Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful middle class parents, was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie “Into the Wild.” Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless’ steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or gave away all his money, changed his name and headed into the Denali Wilderness. McCandless' own letters, released for the first time, as well as new and surprising interviews, probe the mystery that still lies at the heart of a story that has become part of the American literary canon and compels so many to this day.
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A st...
Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyl...
Five fishermen from Manresa, a poor neighborhood to the West of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Repub...
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It may be the largest and most densely populated city on Earth, but Tokyo’s 14 million human residen...
After their plane crashes, an older man and a young woman survive 49 days lost in the Yukon.
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Drug adict teen gets out of rehab only to be accused of her boyfriend's death.
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving ...
Deep in the jungles of Peru, a silky anteater is fighting to stay awake and a mother humming bird is...
A doctor, who commits malpractice in a major urban hospital, retreats to a remote house in the count...
Long Gone Wild focuses on the plight of captive orcas, picking up where the acclaimed documentary Bl...
Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate...
Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our...
Alaska... Here, in this vast and spectacularly beautiful land teeming with abundant wildlife, discov...
A stunning and intimate portrait of the Arhuaco indigenous community in Colombia. In 1990, in a cele...