The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau was a television documentary series that ran from 1968 to 1976, bringing the deep ocean into living rooms at a time when it was still a frontier more mysterious than outer space. It wasn’t just about marine biology or underwater footage—it was mythmaking, driven by a single man’s vision … Read more
Dead Birds (1964) is a landmark ethnographic film directed by Robert Gardner, set among the Dani people of the Baliem Valley in the highlands of what was then western New Guinea (now Papua Province, Indonesia). It’s not about Papua New Guinea the country, but about a region just across the border—crucially important if you’re tracking … Read more
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl cemented his place in history by sailing a balsa-log raft, the Kon-Tiki, from Peru to Polynesia. Years later, he learned about the buoyant bardi reed used in ancient Iraq and wondered: Could the Sumerians have spread their culture across seas using ships made of this material? To explore this possibility, Heyerdahl … Read more
2019 transit of the Northwest Passage from Delaware to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska by the Belgian sailing yacht Alioth. Crew: Vincent Moeyersoms, Olivier Moeyersoms, Jean Englebert
In the Wake of the North Wind – a sailing expedition through the untouched beauty of East Greenland. A cinematic documentation of our life on board a wooden two mast schooner named Ópal, navigating through the largest fjord system of the world: Scoresby Sund at 71° North! This fjord system along with the small settlement … Read more
Legendary actor John Huston teamed up with The American Sportsman to travel to Kenya in 1969 in search of the legendary Ahmed the Elephant. Huston camps on the slope of active volcano Mount Marsabit in the desert of Northern Kenya to begin his search and exploration with Marsabit National Reserve park warden and game ranger … Read more
(the film begins at about 3:30) Writer, filmmaker, producer and adventurer John Heminway brings us this 1990 PBS/WNET film in which he escapes to the Marquesas Islands. John Heminway: A Multifaceted Writer and Filmmaker John Heminway is a renowned writer and filmmaker who has made significant contributions to the world of storytelling. With a diverse … Read more
Here is another rare film by writer and filmmaker John Heminway. How amazing that we can now watch this film! See all the films Mr. Heminway has made available here.
Remastered documentary from 1975 following Mike Deamon (tour guide and former London mining investment consultant) and several other adventurers on a planned overland trip in a 12-ton truck from the United Kingdom to Nepal. Also along are Suzie Williams a photographer from New Zealand, Tanya Gupta the group secretary, Paul Travis a student from Canada, … Read more