H U M A N S T O R I E S

This series takes us to meet the young generations of Indigenous people who aim to use a modern approach to restore and revitalize their cultural heritage while respecting the legacy of their ancestors. An exciting journey at the heart of American tribes, throwing up challenging questions about their future.

KONNECTED13x26’

In Mongolia, the young shaman Chinbayar embarks on a journey of initiation across his homeland to resolve the dilemma he is facing: his father digs the land in search of gold to support his family, but in Mongolia, one cannot disturb the ground with impunity, since it is home to the spirits.

CHINBAYAR, A YOUNG SHAMAN’SQUEST ACROSS MONGOLIA 52’

Since it was invented, the Internet has transformed every aspect of our lives. We use it constantly but few of us really understand it. This three-part series explores the history and impact of the Internet: how it works, how it has evolved, the technologies it has spawned, and where it might take us in the next decade.

DIGITS3x60’ 4K

New Programmes - NATPE MIAMI 2017

Recently, NASA and the New Horizons team reached the highpoint of an epic, nine-year journey to the last, unexplored planet in our solar system: Pluto.Join the New Horizons team to examine the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our solar system. They reveal a world unlike any other we’ve seen yet!

DESTINATION PLUTO: BEYONDTHE FLYBY 52’

For over 20 years, one man has single-handedly tracked down, restored and performed over 4,000 pieces of music written in secret by prisoners in the concentration camps of World War II. He has relentlessly scouted the world in search of the men and women who used music as an act of resistance: the maestros of the camps.

MAESTROS OF THE CAMPS52’

Discover the story of a blind flutist prodigy, and her quest to play in a world leading symphony orchestra. With a mix of smart technology and utter determination it just may work. But it has never been attempted before. Will her dream come true?

TOUCH THE MUSIC52’

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S C I E N C E

“Spaceship Earth” is both a reality and a metaphor that changed humanity’s perspective, spawning the movement to “save the Earth”. What does it really mean? This is the story of humanity’s discovery, domination and ruination of our home and of the birth of the monumental effort to save it.

SPACESHIP EARTH5x45’ & 120’

Emails, texts, news feeds, blogs, social networks and e-commerce... Our society is carried along on a never-ending flow of information. It has reached the point where some of us are overwhelmed, drowning in this avalanche of communication. Is this exponential quantity of data affecting our health?

BRAIN OVERLOAD52’

H I S T O R Y

It took less than 10 years for Hitler to set up the concentration camps, many of which became centers for mass killing. As research continues, this documentary reveals the established historiographical elements to explain how a system of concentrating populations so quickly became the rationalized apparatus of genocide.

NAZI CAMPS, AN ARCHITECTUREOF MURDER (THE) 52’

D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M 2 X 5 2 ’ B Y F A B R I C E H O U R L I E RW R I T T E N B Y J A C Q U E S D U B U I S S O N , S T É P H A N I E H A U V I L L E & F A B R I C E H O U R L I E R

NAPOLEONTHE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN

This docu-drama recounts an unprecedented expedition, involving a great cultural shock, epic combats, popular uprisings, and outbreaks of the plague: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign. It ended in stinging military defeat, but would always remain a scientific triumph, marking the birth of a new science: Egyptology.

NAPOLÉON, THE EGYPTIANCAMPAIGN 2x52’

Human History has been driven by forces from deep in our planet’s past. Geology, geography, and climate have influenced everything from the rise of the first cities to the outcome of our most modern wars. This series digs deep into the farthest reaches of time to reveal a new way of looking at the History of humankind.

DEEP TIME HISTORY3x52’ 4K

1976: Nadia Comăneci becomes the first gymnast to obtain the never-seen-before perfect score, achieving one of the greatest feats in olympic History. Through archival footage and interviews of her relatives, this film retraces her path after the decisive moment that propelled her to glory and lets us embrace her destiny.

NADIA COMANECI, THEGYMNAST AND THE DICTATOR 52’

Isolated in the middle of the tropical forest of Guatemala, Naachtun is the last city of the Maya golden age. Today, scientists are trying to understand how it has survived for almost 200 years after the collapse of the Mayan civilization. This film takes us into an exciting adventure combined with an in-depth scientific study.

NAACHTUN, THE FORGOTTEN MAYAN CITY 52’ 4K

From 1940 to 45, Hitler and Churchill thought of nothing else but how to destroy each other. For the first time, a film tells the story of this clash of the giants from their common experience in the trenches of the First World War until the end of World War II.

HITLER AND CHURCHILL, THEEAGLE AND THE LION 2x45’

The 20th Century is the century of the photograph. For the first time in History, ordinary people have been able to keep souvenirs of their lives. From Paris in the 30s to the Congo in the 60s, Snapshots of History examines the stories of men and women who witnessed our History, through their personal and intimate memories, their photos.

