Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed
Marco Polo became a legend after his epic, 24 year trek across Asia. Was he the world’s greatest overland explorer? Or the biggest liar? National Geographic’s own legend, Michael Yamashita, used Polo’s book as a guide to find the truth.
Alone
This investigation into the layers of mass incarceration and its shaping of the modern black American family is seen through the eyes of a single mother in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Microcosmos
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their…
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlightening program looks at the origins of the Western world’s…
Bletchley Park: Code-breaking’s Forgotten Genius
Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
Mayor Pete
Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana runs for President of the United States. With extraordinary access to the candidate, his husband Chasten and member of the campaign team,…
Netflix vs. the World
The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.
Poetry in Motion
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These…
Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds
There is one vibratory field that connects all things. It has been called Akasha, Logos, the primordial OM, the music of the spheres, the Higgs field, dark energy, and a…
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world’s most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
Rosetta: Audio/Visual
From their early formation in Philadelphia’s underground music scene, to their business partnership with a local, independent record label, filmmaker Justin J. Jackson’s documentary Rosetta: Audio/Visual chronicles the musical accomplishments,…
Arctic Tale
Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in…
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, fantasist, sculptor, and painter. This lyrical documentary explore’s Smith’s work and life as a solitary artist living in Auburn, California. It features interviews with…