Al Gore finds life after the politically crushing embarrassment that was his tenure as vice president and, frankly, it's unlikely he will experience another point as high as his achievement in this profound, engaging and, mercifully, clear documentary on the consequences of our complacent greed. That ‘An Inconvenient Truth' provides little in the way of true revelations pertaining to the earth's (humanity's) looming ecological demise, and ignores some of the more profound problems of trapped car find out more...

Another unusual offering from Luc "The Big Blue" Besson. A fascinating "Koyaanisqatsi" style journey through the strange and mysterious world of our planet's seas. Accompanied by a stylish score, the lives of some strange creatures, and some incredible sea-scapes are explored. Very unusual. find out more...

When Amy is sent to live with the dad she's not seen for 9 years, she's unimpressed by his eccentricity, not to mention his new girl friend. But when Amy's adopted by a gaggle of orphaned goslings who must somehow learn to fly, her father's flying machine is their only hope. Beautiful, magical adventure. find out more...

Ojibway Indian, Grey Owl, is a trapper and adventurer, keen to exploit the wilderness for his own profit, but when he meets Mohawk Indian Pony he is shown the beauty and harmony of nature. Writing and lecturing to the world on the fragility of earth's environment Grey Owl is a transformed man, but he hides an astounding secret, a past that is about to resurface and haunt him. Grey Owl is based on a true story set in the 1930s, it's directed by Richard Attenborough and as you might expect is a lu find out more...

Filmed entirely without dialogue, but rich in sound and imagery, Hukkle is a dreamily original and darkly witty depiction of not so ordinary, ordinary life. The film follows a number of residents, both human and animal, of a small rural community in Hungary going about their business, an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman, who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, bee keepers et al, and close-ups of the district's fauna and flora, the insec find out more...

Christopher McCandless is a bright, likable, precociously perceptive, young middle-class college graduate, who, tortured by his dysfunctional childhood, is determined to find a simpler, purer and more harmonious life. He gives away all that he has and sets out across North America, his ultimate goal the perfect isolation of the Alaskan wilderness. Based on real events 'Into The Wild' is beautifully judged, paced and performed; an epic, gloriously visualised road trip and also a moving and though find out more...

A young working-class lad in a grim Northern mining town has no more ambition than to follow his dad down the pit. However he finds an injured young kestrel, which he nurses back to health and trains, an event which opens up a once bleak landscape for him. It's grim up there..... find out more...

One of the most stunning nature documentaries ever seen on British TV. The ubiquitous David Attenborough navigates on an epic voyage through one of Earth's last-remaining and most delicate wildernesses, the Antarctic. find out more...

Intimate Relations; the relationships between invertebrates and plants or other animals. find out more...

The Mountain Patrol are a pitifully ill-equipped and underfunded volunteer force fighting a relentless, and seemingly hopeless, battle against the poachers of Tibet's increasingly rare antelopes. Based on a true story and shot in a pseudo-documentary style, "Mountain Patrol" is a visually ravishing and grippingly brutal tale of men surviving on what seems like the edge of the world. Set in the beautiful harsh landscapes of Tibet, the locations are stunning, and the local colour vivid. find out more...