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The 10-year-old Japanese boy Chikara is one of the best sumo wrestler in his club. As the son of Harumitsu, a former professional sumo champion, he needs to live up to high expectations. Chikara's father is very busy and their only time together is during their training lessons. When the annual Sumo Championship is coming up, it means everything to Chikara to win and make his father proud — but the young boy begins to doubt himself. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 — Intro ▷ 00:11 — Chikara ▷ 01:13 — The Sumowrestler's Son ▷ 31:24 — Credits ------- ------- Sport Kids is a nordic collaboration with Story, Sweden, Final Cut for Real, Denmark and Sant & Usant, Norway; each of the six films is taking place in a different country, featuring a new kid and their relation to sport, family and friends. Using sport as a vehicle to tell universal stories engaging kids in their own environment with storytelling on their own terms. We hope that these films will strengthen their sense of community and solidarity with other children and

In Episode Five, Jarrod and his two eldest children find themselves literally on the streets of south-west Brisbane. They have no home to go to, and not being Australian citizens, they’re struggling to get emergency assistance. As another night looms they’re running out of options. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Children of Shame | Investigate Asia Miao Miao, her brother Xiaolong, and Xin Liao are some of the luckier kids who live in the Sun Villages created by Mrs. Zhang Shuqin. But in reality, they have a heavy past and present to cope with. As the other young dwellers there, they are the offspring of people sentenced to death. This documentary shows the lives and daily routines of these children and their benefactors over two years. Many of the people sentenced to death leave behind young orphans who are not taken care of at all by social services, even when their families or relatives cannot afford to do it. Also, these vulnerable children are generally despised and rejected by the rest of the community – and are not eligible for adoption. Because as a famous Chinese proverb says: «tigers do not bear puppies». Like Florence Nightingale, one woman, Mrs. Zhang Shuqin, has decided to turn the children’s destiny into her life’s struggle. She has set up ten orphanages to raise them. In these orphanages, called «Sun Villages», everybody works hard

Climate change, pollution, depleting natural resources… the consequences of global energy production are numerous and of great concern. The situation is critical; it’s time we started producing in a way that meets the growing needs of populations and building the future, all the while preserving the planet. Going forward, what innovations will enable us to be independent tomorrow? What will the energy of the future look like? Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:56 - Wind Farms ▷ 09:18 - Altaeros Energies, Airborne Turbines ▷ 12:06 - Kitepower, EnerKíte ▷ 17:22 - KiteGen ▷ 19:37 - Wind Tree ▷ 22:11 - El Hierro ▷ 31:13 - Fountain Trees ▷ 35:19 - Brazil's First Player-Powered Football Pitch ▷ 38:03 - Pavegen ▷ 42:29 - Grätzel Cells, Solaronix ▷ 53:38 - End Credits ------- ------- From new technologies to great discoveries, today, we leave for a trip in the Future. This journey is the opportunity for us to find out what innovations are being – or about to be – made by men and women who decides to move forward. With a

Michael 'Wolf' Pasakarnis often claimed that he walked in two worlds at once. An artist with a kind heart and adventurous spirit, he was struck and killed by lightning at 29 years old. He left stunning evidence that he knew where, when, and how it would happen. He came back with an important message for all of us. Now Wolf’s story is a brave and captivating documentary, Wolf’s Message, inspired by the book of the same name by acclaimed author and spiritual teacher, Suzanne Giesemann, which explores the profound true story of a young man's afterlife communication. Directed by filmmaker Jim Spruell, Wolf's Message follows the true story of Wolf's parents, Mike and Beth Pasakarnis. After his passing, they discovered a poem and drawings he left behind, along with other clues about how he would depart from this world. Through Giesemann, they began receiving undeniable and astonishing messages from beyond, offering irrefutable proof of his continued presence. Through intimate interviews, expert insights, and compelling real-life accounts, Wolf’s Message delves into the nature of consciousness, the continuity of love, and the

How much oil is left - and what happens when the world’s most important energy source becomes harder, riskier and more expensive to extract? This compelling energy documentary investigates the global dependence on crude oil, the theory of peak oil and the environmental dangers of deep-sea drilling. Beginning with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it examines how technological failures, financial pressure and difficult drilling conditions contributed to one of the worst oil spills in history. Travel from oil fields in Austria and Saudi Arabia to research centres in Europe, Canadian oil sands and offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists, geologists, engineers and industry experts reveal how oil is formed, how new reserves are discovered and why many of the world’s largest oil fields may be declining. The documentary also explores enhanced oil recovery, horizontal drilling, water injection, polymer technology, Arctic exploration and the enormous financial and environmental costs of extracting unconventional oil. It investigates the use of chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon cleanup and questions their impact on marine ecosystems and human