The culture of Japan is incredible, from bloom festivals to ultra-modern cities. But there are also more than 130 mammals and 600 bird species dwelling in Japan’s 6,852 islands. This island chain is long enough to span climate zones, providing a huge range of habitat.

With a colossal cigar dangling from the corner of his mouth, a libation in hand, and an unmistakable...

The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formati...

Satoshi Kuribayashi and his team filmed the insects for over an astonishing 430 days, resulting in b...

A documentary about legendary wrestler and all around supervillain Baron von Raschke by director Phi...

A fascinating insight into three great African predators—lions, cheetahs and leopards— and their rel...

Stalk the Arctic ice with the fiercest predator, the polar bear, as it prowls one of the most forbid...

Berlin is a metropolis, a big city with international flair and at the same time the habitat of coun...

After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns w...

In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations ...

A portrait of Per Åhlin, who has been called the father of Swedish animation. Meet the man who creat...

We’re back for round two! Much like “AKB48+1”, this documentary goes through the English alphabet ta...

In the northern hemisphere, snow is produced by atmospheric low pressure areas that move in from the...

In the world's only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approach...

In a dim, dusty room within Mumbai's Slums, locals gather as a film is projected, transporting those...

A short documentary visiting some of Rashômon’s key locations, featuring interviews with former staf...

Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth a...

Luck of a Foghorn is a documentary featurette about the late Seattle underground animator Bruce Bick...