National Geographic Documentary Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world's largest population of African elephants and significant populations of lions, cheetahs and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once unspoiled oasis is now under siege due to increasing pressure from human activity. The film chronicles a team of modern-day explorers on their first epic four-month, 1,500-mile expedition across three countries to...
2) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
3) Free solo
Description
Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
Pub. Date
[2019].
Description
Witness the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national debate over the United States' energy future and the decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, the film captures what's at stake for communities around the country and the inspiring ways Americans are responding.
5) Science fair
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"This ... documentary follows nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe ... on their quests to compete at the international Science and Engineering Fair"--Container.
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