Exploration Movies

A collection of four animated short films, around the themes of friendship and tolerance.

Antarctica: A Frozen History takes a look at the history and stories of the human explorations in the Antarctic. Although quite slow paced and...

Filmmaker Marc Fafard examines the historical and cultural significance of the seafaring Vikings.

A bolstering eruption of chaos and boyhood; an exploration of the human body and how it interacts with the soul.

A riveting story of polar exploration that investigates the motivation, psychology, science, and physical endurance that have characterized the...

Did Cartier dream of making a country from this land of a million birds? In his records of his exploration he certainly marvelled at seeing the great...

A documentary about New Zealanders in Antarctica: researching International Geophysical Year, and supporting the Trans-Antarctic Expedition by laying...

Andrzej Bargiel and Jędrek Baranowski roam through Karakoram to create history. This movie is a journey full of passion and love for big...

Deep in the jungle of Central Vietnam, lies a magnificent underground kingdom. Hang Son Doong which translates as “mountain river cave”,...

Gombessa Expedition 3 Protected by an international treaty Antarctica has been spared the effects of hunting and fishing. But signs in ice’s...

On a deserted beach, a little guy embarks on a mysterious ship. This is how his journey starts, a journey between dream and reality.

The Sealab project, launched in 1969 off the shore of northern California, was the brainchild of a country doctor turned naval pioneer who dreamed of...

Two children in the countryside. Time lazily goes by on a hot month of August as they long for adventure.

An exploration of Rodez Cathedral and its stained glass windows: praying figures and scientific imagery. A study on color, repetition and flickering...

Discover how the big, bold ideas of Silicon Valley are helping launch a new era of private space exploration in this half-hour KQED Science...

Did the Peruvians cross the sea? The filming of a Norwegian archaeological expedition to the Galapagos islands in 1952, lead by Thor Heyerdahl. A...

Igor D'India's epic journey down the Yukon River, across Canada & Alaska. 16000 km hitch-hiking and nearly 2000 km solo paddling with an...

Marquis de Wavrin shot these images during a series of trips to South America between 1919 and 1922.