Kingdom of the Blue Whale

Visions of the Sea

October 2009 •English

Visions of the Sea is a glimpse into another world. Behold a dazzling variety of shapes and a rainbow of colors as you meet an amazing assortment of creatures-from tiny, single-celled organisms to massive mammals, from the beautiful to the icky. Travel more than a mile and half underwater where living fossils thrive, then experience the thrill of breaking the surface with a humpback whale. Float through hundreds of thousands of jellyfish as if in a dream and join a herd of hammerhead sharks on the hunt. Tour the architectural artistry of coral like an underwater tourist, so mesmerized you will find yourself falling for the camouflage deceptions of the cuttlefish. Featuring the underwater photographic artistry of Al Giddings, the American Cousteau, stunning imagery is paired with informative narration and a soundtrack that embodies the eclectic rhythms of life in the ocean as it moves from big band to classical to new age.

2010: Moby Dick

November 2010 •English

That infamous whale is bigger, badder and a whole lot stronger in this sci-fi reimagining of Herman Melville’s classic tale of the battle between man, sea and sea creature starring “Xena” alum Rene O’Connor as the (traditionally male) narrator. But the boat — now a high-tech submarine — is also bigger, and Capt. Ahab is as determined as ever to settle the score and take down the mighty sea mammal that maimed him.

Green Grass of Wyoming

June 1948 •English

The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.

Sporting Blood

August 1931 •English

A horse with great potential is reluctantly sold by the breeder and by chance passes through multiple hands who do not treat him well.

We

February 2022 •French

An urban train link, the RER B, crosses Paris and its outskirts from north to south. A journey within indistinct spaces known as inner cities and suburbs. Several portraits, all individual pieces that form a whole. We.

Genderation

October 2021 •German

20 years after Gendernauts, Monika Treut seeks out the pioneers of the transgender movement back then to find out how their lives and their activism have evolved, how they have grown into their identities and how their energy continues to have an impact today.

The Last Forest

April 2021 •Portuguese

In powerful images, alternating between documentary observation and staged sequences, and dense soundscapes, Luiz Bolognesi documents the Indigenous community of the Yanomami and depicts their threatened natural environment in the Amazon rainforest.

Who We Were

July 2021 •German

A look at the current state of the world, from the hand of six intellectuals and scientists who reflect on the present and postulate about the future.

Mr. Bachmann and His Class

September 2021 •German

Mr. Bachmann And His Class explores the close bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in.

God Forgives, I Don't

July 2023 •English

When a devoted husband, father, and minister opens his own church, he discovers that his wife and best friend have committed an unforgivable act.

Doces Relatos

December 2021 •Portuguese

Smokehouse

September 2023 •English

A group of friends reunite in the north of Scotland during summer.

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

April 2006 •Russian

A documentary about the famous musician Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, Galina Vishnevskaya.

Pengi and Sommi

August 2012 •Korean

Baby Emperor Penguin Pengi and Sommi's Ultimate Challenge Begins! At 60 degrees below zero, winter has come to the South Pole, the coldest glacial region in the world. Abandoned due to its bitter coldness, the South Pole is greeted by the real natives of this place, the Emperor Penguins, who have come to welcome new lives. Through the indescribable love and care given by mom and dad, baby Emperor Penguins Pengi and Sommi awake from their egg shells. Gluttonous Pengi, the number one trouble maker in the South Pole, and cutie Sommi, who loves daddy's embrace the best, become great friends. Then one day, Sommi’s dad goes out to the sea to seek her out. Sommi left all alone, cold and starving to the brink of death, and Pengi desperately tires to help Sommi through her troubles. Could Pengi and Sommi possibly overcome numerous hardships and become beautiful full-grown Emperor Penguins?

John Ford Goes to War

January 2002 •English

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."

The Battle of the La Plata River

January 2004 •Spanish

Year 1939. In the La Plata river, off the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina, the first naval battle of World War II is being fought. Surrounded by British enemy ships, the captain of the German battleship Graf Spee must make a dramatic decision.

My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight

January 2014 •French

The John Garfield Story

February 2003 •English

This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he died at age 39. His difficult childhood in the rough neighborhoods of New York City provided the perfect background for the tough-guy roles he would play on both stage and screen.

For the Love of Kira

August 2023 •Ukrainian

Oleksii's daughter is only 10 months old when Kharkiv is attacked by the Russian invasion forces. Oleksii is determined to give his daughter a happy childhood despite the war, but how do you are in constant fear of your daughter being killed by a Russian missile.

Magic Carpet

January 1972 •English

The process of making a carpet.