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1. The Way of the Shaman Drum (鼓韵关东)

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions as the shaman dance . However, on Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, a farmer named Guan Yunde decided to start designing and building traditional Manchu shaman drums. At age 70, he is one of a minority of ethnic Manchu people in China's Jilin province, and one of the few people keeping the Manchu shamanic tradition alive.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

2. 30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

3. Festivity in the Sella (Fiesta en el Sella)

Documentary short film that shows what the International Descent of the Sella , one of the most famous canoeing events in the world, was like then. It also covers the festival, celebrations and traditions that surround "les piragües".

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

4. Bancoco

A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their reunion highlights the profound power of photos and the human connection that transcends cultural barriers.

5. Divoké kmeny Etiopie (Divoké kmeny Etiopie)

(Divoké kmeny Etiopie)

6. Iceland: The Quest for Origins (Islande, la quête des origines)

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

7. Inchiodato (Inchiodato)

(Inchiodato)

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

8. Normandie, terre d'abondance (Normandie, terre d'abondance)

(Normandie, terre d'abondance)

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

9. Journey to the West (Voyage en Occident)

"Journey to the West" is an embedded documentary film into a bus full of Chinese tourists visiting Europe for the very first time. This road movie captures with humor, poetry and spirit the cultural differences between China and Europe in a play of mirrors and contrasts. It also destroys the stereotypes about the emerging Chinese middle class and reveals what they think about the "others" who are "us", the Westerners.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

10. Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

In Peruvian Amazonia, for the first time in many years, a Shipibo–Konibo community prepare to perform the Aneshiati ceremony: a time of dance, song, festive clothing, and drink—including the sacred tea ayahuasca.

11. The Sand Island Story

This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to resist eviction from the Honolulu shoreline - resulting in displacement, arrests, and the destruction of a community.

12. Herzschlag der Kontinente (Herzschlag der Kontinente)

(Herzschlag der Kontinente)

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

13. Salir de casa (Salir de casa)

After almost thirty years of his career, the musician Fran Nixon joins film director David Trueba for a travel around Spain in which they'll talk about it and meet some friends.

14. Monday's Girls

"Monday's Girls" explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in today's Africa through the eyes of two young Waikiriki women from the Niger delta. Although both come from leading families in the same large island town, Florence looks at the iria women's initiation ceremony as an honor, while Azikiwe, who has lived in the city for ten years, sees it as an indignity.

15. Under the Stars (Sous les étoiles : road trip au pays du Drive-in)

Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – this heartfelt documentary captures efforts to preserve these nostalgic theaters in small-towns across the country.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

16. Abenteuer Vietnam (Abenteuer Vietnam)

(Abenteuer Vietnam)

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

17. Lost Cities of the Amazon

Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population—until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there. Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, National Geographic re-imagines the banks of the Amazon 500 years ago, teeming with inhabitants living in the Lost Cities of the Amazon.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

18. Au pays des brumes (Au pays des brumes)

(Au pays des brumes)

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

19. Arcadia

A provocative and poetic exploration of how the British people have seen their own land through more than a century of cinema. A hallucinated journey of immense beauty and brutality. A kaleidoscopic essay on how magic and madness have linked human beings to nature since the beginning of time.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

20. Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

A unique behind-the-scenes access to NASA’s ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, following a team of engineers and scientists as they take the next giant leap in our quest to understand the universe.

It has an average vote of 7.52 on TMDB.