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The Biggest Little Farm 2019
Documentary
The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.
The sides of The Biggest Little Farm
- A couple starting a farm outside Los Angeles
- Orchards, ducks, pigs and a dog
- Years of drought, pests and coyotes
Good for you if
- you like watching a dead piece of land come back to life.
- you want a warm, hopeful film about building something with your hands.
- you like the true story of John and Molly Chester building their farm over several years.
Bad for you if
- you want more happening on screen than seasons on a farm.
- you roll your eyes at an inspiring dream of living in harmony with nature.
About: sustainability · patience · home
The Year Earth Changed 2021
Documentary
Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.
The sides of The Year Earth Changed
- Empty cities during lockdown
- Animals returning to quiet streets
- David Attenborough's narration
Good for you if
- you love whales, birds and wild animals filmed up close.
- you want a calm, hopeful hour about the planet.
- you like seeing nature bounce back once we stop.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a hopeful message about the planet.
- you want a full film night. This runs just 48 minutes.
About: nature · lockdown · hope
Expedition Happiness 2017
Documentary
A German couple and their dog travel across North America in a school bus searching for a state of pure bliss.
The sides of Expedition Happiness
- A German couple and their dog
- A school bus turned into a home
- A road trip across North America
Good for you if
- you like wild landscapes seen from the road.
- you want a gentle film that makes you dream of leaving.
- you like following a real couple and their dog as they turn a school bus into a home.
Bad for you if
- you need real stakes to stay interested.
- you need momentum more than long scenic drives.
About: freedom · happiness · travel
Dolphin Reef 2018
Documentary
Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer.
The sides of Dolphin Reef
- A young dolphin named Echo
- A coral reef in French Polynesia
- Whales and reef creatures
Good for you if
- you like long underwater shots of a living coral reef.
- you want a nature film you can watch with young children.
- you'd rather see the ocean without hunts and blood.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes when animals get names and feelings in the narration.
- you need momentum, and long stretches simply drift along the coral.
About: growing up · the ocean · family
Fantastic Fungi 2019
Documentary
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
The sides of Fantastic Fungi
- Mushrooms growing in time-lapse
- The underground network linking trees
- Mycologist Paul Stamets
Good for you if
- you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.
- you like discovering that something ordinary connects the whole planet.
- you like time-lapse shots of mushrooms rising and glowing.
Bad for you if
- you need every claim proven, and here guests speak of mushrooms with a kind of intelligence.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talk about mushrooms healing the world.
About: connection · ecology · healing
Earth: One Amazing Day 2017
Documentary
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.
The sides of Earth: One Amazing Day
- One day on Earth, from sunrise to night
- Baby animals taking their first steps
- Sloths, zebras and penguins
Good for you if
- you like following animals across one day, from mountains to islands.
- you want to marvel at the planet in big, clear images.
- you want a nature film you can watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you need people and a story, not animals.
- you roll your eyes at warm, uplifting narration.
About: survival · the natural world · daily life
Kedi 2017
Documentary
A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
The sides of Kedi
- Stray cats of Istanbul
- The people who feed them
- A city seen at cat height
Good for you if
- you want a gentle, low-stakes film for a quiet evening.
- you love cats and want to follow them through the streets.
- you like Istanbul filmed at cat height, through alleys and over rooftops.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for the Turkish interviews.
- you need a story that moves, not cats wandering.
About: kindness · the city · animals and people
Human Planet 2011
Documentary
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
The sides of Human Planet
- Hunters on the Arctic sea ice
- Fishermen in jungles and rivers
- People living in deserts and on mountains
Good for you if
- you like people living alongside wild animals and harsh landscapes.
- you like being amazed at how humans adapt to the extremes of the planet.
- you like real people finding food where it seems impossible.
Bad for you if
- you want one story and the same people to follow across episodes.
- you need chases and fights, not patient observation.
About: adaptation · humans and nature · tradition
Elephant 2020
Documentary
Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestors’ footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.
The sides of Elephant
- An elephant mother and her young son
- A herd crossing the Kalahari
- A matriarch leading the way
Good for you if
- you like wide desert landscapes and close shots of elephants.
- you want a nature film you can watch with children.
- you like following a mother and her son through a long journey.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a narrator giving animals names and feelings.
- you can't watch a young elephant struggle through heat, thirst and lions.
About: family · migration · survival
Our Planet 2019
Documentary
Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
The sides of Our Planet
- Wildlife from jungles to frozen seas
- Walruses crowding a shrinking shore
- How climate change reaches every habitat
Good for you if
- you like animals in their habitats, from forests to the deep sea.
- you want every shot to look like it took months to get.
- you like being reminded how much life the planet holds.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch animals suffer, like walruses falling from cliffs as the ice melts.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt appeals. David Attenborough's narration keeps pleading for what we are losing.
About: climate change · the living world · conservation
Chef's Table 2015
Documentary
Meet culinary stars around the world who are redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalizing desserts.
The sides of Chef's Table
- One famous chef per episode
- Dishes filmed in slow motion
- Life stories behind the kitchens
Good for you if
- you like food filmed like a work of art.
- you like plates set to soaring classical music.
