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- Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
- In ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.
- David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.
- To cure a Prince's murderous madness, Scheherezade tells him a series of wondrous stories.
- The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.
- Follows two guys and their adventures in Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.
- Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
- For Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his high school for a speaking engagement, he starts to reassess the direction his life is headed in.
- The series deals with the history of Yemeni antiquities, and addresses the issue of their smuggling abroad, and how this affected Yemeni society.
- Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Arab Spring, Yemen 2011. The revolution continues. It's the monsoon season and life goes on smoothly for the inhabitants of Socotra Island. Not far from land, a sailing boat bearing an Israeli flag sinks and the search for survivors begins. A castaway is washed ashore a secluded beach. On the other side of the island, a native dreams of the castaway seeking his help.This adventure begins through the castaway's body, a man who in the sinking of his life sees for the first time a chance to know gratefulness, to be reborn. Will he overthrow destiny? Will he get back alive?
- The film documents modern slave trade through a number of Arabian and African countries, under muslim rule. The filming was conducted both in public places, and sometimes with the use of hidden cameras, for high impact scenes of nudity, sex, and violence - and a few surprises, as slaves made out of peregrins to Mecca, and slave traders paid in traveller checks.
- As a young couple from Aden city counts down to their wedding, they face a 10-day countdown filled with obstacles spawned by the aftermath of the 2015 Yemen war, testing love against the shadows of conflict.
- Socotra: The Hidden Land, is the story of an extraordinary lost land, whose ancient beliefs and lifestyles remained unchanged for centuries, hidden from the eyes of the world. Every step you take on Socotra is a discovery. To move through its coastal areas and unique landscapes, is to cross a frontier in time, on an amazing journey that can be made only once, as the experience the next time will be quite different. The viewer is taken on one such journey, revealing the beauty and the striking strangeness of the island, showing the physical reality of Socotra and how it has shaped the islanders' lives over the centuries. The inhabitants have always lived virtually isolated from modern society, and have subsisted with very few resources, but they have great spiritual and cultural wealth. The documentary is a reflection of the life and customs of this isolated society, told by some of the most remarkable characters on the island, who use their own words, and their own traditional tales, beliefs and ways of life, to tell us about their spirit, their future and their daily struggle to preserve their traditions in the face of globalization.
- The epic story of one of the greatest naval explorers, China's Admiral Zheng He. 600 years ago, he led the world's largest fleet of ships ever seen. His rise and fall is the cautionary tale of perhaps the worst foreign policy decision ever
- FIRST EARTH is a documentary about the movement towards a massive paradigm shift for shelter - building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days, by recreating villages. An audiovisual manifesto filmed over the course of 4 years and 4 continents, FIRST EARTH makes the case that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world; and that since it still takes a village to raise a healthy child, it is incumbent upon us to transform our suburban sprawl into eco-villages, a new North American dream.
- Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides an unflinching portrait of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they try to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine.
- Documentary footage of the city of Sana'a in Yemen, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, with a voice-over calling for UNESCO to protect the city's architectural heritage before it is destroyed by development.
- This Yemeni TV Series is based on "Crooked House", a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie.
- An intimate portrait of Yemen as the revolution unfolds, told through the eyes of tour guide leader Kais, an intelligent commentator on the changing times in Yemen, offering poignant moments of reflection, loss, anger and hope on the unknown road to revolution. Filmed over the course of the past year with exceptional access to a country where no other camera crews or journalists were allowed to remain, we see Kais's journey from pro-President to reluctant revolutionary, joining angry protesters in the increasingly bloody streets of Sana'a.
- When China ruled the seas, he was the face of a nation. Master of the seas. A forgotten hero. Nat Geo's own legend retraces the epic journey of Zheng He. The Silk Road by Sea. A photographer's journey. And a warning for all great powers.
- 'Sada AlMadhi' A program searches for and talks about Ibb civilization in Yemen, and about its Yemeni cultural role.
