Geography Movies

Victor Sluzhkin signs on as a teacher of geography in a secondary school in his native Perm (in the Urals) and gets lost in a haze of hard vodka,...

In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and...

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the...

Physical features such as gulf, peninsula, island, etc, are defined and basic principles of using colors to show elevation are illustrated with...

Host Peter Greenberg explores the hidden gems of Turkey's Aegean coast. Some of the stunning destinations include Bodrum, Izmir and the ancient city...

Explores the plans for the construction of the monumental dam on China's Yangtze River, the structure that when completed in 2009 will become the...

Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer Wells, one of a group of scientists studying the...

A group of people setting out to find a previously assumed land and upon reaching it, not knowing how to deal with the customs of the place, have to...

Explores the distinctive features of the major rivers of the continent, and discusses their contributions to the farming, recreation, transportation...

Disenchanted with their fixed places on the map, the states swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country and do...

The interview, held on January 4, 2001, was the last given by Professor Milton Santos, who died from cancer on June 24 of the same year. The...

This short-length documentary takes us to Agadir, a city in Morocco that was struck by an earthquake in 1960. The film, made by an expatriate...

A portrait of Toronto, as defined by the spaces its queer residents inhabit and the memories they’ve created there.

The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the...

This documentary shows the characteristics and location of major plains and plateaus of North America, and discusses some of the ways in which they...

A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their...