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JANE

Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that had been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for more than 50 years, award-winning director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her...

Into Twin Galaxies – A Greenland Epic

Three National Geographic “Adventurers of the Year” embark on an insane kayaking mission in Greenland. Propelled by kite skis, they tow their whitewater kayaks over 600 miles of the Greenland Ice Cap to reach unexplored territory in the northernmost river ever paddled....

The Last Honey Hunter

Maule Dhan Rai is the last man in the remote Nepal village of Saadi who has been visited in a dream by a wrathful forest spirit called Rongkemi. If no one else in the village has the dream, a generations-old tradition may die....

BLUE

BLUE charts the drastic decline in the health of our oceans. With more than half of all marine life lost and the expanding industrialization of the seas, the film sets out the challenges we are facing and the opportunities for positive change. Filmed on location...

Owl Dance-Off Part II

Wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz returns to Florida to film burrowing owls. Having already witnessed some peculiar “dancing” behavior in her 2014 visit, which led to the original Owl Dance-Off video, this time Megan is fortunate enough to catch a tandem owl routine....

RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark

Renowned National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore is in search of endangered animals to document for his unprecedented “Photo Ark.” The project reaches a milestone when Joel photographs his 5,000th species, the Persian leopard, in Budapest. In the Czech Republic, in one of the film’s most...

The Last Pig

The Last Pig is a lyrical meditation on what it means to be a sentient creature with the power to kill. Deeply immersive and experiential, the film follows a pig farmer through his final year of slaughtering pigs. Through sparse, intimate musings, the farmer reveals...

Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

Filmmaker James Redford embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean-energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits and makes communities stronger across the U.S. Unlikely entrepreneurs from Texas, to to New York, reveal pioneering clean-energy solutions while James’s discovery of...

Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story

Charged chronicles the life-changing journey of chef and outdoorsman Eduardo Garcia after being shocked by 2,400 volts of electricity in a freak accident while hiking in the remote backcountry of Montana. Eduardo lost his hand, ribs, muscle mass and nearly his life, but more important...

Rise of the Warrior Apes

Rise of the Warrior Apes tells the 25-year story of the rise of the largest and most powerful troop of chimpanzees ever known -- the formidable Ngogo community in Uganda, The story is told using previously unseen archival footage and witness testimony from the scientists...

Johanna Under the Ice

A story of strength over adversity, a Finnish freediver uses cold water treatment to save her leg from amputation but goes on to become the world champion freediver under ice....

The Frozen Road

Ben Page is bicycling around the world and seeking an adventure of perfect solitude in the Canadian Arctic. Yet, as he comes to realize, the harsh truths of traveling in such a formidable environment are a long way from the romanticism of a Jack London...

Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants

Everyone loves giraffes, but what do we really know about them? Dr. Julian Fennessy has started to reveal their secrets, the most important being, they’re disappearing. In an urgent and daring mission, with a determined Ugandan team, he plans to round up 20 of the...

Adaptation Bangladesh: Sea Level Rise

At a time when doomsday narratives dominate the climate conversation, people across the globe are experimenting daily with adaptive methods that play an increasingly vital role in creating solutions. Adaptation Bangladesh looks at how farmers are coping with sea level rise. Ultimately, these adaptive techniques...

Breakthrough: The Killer Snail Chemist

For millennia, cultures from around the world have looked to nature to treat various ailments. Mandë Holford, chemical biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, travels to the shores of Papua New Guinea, Madagascar and Panama to collect snails, whose venom could kill people in...

Break on Through

In high-end modern rock climbing, 5.15 is the top of the difficulty scale, a grade achieved by only a few men and never by a woman. Margo Hayes, 19-year-old from Boulder, Colorado, is determined to change that. By pushing her body and mind to the...

Amazonia Dammed

Amazonia Dammed tells the story of the Munduruku people's urgent struggle to protect the heart of the Amazon against one of the largest mega-dam projects on earth. Through the director's relationship with the community of Sawré Muybu, the film reveals  how these brave warriors of...

Big World in a Small Garden

Photographer Martin Dohrn has rigged special cameras in order to capture the hectic and complex world of Bristol, England -- in his backyard. Watch as he slows down the almost imperceptible movements of the insects that populate his garden, from fascinating bee species to active...

Black Mamba Anti Poaching Unit

Black Mamba is a documentary about young, fearless women working in the anti-poaching unit who go out in the bush everyday -- weaponless -- to patrol and protect wildlife. These courageous women have inspired many through raising awareness of poaching by visiting 668 learners, educating the...