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Anyone who saw Neil Armstrong take a step onto the moon were awed by his ‘giant leap for mankind.’ Now, a new breed of ambitious risk-takers are taking over, astropreneurs willing to gamble everything and take us to the next solar system. Beyond Earth explores what is in store at the next great turning point in human exploration. Fasten your seat belts and take a look at the future of humans as a space-faring species.
DLI Productions
Big Wind is an in-depth documentary that covers the unprecedented rush to industrial wind turbine development that is transforming the landscape of the world. This film investigates why governments are spending billions of dollars on wind power without doing health and environmental studies, why citizens are being stripped of their democratic process, why children and adults are falling ill, and why families are losing their homes.
Productions Grand Nord
Wingsuiting is probably the activity that comes the closest to realising man’s age- old desire to fly. Participants don a jumpsuit that adds surface area to their bodies, enabling a significant increase in lift, and of the control they have over their flight. As the sport is still in its infancy, safety is hard to guarantee, and statistical information is scarce, while the publicity around fatal wingsuiting accidents has led to it being labelled ‘the most dangerous sport in the world.’
From Hollywood movies to front-page headlines, war veteran’s unable to transition to the home front is a well-known concept. But post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in fact hits more civilians than soldiers, and more women than men. As scientists search for an effective treatment, they’re trying to understand a question. When so many people experience the trauma of sudden loss, near-death, and violence, what makes some more vulnerable to PTSD than others?
White Pine Pictures
’Bird Brain’ – it’s used as an insult. But is it? This film explores the very latest research into bird intelligence – and finds that birds may be much smarter than we’d thought. It’s not just the bird brain ’superstars’ that deserve a re-think. From garden birds, such as starlings, to waterfowl, such as geese, we’re only just beginning to uncover the surprises to be found in the minds of birds.
Parthenon Entertainment/Terra Mater Factual Studios
On the 10th anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549’s miraculous landing on the Hudson River, Smithsonian Channel revisits the event to explore the impact of bird strikes in aviation accidents. See first-person accounts from survivors, flight safety experts, and leading scientists in the fields of ornithology and wildlife management as ‘Bird vs. Plane: Miracle On The Hudson’ highlights the groundbreaking work to prevent future occurrences.
Beyond Earth
1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’, 2016, HD
Beyond Trauma
1 x 60’, 2016, HD
Big Wind
1 x 60’ or 1 x 83’, 2015, HD
Bird Brain
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
Sabido Productions
Arrow Media/Smithsonian Networks
Bird vs Plane: Miracle
On The Hudson
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
Birdmen Chronicles
1 x 60’, 2011, HD
Science