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Glaciers of the Cherny Iyus river

Wonders of nature is not necessarily something far and unknown, they may be very close. In Khakassia, there are the lowest located glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere, in the scientific world they are called 'Small forms glaciers', and this is an important part of the ecosystem of the entire region. A group of researchers and enthusiasts go on a journey to find out: are these snow-ice formations really glaciers? What plants and animals live in this area? And what threatens this unique corner of the nature of Khakassia?

Glaciers of the Cherny Iyus river

NR 2019
Manuel

Manuel has crafted shining outfits for Elvis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and continues to dress the stars of country and rock and roll music to this day. His rhinestone-studded wears still crowd his shop on Nashville's Broadway, and even at 83, Manuel continues to wine and dine late into the Music City nights. But Manuel still struggles with his legacy, how he'll be remembered and how his business can evolve in the face of technology shifts and the need for financial security. This documentary profiles a conflicted artist, whose dedication to his craft shows the spoils of his prolific work, but also the damage it can leave in its wake.

Manuel

NR 2019
Rajaa, That Means Hope

Men who have come to France, separated from their children who stayed in their country, are living in a center for immigrant workers. A musician invites them to sing lullabies. Within the intimate setting of these workshops, they reconnect with buried emotions and memories. These lullabies resonate with their testimony on the complexity of paternity from a great distance and life between two countries. From far away, the voice of a child tells us the father's lack and the wound of separation.

Rajaa, That Means Hope

NR 2019
NHK Special  "Tiananmen Square Incident: 50 Days that Decided Our Fate"

The Chinese government announced that 319 people died in the Tiananmen Square incident 30 years ago. The details of why and how the citizens were suppressed by force remain unknown. In an attempt to uncover the truth, NHK visited those involved in the incident in China and around the world, and unearthed new historical materials. What emerged was a carefully deployed military force and part of the power struggle within the government. We will reexamine the 50 days that decided the fate of China, and unravel the mysteries of the many incidents.

NHK Special "Tiananmen Square Incident: 50 Days that Decided Our Fate"

NR 2019
Unseen Photos of Anfal

The story tells the life of a photographer who lived in areas of Iraqi Kurdistan and in areas where there was genocide. He has photographed the people of the villages and towns in the areas. And after a long time more than 25 years, the negative films passed from one owner to another. Recently one from the village of Asker found out about those pictures. then he starts searches from one village to another looking for the relatives of those missing in Anfal Military operations. He wants to give them the photographs of their missing people. With every photo, there are touching stories. For example, an old man and an old woman lost their five children in 1988 and have no pictures. Thirty years later, They are able to see pictures of their five children.

Unseen Photos of Anfal

4.0 2019
Seedlings Protection Rite

Seedlings protection rite (also called the parade of big rice dumplings) is a spring agricultural festival of Hakka people in Western Fujian, China. People worship the God of Grains (Shennong) in the rite. People collect thousands of fresh bamboo leaves, sew them together and make a pair of big dumplings filled with 120 kilograms of rice each. They also make tens of thousands of finger-sized rice dumplings for believers to take home. On the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month, villagers carry out the statues of the God of grains and big dumplings. Followed by flowers cars, eight sheds carry children chosen from every clan name in the village who are dressed up as ancient heroes, as people parade around the village. After the rite, villagers believe that farmland is awakened and that disasters are averted. A new agricultural cycle begins.

Seedlings Protection Rite

10.0 2019
Liam vs. Noel: Brothers at War

As Liam Gallagher prepares to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, this documentary looks back at the singer's tempestuous relationship with his brother Noel, from their time together in Oasis to their more recent solo careers. With contributions from Alan McGee and Tim Abbott from Creation Records and Shaun Ryder, the film attempts to uncover why the siblings' rivalry is so intense and ponders the biggest question of all - what would it take for them to re-form?

Liam vs. Noel: Brothers at War

NR 2019
Khardzhiev. The Last Russian Futurist

Nikolai Khardzhiev. The largest expert and collector of the Russian avant-garde. The owner of the rarest works, the collector who had taste, understanding, smell, remarkable abilities of persuasion. An extraordinary person, a storehouse of knowledge and a keeper of treasures collected in a Moscow apartment. Towards the end of his life, he decided to leave and move his collection and archive to Holland. As a result-a personal drama, the death of his wife and a collection scattered around the world…

Khardzhiev. The Last Russian Futurist

NR 2019
Extreme Tourism

Travel agencies specialising in perilous holidays are offering organised trips to war zones and even areas struck by natural or nuclear disasters. We follow one group of tourists as they scale the mountains of Hindu-Kush in Afghanistan, climbing 4000m above sea level in order to ski down this one-of-a-kind slope. In Indonesia we see a different kind of extreme tourism, with plucky thrill-seekers invited to climb Anak Krakatoa, an erupting volcano. In Ukraine, adventurous tourists come from all over the globe to visit the dead city of Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history.

Extreme Tourism

NR 2019
With Eyes Open

"Your path is determined by everything you do, because there are rules: this is right and this is wrong, and you will be judged. But we have to realize that every person is truly different from each other. You cannot box them in. Not at all. We are much more than that". With this premise, the documentary goes through the life of Alba, a 20-year-old girl who has been living against social structures since she came of age. The conversations with her family, the spontaneous dialogue between her and the director and her day-to-day problems will tell her story by themselves.

With Eyes Open

NR 2019
Sound Heals

Have you ever been in a bad mood, turned on your favorite song and just felt better? Have you attended a group meditation or yoga class where they played sacred sound instruments, and you left feeling re-energized and refreshed? Do you know someone who has suffered from Alzheimer's disease and an accredited Music Therapist has helped them retain or regain some of their past memories? "Sound Heals" explores these questions, and gives viewers a chance to experience how sonic vibration is used to help bring ease to the mind, body and spirit. From southern California to the Pacific Northwest and even in Canada, practitioners and therapists share their unique skills and tools to bring patients and clients to a new level of being.

Sound Heals

6.0 2019