Samsara (2011)
G | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and
shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of
sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke
Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra
Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Baraka (1992)
G | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke
Star: Patrick Disanto
Chronos (1985)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed
using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of
various regions.
Director: Ron Fricke
TimeScapes (2012)
52 min | Documentary
TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom
Lowe. The non-narrative film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse
cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South
West.
Director: Tom Löwe
Océans (2009)
104 min | Documentary
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller,
part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jacques Perrin, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Aldo Baglio
Yuva (I) (2009)
118 min | Documentary
With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how
Earth's problems are all interlinked.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin
Revolution (II) (2012)
PG | 85 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
Filmmaker Rob Stewart advances the theory that though humans depend on the
natural world for subsistence, humans are nature's greatest enemy.
Director: Rob Stewart
Stars: Nnimmo Bassey, Krystyna Bednarska, Adrienne Maree Brown, Lester Brown
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap (2015)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Women and girls in computing science discuss the lack of diversity and gender
equality in the industry and strategies to change this.
Director: Robin Hauser
Stars: Tracy Chou, Evelyn Cordner, Danielle Feinberg, Grace Hopper
Ayýlar (I) (2014)
78 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary that follows an Alaskan bear family as its young cubs are taught
life's most important lessons.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Adam Chapman
Star: John C. Reilly
Monkey Kingdom (2015)
81 min | Documentary
Life is an adventure for a young monkey and her son, living among ancient ruins
in the jungle. But when her family is forced from their home, she must lead them
to safety amidst strange new creatures and surroundings.
Directors: Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill
Star: Tina Fey
Meru (2015)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as
they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high
stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Stars: Conrad Anker, Grace Chin, Jimmy Chin, Amee Hinkley
