1. The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
2. Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Director Sam George chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late Eddie Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately doomed crew member of the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokulea.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
3. Nebe patří nám (Nebe patří nám)
(Nebe patří nám)
4. Připraveni (Připraveni)
(Připraveni)
5. Stráž míru (Stráž míru)
(Stráž míru)
6. Dárci života (Dárci života)
(Dárci života)
7. Die Pelikan-Insel - Geheimnis in Russlands Steppe (Die Pelikan-Insel - Geheimnis in Russlands Steppe)
(Die Pelikan-Insel - Geheimnis in Russlands Steppe)
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
8. Didactica Magna: Against the Grain (Ponorná řeka didaktiky)
The film is an insight into a teacher's soul and a contemplation upon his teaching fate. This portrait of a unique, experimental filmmaker and teacher Martin Čihák takes a look at his teaching methods, his meetings with his students at FAMU and at a park where they work with film, or in his studio.
9. The Art of Life
As a rising star in the field of abstract mathematics, Michael discovered that he could see beauty and pattern where others could not. But his path was not to be inside academia, or even inside society. He went on a grand adventure to unify his Buddhism with his ability to see an expanded view of reality. He created beauty in a place where nobody else would, and made his friends amongst dolphins.
10. Isolated (Aislados)
97 houses, 18 families. The lives of this people who live at a caribbean island isolated from the rest of the world.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
11. Landfall (Landfall)
Hurricane María abated, the news crews packed up and left Puerto Rico, and the interest of the international community turned elsewhere. What happened next?
12. Present Moment (Přítomný okamžik)
A film poem. A minimalist reflection on whether inner states are transferable by the film medium. The aim of a Buddhist mindfulness meditation is to clear away thoughts wandering from the past to the present, to be mindfully aware of each present moment. Each unique NOW NOW NOW passing away just like single frames while the camera grab snatches off meters of expensive 35mm material.
13. Hotspot: Island zwischen Massentourismus und Einsamkeit (Hotspot: Island zwischen Massentourismus und Einsamkeit)
(Hotspot: Island zwischen Massentourismus und Einsamkeit)
14. Aku-Aku
Documentary following the 1955–1956 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
15. Mister Hrstka (Pan Hrstka)
One day in the life of Mr Hrstka, a blue collar worker and occasional pose model at the Prague academy of arts. Through this portrayal of an outsider, Paskaljevic explores the subject of isolation.
16. Riding Giants
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
17. Killer Volcanoes
Documentaries by Katia and Maurice Krafft feature some of the amazing footage shot by the renowned volcanologists, who perished in 1991 while filming a volcano in Japan. The duo documented more active and erupting volcanos than any other scientists in the world, and their dedication shows in Deadly Peaks and Killer Volcanos, two educational films that capture the scientists on the edge of a hot ash blast and floating on a lake of sulfuric acid. The films visit Mount Kilimanjaro and examine some of the less-known dangers such as carbon monoxide gas that builds under crater-formed lakes. They also take an in-depth look at the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the lengths to which people will go to save their communities. Venturing to places where most people would never dare, the Kraffts gave their lives to promote the study of volcanos and left behind a legacy of courage in the name of science. --Shannon Gee
18. Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
19. Prefabricated Houses (Domy z panelů)
A student work by Jiří Menzel, filmed during his second year at the FAMU film school. Views of old Prague and its tenement buildings, symbolizing the obsolete past, alternate with shots of construction sites for new prefabricated apartment buildings. In spite of certain unavoidable propagandistic overtones added by the director, it is notable as the beginning of his search for a “dramaturgy of colors.”
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
20. Earth: The Inside Story
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every continent, the film traces the scientifically-based story of the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, from the core to the crust and up into the atmosphere.