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Apr 2026
Tłı̨chǫ researchers and Innu youth protect caribou, seeking solutions to climate and habitat crises in traditional ecological knowledge.
Alma has just broken up with her boyfriend. After a night of booze and emotional back-and-forth, the girl wakes up with a hangover... and a massive catastrophe that is ravaging the entire world.
Oct 2025
Pioneering Asian and Native Hawaiian marine scientists grapple with questions of belonging as they confront the long history of exploitation in coral reef research. Their work questions who holds authority in science—and what is lost when indigenous perspectives are dismissed. Grounded in the Hawaiian concept of kuleana — a sacred reciprocal responsibility between people and place — they are building new research models that prioritize the needs of local communities.
Evil does not need a reason.
In a new daily series, Abril, a transgender woman chooses her mother, Helena, to be her primary caregiver during facial feminization surgery. With maternal gestures, Helena cares for Abril with the same look she had when her daughter was a little girl.
May 2026
In Northern California’s Lassen National Forest, wildlife biologist Alyssa enters ground zero of the 2021 Dixie Fire—one of the largest and most severe wildfires in state history. She returns to a place she calls home, in search of a species she knew. Pacific marten; an elusive and feisty forest carnivore deeply tied to environmental change.
An exploration of what it is to be lost in today’s world and how to be okay with where you are.
Torn between the girl he loves and the future he’s always dreamed of, a boy must make the difficult decision of whether he should leave or stay.
In an abandoned city after a zombie epidemic, José walks the streets looking for supplies in houses, stores and taps to survive. He lives with the freedom that he did not have before the infectious outbreak. At the same time, Matías and Andrea arrive in the same city and are gathering supplies to meet his mother again and go to a safe area. Then they meet.
Mr mauve was once a hired gun who did dirty work for the highest bidder. For the last several years he has gone dark and stayed out of trouble. That’s about to change when a previous employer sends a new man to take out Mauve to tie up any loose ends.
Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, COVID-19, and now avian flu – a long list of deadly viruses leaping from animals to humans. Why are these spillovers happening, and how are we fuelling them? Directed by award-winner Michael Wech and produced by Emmy®-winner Leopold Hoesch, this film takes us on a gripping global journey into the origins of some of the world’s most dangerous pathogens. For anyone who wants to understand the science behind pandemics and how we hopefully can prevent the next one.
A young girl finds a club of likeminded classmates obsessed with spoons. However, as she begins to spend more time with the club leadership, she begins to find traces of horrors beyond her comprehension.
The filmmaker writes a letter to her cat, Henry. She is looking for a soft and tender place to inhabit – a quiet refuge of warmth to retreat into when the world becomes too loud. An ode to our captive pets and the intimate worlds we build together.
Feb 2026
In No Kidding, a quaint and picturesque Welsh town is divided by an uncommon issue: they have a goat problem. Wild Kashmiri goats stray increasingly far from their home to encounter a quirky cast of characters from the obstinate mayoress to an artist with a goat muse. We follow on their journey, unravelling their place within this slightly absurd village ecology.
An assassin from the deadly gang, SEVEN SKULLS, is about to get replaced.
For a DJ, keeping up with the latest trends is par for the course, but DJ Brian d’Souza, is forging his own path. Under his stage name, Auntie Flo, he learned to create innovative soundscapes from the subtle vibrations of living plants and mushrooms His musical exploration highlights the living ecosystem that exists all around us, urging us to see nature as living collaborator in the symphony of existence. Beyond the stage, his music promotes mental healing and environmental conservation, encouraging listeners to engage with nature in a new way. By collaborating with the natural world, Brian reshapes how we interact with the environment, giving Mother Earth a voice in the symphony of life and inviting us to listen to what’s hidden in plain sight.
Every year, thousands of toads make the arduous journey back to the waters of their birth to reproduce. They have to overcome numerous dangers along the way - from dangerous roads to other obstacles that turn their journey into a fight for survival.
After fighting for decades for recognition of their treaty fishing rights, the Quinault Indian Nation—located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington—now exclusively manages the northern razor clam harvest on their reservation and co-manages the harvest with the state within their treaty area. This fishery is rated green for environmental sustainability by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program thanks to a strong management plan rooted in both traditional knowledge and modern science. This highly effective blend of management systems includes regular population assessments and strong policies to prevent overharvest.