100 years after Shackleton's South Pole expedition, a mixed crew of adventurers, sportsmen and scientists trace Shackleton's steps. They visit coast at the pole to sail and walk in the harsh conditions of this hostile and yet beautiful environment.
Documentary on the Shackleton Antartic expedition. A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance', which was trapped in the ice floes and frigid open ocean of the Antarctic in 1914. Shackleton decided, with many of his crew injured and weak from exposure and starvation, to take a team of his fittest men and attempt to find help. Setting out in appalling conditions with hopelessly inadequate equipment, they endured all weather and terrain and finally reached safety. Persuading a local team of his confidence that the abandoned team would still be alive, he set out again to find them. After almost 2 years trapped on the ice, all members of the crew were finally rescued.
Planeta Blanc is a documentary about the first-ever disabled expedition to conquer the South Pole ,Following the last steps of Ernest Shackleton. A history about the capacity of the handicapped.
In 1914, the world's first trans-Antarctic expedition came to a cold stop. Trapped in ice just 60 miles from their destination, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew found themselves in a dire situation that would play out as a two-year battle against starvation, sub-zero conditions, and the threat of being swallowed by the unforgiving Southern Ocean. Witness this incredible story of courage and survival, fueled by ship captain Frank Worsley's exceptional navigational skills, the crew's resiliency, and Shackleton's cool-headed leadership.
In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition headed for the South Pole and disaster. Shackleton's Captain reveals the truth behind the spectacular survival of all the crew and shows how one man's extraordinary skill and unsung heroism made it possible: Frank Worsley, Captain of the expedition ship, Endurance.
Marcin like every guy in his age is looking for stability. He judges the matches in the lowest leagues, which takes his free time and gives a little money. But when he comes home tired, again meets his mother, it reminds him a world full of problems. It's time to take mature decisions. Work, sports, and finally, love.
Documentary about the architectural evolution of Paris.
Towards the end of the 1970s, when VHS entered the market and video stores were springing up in West Germany, the conquest of the living room began. In 1984, ZDF conducted research into the extent to which brutal films had an influence on children and young people and the extent to which censorship authorities, schools and parents had to counteract this.
Documentary about the Swedish soccer legend Nacka Skoglund.
In 1974 documentary film maker Tom Alandh did a TV story about institutions for the mentally retarded. Then he met Martina, who was five and who had Down syndrome. For 35 years, which is unique in the Swedish television history, Tom Alandh and photographer Björn Henriksson has followed Martina's struggles against all odds.
Joakim Alpgård was completely paralyzed after crashing his car for six years and for six years he struggled against authorities in order to live a dignified life.
Documentary about the making of José Gonzales' "In Our Nature".
Documentary about the artists Sigrid Hjertén and Isaac Grünewald.
2011 documentary about Swedish film director Roy Andersson and his unique way of making films. Shot during the four-year-long filming Andersson's 2007 film You, the Living, the documentary is a personal description of a surprising and different approach to the creative process. Roy Andersson has invented a working method of his own in order to achieve control over the work in process, but he is ultimately dependent on his young co-workers.
A documentary about Roy Andersson.
A documentary.
This withdrawn concert film showcases Neil Hamburger, America's Funnyman, at the top of his game before a sympathetic Sydney crowd.
A Cobra Fumou
The film "Supervention" addresses all aspects of modern free-skiing.
Documentary about the musical and social phenomenon of Brazilian funk (or Carioca Funk), a style derived from Miami Bass, based on repetitive bass drum loops and lyrics full of sexual and violent overtones, not directly related to American funk/soul music. This style emerged in the slums and poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, and is deeply associated with the lower social classes, but is gradually being accepted on higher social circles. The film is specially interested in women's participation, focusing on its major female stars.