Trick Bears

Zoos of the World(en)

Travel around the globe to some of the best zoos, which are striving to fill a new role that relates directly to environmental education.

Telebear(en)

When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to the culprit being a bear. But bears can't use phones. Can they?

Cats, Birds and Fishes(en)

Some champion exhibits from the National Cat Club Show and the Combined Bird and Aquaria Show, described by W. Cox-Ife, F. Hopkins, and L.C. Mandeville.

Aquarium(de)

Turn your TV into an ultra-sharp aquarium. Shot in 4K Ultra High Definition! Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of aquaristics. In the world's largest pet shop - at Zajac Zoo in Duisburg - we have selected 9 highlights for you from over 1,000 saltwater aquariums and presented them at the highest technical level. This Blu-ray Disc was produced with RED EPIC cameras in 4K Ultra HD, in a resolution 4 times higher than Full HD. The recordings offer unprecedented brilliance and stunning plasticity, created for the latest generation of UHD, plasma, LED and OLED TVs. Enjoy picture quality in perfection, pin sharp, indescribably plastic and ultra-realistic. Perfect for presentation on 4K UHD TVs!

Københavnerbilleder(da)

Various street scenes from Copenhagen in 1907.

Grandma Despina(mk)

This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, the first shot made in Macedonia, in the Balkans in fact, made by these two cinematography pioneers, contains peculiar symbolics: at the moment when the grandmother Despina spins the weaving wheel, film starts rolling in our country.

Hunting the Panther(fr)

A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.

Dr. Cook at Copenhagen(da)

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was greeted by the king, and given an honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen. Only a few days later, however, his endeavour was questioned, and in December the University rejected Cook's documentation. Carl Th. Dreyer is seen as one of the journalists taking notes. (DFI)

Girls Taking Time Checks(en)

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

Smart(en)

In the city of Los Angeles, the members of SMART (Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team) have stepped up to save lives. This division of trained and passionate animal lovers risks life and limb to rescue all kinds of creatures in need.

Once Upon a Forest(fr)

With Once Upon a Forest, Luc Jacquet invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. “For the first time, we will be able to watch a rain forest growing before our eyes…Only cinema can offer this unique voyage into a completely untamed universe, a world of perfect balance in which each living thing – from the smallest to the largest – plays an essential role. The film will deliver a complete sensory immersion in the primaeval splendor of one of nature’s richest mysteries, inviting the audience to enter, discover and marvel at a universe of untold treasures while joining its voice to the ever-growing awareness of the need to preserve our world.”

Fade to Black(en)

In this meditation on contemporary race relations, two black men discuss in voiceover certain “casual” events in life and cinema that are unnoticed or discounted by whites—gestures, hesitations, stares, off-the-cuff remarks, jokes—details of an ideology of repressed racism.

The Heart of 'The Natural'(nl)

Anniversary of the Revolution(ru)

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and the final triumph.

Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid(en)

The scientific search for the elusive giant squid.

Incredible! The Story of Dr. Pol(en)

He’s our favorite veterinarian, and now we reveal what makes him so incredible. In this special program, Dr. Jan Pol shares his most intimate and life-changing moments – from his childhood in the Netherlands when the world was at war, to his move to the American midwest, and a love story fit for the movies – this is the story of his incredible life. (Disney+)

Growing Up Wild - Fuzzy Wuzzy Bears(en)

With a delightful mix of rare wildlife footage, music and rhyme, GROWING UP WILD gives kids a fun new way to learn about the animal kingdom. You'll get all this!

What to Do on a Date(en)

A shy teen wants to ask out a girl on a date - but how can he know what she'd like to do, or what kind of activity would be best suited for getting to know her?

Life In The Snow(en)

In a seasonal special, Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands. He reveals their survival secrets, from the polar bear mother who gives her cubs the best possible start in life to the owl that finds food hidden beneath a blanket of snow, plus the plucky penguins that huddle together to keep warm. Gordon also unwraps the lives of our favourite Christmas characters - those wonderful reindeer and our very own robin redbreast!

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat(fr)

Likely in June 1897, a group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

A Lure: Teen Fight Club(en)

A community is under siege as three Belmont Highschool coed students go missing with no trace of their whereabouts. The pressure is on the police to capture the culprits responsible. Scouring the school hallways in search of clues, undercover female detective Maggie Rawdon (Jessica Sonnerborn) enters Belmont High as a transfer student in an attempt to solve the hideous disappearance of the students. Maggie makes a few new friends, and gets invited to a private rave in the country. Just as the group begins to suspect that they've taken a wrong turn, however, the trap is sprung and Maggie finds out firsthand what fate has befallen the missing girls.

The Way, My Way(en)

Based on the best selling Camino memoir of the same name by Bill Bennett, the film documents one man's journey along the Camino de Santiago, searching for meaning, not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.

Krauses Kur(de)

On a summer evening the circuit of the village policeman Krause suddenly went crazy. His doctor immediately prescribed a cure on the Baltic Sea for him. And so Krause and his sisters set off in the legendary "Dübener Ei". In the sanatorium he meets his roommate Rudi - an encounter with far-reaching consequences.

Rojavai Killathe(ta)

Alaxander, a faithful henchman of Peter, does anything ordered by him. In one confrontation with the enemies, Peter orders Alaxander to Kill Anu, an innocent girl. On contrary, he decides to save her.

Red Rooster Plymouth Rock(ru)

Valka is a young boy whose dream is to get a red Plymouth Rock breed rooster and teach him to dance.

Date(de)

Hsueh Ping-Kuei and Wang Pao-Chuan(zh)

A taiwanese language film. The folk tales of Gezai Opera are put on the screen, and the form of the stage play is maintained.

Amiche davvero!!(en)

A week in the life of Claudia e Francesca and all their friends.

Escape From Jonestown(en)

In 1978, more than 900 people were led to their death by Rev. Jim Jones in a mass murder-suicide pact. Those who survived tell their story of pain and loss.

Banal o Makasalanan?(tl)

Salome, a seductive and alluring daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter to King Herodes, discovers faith and Christianity through her love for a Roman centurion named Cornelius.

血染黎明(zh)

The Moon Bird(en)

The Moon Bird is a dark fairytale about an orphan girl called Teardrop who inherits magical powers from her late parents. A terrible sorceress Experimentia desires the magic for herself and pursues Teardrop for her own evil ends. Teardrop must outwit the sorceress with the help of a magical bird created after one of her tears binds with the moon.

Leyendas de amor y muerte(es)

Underwater Guest(ru)

Mounting of the film by Dmitry Frolov on the basis of documentary frames of performances of Russian ballet dancers and lifeless margins of the Russian outback. Symbolizes the slowly naked and dying Russian world.

From Victory to Victory(zh)

In 1947, the Chinese Red Army sets a trap for the Nationalist forces in Jiangsu province.

The Last Concert(it)

Love story of a young woman Stella who is dying of leukemia. A man is mistaken for a family member at the hospital and is informed by a doctor the diagnosis of Stella. Stella cheerfully follows the man. He is reluctant at first but after some shaky moments the two develop a relationship. The two fall in love in the short period of time left to experience.

Project CC(en)

A brilliant child scientist must join forces with her sister when a cloning experiment goes awry.

Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship(en)

This new documentary special is about the most intact slave shipwreck found to date and the only one for which we know the full story of the voyage, the passengers and their descendants.