Hold at All Costs (2022)

THE QUEST: Everest VR

'THE QUEST: Everest VR' is a one-of-a-kind "real-life" Virtual Reality documentary to climb and reveal the most legendary mountain on earth, Mt. Everest, in stunning 360 degree video! It is the only real-life Virtual Reality experience that puts you directly in the boots with filmmaker and explorer, Alex Harz, on an epic 52 day quest to the Top of the World (29,032 feet / 8849 meters), and the closest thing to climbing Everest without all the rigorous training, planning and high risk needed to physically step foot on the mountain! 'THE QUEST: Everest VR' can be experienced worldwide in Virtual Reality headsets, and on computers, phones, tablets, etc...

The Overview Effect

"The Overview Effect" is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by the astronauts who saw the Earth from space. Senior astronaut Jean-François Clervoy is one of the few to have experienced it. Discover his story from a legendary astronomical observatory at the top of the Pyrenees Mountains before going to space.

Sanctuaries of Silence

Silence just might be on the verge of extinction and acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton believes that even the most remote corners of the globe are impacted by noise pollution. In Sanctuaries of Silence, join Hempton on an immersive listening journey into Olympic National Park, one of the quietest places in North America.

JFK Memento

Chronicling JFK's assassination. Narrated by the last living witnesses of the events, it explores the defining moments of the investigation as archive photos and films remastered in 3D come to life in the historic sites.

Ocean of Light - Dolphins VR

Venture into the world of wild dolphins with free diver Ashleigh Baird. In this underwater experience, viewers will become one of the pod and experience an intimate perspective of life as a dolphin.

The Protectors

A short VR documentary exposing the dangerous and grueling reality faced by rangers protecting African elephants from ivory poachers. Over 30,000 African elephants die each year at the hands of poachers, and despite global outcry the trafficking continues. The biggest key to saving these elephants from extinction is the rangers working on the ground within Africa's national parks.

-22.7°C The Far North Musical Experience

The music producer Molécule stayed in a village in Greeland, where he recorded the sounds of the Artic to compose music. The viewer follows Molécule in his adventure in the extreme North, in a sensorial and musical immersion.

Komodo

Komodo: A Paradise Under Pressure' is a 20-minute VR Nature documentary which takes you on an incredible journey through the waters and islands of Komodo National Park; a unique ecosystem situated in the Indonesian archipelago.

Guardians of the Kingdom

Two mothers-one human, one whale- are bound by the history of the Kingdom they share and the future ahead.

Genesis

GENESIS embarks on an emotionally intense virtual reality journey to experience the dramatic milestones in the evolution of earth and mankind.

Surviving 9/11 - 27 Hours Under the Rubble

Take a dive into the story of Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last 9/11 survivor rescued from Ground Zero after spending 27 hours trapped under the rubble. Twenty years later, she returns to the Twin Towers, and shares the defining moments of her life.

1st Step

“1st Step” is both a VR documentary & “fairy tale”, telling the magical story of a dream come true: the Apollo missions.

The Sun Ladies

An in-depth look at the journey of the captain of the Sun Ladies, Xate Singali. From her roots as a famous singer in Kurdistan to her new life as a soldier on the front lines, risking everything to stop the violence against her people.

The Atomic Tree

The Atomic Tree is a virtual reality journey into the memories of one of the most revered trees in the world—a 400-year-old Japanese White Pine bonsai that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima. Directed and produced by Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee.

Omaha Beach

Three veterans share their personal stories from D-Day when they were young, inexperienced soldiers and sailors heading for Omaha Beach.

War Remains

This is not a game. This is history. Presented by Hardcore History® legendary podcaster Dan Carlin, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of the Western Front of the First World War.

Solo to the South Pole

50 days to the South Pole. Solo and unassisted. Matthieu Tordeur set himself a tough challenge. Alone in Antarctica and under extreme conditions, the youngest French explorer will have to go beyond his limits to reach his goal: the South Pole.

After Solitary

Go inside the Maine State Prison to hear the harrowing story of one man’s time in solitary and what happened when he got out.

2nd Step

2nd Step" is a photorealistic, "floating" VR film journey through space in which the viewer joins astronauts on a future mission to prospective destinations on the Moon and Mars.

