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Pakistan One-on-One
Item# 49103
© 2011
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-051-0
The devastating impact of the 9/11 terror attacks gave the American public a new stock villain: the bearded, wild-eyed Middle Easterner intent on destroying the United States. The stereotype persists...
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Song of the Dunes: The Search for the Original Gypsies
Item# 48259
© 2011
55 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-940-3
Along the ancient Silk Road near the India-Pakistan border, tribes of “untouchables” remain subject to the Hindu caste system. Despite their unfortunate status, the Manganiyar and Kalbeliya people are...
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Bicol River: Philippines—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50347
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-705-2
The Bicol River in the Philippines is a bastion of transportation, passing through the alluvial and coastal plains of the vast Bicol Valley and flowing directly into the Pacific Ocean. This program ex...
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Kaveri River: India—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50345
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-703-8
The Kaveri River is among the most sacred rivers of India and revered as Dakshina Ganga, or Ganges of the South. Rising from the hills at Talakaveri in Karnataka, it journeys down into Tamil Nadu thro...
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Lijiang River: China—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50348
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-706-9
China’s Li River, or Lijiang, is one of the world’s most mystical rivers and certainly among the most picturesque—a perennial source of inspiration for Chinese poets and painters alike. This program h...
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Mekong River: Thailand—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50349
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-707-6
The Mekong River is deeply revered in Southeast Asia. This program takes a look at the river and the people who live along it. The Mekong has great religious significance for her people—for it is with...
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The Red River: Vietnam—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50350
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-708-3
Vietnam's famed water puppet performances originated from the Red River Delta. These performances recall the lifestyle of the Red River people, which is now threatened by the surging Vietnamese econom...
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Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50344
© 2010
180 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-702-1
The rivers of Asia are renowned for their majesty, their industry, and their mystical grace. This six-part series explores the ancient myths and great works of art and poetry that were inspired by the...
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Tonle Sap River: Cambodia—Rivers of Our Time
Item# 50346
© 2010
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-704-5
Cambodia's Tonle Sap River has been critical to the development of the ancient civilization of Angkor and is the floating home of “water-borne” Khmer who have celebrated its cyclical phases for genera...
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Krakatoa
Item# 42687
© 2009
45 Min.
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This program tells the story of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, from its birth approximately 2 million years ago to 1883—the year it erupted so violently that it blew itself out of existence. Distrib...
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