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They are top athletes. But a single flight of stairs can be a challenge. This documentary follows two elite competitors as they embark on a journey to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Mining on asteroids sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it could soon become a reality. Nations and powerful corporations already have plans for such ventures and are hard at work staking their claim to resources from space.
The iconic Schminke House is a pioneering example of modern architecture in the International Style. The house was designed by Hans Sharoun and is located in the Saxon town of Löbau in eastern Germany. Sharoun later rose to fame for his design of the concert hall Berliner Philharmonie. Hannah Hummel visited the Schminke House and spent the night there.
Guccio Gucci founded his company in 1921 as a leather goods boutique in Florence. It grew into a world-famous fashion label. An American feature film tells the story of one tragic chapter. What is its recipe for success?
Nigeria has the second largest film output in the world, but many filmmakers struggle with low budgets and barely make a profit. But streaming platforms are giving a boost to African films.
In cities around the world, housing prices are skyrocketing while incomes aren’t keeping pace. Housing is a human right that is becoming increasingly evasive. A market gone wild is putting the squeeze on tenants.
This film documents the lives of young Palestinian women in Palestine and Israel. They live in contexts dominated by men, surrounded by outdated gender roles. But step-by-step, these young women are shaping their own paths through life.
Entrepreneur Armin Pohl ran a successful Hollywood special effects company before he started electrifying a DeLorean. It helped him add tech such as holography and 3-D gesture control to the electrified vehicle.
Bollywood movies and American action flicks once drew large crowds in Afghanistan. But the Taliban's latest guidelines severely restrict entertainment. The famous Ariana cinema in Kabul is just one of the cultural venues the Taliban have ordered closed.
Zenith Irfan doesn’t think twice about cruising through her homeland of Pakistan on her motorcycle. But is Pakistani society at large willing to grant women that kind of freedom?
South Africa’s former president Frederik Willem de Klerk has died at the age of 85. As it’s last white minority leader he steered his country towards the end of apartheid - for which De Klerk and Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize.
In many parts of the world, questions surrounding virginity have seemed to be on the verge of disappearing. But despite the sexual revolution, the idea of preserving virginity has seen a resurgence of late.
Hannah Hummel visits the fairytale-like Moritzburg Castle, where the 1970s classic ‘Three Wishes for Cinderella’ was filmed. Her travel itinerary also includes a trip to the picturesque vineyards of Radebeul, the Karl May Museum, and a ride on a Lössnitz Railway steam train.
Indigenous peoples are among the worst affected by rainforest deforestation. What can art do in the face of this destruction? We show solutions from Cameroon, plus how artists in Brazil are fighting to save the Amazon.
A wave of authoritarianism is churning from East to West and assailing civil society. Autocrats are threatening democracy, while their regimes portray NGOs as Trojan horses for foreign interference.
Iranian-in-exile Shirin Neshat addresses gender roles and social issues in her photographs and videos. Her new work, "Land of Dreams”, tells of dreams and memories: it is at once both very personal and highly political.
Inmates in the prison hospital in Saratov, southwestern Russia, were allegedly tortured and filmed. The videos, which have now been revealed, are a blow for law enforcement officers. And it might not be an isolated case.
The death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set in the United States has shocked the world. Professionals in the prop industry say strict rules may not have been followed by the crew filming "Rust."
German set designer Simon Weisse has built wonderful worlds for film directors such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Tykwer and - above all - Wes Anderson. He’s also worked on Anderson's new feature “The French Dispatch”.
Moscow has beaten Hollywood in a world — or space — first: An interstellar film set. Their Soyuz spacecraft touched down after its return flight from the International Space Station. Production has already resumed back on Earth.
Niniola, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido: In dance clubs around the world, musicians from Africa are stars. And no wonder - Afrobeats, which pairs West African musical elements with hip-hop, dancehall or house music, is great to dance to.
A dozen or so media productions are shot annually in Lithuania’s capital. Hardly any other city features buildings from so many different eras and offers as varied a countryside as Vilnius.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East opened up - and the Italian Mafia moved in. In the decades since, they have built up a criminal network in the former East Germany. This investigative documentary traces their origins back 30 years.
Extreme weather is occurring more frequently worldwide. Rising sea levels and heavy rain are causing devastating floods. Most researchers agree that these are the consequences of climate change. But what can we do to protect ourselves?