The Hidden

There are currently more people living in slavery than at any other time in human history. One such family has been enslaved in a rock quarry in southern India for 10 years-over a paltry debt of $70 USD. Indian government representatives, supported by the human rights group International Justice Mission, plot a daring raid to free the family.

Seeking Pluto's Frigid Heart

Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart is a stereoscopic VR experience that brings viewers to Pluto. Watch the New Horizons spacecraft zoom through space, soar over rugged mountains and bright plains, and stand on Pluto’s unique surface as its largest moon hovers over the horizon.

Notes to My Father

A VR experience about love, grief and reconciliation between a child trafficking survivor and her father.

Gloomy Eyes

Poor Gloomy. It’s 1983, and the fact that he’s a zombie makes him an outcast. Hiding out in the forest, Gloomy has his sights on a human girl. But her uncle happens to be one of the most feared zombie-hunters in the land. Set in a surreal universe that owes a debt to the visual stylings of Tim Burton, this awardwinning VR experience pairs surreal animation with a darkly humorous take on zombie-human relations.

My Brother's Keeper

A short meditation on brotherhood and the cost of war, My Brother's Keeper tells the story of two estranged brothers, Ethan and Jackson, who find themselves fighting on opposing sides of the American Civil War.

Assassin’s Creed VR Experience

Your destiny is in your blood. Enter the world of the Assassin’s Creed like never before with this new movie VR Experience

Step to the Line

Shot entirely on location in California maximum security prisons, Step to the Line is a virtual reality documentary that aims to provoke a transformation in the spectator’s eyes about prisoners, the prison system, and even themselves. In this project, we see how release from incarceration can be just as jarring as intake and how parallel lives diverge when someone serves time.

Dreams of 'O' VR

Dive into the hypnotic world of DREAMS OF "O". Submerge yourself into a virtual reality universe comprised of aerial acrobatics, daring dives, fire and the surreal amphibious characters of the breathtaking aquatic masterpiece "O" by Cirque du Soleil.

Rebuilding Notre Dame

On April 15, 2019, the Notre-Dame cathedral caught fire. Today, Notre-Dame is not entirely saved, but still standing. Experience a unique and unprecedented immersion in the cathedral before and after the fire, narrated by the leaders who look after the iconic monument.

The Wings of Mosul

In this documentary narrated by journalist Hugo Clément and directed by Chloé Rochereuil, explore the remains of the city of Mosul through the stories of Captain Muhammad and his friends and take to the skies for a paragliding ride with them in the Iraqi mountains.

Civil War 1864: A Virtual Reality Experience

Experience Civil War warfare, as never before, with the American Battlefield Trust’s new virtual reality series. This immersive storytelling approach will put you back in time as you navigate in 360 degrees how it may have looked, felt and sounded to be a Civil War soldier.

Reeducated

Three ex-prisoners reconstruct their experiences of political re-education after being caught in the mass-internment of Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, China's secret detention camps.

24 Hours in Basecamp

Meet the people at the foot of the highest mountain in the world. In the sprawling city of tents that is called Everest Base Camp, you get to meet the climbers who are determined to reach the top of the world for the first time, and those who have worked on the mountain for several years.

Ghost Fleet VR

This harrowing look at slavery in the Thai fishing industry is told through the experience of one man's harrowing ordeal to escape a prison of water after 10 years at sea.

Alegría - A Spark of Light

This VR experience is a re-imagining of Cirque du Soleil's most iconic production, providing a truly fresh vantage point and unique way to internalize the wonder of Alegría. A timeless tale of resilience and hope, Alegría A Spark of Light.

The Curious Life of Bill Mont

While getting ready for a winter formal at Northwood, a senior living center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bill Mont - an 89-year-old self-made entrepreneur, reminisces about his life, including his most recent venture - sending people’s ashes to the moon. As he ruminates on love and loss, as well as his entrepreneurial projects and acquisitions, we experience what it’s like to live life to the fullest at 89.

The Freefall Dancer

The incredible journey of a classical dancer turned skydiving world champion. Discover Sophia Pécout’s story : from the floor of the Opera to the skies. The journey of a woman who transformed her dance experience into a flying freefalling choreography.

