In 2015, the Swiss skipper Yvan Bourgnon - a regular offshore racer and winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 1997 alongside his brother Laurent - completed the first around the world solo voyage in a cabin-less catamaran the size of a beach yacht, "Ma Louloutte". 220 days and 55,000 km at sea, with no protection from the elements. To find his way across the world’s oceans, he decided to navigate the old way, using a sextant.
In anticipation of the premiere of the 25 chapter in the iconic James Bond Saga, based on the novels of British writer Ian Fleming, Sabbatical Entertainment presents FOR OUR EYES ONLY an enthralling documentary in which we will relive all of 007 dangerous mission throughout this legendary cinematic franchise, from the first feature film production in 1962, “Dr. No”, to the highly anticipated “No Time To Die.”
Omar and Salma learn that their daughters have been kidnapped by a mafia cell based in South Africa compelling the pair to undergo a series of adventures in that part of the world.
A lonely 40 year old man lives an intense crisis. Walking down a street, he comes across his couple who is on her way to meet up with her ex boy friend. Beggining to feell that his relationship with her is about to end, he remains still, without reacting, daring only to look at her.
Raquel has done everything to get over he ex Isaac, but he comes back decided to get her back at any cost.
During five days a solar storm hits Central America. People In each of these countries will have to face life in its most basic terms, disconnected from the technology they normally depend on. Fear, friendship and love emerge as they come together with others, while the skies are lit by tropical lights never seen before.
During five days a solar storm hits Central America. People In each of these countries will have to face life in its most basic terms, disconnected from the technology they normally depend on. Fear, friendship and love emerge as they come together with others, while the skies are lit by tropical lights never seen before.
A survey of World War II and the pivotal role propaganda played in it.
The 9-11 attacks on America left its citizens in a state of shock. President George W. Bush responded by declaring "war on terror". This two-part documentary looks at the role propaganda played leading up to 9-11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a story of hearts and minds won and lost on a battlefield that has no boundaries.
The 9-11 attacks on America left its citizens in a state of shock. President George W. Bush responded by declaring "war on terror". This two-part documentary looks at the role propaganda played leading up to 9-11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a story of hearts and minds won and lost on a battlefield that has no boundaries.
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
(Karima) a mentally handicapped girl is exploited by people who make her do hard work, until a wealthy man uses her,then leaves her pregnant in the streets. How will she survive?
Salma turns to her wealthy uncle Salim Al-Najawi to live with him after her father goes to prison for killing her mother. Salim mistreats Salma because of an old dispute between him and her father. His elder son Mohsen welcomes her and she shares the same feelings, while his younger brother Abbas covets Salma.
The Lady of Cao is the first female ruler of pre-Columbian Peru to be discovered. She is believed to have governed in the Chicama valley, very close to the city of Trujillo, about 1700 years ago. The discovery of her tomb in 2006 was a major breakthrough in all previous theories about the Moche civilization. Through historical recreations, we will learn how the Moche society of the area was like and the importance of this mysterious tattooed mommy in her times.
The Lady of Cao is the first female ruler of pre-Columbian Peru to be discovered. She is believed to have governed in the Chicama valley, very close to the city of Trujillo, about 1700 years ago. The discovery of her tomb in 2006 was a major breakthrough in all previous theories about the Moche civilization. Through historical recreations, we will learn how the Moche society of the area was like and the importance of this mysterious tattooed mommy in her times.
The Lady of Cao is the first female ruler of pre-Columbian Peru to be discovered. She is believed to have governed in the Chicama valley, very close to the city of Trujillo, about 1700 years ago. The discovery of her tomb in 2006 was a major breakthrough in all previous theories about the Moche civilization. Through historical recreations, we will learn how the Moche society of the area was like and the importance of this mysterious tattooed mommy in her times.
Seven years before the crime, Isabel Carrasco comes to power in León. At the same time, Triana Martínez, a young telecommunications engineer, started work in the provincial council. The relationship between the two is very good until one day, all of a sudden, everything changes. In the trial, Triana reveals the reason for the fall out: she rejected Isabel’s sexual advances. Triana loses her job in the council. Isabel uses her influence to damage her career for years.
Leon, 12th of May 2014. Isabel Carrasco, the president of the provincial government of Leon, is murdered in broad daylight in the centre of Leon. Feared and hated for her autocratic rule, many people wanted her dead. Two women were quickly arrested, mother and a daughter, Montserrat González and Triana Martínez. The following day a local policewoman, Raquel Gago, handed in the murder weapon and she too was arrested. All three women were charged with the murder of Isabel Carrasco.
