Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.

A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early sta...

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of a...

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, ma...
In the 1870s Victorian politicians debated the virtues of constructing a 20km-long railway through M...

China’s President Xi Jinping is a force to be reckoned with. As leader of the Communist colossus, he...

Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their t...

In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a...

The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five c...

For over 1,000 years, chariots were indispensable weapons in ancient China. The art of chariot drivi...

Does Bigfoot Exist? Join a team of experts as they look into the legend, science and history behind ...

A short documentary on the Francis Ford Coppola musical One From the Heart.

A short documentary about the rapidly disappearing era of heritage movie palaces and the film going ...
Women in China is a timely two-part documentary on the conditions of women in today's economically -...

The story of how the original Godzilla went from idea to script to screen.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of pho...

A journey through the life, work and many artistic miracles of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis ...

This World War II documentary rests on an unusual thesis: it argues that, in the wake of Pearl Harbo...