In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

Produced by Alfred Higgins Productions with assistance from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Ac...

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct h...

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaher...

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the...

The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s sw...

A captivating portrait of French actor Michel Piccoli, who has worked with the greatest filmmakers o...

Interviews from women involved in the 70's and 80's rock music industry. An examination of the peopl...

In 1977, BBC music presenter Bob Harris was given exclusive and extensive access to the Queen. Condu...

Experts say over the next hundred years the "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion...

The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who ma...

In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no on...

A theatrical documentary about Hrytsko Chubai, a genius of Ukrainian poetry, a connoisseur of litera...

A group of young Arabs and Israelis join together for road trip across the desert. In the wake of re...

An in-depth analysis on the 40th Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie a...

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - t...

Klaus Kinski has perhaps the most ferocious reputation of all screen actors: his volatility was docu...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronic...

Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history! In November of 1966 a c...

A found footage / object film: the colorful 1960s in Italy, a joyful time, live-giving coating of bo...