Click CC for subtitles. In a quiet North Macedonian village, a farmer forms an extraordinary bond with a white stork, a creature deeply rooted in local legend and seasonal ritual. What begins as a simple act of care gradually unfolds into a story where nature, folklore, and everyday life merge. Through patient observation and intimate storytelling, the documentary reveals how ancient beliefs still breathe beneath the surface of modern rural life. As the stork becomes both companion and symbol, the film explores themes of belonging, migration, and the fragile balance between humans and the natural world. Blending myth with reality, it offers a poetic meditation on tradition, resilience, and the invisible threads that tie a community to the rhythms of the land and sky.
A joyful and revealing portrait celebrates the life and legacy of Mel Brooks, tracing his journey from the early days of television comedy to global superstardom as one of Hollywood’s boldest satirists. Through rare footage, candid reflections, and stories of friendship and love, the film shows how Brooks used laughter to confront fear, failure, and the absurdities of the human condition, transforming personal experience into timeless comedy. Spanning two episodes that can be enjoyed together as a single, continuous film, the documentary follows Brooks as his career takes flight, shaped by deep creative partnerships, his Jewish heritage, and an unshakable drive to push boundaries. It is a warm, hilarious, and deeply human portrait of an artist who, for nearly a century, has turned humor into resilience, connection, and joy.
Hidden beneath the cold waters of the North Atlantic lies the untold story of one of World War II’s longest and most decisive campaigns. This documentary journeys to the north-west coast of Ireland, where deep-sea divers search for the wrecks of Hitler’s feared U-boat fleet, revealing silent battlefields that still bear the scars of war. Through these submerged remains, the film brings history to life, showing how the struggle for control of the seas shaped the fate of nations. Interwoven with the dives are personal memories from families in Northern Ireland and expert analysis from historians, uncovering the region’s vital role in the Allied fightback. As the wrecks emerge from the darkness, so do the human stories of courage, loss, and survival, transforming a military campaign into a powerful reflection on the true cost of war.
A seemingly trivial dispute between neighbors in a quiet Florida community spirals into a fatal confrontation, exposing how quickly everyday tensions can turn deadly. Using chilling police body-camera footage and firsthand accounts, this documentary reconstructs the moments before and after the shooting, placing viewers inside a fractured neighborhood where fear, perception, and anger collide. As the investigation unfolds, the film interrogates the far-reaching consequences of Florida’s stand your ground laws. Through interviews with family members, legal experts, and law enforcement, it asks urgent questions about accountability, self-defense, and justice—revealing how a single decision can irreversibly reshape lives and ignite a national debate.
A chilling investigation dives into the looming threat scientists call “Disease X” — an unknown pathogen capable of triggering the next global pandemic. Led by physician and broadcaster Chris van Tulleken, the documentary explores how modern life, global travel, and human–animal contact are creating the perfect conditions for a catastrophic outbreak. What begins as a scientific inquiry quickly becomes a race against time to understand how close we may already be to the next crisis. To uncover where Disease X might emerge, van Tulleken retraces the fault lines of past outbreaks, from the deadly Nipah virus in Malaysia to the spread of bird flu among dairy cattle in California. Through frontline reporting, expert interviews, and unsettling real-world examples, the film reveals how fragile global health defenses truly are — and why the next pandemic may not be a question of if, but when.
The film centers on our ongoing mission to explore and come to terms with the Arctic, and the compelling stories of our many forays into this captivating place will be interwoven to create a unifying message about the state of the Arctic today. Underlying all these tales is the crucial role that ice plays in the northern environment and the changes that are quickly overtaking the people and animals who have adapted to this land of ice and snow.
As the stork becomes both companion and symbol, the film explores themes of belonging, migration, and the fragile balance between humans and the natural world. Blending myth with reality, it offers a poetic meditation on tradition, resilience, and the invisible threads that tie a community to the rhythms of the land and sky.