Offshore Brazil, a population of common octopus has learned to benefit from the receding tide to catch their favorite prey.
Director: Bertrand Loyer

De tous temps, les hommes ont ressenti l'influence de la Nature et des différents composants de l'univers sur leur vie et manière d'exister. La sorcellerie a des origines très anciennes et surtout difficiles à situer. Pour les expliquer, différentes théories ont été avancées au fil du temps par d'innombrables scientifiques, théologiens, anthropologues ou écrivains. Cela débute par la Préhistoire, où déjà, pour aider sa tribu, celui qui possédait des dons particuliers endossait le rôle de Sorcier. Intermédiaire entre les Hommes, la Nature et l'Au-delà, ce chaman pouvait favoriser la chasse, soigner et guérir les blessures ou arrêter la pluie...

A harsh land where the bashing winds sculpt spectacular landscapes, we discover the secrets of the saffron, the traces of the mythical desert caravans and the High Atlas Mountains.

We meet Abdullah, who will teach us the secrets of saffron, Julia, a nurse and Ali and l’Hô, the guides in the Sahara.

Director: Aurélie Massait

Lead suspect in a hit & run charge is arrested and interrogated

Quelles traces les hommes du néolithique ont-ils laissées de leur quotidien, de leurs activités et de leurs croyances ? Quel lien entre la sédentarisation et les premiers mégalithes ? Non loin de Pétra, en Jordanie, le site de Baja livre aux archéologues des indices précieux sur l’organisation des sociétés fraîchement sédentarisées. Dans la région du massif de l’Eifel, en Allemagne, des carottes de sédiments permettent de retracer les variations climatiques de la préhistoire, et d'établir la succession des migrations et des cultures humaines. Près de Carnac, menhirs, cairns et tumulus en disent long sur la représentation du monde de nos aïeux et leurs étonnantes aptitudes.

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The series of rapid tests have these Legionnaires in training too stressed to sleep

Antarctica is remote and inhospitable, yet one of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Only by icebreaker can we reach the continent and Southern Ocean’s stormy isolated islands. Seals, Emperor penguins, seabirds and numerous other animals live and breed here, defying the life-threatening environment of the vast ice desert.
Director: Anneliese Possberg, Annette Scheurich

Hundred thirty years ago in 1889 as Paris was hosting the World’s Fair, the iron lady became instantly the city's iconic monument embodying the modernity and the engineering feat of this Era. The engineer Gustave Eiffel fought for years to erect in the heart of Paris the tallest tower ever built, seen by many as ugly and out of place at the time. Against all odds, he took the helm of a gigantic building site and revolutionized the construction technique. Revisit this historic saga and engineering challenge in this detailed account and high end docu-drama !

Director: Mathieu SCHWARTZ

It’s one of the most populous cities on the planet with 22 million inhabitants, predicted to increase to 30 million by 2035. Nicknamed ‘the infernal Metropolis’, Mumbai is a city in perpetual development. But with millions of people living in slums located on valuable real estate, how can city planners balance the competing needs of the population?
In Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, over one million people are packed into the slum. But although its residents are poor, there’s a real dynamism. Mahesh, 27, was born and lives in this slum and would never leave it. He runs a recycling plant and employs around 20 people. Dharavi’s underground economy is thought to generate 800 million euros per year. But it also lies on prime real estate in the very centre of Mumbai so its future is in doubt.
Every day, new towers of glass or concrete emerge from the earth. With the support of the municipality, real estate tycoon, Babulal Varma, razes slums to build luxury apartments for the upper classes. As the city constantly expands, it pushes into the surrounding forests and natural spaces, such as Sanjay Gandhi Park. The fifty leopards who live there regularly make forays into the new housing estates. They attack stray dogs, but also the inhabitants. Each year, several people are killed by feline attacks. At night, forest department rangers patrol to prevent leopard incursions.

0:00 The documentary
0:24 Mumbai's overcrowded trains pose safety risks and challenges for commuters.
7:19 Mumbai, a city of dreams and contrasts, with a booming film industry and a massive slum.
14:08 The story of two residents in Mumbai, one from a slum and one from a luxury apartment, who have achieved success in their respective fields.
19:52 The city is growing and to accommodate the increasing population, the chief of Omkar, Babulal, plans to demolish the slums and build new buildings.
26:12 The rehabilitation of slums in Mumbai has resulted in luxury skyscrapers for some former residents, while others are forced to live in decrepit apartments on the outskirts of the city.
32:15 Mumbai's dabbawalas are a reliable and unique food delivery system.
38:17 French entrepreneurs in Mumbai are capitalizing on the city's economic growth and catering to the emerging middle class.
43:59 The increasing urbanization of Mumbai has led to conflicts between humans and leopards in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
49:51 Leopards in Mumbai are increasingly attacking humans, leading to tragic deaths and anger among the affected families.

Directors: Marc de La Villardière & Manolo d'Arthuys

This video explores the fascinating history of the Sumerians, humanity’s first known civilization, whose innovations shaped the modern world. It covers their remarkable achievements, including writing, the wheel, and urban planning, as well as their mastery over nature through irrigation and agriculture. Despite their brilliance, environmental challenges and resource depletion led to their decline. The Sumerians’ legacy, preserved in myth and history, highlights the fragility and enduring impact of ancient civilizations.

Behind the scenes of the 2013 Phillippe Parenno "Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World" exhibition at Palais de Tokyo.

Series : La Grande Expo- Behind the Artist

In the heart of Kurdistan, northern Iraq, Erbil is home to a resilient Christian community that has survived centuries of persecution.
This documentary follows the journey of Rafedh and Arin, a young couple celebrating their wedding in Ain-Kawa, a Christian enclave in a predominantly Muslim region. Through their love, traditions, and unwavering faith, the film explores the struggles of Eastern Christians, from fleeing ISIS to preserving their heritage.
As ancient churches are desecrated and believers forced into exile, those who remain fight to rebuild their shattered communities, ensuring Christianity’s survival in the Middle East against all odds.

Director : Clément Dudouet

. L’héroïne, diamorphine ou diacétylmorphine, est une drogue (substance psychotrope) utilisée pour ses puissants effets antidouleur et euphorisants. Découverte par Bayer, c'est un opiacé semi-synthétique obtenu par acétylation de la morphine, le principal alcaloïde issu du pavot à opium. Elle est utilisée à des fins médicales comme antalgique, mais surtout de manière illégale dans des cadres d'utilisations récréatives. La tolérance à l'héroïne est importante, et son usage chronique est susceptible d'entraîner une très forte dépendance physique, bien que les patients consommateurs habituels y succombent rarement. Dans ce reportage vous trouverez le témoignage de deux accros à la dame blanche.

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