Inside China: Ice Vegas

Get an inside look as Harbin’s army of workers build a theme park bigger than Disneyland and follow some of the world’s best ice and snow carvers in their gruelling quest for gold.

Woman Raised By Monkeys

After being abducted and abandoned in the jungle, Marina Chapman claims she survived by living with a troupe of monkeys. She says, that for five years, they were her only family. Now, fifty years later, Marina and her daughter are on a quest to find the answers to her life; Who were her real family? Why was she taken? And did she really survive five years alone in the jungle with only monkeys for company? For the first time, Marina Chapman’s incredible story will be put to the test as we forensically examine her claims to have been raised by monkeys. Could a five year old girl really survive in the jungle in the company of monkeys? Working with neuroscientists, forensic anthropologists and primatologists we search for the clue. Will they reveal Marina to be a hoax or prove her amazing story to be true?

Journey In The Danger Zone: Iraq

Adnan Sarwar served as a British soldier in the Iraq war. 15 years later, he returns to explore the country that’s obsessed him ever since. In a revealing and uplifting journey, Adnan sees Iraq and meets its people in a way he never could as a soldier. Starting high in the snowy mountains, Adnan joins wildlife activists releasing bears into the wild; enters tunnels dug by ISIS in Mosul which house an incredible discovery; gains rare access to a booming oil-refinery; and meets Iraqi Kurdistan’s biggest pop star. He joins female soldiers who long for independence from Iraq, before travelling through majestic gorges to reach the contested oil fields of Kirkuk, where Kurdish and Iraqi forces recently clashed. 15 years on, the future of Iraq looks optimistic.

Animal Imitators

Enter the bizarre world of ANIMAL IMITATORS and learn what drives seemingly normal humans to undergo extensive body modifications to transform themselves into their favourite animals. Some are content just adopting the behaviour of their chosen creatures, while others endure animal-skin tattoos, having their ears pointed, teeth led and metal studs implanted into their faces to anchor whiskers.

That's Art

Art is all around us: tattoos, graffiti, movie posters and book covers. THAT'S ART introduces you to the people that create ‘the Art of the Every Day' and profiles the biggest, most influential artists working in unusual mediums – creative geniuses that make art out of Lego, desserts and even dead animals.

The Lion Cub From Harrods

This documentary tells the extraordinary story of Christian the Lion who was bought as a cub by John Rendall and Ace Bourke, from the Harrods ‘Exotic Animals Department’ Christian the lion then found himself swept up into the heart of hip London society at the height of the ‘swinging sixties’. The film features exclusive photographs, and never-before-seen footage of the last reunion between John, Ace and Christian which has come from their personal archive.

Bad Influencer

BAD INFLUENCER reveals the shocking rise and fall of Belle Gibson, one of Instagram’s first super-influencers. By 23, the Australian wellness guru had cultivated an adoring global following with the story that she’d cured her own terminal cancer by eating a plant-based diet and using alternative natural therapies. Warm, glamorous and authentic, Belle’s appeal transcended Instagram as she scored a lucrative deal with Penguin, while winning awards and plaudits from Apple, Elle, Cosmo and others. But there was one problem with Belle’s story: she never had cancer. BAD INFLUENCER will lift the lid on one of social media’s great mysteries: who was the real Belle Gibson – an ingenious con artist or damaged young woman trapped in a lie?

Pure Intentions

PURE INTENTIONS follows Peter Oliver, a successful Canadian restaurateur, originally from South Africa, as he seeks to right the wrongs of his home country’s past by helping it’s future – it’s children. In the process, Oliver’s journey takes an unexpected and very personal twist.

The Two Lives of Li Ermao

Filmed over 17 years across Southern China, THE TWO LIVES OF LI ERMAO is the intimate and heart-wrenching story of Li Ermao, a transgender migrant worker, transitioning from male to female, then back to male. In this touching tale, we witness Li Ermao's search for identity, struggle for love and fight for survival. World Premiere 2019 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Winner of 2020 China Screen d'Or, Les Écrans de Chine Film Festival Winner, audience prize at the Royal Anthropological International Film Festival

Cracked: The Perplexing World of Egg Donation

CRACKED reveals the world of egg donation at a time when fertility rates are collapsing. Infertile potential parents are desperate to find egg donors with the right traits, the right ethnicity. But donating an egg is not simple and invites multiple risks. Through intimate stories of couples searching for donors, a Hollywood actor who had her child through egg donation, and frank confessions from a donor who is helping scores of families welcome babies, the film explores the economics, emotional costs and ethics of egg donation. It illuminates how rapid advances in reproductive science have left countries, cultures and laws struggling to catch up and both egg donors and those yearning for babies walking on eggshells.