Lost Continent of the Pacific (2011)
• November 12th, 2011 • 0h 0min
Documentary, History
Overview
Legends of lost continents and civilizations have captivated people throughout time. Philosophers and astronomers like Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that an unknown continent existed in the Southern hemisphere. In the Age of Discovery, renowned explorers like Magellan and Cook searched the Pacific Ocean in vain for a mysterious land they called "Terra Incognita." To this day, ancestral legends throughout Polynesia speak of a lost homeland and a great civilization that disappeared into the sea. Modern science disputes the existence of unknown continents and often dismisses creation myths. But on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, elders fiercely believe they originate from a continent that sank following a catastrophic upheaval.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Botany of Desire
Released on: 2009-10-28
Documentary
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an explor...
Curiosity and Control
Released on: 2018-11-09
Documentary
Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at th...
Walter Bonatti, King of the Alps
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
Walter Bonatti is THE mountaineering legend, capable of meeting the great challenges of mountaineeri...
The Scorpion's Tale
Released on: 2005-03-13
Documentary
The Scorpions belong to the oldest land-based arachnides with over 1800 different species known to e...
Zoo Quest in Colour
Released on: 2016-05-17
Documentary
Thanks to a remarkable discovery in the BBC's film vaults, the best of David Attenborough's early Zo...
Shine a Light
Released on: 2008-04-04
Documentary, Music
Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scor...
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas
Released on: 1992-01-01
Documentary, TV Movie
Trek into the hidden battlefields of northern Botswana where lions and spotted hyenas clash in overl...
I Am Greta
Released on: 2020-10-16
Documentary, History
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her ques...
Rock 'n Roll Junkie
Released on: 1994-09-28
Documentary, Music
Rock 'n Roll Junkie is a documentary about the extraordinary life of dutch rock 'n roll myth and per...
Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England
Released on: 2009-10-29
Documentary
Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England takes you on a journey throughout his...
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Released on: 2003-01-21
Documentary
Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer ...
The Legend of Suriyothai
Released on: 2001-08-17
History, War, Drama, Action
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautifu...
Old Thieves: The Legend of Artegio
Released on: 2007-03-15
Documentary
Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their ...
Legend of Carpathians
Released on: 2018-02-14
Drama, History, Adventure
As Carpathian legend has it, Oleksa Dovbush was a heroic outlaw with excellent fighting skills and a...
The Liberal War
Released on: 1974-11-26
Documentary
The Vietnam War during the JFK years and beyond. Made in 1972 in the filmmaker's apartment, without ...
Genesis
Released on: 2004-09-26
Documentary
An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of lif...
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Released on: 2002-08-16
Documentary
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.