Light is a fascinating phenomenon. Without light, there would be no cinema, no film – and no life. So light is at the origin of everything, and yet it remains invisible to the eye until it hits matter. This moment is – quite literally – the starting point of Thomas Riedelsheimer’s latest work, for the springtime spectacle of rainbow shreds in the cinematographer and documentary filmmaker’s flat became the starting point of a search for the origin of the images we form of this world. For this quest he dived deep into two spheres that seem to follow different laws but always strive to fathom the magical: physics and art.

A look at how form, color, smell, consistency, the sounds made during eating, manufacturing techniqu...

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...

An ode to the Florida Everglades, past and present, told through the prescient writings of Marjory S...
A picture about the fine art of prehistoric times, the remains of which have been found in various p...
The first part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "The Song o...
The second part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "Glorious ...

Painter Françoise Gilot shared Pablo Picasso's life from 1943 to 1953. This union nourished their re...

Cyprien Tokoudagba is from the city of Abomey in the Benin Republic of West Africa, where he paints ...

A documentary short by Barbara Bingley-Verseman about the creation of a monumental outdoor mural by ...

The vast savannah of the Serengeti. A large part of the genus Panthera lives here. Better known as t...

High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last san...

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...

An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, aw...

In 1966, Heinz Sielmann sets off on his longest expedition. He spent 19 months traveling through the...

Eugen Schuhmacher focuses on endangered and rare animal species such as the European bison and the N...

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the per...

Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - Jo...