The jury finds the three defendants guilty of murder. The prosecutor’s case wins. Isabel Carrasco’s memory becomes increasingly distant in León; no one wants to look back. The three defendants are pinning all of their hopes on the Supreme Court. At the last minute, the filmmakers discover something that was never investigated by the police. A political shadow hangs over the investigation once again.
Iceland, Indonesia, South America, the Reunion Island... The threat of volcanic eruptions never ceases to hound those who have chosen to live at the feet of volcanos on continents the world over. This threat requires humans to continually come up with new ways to both foresee the danger to come and to tame the violence of volcanoes; a violence that is indispensable to life on Earth. What do these volcanoes reveal about the way the Earth works?
Iceland, Indonesia, South America, the Reunion Island... The threat of volcanic eruptions never ceases to hound those who have chosen to live at the feet of volcanos on continents the world over. This threat requires humans to continually come up with new ways to both foresee the danger to come and to tame the violence of volcanoes; a violence that is indispensable to life on Earth. What do these volcanoes reveal about the way the Earth works?
Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die everyday, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to Big Pharma’s impunity. How did it happen? Midwest City, Oklahoma. Family doctor, Regan Nichols, is on trial charged with five murders for over-prescribing opioids.
Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die everyday, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to Big Pharma’s impunity. How did it happen? Midwest City, Oklahoma. Family doctor, Regan Nichols, is on trial charged with five murders for over-prescribing opioids.
In the United States, there are more than 2 million people behind bars. That’s more than anywhere else in the world. 90% of prisoners serve time in one of the 1,700 State penitentiaries. One of them, the Anamosa State Penitentiary, granted us exceptional, round-the-clock access. Here, three quarters of the prisoners have been convicted of violent crimes and serve an average of 27 years. How is the prison managed?
In the United States, there are more than 2 million people behind bars. That’s more than anywhere else in the world. 90% of prisoners serve time in one of the 1,700 State penitentiaries. One of them, the Anamosa State Penitentiary, granted us exceptional, round-the-clock access. Here, three quarters of the prisoners have been convicted of violent crimes and serve an average of 27 years. How is the prison managed?
Jean-Antoine Angelras is found dead by the river, he was killed by a blow to the head but who did it? Set in a country where people say winter lasts 9 months a year and that the other 3 months are like hell is the Peyrbeilles hostel; now known as the bloody hostel. The bloody hostel massacre has inspired a lot of films and books. The 600 square metre hostel was built in 1820 and was owned by farmer Pierre Martin. He was an ambitious man and possibly a murderer.
Rodez, 1817, the public prosecutor Antoine Bernardin Fualdes is discovered floating in the Aveyron waters. France is in the heart of the restoration period, and the struggle between imperialists and Bonapartists is burning on. There are many scores yet to be settled. Fualdes’ trial is the first one in which the media are invited to report the investigation. Rumors and fake confessions are everywhere as the sordid circumstances of his murder come out bit by bit.
‘How to Prepare for Prison’ focuses on the lives of three vastly different people who are steeling themselves against the daunting prospect of serving prison sentences for the very first time. Shot over three years, the film captures their growing psychological trauma as their children and families face poverty and social shame, and the individuals charged face their fears about violence in prison and whether or not they can survive the loss of freedom.
No one understands the involvement of the local policewoman, and Triana’s friend, Raquel Gago. The prosecution is convinced that she was part of the plan, but she maintains her innocence. The defence calls up two police inspectors as witnesses. They are accused of misleading the defendants and lying in their testimonies. Serious suspicions emerge surrounding the police investigation which had been heavily politicized. The testimonies are over and the jury goes out to deliberate.
Filmed in extremely difficult circumstances, Al Qaeda operatives describe how they planned and prepared for 9/11. Their exclusive interviews provide a rare look at life inside Al Qaeda, into the personality of Osama Bin Laden and Al Zawahiri. Intercut with the interviews is archive of 9/11, some of it never before seen, and footage from hidden cameras. 9/11, as it's never been seen before - through the eyes of Al Qaeda.
Filmed in extremely difficult circumstances, Al Qaeda operatives describe how they planned and prepared for 9/11. Their exclusive interviews provide a rare look at life inside Al Qaeda, into the personality of Osama Bin Laden and Al Zawahiri. Intercut with the interviews is archive of 9/11, some of it never before seen, and footage from hidden cameras. 9/11, as it's never been seen before - through the eyes of Al Qaeda.
‘Dieselgate’ made headlines around the world. For deliberately cheating the system, Volkswagen were made to pay a record $20 billion fine. But, as this investigation shows, they were far from the only culprits. We met the researchers who uncovered the cheat devise and investigate the dangers posed by NOx emissions.
