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The Story of the Weeping Camel 2004
Documentary
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
The sides of The Story of the Weeping Camel
- A nomad family in the Gobi desert
- A mother camel rejecting her newborn
- A musician called for an old ritual
Good for you if
- you like the wide open Gobi and the animals that live in it.
- you like watching three generations share a yurt.
- you like being moved by a family trying everything to save a rejected colt.
Bad for you if
- you need things to happen fast.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · tradition · music
Grizzly Man 2005
Documentary
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
The sides of Grizzly Man
- A man who spent thirteen summers among Alaskan grizzlies
- His own video footage, shot alone
- Werner Herzog's voice weighing his choices
Good for you if
- you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.
- you like bears filmed close, in the wild.
- you like trying to understand someone who chose to live outside the world.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film built around a real death, his and his partner's.
- you want a gentle animal film. This one leaves you uneasy.
About: obsession · nature · death
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
Alone in the Wilderness 2004
Documentary
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
The sides of Alone in the Wilderness
- A retired man building a log cabin alone in Alaska
- Footage he filmed himself
- A year of seasons by a remote lake
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan lakes, mountains and wildlife through the seasons.
- you enjoy watching Dick Proenneke shape every log by hand.
- you want a calm hour of a man content with his own company.
Bad for you if
- you don't get into grainy 16mm footage from the late 1960s.
- you want people talking, and here one man narrates his days.
About: solitude · self-reliance · the wilderness
Hacia rutas salvajes 2007
Película
A principios de los años noventa, el joven e idealista Christopher McCandless adopta el nombre de Alexander Supertramp, deja sus posesiones y sus ahorros a la beneficencia y abandona el mundo civilizado con rumbo a la salvaje Alaska para entrar en contacto con la Naturaleza y descubrir el verdadero sentido de la vida. Adaptación del best-seller de Jon Krakauer, basado en las notas del diario de McCandless.
Las caras de Hacia rutas salvajes
- Un graduado que lo regala todo
- Un viaje por carretera por Estados Unidos
- Un autobús abandonado en Alaska
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los grandes paisajes y la vida salvaje.
- te gusta un joven en busca de sentido.
- te gusta la historia real de un graduado que regaló sus ahorros y viajó a dedo hasta Alaska.
Mala para ti si
- dos horas y media es demasiado para tu noche.
- no soportas ver sufrir a unos padres. Su familia espera dos años sin noticias suyas.
Temas: la libertad · la familia · la naturaleza
Encounters at the End of the World 2008
Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
The sides of Encounters at the End of the World
- A research station in Antarctica
- Divers under the ice
- A penguin heading inland alone
Good for you if
- you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.
- you like silent dives beneath the Antarctic ice.
- you like Werner Herzog's odd questions to odd people.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one wanders at Herzog's pace.
- you'd rather not hear musings on the end of humanity.
About: nature · solitude · science · the end of the world
My Octopus Teacher 2020
Documentary
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
The sides of My Octopus Teacher
- A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
- A year following one octopus
- A shark hunting her in the shallows
Good for you if
- you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
- you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
- you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.
Bad for you if
- a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
- you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.
About: connection · healing · the life cycle
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
All That Breathes 2022
Documentary
Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
The sides of All That Breathes
- Two brothers caring for injured birds in Delhi
- A basement workshop turned bird hospital
- Black kites falling from a smoggy sky
Good for you if
- you like animals and a city seen through the birds above it.
- you like carefully framed images of rats, kites and polluted skies.
- you like brothers who argue but keep going together.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one takes its time.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: care · pollution · brotherhood

The Last Trapper 2004
Documentary
Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.
The sides of The Last Trapper
- A trapper living off the land in the Yukon
- His wife Nebraska and their sled dogs
- A long winter in the wild
Good for you if
- you like snowy mountains, rivers and forests as far as the eye can see.
- you like seeing how Norman gets through a winter far from everything.
- you dream of a life in harmony with the wild.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, not quiet days of checking traps and driving dogs.
- you can't watch animals trapped for their fur.
About: life in the wild · harmony with nature · a vanishing way of life
The Velvet Queen 2021
Documentary
High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they’ll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.
The sides of The Velvet Queen
- A wildlife photographer and a writer in Tibet
- Days of waiting in the cold
- The snow leopard, if it shows up
Good for you if
- you like yaks, foxes and wild cats on the Tibetan plateau.
- you like waiting hours in silence for one animal to appear.
- you like the feeling of a world that doesn't need us.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at poetic voiceover about man and the wild.
- you won't read subtitles for a film narrated in French.
About: patience · the wild · contemplation
Human 2015
Documentary
A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, it brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. Our Earth is shown at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection. This film is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.
The sides of Human
- Faces talking straight to the camera
- Aerial views of the Earth
- Stories of love, war and poverty
Good for you if
- you like aerial images of the Earth that hold you still.
- you're moved by strangers telling you about love and loss.
- you like a soaring score between the voices.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through three hours in one evening.
- you can't take testimonies of war and poverty face to face.
- you won't read subtitles in dozens of languages.
About: humanity · love · injustice
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
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 Mole Agent 2020
Documentary
When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.
The sides of The Mole Agent
- An 83-year-old man hired as a spy
- A retirement home in Chile
- Residents who become his friends
Good for you if
- you like a gentle, funny film with a kind old man at its center.
- you love Sergio and the women he meets in the home.
- you like being moved by loneliness in old age.
Bad for you if
- you want real spy suspense. Sergio's missions are mostly notes and phone calls.
About: old age · loneliness · kindness
Born in China 2016
Documentary
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
The sides of Born in China
- A panda and her growing cub
- A young golden monkey with a new baby sister
- A snow leopard raising two cubs
Good for you if
- you like the mountains and forests of wild China.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you like baby animals and a gentle narrator.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not cry over an animal mother's fate.
- you want wildlife footage without a story written over it.
About: motherhood · growing up · the seasons
March of the Penguins 2005
Documentary
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
The sides of March of the Penguins
- Emperor penguins walking 70 miles across the ice
- Fathers keeping an egg warm through the polar winter
- Storms and predators around the chicks
Good for you if
- you like Antarctica, its cold and its silence.
- you want something for the whole family, with chicks and no gore.
- you like watching an animal do something that seems impossible.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at narration about penguin love and devotion.
- you need momentum. Long lines of penguins walking bore you.
About: parenthood · endurance · the cold
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey 2017
Documentary
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.
The sides of Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
- The birth of the universe
- Life appearing and evolving on Earth
- A narrator asking questions to a mother figure
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of billions of years.
- you want galaxies, volcanoes and cells as pure images.
- you like the cosmos from its first moment to its end.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves, not a long meditation.
- you roll your eyes at whispered questions to the universe.
About: creation · the meaning of life · time
Bears 2014
Documentary
Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.
The sides of Bears
- A mother bear and two cubs in Alaska
- A year from hibernation to the salmon run
- Wolves and other bears as threats
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan mountains, beaches and rivers full of salmon.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you want wildlife without hard hunting scenes.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than bears searching for food.
- you want wildlife shown as it is, without names for the bears and a story told over the footage.
About: motherhood · survival · the seasons