- you like hearing how a chef fought to build their restaurant.
Bad for you if
- you need pace. Each episode lingers on every detail.
- you roll your eyes at chefs speaking of food as a calling.
About: passion · craft · ambition
James May: Our Man in… 2020
Documentary
James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll see the sights, meet the locals, and eat the noodles in a bid to truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun.
The sides of James May: Our Man in…
- James May crossing Japan, Italy and India
- Local food and local people
- Dry jokes along the way
Good for you if
- you want a calm travel show with nothing at stake.
- you like James May's dry jokes about noodles and trains.
- you like meeting real locals across Japan, from the icy north to the warm south.
Bad for you if
- you want stunts and car chaos.
- you need momentum, not slow wandering through towns.
About: travel · food · culture
Home 2009
Documentary
In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.
The sides of Home
- Aerial footage from every continent
- Dried riverbeds, oil fields and greenhouses seen from above
- A commentary counting what two hundred thousand years cost the planet
Good for you if
- you want ninety minutes of images you could never see from the ground.
- you like deltas, ice fields and herds filmed from a helicopter.
- you like being made to feel small by the scale of a landscape.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a voice telling you what to feel about every image.
- you want someone to follow, and there is not a single character in it.
About: the planet · consumption · time
Welcome to Earth 2021
Documentary
Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles of the planet.
The sides of Welcome to Earth
- Will Smith at the edge of a volcano
- Explorers guiding him to strange places
- Rare animal behavior up close
Good for you if
- you like discovering the planet with someone who is amazed by it.
- you like volcanoes, deserts and deep water seen up close.
- you want big places and close calls in under an hour.
Bad for you if
- a celebrity's constant amazement makes you roll your eyes.
- you like long, quiet shots of wildlife, and this one keeps moving with Will from place to place.
About: curiosity · fear · the planet
Monkey Kingdom 2015
Documentary
A newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.
The sides of Monkey Kingdom
- A young mother monkey called Maya
- A troop living in ancient ruins in Sri Lanka
- A mother at the bottom of the troop
Good for you if
- you like jungle, ruins and monkeys filmed up close.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you like a mother fighting for a better life for her baby.
Bad for you if
- you want a nature film without a story written over it.
- you roll your eyes at cheerful narration.
About: motherhood · hierarchy · survival
Babies 2010
Documentary
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.
The sides of Babies
- Four babies in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo and San Francisco
- Their first year of life
- No narration, just everyday moments
Good for you if
- you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.
- you want something to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you have no patience for babies. It's 79 minutes of baths, feeding and naps.
- you need a story that moves, not scenes of babies playing.
About: childhood · parenthood · culture
La vida secreta de Walter Mitty 2013
Película
Remake de "La vida secreta de Walter Mitty", película estrenada en 1947 y que fue dirigida por Norman Z. McLeod. La historia se basaba en un relato de James Thurber que giraba en torno al tímido empleado de una editorial que consigue evadirse de su gris existencia imaginando que es el héroe de grandes aventuras; un día, su sueño se hace realidad cuando conoce a una misteriosa mujer que le implica en una peligrosa misión.
Las caras de La vida secreta de Walter Mitty
- Un soñador que trabaja con fotos
- Un negativo desaparecido
- Islandia, Groenlandia y el Himalaya
Buena para ti si
- quieres una película suave que dé ganas de viajar.
- te gustan las ensoñaciones que convierten un día aburrido de oficina en una pelea de superhéroes.
- te gustan los paisajes amplios y bajar en patineta por una carretera de montaña.
Mala para ti si
- quieres acción de verdad. Es suave.
- un mensaje inspirador sobre aprovechar tu vida te parece demasiado dulce.
Temas: el valor · vivir · los sueños
Tomorrow 2015
Documentary
Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.
The sides of Tomorrow
- A film crew travelling to ten countries
- Urban farms, local currencies and clean energy
- People already fixing things where they live
Good for you if
- you want a climate film that offers hope instead of fear.
- you care about farming, energy and the planet.
- you like meeting real people who started change in their own town.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles, and this documentary is mostly in French.
- you need conflict and suspense to stay with a documentary.
About: the climate · hope · local action · democracy
The Gleaners and I 2000
Documentary
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
The sides of The Gleaners and I
- Agnès Varda with a small digital camera
- People picking up what fields and markets leave behind
- Heart shaped potatoes
Good for you if
- you like meeting real people who live off what others throw away.
- you like Varda herself, filming her own hands and her own age.
- you want a gentle, curious film that wanders where it likes.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles to hear Varda and the gleaners talk in French.
- you need momentum. Varda stops to film trucks on the road and a clock with no hands.
About: waste · ageing · what we keep
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010
Documentary
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
The sides of Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
- A Siberian village on the Yenisei river
- Trappers working through a full year
- Dogs, snow and handmade skis
Good for you if
- you like the taiga through four seasons, from frozen rivers to summer mosquitoes.
- you like watching a trapper build a canoe or a trap at his own pace.
- you want a quiet film about people living off the land.
Bad for you if
- you need something to happen beyond the daily work.
- you won't read subtitles when the trappers speak Russian.
About: self-reliance · tradition · solitude