A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles negotiated its separation from the independent Malay state of Jahor. The camera observes Singapore's traditional neighborhoods, trade, and small craft, which are dominated by people of Chinese ancestry. Then, we drive the modern causeway to Jahor's small capital, Johor Bahru, for a look at imposing buildings and a visit to the grounds of the sultan. The sultan's son invites the crew in, and we meet the sultan, "H.H." himself. The narrator relates the sultan's commitment to commerce, economic well-being, and tolerance, stemming in part from his European education.
The film is a cinematic interpretation of the travel book “Armenia” by Russian poet Andrei Bely.

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words...

Travel films have an established format with their own conventions, history and baggage. It is a med...
David Lloyd George tours Germany, escorted by Nazi government officials, while his chauffeurs lark a...
An essay film that interweaves meditations on travels with stories of journeys in China across a cen...

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Bruce Lee expert John Little tracks down the actual locations of some of Bruce Lee's most iconic act...

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Sail away to a bygone Cornwall in this wistful coastal travelogue.
Short film about the attractions of the Italian coastal town of Rapallo.

When Tomoko finds some messages for a 'Mr Smith' on a lost mobile phone, she finds herself on an 'Al...

The film offers exclusive and intimate insights into how and why the classically trained artist risk...

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

The reception ebbs and flows as the unfamiliar landscape whirls by the window of a plane or train or...

Sports enthusiast Ernest is to cover 6,000 kilometers on his motorcycle in 15 days, crossing Austria...

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