Earth Story

Earth Story is a 1998 BBC documentary series on geology presented by Aubrey Manning.

This documentary combines archaeological and geological evidence with tales passed down through generations, uncovering a dramatic history of cannibals, vast stone cities, human sacrifice, and the epic voyagers who colonised the Pacific centuries before Columbus made it to America.

Four short native stories reflect, with the rich colors and textures of stop-motion, the deep ancestral wisdom contained in simple moments of everyday life.

Over 46 minutes, the film takes the viewer on a journey to discover different initiatives and cases where Chileans are contributing to mitigate the effects of climate change, from large-scale projects and scientific innovations to day-to-day citizen actions, all of which are collectively necessary. The focus of this documentary is to show how Chile is contributing to an issue that affects all of humanity, such as climate change, in five thematic areas: sustainable agriculture; forest and biodiversity conservation; renewable energy; the water crisis; and astronomy.

In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

Soil breathes. Humans die and become soil. Humans who died and became soil breathe a breath of earth. It discovers how a breath of earth breathed with people in the land of the dead, Jindo.

In 1969, the first humans to travel to the moon looked back at the whole of the Earth. Since then our understanding of our planetary home and our impact upon it has grown exponentially.

The fittest athletes on Earth take on the CrossFit Games, the ultimate test of fitness to prove that they are the fittest on Earth.

Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a profile of Oregon ELF member Daniel McGowan, who was brought up on terrorism charges for his involvement with the radical group.

A historical journey spanning half a century and beyond at Walt Disney World, featuring spectacular visuals, musical performances, and interviews.

A behind the scenes look at the Planet Earth Series.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every continent, the film traces the scientifically-based story of the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, from the core to the crust and up into the atmosphere.

"The Story of Hellrasier III" offers a half-hour discussion of the overhaul involved in the making of the delayed third film in the Hellraiser franchise, in which a cult horror format was consciously transformed into a mass-market product with an eye on the teen market and a sense of disappointment from the British crew of the first two films. - Frank Harrison

Born from dying stars, it was sculpted by violent collisions in space. Yet, in an epic journey, this hostile ball of molten rock transformed itself into a nurturing environment. From it emerged forms of life, none of which have been found anywhere else in the universe. That planet is not millions of light years away either. You are standing on it right now. It is Earth.

True to its title, "The Story Begins" introduces the audience to the Defenders Of The Earth's colorfully animated cast of characters. It is Flash Gordon, whose spaceship crashes near Mandrake and Lothar's mansion, who tells us of evil Ming's plan to destroy the earth. In addition to being panicked over Ming's plans for the destruction of earth, he is anguished over the well-being of his wife and son Rick whom he was forced to leave behind.

A dramatization of the life story of Christopher Columbus, a young boy dreaming of proving the earth is round by finding a westward trade route to the far east.

A story about the pioneers of Kamchatka snowboarding, about the first wakeboarder who conquered the coastal waters of the Kuril Islands, and about the founder of the first Russian surfing school. These people accepted the challenge of nature, went beyond the usual and discovered new facets of their sport.

This brilliant film shows the majestic beauty that is the Giro d'Italia. It's said that Eddy Merckx's Molteni boss wept like a child in the arms of his beaming star, who later on in the year went on to win cycling's magical triple crown when he won the Tour de France and the World Championships. Experience the riders' anguish and joy, the organisers' difficulties anf the adoring Tifosi's passion.

Filmed and edited over 10 years by rocker/photographer Duncan Wilder Johnson, Leave Behind A Groove In The Earth showcases archival footage of Sam Black Church in their element: LIVE! Interviews tell the story of a group of kids originally from West Virginia and Washington D.C. who moved to Boston and gave the world a sound, a style, and a live show never experienced before, and soon became classic. Interviewees include: Dr. Know – Bad Brains, Page Hamilton – HELMET, D. Randall Bythe – Lamb Of God, Jesse Leach and Mike D’Antonio – Killswitch Engage, Trevor Phipps and Ken Susi – Unearth, Brian Fair – Shadows Fall, Neil Fallon – Clutch, Jonah Jenkins – Only Living Witness, Mark McKay and Steve Risteen – SLAPSHOT, and Dave Tree – TREE