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Global Culture / History Reclaimed
15 Dec, 2017
For this epic BBC documentary series, Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. Michael explores the ancient sites that helped shape the history...
3 Jan, 2017
The NY Times takes us on a whirlwind tour of Cartagena, Columbia.
6 Sep, 2016
Neat documentary on Wing Chun, a Chinese martial art and form of self-defense using both striking and grappling to focus on close-range combat.
15 May, 2015
This is a short documentary on the Reincarnation of Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, a Buddhist monk born in Tibet in 1948. At an early age he was recognized as the 13th incarnation of Lama Konchog...
4 May, 2015
The Kalbeliyas of Rajasthan, India are a mythical nomadic tribe of dancers and musicians. Their name means “those who love snakes”. Raphael Treza spent 3 months with these gypsies and documented his adventure.
Geopolitical Economies / Global Culture
3 Feb, 2015
Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way is part of a history channel documentary series. This episode takes a hard look at cocaine & crack.
18 Jan, 2015
This documentary tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest...
4 Mar, 2014
Status Anxiety (2004), presented by Alain de Botton and based on his book of the same name. In this documentary film, Alain de Botton discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to...
26 Jan, 2014
In this wonderful conversation, Oprah Winfrey talks with Thich Nhat Hanh about becoming a monk; meeting Martin Luther King Jr; the powers of mindfulness, insight, concentration and compassion; how to transform antagonistic situations and...