- It is an exceptional documentary, filmed in a country no camera can penetrate - a world exclusive. In a context in which the biggest international networks are unable to present images of this forgotten war, the Yemeni director Khadija Al Salami has entrusted her camera to 3 children who become war correspondents for this documentary in Yemen. Ahmed is 11, Rima is 8 and Youssef is 9. It is them who will recount the daily life of the Yemeni people under Saudi airstrikes. They meet other kids, collecting the testimonies of wounded children in hospital and those who lost their parents in the airstrikes. With the innocence of children, they also interview adults - a painter, a rapper, a model who has become 'Miss War' on social media - and ask them to send a message to those who they believe are the only ones who can stop the war - the EuropeanUnion. Constructed like a story tale, with no images of violence, this deeply moving documentary shows the cruel reality of war through the eyes of children, and the incredible hope that they place in Europe to put an end to the conflict.
- Last Chance is a TV series filmed entirely in Aden City and discussed a highly sensitive issue in Yemen through the story of a middle-class family from Aden.
- The tragic life of 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, as told by characters that knew him.
- After 10 years in Scotland, Sara Ishaq travels back to her childhood home in Yemen and takes her camera along. She hopes to feel at home in the place that was once so close to her heart, but the complications soon become clear.
- A young photographer, Tariq, must choose between his love and his duty of this aristocratic family. He can either run away with his lover, an orphan from the lower class, or go through with his arranged marriage to the daughter of a judge.
- Sameer tries to get closer to Rana after feeling admiration for her, but he is surprised that his younger sister, Samar, is suffering from bone cancer. Can Sameer achieve his goal? and What will happen to Samar?
- Yemeni jewelers at Samsarat Al Nuhas depended on tourism and international exhibitions to sell their work. However, the safety decline in Sana'a since 2006 reduced the number of tourists who used to fill Old Sana'a City. Many jewelers are also unable to participate in exhibitions abroad. Visa applications for Yemenis are made to be extremely difficult and getting rejected is common because of the constant fear of Yemenis seeking asylum and not returning to their war-torn home. Exhibitions used to be a key incentive for many Yemeni jewelers to keep creating new pieces and get wider exposure. The decrease in the demand for authentic Yemeni traditional jewelry led to cheaper material flooding the market with replicas from China and India. If nothing is done to salvage these crafts and practices, a huge part of this ancient culture is in danger.
- Barbara Wally, the former director of the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria, has been a public figure known for her pronounced feminist views for decades. A few years before her retirement she fell in love with Alkhadher, a 20 years younger driver from Yemen. She has since become his second wife and a devoted Muslim, which entails praying to Allah five times a day, and wearing a headscarf on many occasions. The film explores this unusual paradigm shift.
- Women In Black offers a highly individual insight into the world of Muslim women around the world. Discover the Muslim makeover, sexy underwear and female Formula One racing driver in Dubai; clubbing, cosmetic surgery and surely the world's only Qur'an inspired TV sex therapist in Egypt. Just what is the latest headscarf style on the streets of Cairo? How do Yemeni women "smoke" their clothes and then get high on the local drug of choice? Why don't they invite men to their parties? Why are Muslim women in Holland into praying and rapping? Who is buying the new abaya couture in London? How do Muslim women in Britain adapt western high street clothes to suit their culture? Women In Black goes beneath the veil and shows how Muslim women really live around the world.
- Through TV interviews, Aden's seasoned artists guide us on a captivating journey through the art scene in the Yemeni port city from the 1950s to the present day.
- Health care and humanitarian workers are increasingly in the cross-hairs as hospitals and aid centers have become part of the battlefield in today's wars.
- Dialogue Earth is a feature-length documentary, which offers us a moving portrait of the German artist Ulrike Arnold who paints with earth and meteorites from remote areas all around the world, and now travels through archaic, mystical landscapes in the the American Southwest, especially the wilderness of southern Utah. Her encounters with old friends and farewells to others who have passed away and the spirituality that Eli Secody of the Navajo Tribe finds in her paintings lead us to contemplate her legacy and why her upbringing has led her to undergo a lifelong journey of seeking. Exhibiting her work at White Pocket in the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness on the day Trump announces his executive order permitting the dismantlement of national monuments, she recognizes that this special landscape is in danger from mining and oil exploration. Visiting the US-Mexican border with artist friend Peter Young, she reveals her plans for her next work: To unite for the very first time in one painting earth colors from all the places she has visited over the past 38 years, to create a visual expression of the diversity of the continents and their peoples, as an articulation of unity, equality, peace and harmony. This statement for the preservation and protection of our unique planet Earth is the One World Painting, scheduled to be exhibited at the United Nation (UN) in New York for Earth Day.
