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- StarsGreg StebnerExplore the engineering behind the Oresund Bridge linking Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.
- DirectorHossein ShamaghdariIn this documentary, an Iranian veteran of Iran-Iraq war tells his story. Iranian government sent him to Germany for treatment in 1982. After his first surgery, the Iranian government refuses to continue paying the costs of his treatment and asks him to come back to Iran. However, his doctors in Germany told him that he needs several necessary follow-up surgeries. Therefore, he decides to stay in Germany as a refuge while using the German health insurance during and after his treatment. Now, after 33 years, he tells the story of those days while openly voicing his criticism of the Iranian government for not fulfilling their promises.
- DirectorHossein ShamaghdariThis documentary is involving around brain drain in Iran. Interviewing with students or faculties of the most known universities of Iran and also some entrepreneurs, this film tries to discover the difference between the facilities, opportunities, structures etc, of the universities in Iran and other developed countries (the mostly the USA and European countries). The crew made this film in Iran, so some of the interviews are done through internet. Some other interviews are In this episode, it is highly focused on the historical and religious values of Iran and some the interviewees get extremely emotional during the interview. The name is inspired from the difference in lifestyle of some Iranian students in Alberta university, in which it's implicitly condemned. It is claimed that director has tried to picture everything unbiased though. The second and the third episode take place in Europe.
- DirectorHossein ShamaghdariAlberta Legacy2 is Continued of Alberta Legacy1 and Discusses about brain drain in Iran.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsJeremy ScahillNasser Al AulaqiSaleha Al AulaqiInvestigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
- DirectorLouis MylesStarsJohnny BrownleeAdam CleryOliver CollyerFeaturing contributions from some of Football Manager?s creators and famous fans from the worlds of football and entertainment, 'An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary' will examine the game?s enduring appeal and how it has seeped into and influenced the culture of the world?s favourite game.
- StarsCraig DeSilvaAlbin UlleMelanie UlleBased on Patricia Shultz's travel book this programme follows her guide with Melanie and Albin Ulle, a young American married couple. The programmes focus on a different country in each episode and Melanie and Albin's experience of what each place has to offer.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsYann Arthus-BertrandGlenn CloseJacques GamblinWith aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.
- DirectorPeter YostStarsMichael BreenBrian GreenIl-Sung KimPosing as a medical coordinator, Lisa Ling gains access to North Korea offering viewers a chance to see inside the "Hermit Kingdom".
- DirectorMasoud DehnamakiStarsLadan Sahraei
- DirectorDavid de VriesStarsStruan RodgerJohn AndersonDavid BrinVisit the ghostly villages surrounding Chernobyl (abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear disaster), travel to remote islands off the coast of Maine to search for abandoned towns that have vanished from view in only a few decades, then head beneath the streets of New York to see how subway tunnels may become watery canals. A visual journey, LIFE AFTER PEOPLE is a thought provoking adventure that combines movie-quality visual effects with insights from experts in the fields of engineering, botany, ecology, biology, geology, climatology, and archeology to demonstrate how the very landscape of our planet will change in our absence.
- DirectorMojtaba MirtahmasbJafar PanahiStarsJafar PanahiIgiMrs. GheiratIt's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.
- DirectorPegah AhangaraniStarsAkbar AbdiMohammad Ali AbtahiPegah AhangaraniPegah Ahangarani sets out to a one woman manhunt for Masoud Dehnamaki.
- DirectorNahid PerssonStarsFarah PahlaviNahid PerssonZinat S. LloydFilmmaker and Iranian exile Nahid Persson Sarvestani talks with the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979.
- DirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsRosie McKeeMaud BellA visual, poetic depiction of Belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and social structure to the political and personal repercussions of the Northern Irish conflict.
- StarsSigourney WeaverDavid AttenboroughNikolay DrozdovA documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
- DirectorDavid FlatmanStarsAlex ScottA breathtaking journey through the exotic, surreal and dramatic natural environment of Australia.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsKip AndersenLarry BaldwinNeal BarnardAn intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.
- DirectorForugh FarrokhzadStarsForugh FarrokhzadEbrahim GolestanHossein MansouriSet in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.
- DirectorKamran Shirdel
- DirectorMartin J. DignardWilliam ReeveStarsAdamie Quasiak InukpukShelagh RogersMartin J. Dignard and William Reeve examine the landscape of the Arctic and long-standing Inuit traditions.
- DirectorDavid DouglasStarsRobbie RobertsonWolves tells the remarkable story of one of the world's most tenacious species and our closest fellow predator. The film follows these elusive subjects across remote landscapes in an effort to catch glimpses of a way of life known only to a handful of scientists.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughAlec BaldwinChadden HunterFocuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
- DirectorBahman MaghsoudlouStarsJavad MojabiMohamad Ali SepanlouEbrahim YounesiA portrait of the prominent Iranian novelist, whose work dealt with the troubled nature of life within his native country, often due to political upheaval.
- DirectorJeremy ZippleIn this TV documentary, archaeologist excavates Mayan ruins and uncovers various artifacts, while explaining the rise and fall of the Mayans.