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  • Oink

    OINK explores humanity's contradictory bond with pigs, from factory farming to family pets—a chaotic journey blending violence and sentimentality. Featuring Steadman's Orwell illustrations, a talking piglet, wild hogs shot from helicopters, and xenotransplantation, this mad romp from China to Wil...

  • Koka The Butcher

    Koka, a pillar of Cairo’s pigeon-fighting community, devotes his life to training hundreds of birds from his wooden tower. But under growing pressure from his conservative community to abandon his passion, he faces a harsh reality: his cherished way of life may be ending.

  • State of Rodeo

    "State of Rodeo" tracks Florida's diverse cowboys and cowgirls, exploring the cattle industry's deep heritage from Ponce de Leon to today. This sport's enduring tradition is a founding industry of our nation. Yet, few know that Florida played an integral role in shaping this pivotal piece of west...

  • Nano Worlds

    Sheri Neva's day job sparks unexpected artistic discovery at the nanoscale. Using an electron microscope, she invites us to reexamine our world. We follow her as she pursues a tiny water bear, or tardigrade, as her next microphotography subject, revealing a hidden universe.

  • The Last Surviving Cheetah

    'The Last Surviving Cheetahs' chronicles a director's 20-year quest through remote Iran. Initially believed extinct, the film reveals the elusive Asiatic Cheetah. It features unprecedented footage, retracing a journey to document this critically endangered species and its fight for survival.

  • Some Dogs Go To Heaven

    "Some Dogs Go To Heaven" documentary exposes the animal homelessness crisis and its impact on communities. It follows nonprofit Chiquita's Friends as they conduct animal welfare operations across the US and in impoverished regions of Mexico.

  • He Ain't Gonna Make It

    Argentinian songwriter Tomi Lebrero stars in an eccentric road movie across the pampas. Eschewing clichés, he travels with two mares and a colt, meeting wild characters. This modern minstrel narrates his journey through songs that paint the landscapes and the beautiful, complex simplicity of its ...

  • Right To Harm

    "RIGHT TO HARM exposes the public health crisis of factory farming (CAFOs) in five U.S. rural communities. The film reveals how state agencies fail to regulate these operations, whose millions of gallons of untreated waste devastate neighbors' quality of life. Fed up, these disenfranchised citize...

  • Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary

    In a world where thousands of dolphins live behind bars, a team of marine conservationists is on a mission. Their goal: to return these majestic mammals to their true home—the wild.

  • Three Bulgarian Lions

    An international team races to save three lions born into a brutal Bulgarian zoo. With the government blocking them, their mission to rewrite the lions’ fate becomes a desperate fight against time. This inspirational film chronicles the rescue's urgent struggle.

  • Alaska Long Hunters

    Experience 1960s Alaska through a young bush pilot’s thrilling true story. From perilous flights in -60°F storms to majestic wilderness, he finds God and life's meaning. Based on "Last of the Long Hunters," this tale of adventure, camaraderie, and heartbreak captures a vanished frontier era. A jo...

  • The Boy From The Wild

    “The Boy from the Wild,” by Peter Meyer, tells an incredible true story. He grew up on a South African game reserve founded by his father, who dreamed of returning captive wildlife to the wild. This moving, cinematically stunning documentary reveals Peter's survival, his heartfelt lessons, and a ...

  • The Water Dancers

    Dragonflies are the sentinels of the Earth. Being among the oldest creatures on our planet, they have lived in harmony with the indigenous plants and animals of Earth’s bountiful landscapes for 300 million years. We came, we conquered and we evicted them from their habitats. Now, after millennia ...

  • The Wonderful World of Dogs

    A woman obsessed with dogs soiling her lawn. A pelican eyeing a Chihuahua. A dog in drag, another loving dubstep. This is the wonderful, weird world of dogs. Meet Boris, Pebbles, and the delinquent Fugly. Explore the myths and obsessions of doting owners and their canine companions. It’s a story ...

  • Animalicious

    A chihuahua eaten by a boa. A shotgun-wielding turkey. These tragic, terrifying tales form a documentary that bewilders and amuses. An unexpected reflection on justice, fate, and coexistence, it reveals a bizarre side of animal life we rarely see, leaving viewers both horrified and captivated.

  • The Singing Contest

    In Rio, an elderly man lovingly prepares his curió, an endangered songbird, for a prestigious singing contest. This cherished tradition spotlights a profound bond, but also casts a complex shadow, as the very birds celebrated for their beautiful songs are vanishing from the wild.

  • Rat

    Through convicts' eyes, Britain's prison system is failing. It rarely rehabilitates, often worsening mental health and hindering return to society. The charity Landworks offers a solution, providing current and former prisoners with skills and community bonds to successfully rebuild their lives.

  • The Natural History of the Chicken

    Through interviews and re-enactments, eclectic characters reveal the surprising role of chickens in their lives. This film explores the history of America's popular food, portraying birds as more than mere nutrition. From tales of headless runners and miraculous resuscitations to a woman who pref...

  • Operation Wolf Patrol

    Eco-activist Rod Coronado, once labeled an 'eco-terrorist,' formed Wolf Patrol in 2014 to protect Wisconsin's grey wolves. After 30 years of radical action and prison time, this intimate documentary follows his journey to redefine his activism for the planet and its animals.

  • Silent Forests

    Over half of Central Africa's forest elephants have been killed by poachers in a decade. This intimate portrait follows a female eco-guard, a grassroots enforcement group, a biologist, a reformed poacher, and an activist into the Congo Basin. They reveal the brutal reality of the global poaching ...

  • Addicted To Sheep

    In North East England, Tom and Kay Hutchinson undertake a near-impossible mission: breeding the perfect Swaledale sheep. Through sun, hail, and snow, they toil on the fells. Their life is both idyllic and brutally tough, a battle against harsh weather, financial strain, and the baffling tendency ...

  • Sheltered

    IIn a busy shelter, the human-animal bond is strained by endless abandoned pets. For some, these life companions are dispensable. Yet through the care of dedicated staff and volunteers, even the biggest misfits are rehabilitated. Not every story ends happily, but the hopeful team fights on for ev...

  • It Started With A Duck

    In Bangladesh, rising floods threaten survival. Refusing to see her crops fail, Janahara bought ducks. Her story is one of resilience, showcasing the crucial role women play on the frontlines of climate adaptation, forging new paths to security on a warming planet.

  • Music For Elephants

    A unique, moving documentary about concert pianist Paul Barton. On Thailand's River Kwai, he plays works by great composers for blind, injured, and orphaned elephants at a sanctuary. The film reveals the secret, profound love these endangered animals have for music, with amazing, touching results.