The Leader Dog

Three days under heavy rain, wind and snow to travel 300 kilometers across the Alps mountains. This is the challenge of one the hardest sled dogs’ race of the year: The Vercors Quest. Jérome and Looping will have to push their limits to finish the race. Under these extreme conditions, the trust between the musher and his lead dog must be unshakeable.

Valen’s Reef

Plunge into one of the greatest spectacles of biodiversity in the world.

Lost

Lost is a virtual reality short movie in which the viewer is transported to a mysterious, moonlit forest where they meet a mysterious robotic creature that turns into an awe-inspiring encounter.

Flesh and Sand

Based on true accounts, the superficial lines between subject and bystander are blurred and bound together, allowing individuals to walk in a vast space and thoroughly live a fragment of the refugees' personal journeys.

To Be and to Have

The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

Pumping Iron

Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his Mr. Olympia title against Serge Nubret and the shy young Lou Ferrigno.

A Private Collection

A witty and eye-opening tour through Borowczyk's own collection of vintage erotica. Originally intended as part of his 'Contes immoraux', it was released first as a separate short, and is therefore marks the turning-point between Borowczyk's career as a highly-regarded animator and surrealist filmmaker, and his subsequent career in the sexploitation field.

Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins

Adventure. Challenge. The simple joy of riding the wind. The best kiteboard riders each have their own reasons for pursuing their sport to its uttermost limits, but they’re united in revealing its breathtaking beauty to the world.

Derren Brown: Miracle

Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.

How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It

"How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It" explores the representations of wealth in cinema. It looks into how most beloved characters are subtly more well-off than they should be, how criticisms of the system are crushed, how the rich have become the average in the world of the cinema. And it shows how these stories distort the view of the real world, and are used against you by politicians.

BTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong

BTS, the world’s biggest boy band, will make their return to Hong Kong for 4 shows at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena from 20-21 & 23-24 March as part of the BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF’ Standing tickets from HKD 1,388 and seated tickets from HKD 588 will go on sale at 10am on 20 December (Thursday) via internet booking only at www.hkticketing.com

Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet

Discover the forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer and how the world came together to fix it. Hear from the scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action and solve the planetary problem.

Bloodroot

Douglas Tirola’s latest documentary traces the evolution of feminism through the lives of two exceptional women, Noel and Selma, who came of age in the ’50s when women were relegated to the roles of wives and mothers. During the height of the women’s movement, Noel, a former teen model and Playboy bunny, meets and falls in love with Selma, a tough, outspoken radical feminist. Both women choose to leave their comfortable, yet unsatisfying marriages and children to come out as lesbians. The two share a love of cooking and gardening and, in the ’70s, open Bloodroot, the first vegetarian collective restaurant and bookstore in Bridgeport, Connecticut. By interspersing archival footage and clips from The Stepford Wives, Tirola affectionately chronicles the cultural shifts of the last 40 years as Noel and Selma attempt to keep Bloodroot open as an indispensable gathering spot for progressive women.

Q Ball

Across the Bay from the NBA champion Golden State Warriors is another Warriors team, one that plays only home games. Felony convictions derailed the lives of the San Quentin Prison squad, some of them promising players. The rocky road to rehabilitation is the point of the game in this eye-opening, inspirational documentary. Q Ball‘s focus is on determined men grappling indelibly with the gravity of their crimes and reaching for redemption. The film zeroes in on about-to-be-paroled star player Harry “ATL” Smith, who has not surrendered his NBA dreams; Anthony “Ant” Ammons, a lifer who has become a mentor to younger inmates; and head coach Rafael Cuevas, a convicted murderer who understands his role in preparing his players for life on the outside. For all three men, the team is not just a means of recreation, but a form of family.

We Believe in Dinosaurs

Williamstown, Kentucky, is home to the Ark Encounter – a “life-size” creationist museum filled with all of the creatures that traveled in Noah's Ark, including dinosaurs. With incredible access to the park leading up to its opening, the filmmakers expose the larger system behind the creationist movement, piecing together the many factors that have led to the museum presenting its information as historical fact, and the people who are fighting to set the scientific record straight. Amid a climate of science denial and a well-funded corporate behemoth, three Kentuckians (a local geologist, an ex-creationist, and an atheist activist) try their best to challenge the movement that is taking over their home state. Meanwhile, fervent believers work diligently to create the lifelike animatronics that will be on display in the Ark.