Movies: Nature

Structural study of a tree. Light, water and air coax it out of the soil in a manner foregrounding time’s relativity to different forms of life on Earth. Made the day my brother got his fork-lift license....

The biodiversity of a pond, which is already endangered in many places, is shown. The individual specimens are introduced over the course of an early summer's day. The highlight is the frog concert at night....

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In the ice-gripped environment of Alaska's Admiralty Island, summer offers the briefest of respites. Year-round residents such as bears and seals turn to the salmon-filled waterways for sustenance. Meanwhile, migrants descend in droves, from humpback...

A young man leaves everything behind after struggling with the urge to kill. Meeting new faces along the way as he distance's himself from civilisation....

Juana, Mar, and Eduardo tell their stories of abuse....

A movie that provokes reflection on the nature of reality and the veracity of our relationships and experiences. On questions of what is real and what is merely an illusion, the magic of the film's journey through different levels of consciousness, f...

In “Paddle to Seattle” two friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness. They travel an epic adventure that takes them over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive still able to talk about most of their experie...

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Two brothers plan to spend quality time together on a weekend hike, but when things go wrong they are forced to confront a rift in their relationship....

Too hot! The spawning fish do not come at the right time and the pepper plants end up dying in this heat. "This is a very different weather that not even the spirits can understand." From their gardens, homes, and backyards, the indigenous women of t...

California Golde is a movie. One about riding bikes in California and all the hardships that come with big, hard, ambitious tours....

A film of and through the trees. Leaves catch, consume and resist the light through the seasons....

We follow a team of scientists on a gruelling expedition into a remote rainforest in Mozambique. They're hoping to prove that Mount Mabu's animals and insects are unique and in need of official protection....

On Zambia's Liuwa Plain two star-crossed spotted hyena cubs are born to warring rival clans: Twaambo, a male cub and Nasanta, a female, are destined to lead converging lives as their extreme environment forces them together...

Nature documentary shot in the national park Drentsche Aa....

A fascinating insight into three great African predators—lions, cheetahs and leopards— and their relationship with each other, and the rest of the African fauna. Their remarkable hunting strategies ensure their survival, but in the Mala Mala, South A...

This story began with a blind, bull elephant called Pla-Ra. Paul Barton took his piano to ElephantsWorld, a Sanctuary on the banks of the River Kwai in Thailand and began playing to the elephants while they were eating. "They were all having Barna Gr...

Three foxes - Hunter, Scar, and Red - live on a Serengeti-like landscape on a rewilded part of the world's largest man-made island in the Netherlands. Through the eyes and voice of Hunter, we follow how she grows up from being a 6 week old fox cub to...

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