‘Dieselgate’ made headlines around the world. For deliberately cheating the system, Volkswagen were made to pay a record $20 billion fine. But, as this investigation shows, they were far from the only culprits. We met the researchers who uncovered the cheat devise and investigate the dangers posed by NOx emissions.
In this episode, we look at literature and film in the cultural nation of China. Stories and interviews with authors who struggle with censorship and self-censorship, and about the thriving film industry, which seeks to top Hollywood.
In this episode, we look at literature and film in the cultural nation of China. Stories and interviews with authors who struggle with censorship and self-censorship, and about the thriving film industry, which seeks to top Hollywood.
As Michelle Obama dutifully followed her husband on the campaign trail, she began making headlines of her own with her impeccable style. Mixing bold colours and clean lines with funky accessories, Obama has brought a sense of fun to corporate clothing. Featuring graphics that highlight her iconic outfits, and packed with interview footage from designers, fashion commentators, and stylists, this is a fun, fresh, fashion fest!
This first and only documentary about the 48 year-old italian director Paolo Sorrentino shows how in films which mix reality and fantasy he has created his own particular world and become the award-winning star of contemporary italian cinema
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
He created the most famous saga of films in the history of cinema. Discover the secrets behind George Lucas’s creativity.
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
A reference collection of Hollywood’s legendary couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to some exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes featuring the most iconic duos in American cinema!
"Psycho" or "The Birds" are some of its masterpieces, discover the life of the great Alfred Hitchcock.
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
A reference collection on Hollywood movie legend couples! Whether romantic or purely professional, the relationships between actors, actresses, directors and producers have given rise to exceptional encounters and stories! 50 episodes on the most famous duets of American cinema!
Presenting a fascinating portrait of the most beautiful and beloved royal women of the past 50 years, we take a regal tour of the romance, happiness, heartache, tragedy and controversy that is the life of these modern-day fairytale princesses. Diana, Fergie, Mary, Grace and more are covered here.
The Banker, The Escorts and The $18 Million tells the story of New Zealand’s biggest ever single employee fraudster, Stephen Versalko - the man who defrauded a high profile bank and his clients for almost a decade.
The Banker, The Escorts and The $18 Million tells the story of New Zealand’s biggest ever single employee fraudster, Stephen Versalko - the man who defrauded a high profile bank and his clients for almost a decade.
The Banker, The Escorts and The $18 Million tells the story of New Zealand’s biggest ever single employee fraudster, Stephen Versalko - the man who defrauded a high profile bank and his clients for almost a decade.
Future Food is a highly topical new series of 6 x 27’ documentaries, asking how we are going to feed ourselves in the 21st Century. Tonight there will be 219,000 new mouths to feed at the world’s dinner table – that’s 80 million more people over the next year. By 2050, the world’s population will have risen to around 9.5 billion and require 70% more food than we grow today. How will we feed them? Future Food visits Peru and exploring six questions at the heart of the debate.
For centuries, the Ama free divers of Japan have plunged into icy waters to depths of 50 feet without air tanks to retrieve shellfish to feed their families. But today, a pair of women in their eighties are among the last practitioners of this endangered tradition.
For centuries, the Ama free divers of Japan have plunged into icy waters to depths of 50 feet without air tanks to retrieve shellfish to feed their families. But today, a pair of women in their eighties are among the last practitioners of this endangered tradition.
This fresh and unique approach of Jean Cocteau’s life, unveils both the man and the artist. Through Cocteau’s influence on contemporary artists we will discover Cocteau’s modernity. Each one will tell us about one period of the poet’s life, one artistic field in which he excelled. Director Arnaud Xainte created a set to evoke Cocteau’s fairy tale and surrealist atmosphere: shadows, set inside the set,apparitions/disparitions of characters, etc.
This fresh and unique approach of Jean Cocteau’s life, unveils both the man and the artist. Through Cocteau’s influence on contemporary artists we will discover Cocteau’s modernity. Each one will tell us about one period of the poet’s life, one artistic field in which he excelled. Director Arnaud Xainte created a set to evoke Cocteau’s fairy tale and surrealist atmosphere: shadows, set inside the set,apparitions/disparitions of characters, etc.
This fresh and unique approach of Jean Cocteau’s life, unveils both the man and the artist. Through Cocteau’s influence on contemporary artists we will discover Cocteau’s modernity. Each one will tell us about one period of the poet’s life, one artistic field in which he excelled. Director Arnaud Xainte created a set to evoke Cocteau’s fairy tale and surrealist atmosphere: shadows, set inside the set,apparitions/disparitions of characters, etc.
Five years ago, in 2012, Russia was a second-rate power surrounded by the expanding NATO alliance. Putin was destabilized since his controversial reelection triggered waves of protest. Yet he turned out to be a brilliant strategist, exploiting the weaknesses of the West and positioning himself as the main player in international affairs.