- The rhythmic repetitive movements through knitting seem to put people in the present moment, distracting them from mulling over the past or fear of the future and that's exactly what 1941 short film reflects. To go back in time, in 1941 times magazine posted a cover showing a women knitting despite the fact that America at that time was facing world war 2. At that time, Times magazine has asked its reader a question, stating " 'What can I do to help the war effort?' the commonest answer yet found is 'Knit'" Those answers showed an interesting fact, it shows that the concept of knitting gave people at war a way to help, not in a physical way rather than emotional. With all that being written, this is how people in Yemen have been living for the past years, they are all knitting yet in different ways. The inspiration behind making the short film "1941" started with an observation of people walking around the streets of Aden city. Their faceless expressions. Distracted, depressed, and anxious. Through observing these emotions, I had one question that popped into my head, What has war made us become. When returning to Aden, after four years living in Malaysia, I have realized how massively war has changed people which, created a curiosity to get to know the emotional side of people and thrive to create a short film that focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of people living in a war zone country. With so much going on, projects around mental health are rarely brought to light and often dismissed therefore, 1941 aims to shed light on depression, anxiety, fear, and sadness that Yemenis are grappling with daily and reflects on the meaning of distraction from crisis and war, through knitting with its rhythmic repetitive movements placing people in the present moment, distracting them from mulling over the past or fear of the future
- A group of Yemeni travelers fleeing the war end up on an isolated island after being kidnapped by a gang of pirates.
- The film sheds light on the suffering of the Yemenis in the first Ramadan, living under the weight of the war that has robbed many of the lamps that lit the land of Yemen at a time ago and continue to this day.
- A glimpse into life in the Yemen as rarely seen by Western audiences: images of the country's landscape and insight into the characters of the colorful Yemeni people and their rich customs. The film's journey across the Yemen is seen from the points of view of both expert and novice - The Sheikh and The Gentleman. The film introduces Bader Ben Hirsi, a British-Yemeni born and bred in London after his parents' exile from the Yemen in the 1960s for being relatives of the last ruling king, The Imam al Badr. Upon discovering the award-winning book, Yemen - Travels in Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Bader feels compelled to journey to the Yemen to discover his country, its people and traditions for himself. His main task, however, is to persuade the eccentric author, Mackintosh-Smith, an Englishman who has been living as a Yemeni in the ancient city of Sana'a for the past 18 years, to be his personal guide through the Yemen. A friendship soon develops between the 'Sheikh al Nasara' (Sheikh of Christians) and 'The Yemeni Gentleman' who appear to have been living parallel existences. Elaborate stories and experiences are exchanged as they journey together throughout the magical Yemen--from the Northern Highlands to the Red Sea coast and from the nostalgic Aden to the splendid Wadi Hadramaut. Together they explore the ancient World Heritage city of Sana'a and visit the derelict homes of Bader's long lost ancestors.
- TV series with 24 episodes of 24 minutes about the circumnavigation of the African Continent aboard a replica of a Phoenician Ship from 600 BC. This expedition took place from 2008 to 2010 under the command of Captain Philip Beale FRGS. The expedition proved that the account of Greek historian Herodotus could be right. With the support of British Museum, Royal Geographic Society, Oxford University, Musée de Marseille and other institutions.
- The stronghold of power in Yemen: behind a veil of fraternal equality, the sheikh uses Koranic justice and tribal traditions to increase his absolute power.
- 100 Cans, the story is about land mines. It follows a Canadian/ Iraqi urban artist who goes to Yemen in midst of a heated conflict.
- Stories emanating from and converging in one ancient tree on the Island of Socotra. The Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari - so called because of the blood-red color of its sap) is the emblem of the island, and Yemeni coins bear its silhouette. The tree is a hub for a collection of dramas about the islanders. The juggernaut of change, loss of tradition and threat to the environment are always felt, with the tree as traditional provider contrasted with the dirty, carelessly developed port city, subsumed in imports that have rendered local crafts obsolete: plastic bottles instead of water-skins, propane heaters instead of firewood. Meanwhile, the civil war rages on the mainland of Yemen, drawing ever closer.