Keine andere Familie hat Russland so geprägt wie die Romanows. Drei Jahrhunderte lang herrschte die Zarendynastie über das größte Land der Erde. Mit Heiratspolitik, Waffengewalt und diktatorischer Härte manifestierten die Romanows ihre Macht. Mythen und Legenden ranken sich…
The mysteries of the most intriguing creatures in Africa are revealed on screen here. Silent language, gentle demeanor and a race against the elements to survive the ebb and flow of Northern Botswana's seasons is what seems to make elephants here what they are. While the species is becoming endangered…
Narrated by British actor Jeremy Irons, this is a coming-of-age story about Dikeledi, a somewhat clumsy male leopard struggling to get the hang of, well, being a leopard. The special by award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert follows Dikeledi as he grows into his oversized paws and eventually…
Malala Yousafzai became a symbol of hope for millions of girls around the world when she stood up to the Taliban to demand her right to an education. Her friends, Shazia and Kainat, were also injured in the same attack and - unlike Malala - have remained in the Swat Valley, under constant police protection.…
What are you? Is an intimate documentary that reveals the microaggressions in everyday life suffered by people who identify as gay, lesbian, trans, queer or gender-nonconforming. Through the five stories of life in Portland, Oregon, filmmaker Barbara J Diamond makes a convincing case that unintentional…
“Incredibly important.” —Melissa Harris-Perry, host, MSNBC “Follows [Kenneth] Young’s case while examining a social system that doles out sentences to juvenile offenders intended for the most dangerous criminals.” —Kathryn Shattuck, The New York Times “The…
In this video, top cinematographers offer tips for how build a network, find like-minded allies, and secure a spot as a camera intern. What qualities catch their eye in an aspiring cameraperson? How important is the self-promotion aspect? Is film school essential? 0:00 – The importance of networking…
In this conversation with Phedon Papamichael, Mike McCusker, the editor of Identity, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and Knight and Day, shares his insights on career, collaboration, and the intersection of technology and storytelling. McCusker talks about the path that led to his current success, the dizzying…
In the span of three years, key grip Ray Garcia worked on Inception, Moneyball and The Dark Knight Rises with Wally Pfister, ASC; The Descendants and The Ides of March with Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC; and In Time with Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC. In this interview on the set of Nebraska, which would bring…
Over 25 years, gaffer Rafael Sanchez has worked with Phedon Papamichael on more than 20 projects, as well as on dozens of other huge Hollywood productions. In this conversation, from the set of Nebraska, Sanchez distills his decades of experience, talking about the attitudes and strategies that have…
In this video, three old friends – Janusz Kamiński, Wally Pfister, ASC and Phedon Papamichael, ASC – look back on their early careers together with an eye to distilling crucial lessons for today’s aspiring filmmakers. These master filmmakers recall the mindset and choices that put them…
In this video, master filmmakers discuss what to consider when making career choices. Using examples from their own experience, they offer sage advice on choosing the right projects, avoiding career dead ends and pigeonholes, and maintaining the ability to choose projects for the right reasons. Other…
