The Heart Dances – the journey of The Piano: the ballet
This elegant new film from the director of Crossing Rachmaninoff takes us backstage at the Royal New Zealand Ballet as a brilliantly theatrical European interpretation of a New Zealand classic re-enters the culture that inspired it.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Rebecca Tansley
Amazing Africa
Africa, the cradle of humanity, the heart of our earth, the black continent, where the sun shines almost straight down from heaven. Fascinating landscapes, a unique and varied wildlife that…
Bullets Blades and Blood
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
The Search for General Tso
From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with…
Call Me Kate
A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn’s spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video…
Countess Bathoria’s Graveyard Picture Show
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
The Human Factor
How US politicians and diplomats, over the past 25 years, have come close to achieving something almost impossible: securing peace between the State of Israel and its Arab and like-minded…
End Times: How Close Are We?
Can we know what the future holds? When it was written, nearly 30 percent of the Bible’s content was prophetic. Today, nearly all these prophecies have become recorded history. Only…
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’…
Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature
Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy’s beautiful stone sculptures to…
Barbecue
Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat. It’s a ritual performed religiously across the world. For some it’s a path to salvation. It is the pride of…
SOMM: Into the Bottle
The curtain is raised into the seldom seen world that surrounds the wine we drink. How many people understand how wine is produced? How it is grown? What goes on…
Mount St. Elias
At an altitude of 18,000 feet, Alaska’s Mount St. Elias is the destination for a trio of mountaineers determined to reach the mountain’s summit, and to ski back down as…