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A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.

A documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.

The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.

An inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.

Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps.

Documentary presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist of our time.

One night, Majella O'Donnell took her teenage son Philly to be shot in both legs. Majella, Philly, and his shooters all live in an extraordinary community in Derry, Northern Ireland. 'The Troubles' officially ended in 1998, but this community is still at war. They do not accept the government or police. All this happens within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. How do you bring your son to be shot? What happens afterwards? How does family life continue? How does a community respond? When do wars really end? For five years, Sinéad O'Shea has filmed this shocking portrait of a post-conflict society.

Behind the walls of a forbidden city, the only thing more dangerous than its secrets is the truth.

Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.

Jewish director Gillian Mosely journeys around Israel and the West Bank, spending time with everyone from a Jewish settler to a political member of Hamas. Alongside the film exposes how, when, and why the conflict began.

Over 7 years, activist Rudrani Chettri creates a company to champion India's hijra people, considering the culture's schisms and complex roots while moving them away from traditional hardships.

In 2012, jihadists took control of Northern Mali, imposing one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law in recent years and, crucially for Mali, banning music. Radio stations were destroyed, instruments were burned and overnight, Mali's musicians were forced into hiding or exile where many remain even now. Follow these musicians as they fight to keep music alive. Featuring rare footage of the jihadists, a glimpse at life in refugee camps and the perilous journeys home to war-ravaged cities, THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST is a tale of courage in the face of conflict as Malian musicians refuse to give up the fight for their right to sing.

David Haye. Unified world cruiserweight champion at twenty-eight, heavyweight champion at twenty-nine - on course to join the pantheon of boxing greats before injury and defeat in the ring seemed to put an end to his career. 4 years later, he's in the fight of his life as he undergoes radical, experimental surgery and trains harder than ever for one last comeback, one last chance to become a legend. With 2,000 hours of unprecedented, intimate access filming over 9 years, this is an extraordinarily personal portrait of a man struggling with anxiety, depression and self-belief and what it takes to achieve his dreams, what it takes to become a champion.

Where the Wind Blew, looks at the legacy of nuclear bomb testing during the Cold War in Kazakhstan (USSR) and Nevada (USA) told through the eyes of the victims, activists and participants.

A documentary about the life and work of Dame Gillian Lynne.

An examination of the claims made for Uri Geller's career in espionage.

Space scientists in Mumbai dream of launching the country's first astronomical satellite. Meanwhile the children living next door to the Space Centre are inspired to have dreams of their own.

Stamford Hill, London has been home to Europe's largest community of Hasidic Jews since the 1800s. Soaring rents have forced them to look for a new home in an unlikely location and with help from the unlikeliest of champions.

The British-based actor and comedy writer addresses an audience about his personal awakening into Indian cinema, inter-cut with interviews and insightful clips.

You've heard of the Jurassic, Cambrian, Pleistocene, Holocene. Now a group of world-renowned scholars is debating whether to declare a new geological epoch - the Anthropocene. Mankind has so changed Earth, they state, that we've created our own geological layer. In our film, key members of the group, for the first time on camera, tell the story of the Anthropocene - from the Time of Fire to today's Great Acceleration and beyond. And ask... ... how will our story end? And should it make us laugh or cry?