SNAPSHOTS OF HISTORY20x26’

A R T & C U L T U R E

With one billion players worldwide, video gaming is now the world’s biggest cultural industry. Of these, some 350 million participate in eSports, which involves playing video games as part of a competition. Game Fever shows how the new generation took control of cultural power, immersing us in the fascinating lives of eSport icons.

GAME FEVER75’ 4K

I N V E S T I G A T I O N & S O C I A L I S S U E S

F A C T U A L

Every year in Tanzania, the dry season hits the Ruaha reserve hard. To survive, animals come down to reach the Ruaha river, where a troupe of lionesses waits patiently, poised for combat. They can no longer hunt or have access to the water. To protect their pride, they have to invent new hunting strategies, and put up a fierce fight for their survival.

LION QUEENS, FIGHTING FORSURVIVAL 52’

Plants are an endless source of fascination. But over-consumption, deforestation, pesticides and climatic deregulation have an impact on them. Today, perfume creators are sounding the alarm. Each episode of this series immerses us into the sensual and sophisticated world of a plant species to discover its history and the environmental threats it faces.

WORLD OF SCENTS (A)5x52’

New Programmes - NATPE MIAMI 2017

More than 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the whales and other cetaceans returned to the ocean. But how could a mammal breathe, give birth, suckle its young, sleep and feed underwater? Thanks to recent discoveries this series unveils these giants’ secrets to their survival.

TITANS OF THE DEEP3x52’

One family, one truck by way of a home, one round-the-world trip through five continents over five years. Fred, Laure, Martin and Chine head off to discover our planet. Their aim? To meet people who try to make the world a better place and imagine new solutions to bring people and nature together.

FAMILY ON THE ROAD21x52’ new eps.

A vivid portrait of unique forests, filled with exceptional flora and fauna - introducing the men and women who have made their forests innovative places where mankind and nature can work together for a better future.

REINVENTING FORESTS5x52’

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N A T U R E

The underground world is a largely unexplored universe. In the course of a spectacular journey, we discover the mysteries of this great underground machinery at work, unveiling the secret engine of our planet.

SECRET LIFE UNDERGROUND2x52’

Anyone who still thinks that in the wild, mothers are the only ones who take care of their young, is in for an eye-opening experience! Feathered, furry or scaled, every family of beast has its own superdads, who take on the challenges of fatherhood, accompanying their offspring from birth to independence.

NATURE’S SUPERDADS52’

T R A V E L & A D V E N T U R E

A young traveler takes us on a worldwide trip to discover the concepts of domestication, evolution and conservation through the bond between people and animals. A fresh and original way to travel that goes to the heart of nature.

MEET MY WILD PET5x52’

The Matterhorn appears completely inaccessible... lonely and fierce. Since she has learned to fly, Géraldine Fasnacht, a wingsuit pilot, nurtures the dream to fly off the top of this mountain. The technological progress has allowed her and Julien Meyer, her flight companion, to realize this world premiere. This film takes us behind the scenes of this incredible feat.

BIRDWOMAN’S DREAM (THE)52’

A team of tireless adventurers and experimented divers takes us on a polar expedition to explore the hidden faces of the Arctic and the cold depths of Greenland’s fjords. To reach this goal, they will be surrounded by a multidisciplinary team of experts. A fabulous human and scientific adventure that immerses us into the unknown.

UNDER THE POLE3x52’ new ep.

Venice is one of the most visited places in Italy, as tourists flock to see its famous canals. The Venitians are paying a high price for mass tourism, as living conditions are becoming increasingly difficult. What is life really like for those Venitians who have decided to remain? What is the price for saving their city from the disaster that hangs over them?

VENICE: HOLDING BACK THE TIDE52’

1965: for the first time, public schools were obliged to accept black children. But today, segregation is returning to America… Segregation is Back takes us to the heart of this divided America, following high-school kids from both communities in Selma, a city that symbolizes an America slipping back towards the worst of its racist past.

SEGREGATION IS BACK52’

In just one generation, video games have become the 21st Century’s dominant cultural industry. An investigation about a business that has outshined Hollywood studios both economically and artistically, influencing cultural trends all over the world.

GAMING, THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION 52’

Animal rights have become a thorny issue for modern societies, forcing us to ask hard questions about the changing status of animals and how much consideration we truly owe them. An investigative documentary around the globe, to meet scientists, activists and legal experts, as well as lobbyists and people who oppose the expansion of animal rights.

DO ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS?52’

Charles Manson, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates and Jason Bourne: all names that send a chill down the spine, and for good reason. Whether fictional characters or true-life criminals, they have exerted a grim fascination on generations and have become icons of popular culture.

STARS OF CRIME: HOW THEY BECAME POP ICONS 4x52’

Jordan Belfort, Wolfgang Beltracchi, Arjan Roskam, Kim Dotcom – do these names sound familiar? They all have conned millions of victims by flirting with the limits of the law to create their empires. Discover the unusual criminal careers of these genius swindlers whose reality is often stranger than fiction.

WHITE COLLAR GANGSTERS11x52’