This film gives present and future fans (and all literature lovers) an opportunity to gain insight into the labyrinthine of creative processes that form the foundation of Mario Vargas Llosa’s novels. Available in German.

For 2000 years, the Moso women have had complete freedom in matters of love and sex. One golden rule: never to marry the man they have chosen as a lover. This film takes us on a voyage of discovery to the foothills of the Himalayas, the land of the Moso, the tribe of the mothers, as anthropologists have called them.

Who are we, beyond our clothes and skin, beyond our physical identity? Five people from around the globe, from all different walks of life, make a series of clothed and naked portraits, creating a permanent record of how they want to be seen, known, remembered. The ‘nude’ comes to life, expressing itself entirely uncensored before our camera.

As China emerges as the economic powerhouse of the 21st century, no one can disrupt the biggest construction boom in the world's history. In this film International architects, Paul Andreu, Australia's PTW, Foster and Partners and OMA, show us their iconic buildings and discuss the experience of working in China as we explore the effects of the reconstruction and how it is turning the intellectual and cultural heart of China into a globalized metropolis.

Eighty million years ago the islands of New Zealand broke away from the landmass of Gondwana. Humans inhabited these islands less than one thousand years ago. Explore the history and society of this smart and resilient nation, from pre-history to their high-tech future.

Most people in India believe that Hijras are people born with ambiguous genitalia, born as hermaphrodites. Yet if that were the case, then how is it that the population of Hijras seems to be growing? We discover that a large section of the Hijra community consists of men who choose to have themselves castrated.

In 1995 the Indian government passed a law prohibiting commercial transplants and organ donations from anyone other than relatives. Due to this new law Dr. Reddy and his team had to stop their work. Nowadays, the kidney trade in India is thriving as never before, illegally and uncontrollable...

THE NORTH FACE EXPEDITION SERIES combines super-human feats of athleticism with super-human acts of kindness. The series of hour-long specials travels to some of the world’s most remote and visually spectacular locations, putting the spotlight on The North Face’s Global Giving Philanthropic Expedition Program, which funds and promotes overseas community-based social, environmental, and economic development projects.

Look at Israeli society through the eyes of 15-year-old Bat-Chen Shahak, killed when a Palestinian terrorist blew himself up in Tel Aviv in 1996. After her death her parents discovered she had kept a diary, ever since the Gulf War. In touching poems Bat-Chen describes her life in turbulent Israel expressing her wishes for peace.