Jack and Julia are a couple with secrets. Jack lust has exploded into the bizarre from an initial foray into sexual swinging into kidnapping a women, named Dahlia, and keeping her as his prisoner and sex slave. Juila, Jack's wife lives in terror of Jack while still protecting his dark secret. Olivia is hellbent on finding the truth about what happen to Dahlia. When four lives collide, there is no escape. From the creators of Bloody Drama comes a story of survival, trust and darkness.
They dominate medical research, conceal negative trial results and sell us outrageously expensive medicines, about the ineffectiveness and risks of which they have long been aware. And in the process the managers in the pharmaceutical industry generate the highest profits of any sector.
They dominate medical research, conceal negative trial results and sell us outrageously expensive medicines, about the ineffectiveness and risks of which they have long been aware. And in the process the managers in the pharmaceutical industry generate the highest profits of any sector.
A small fight promotion company in the UK provides an arena for disabled boxing and mixed martial arts fighters.
In this part of the Wine Trails of Italy series, we learn about the early history of the Italian region of Lazio and explore some of the region's oldest and most prolific wineries and styles.
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
Dani Garcia, one of the best chefs in Spain, find himself and his career in a critical juncture. In January 2014, his restaurant closes, he is a chef without restaurant. The Michelin stars and his credibility are at stake.
In 1998, Zoilamerica accused her adoptive father of rape and sexual abuse. Almost 20 years later, she lives in exile while caring for her 10-year-old son. Her adoptive father is Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista revolution and current president of Nicaragua.
David just moved into his new apartment when he receives an unexpected visit from two neighbours. What at first seems like a mere courtesy call soon reveals itself to be something more sinister.
"A City Without Dreams" takes place between Beirut (Lebanon) and Aleppo (Syria) and talks about the lost dreams of an entire Syrian generation in these two cities.
Bolingo. The Forest of Love tells the story of the journey madeby several women from the heart of Africa to North Morocco looking for the “european dream”.
More than 50 years of armed conflict among the FARC, the ELN, paramilitary groups and the Colombian government have left behind eight million victims. During this time, thousands of minors have been part of the armed groups. They are also consider victims because their childhood is always going to be linked to a weapon; the jungle was their home and the battalion, their family.
Future Food is a highly topical new series of 6 x 27’ documentaries, asking how we are going to feed ourselves in the 21st Century. Tonight there will be 219,000 new mouths to feed at the world’s dinner table – that’s 80 million more people over the next year. By 2050, the world’s population will have risen to around 9.5 billion and require 70% more food than we grow today. How will we feed them? Future Food visits Peru and exploring six questions at the heart of the debate.
"I Will Dance In Spite Of It All" is a journey through modern Tunisia, that exposes the contradictions and recent fractures of the country, particularly due to the development of a new Islamist current. It is a story about dance, cinema and the human body. A story of freedom, guided by Bahri, Sandra and Selma. Although their paths are different, they all use the same weapon: art.
"I Will Dance In Spite Of It All" is a journey through modern Tunisia, that exposes the contradictions and recent fractures of the country, particularly due to the development of a new Islamist current. It is a story about dance, cinema and the human body. A story of freedom, guided by Bahri, Sandra and Selma. Although their paths are different, they all use the same weapon: art.
Inspiring short form profiles on iconic women throughout history. Each vignette presents different and unique personalities and highlights their journeys and success achieved against adversities within the fields of TV, film and music. Get a closer look at these amazing women as they share advice on topics such as health, food, and beauty.
In home, stadiums, offices and pubs around the world, there is an ongoing generational debate over whose country had the best sports era. Sabbatical Entertainment settles the debate in this exclusive original production, Maradona and Messi from Argentina, Pelé and Neymar from Brazil, Valderrama and James from Colombia, Chicharito and Hugo Sánchez from Mexico. Their triumphs, defeats, unique characteristics and statistics. Between each of these pairs of stars, who is the best? What unites them?
A group of friends smoke marijuana in a car, when they are intercepted by a group of corrupt police officers who intimidate them into letting them go.
Alfred Greven is still today an unsolved mystery for everyone. Who was this head of the Continental films, a French movie studio founded with Third-Reich money whose mission was one of propaganda but who ended up producing the most subversive masterpieces of French Cinema? Greven’s intentional disappearance after the war and his silence until his death in 1973 maintain a certain mystery around this elusive historical figure.
Another day in the life of Ana, but her boyfriend, family and friends don’t know her real reality, even being part of it.
Told through deeply personal stories in the trenches of the healthcare sector, “Birth Wars” chronicles a power struggle between doctors and midwives in Mexico about whose vision of childbirth should prevail.
