NEW DOCUMENTARIES
BLUE is a film about how the oceans are broken, and what can be done to fix them. Half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years. And by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. Featuring passionate advocates for ocean preservation, the film tackles themes of habitat destruction, species loss and pollution. Filmed in the seas surrounding Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the USA, BLUE looks at how the very nature of the ocean is being altered.
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- ONLY THE DEAD is the story of what happens when an ordinary Australian journalist is transplanted into the Middle East by the reverberations of 9/11 and embarks on a journey that courses through the deepest recesses of the Iraq war. The invasion of Iraq has ended, and the Americans are celebrating victory in 2003. All the while however, alone and in secret, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most vicious Al Qaeda leader the world has ever seen, is planning the real war. He lays out his plan in a letter to Osama Bin Laden: the suicide truck bombings; the bloody horrors of the civil war; the televised beheadings. He carries out his grand design to perfection, bringing the country to its knees… and he does it all on camera. And then, when he’s finally ready to “go public” as he foretold Bin Laden, what does Zarqawi do with the film that will shock the world & change the war forever? He gives it to Michael Ware. Of all people. A hard-drinking, hard-running, maverick Australian reporting for American news outlets. The tape Zarqawi gives him, sets our correspondent off on an epic voyage seeking the truth.
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THE ANIMAL CONDITION chronicles three and a half years of recent Australian history, when animal welfare grew from a fringe issue to a national focus. Four young people take an investigative road trip around Australia. Unafraid to ask questions they speak to all sides, from politicians to activists, farmers, Indigenous Australians, philosophers, scientists and immigrant-workers. Views on the subject change with each new encounter, leading to questions about society that go beyond the treatment of animals.
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SHERPA. In
2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European
climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas.
Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this
altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpas' point
of view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block
of ice crashed down onto the climbing route, killing 16 Sherpas. For the
Himalayan workers repeatedly traversing the mountain carrying supplies, the
risk of this hazardous endeavor is multiplied. This stunning documentary, shot
by high-altitude cinematographer Renan Ozturk, explores the unequal
relationship between cashed-up foreign expeditions and their guides. It is also
a story of family and tradition, as exemplified by Phurba Tashi Sherpa, an
experienced climber at the heart of this commanding film.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL, WALKING WITH DESTINY. When the Swastika
flew over continental Europe only England, under Winston Churchill and with her
back to the wall, remained defiant. Walking With Destiny highlights Churchill's
years in the political wilderness; his early opposition to Adolf Hitler and Nazism;
and his support for Jews under threat by the Nazi regime. As historian John
Lukacs explains, Churchill may not have won the War in 1940 but without him the
War most certainly would have been lost.
Focusing on the years 1940 and 1941, the
film examines why Winston Churchill's legacy continues to be relevant in the
21st Century and explores why his leadership remains inspirational to current
day political leaders and diplomats.
Narrated by Academy Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley.
