Get Real! follows stories that touch the very nerve of Asia. This investigative documentary series travels across the continent, revealing old issues that are still plaguing today’s modern society, highlighting trends and triggering debate.
Out of the Ashes
The world’s forests are on fire! Killing humans and animals at an alarming rate. Scientists have discovered the answer to stop the destruction, and it’s in our distant past.
“Out of the Ashes” is a compelling documentary that explores the collaboration between scientists and Indigenous custodians to halt the rapid destruction of global forests and ecosystems. The film uncovers ancient land management practices, exposes prejudice and corruption, and showcases the expertise of Indigenous communities in protecting our planet. Through their stories, the film inspires change and highlights the urgent need for conservation.
Scientists and Indigenous custodians working together to save the forests and ecosystems of the world.
Larapinta
Larapinta, known more commonly by its Western name, the Finke River, is the oldest river in the world, running through the heart of Central Australia. Stretching over 750 kilometres, Indigenous clans of Central Australia have relied on the river for food, water, comfort and travel for generations upon generations. Larapinta’s past, present and future is a story about culture, environment, art, climate change, totems, songlines and, of course, history. Talia Liddle, a young Arrernte and Luritja woman, travels through the majestic Central Australian outback along Larapinta, taking viewers on an intimate and engaging journey where she meets with people who call Larapinta home, as well as scientists, rangers, Traditional Owners, artists, historians, archaeologists and palaeontologists – all of whom give her unique insights and stories of this once mighty river. The story of Larapinta is more than just a story about a river, it is the story of Central Australia.
Everest for Hambo
Everest for Hambo is an entirely different rendition of the Everest journey, shaped by the warmth and purpose of the people climbing it.
The film’s narrative is shaped by the escapades of Julian Evans, Sean James, Stuart Kershaw, Yuri Kruglov and their patron ‘Hambo’, whose own story and resilience parallels that of the climbers. Matt Hampson, ‘Hambo’, is an ex England rugby player who suffered an accident whilst training for England that left him paralysed from the neck down. Matt has since gone on to raise money to build a rehabilitation centre which helps other young people with spinal injuries.
Our four climbers are unified in their clarity of purpose – to climb the world’s highest mountain with stoicism, good humour and compassion, raising money for their friend and inspiration.
Destiny
Sahar is an 18-year-old girl living in a remote village in Northern Iran, who recently lost her mother. Since then, Sahar has lived alone with her mentally challenged father, Rahim. Sahar has taken on her mother’s role because without this help, her father would not be able to survive.
She has tried her best to take care of him with love and patience but now the situation has become complicated. Sahar is accepted to university which means she has to leave her father in their village alone.
Sahar is struggling to overcome this dilemma. She must choose between staying with her father or make her mother’s dream come true, and become a doctor.
Ali’s Comeback: The Untold Story
It’s 1970, Muhammad Ali had been exiled from boxing for his firm stance against the Vietnam War, stripped of his title, and convicted of draft evasion. But in Atlanta, a diverse group of leaders came together to ensure he received his rightful comeback. The epic tale about the return of the greatest athlete of the 20th Century from the shadows of the boxing ring and onto the world stage.
King Charles III: A Road to the Throne
Ever since his mother’s coronation in 1952, King Charles III was first in line to the throne. He carried out his royal duties for over 70 years as his mother, Queen Elizabeth II surpassed the longest reign of any other monarch in history. With the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth, King Charles III will soon be crowned; and with the family creating as many headlines as ever, what might Charles’ reign and the future of the Windsor’s look like?
Along The Banks of The Yangtze
In this series on China the Dutch photographer Ruben Terlou travels along the banks of the long Yangtze River. A series about progress and stagnation, preservation and innovation.
China is one of the largest world powers, but for outsiders it hardly has a face. Photographer Ruben Terlou brings this into focus during a journey along China’s largest river, the Yangtze.
Terlou starts in the metropolis of Shanghai and travels westward up the river with the most diverse means of transport, passing large cities like Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing, until he gets closer and closer to Tibet and the source of the Yangtze.
Anthony Bourdain: A Cook’s Tour – Season 1
The number 1 food writer and television host in the world, Anthony Bourdain reinvented the food-travel genre. In his ground breaking first series, Bourdain travels around the world indulging his taste for local cuisine and eccentric characters.
From Tokyo to Oaxaca to dozens of other places, Chef Anthony Bourdain journeys across continents and oceans in search of exotic local delicacies, some of which are legendary and dangerous.