artists. Each episode explores the experiences that molded their unique perspectives, and the processes...

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The Secret of Mona Lisa

It's one of the most popular portraits in the history of art. Yet the subject of that portrait remains elusive. The Secret of Mona Lisa explores the trail of evidence that has gathered since the da Vinci masterwork was first unveiled around 1503. That mysterious gaze is not only the puzzle the portrait offers. The key question revolves around the identity of the...

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Explained

The innovative documentary series Explained breaks down common human traits, institutions, social activities, and political movements. Each topic represents an element of daily life that we might think we know but will likely find surprising in their complexity. Music is one of the constants of human existence. Humans seem predisposed to recognizing rhythm and...

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Waterworld: Living with Climate Change

If they're not already impacted by it, people all over the world will soon be forced to tangle with the crisis of rising sea levels. The notion of a world under water might seem like the stuff of apocalyptic science fiction, but it's becoming more of a reality with each passing year. Living with Climate Change profiles the pioneers who are forging ahead to create the...

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