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The Taming of the Scoundrel

The Taming of the Scoundrel

Sat, 20 Dec 1980

A rich farmer is well known for being very unkind. He's misanthropic, misogynous and cantankerous. Until he meets by chance a gorgeous girl...

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Sat, 17 Oct 2009

Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.

Sissi

Sissi

Thu, 22 Dec 1955

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

Horse

Horse

Tue, 11 Mar 1941

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.

I'm for the Hippopotamus

I'm for the Hippopotamus

Fri, 30 Nov 1979

In Africa, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang.

Song of the Horse

Song of the Horse

Mon, 31 Aug 1970

Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.

The Bear Man

The Bear Man

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A 45 minute account of the life of a humble logger, named Vince Shute, who made one decision that would ultimately affect the black bear and the attitudes that people have of this often misunderstood animal. This short film goes into great detail about the history of The American Bear Association and the formation of the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary.

Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

Thu, 06 Jan 2005

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

The Deer's Bell

The Deer's Bell

Fri, 01 Jan 1982

An old man and his grand daughter rescue an injured young deer, and they develop a close relationship with it.

Bidoof's Big Stand

Bidoof's Big Stand

Tue, 11 Jan 2022

A bumbling Bidoof with a tendency to bite off more than it can chew finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it embarks on a journey to find its place in the world.

Black Mountain

Black Mountain

Thu, 21 Jan 1971

The heartrending story of the friendship of a young boy with Black Mountain, an Indian elephant.

O Noivo da Girafa

O Noivo da Girafa

Wed, 16 Jan 1957

The story of the confusion experienced by Aparicio Boamorte who works in the Zoo and has a giraffe as a confidante to vent the scolding he takes of all the people with whom he relates.

Zoofobia

Zoofobia

Thu, 03 Nov 2022

The tragic death of a polar bear triggers the end of the Buenos Aires Zoo. A superhero lover lawyer asks a court to declare the orangutan Sandra a Non-Human Person and revolutionizes the planet. A very Argentine story, full of passions, embarrassing missteps and memorable characters.

She and Her Cat: Everything Flows

She and Her Cat: Everything Flows

Sat, 21 May 2016

This simple, charming series follows a young woman as she job hunts and experiences various changes in her life, all while her cat Daru remains the supportive constant.

Project Nim

Project Nim

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.

Wir und das Tier: Ein Schlachthausmelodram

Wir und das Tier: Ein Schlachthausmelodram

Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Attempting an ethical perspective on the meat industry. Various people who work in the industry have their say. Can they justify killing animals?

The Wild Variety

The Wild Variety

Wed, 31 Mar 2021

A comical slice-of-life look into the daily lives of a variety of wild animals.

Simona

Simona

Fri, 30 Sep 2022

Ida, the grandniece of Simona Kossak, travels to the Bialowieza Forest at the Polish-Belarussian border. Sorting through the photos left by Lech Wilczek, Ida uncovers the life he had with Simona, captured in the photographs, footage and memories. A moving and powerful documentary about the life of Simona Kossak, a biologist, ecologist and activist known for her efforts to preserve the remnants of natural ecosystems in Poland and for living among the animals in the Białowieża Forest for over 30 years.

Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji

Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji

Sat, 07 Jul 2007

Kazuya Uemura is an American veterinarian who has just arrived at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Uemura was busy working as a keeper, even though he was a veterinarian, based on the director's policy of learning about dolphins while doing work as a zookeeper, such as feeding and cleaning the pool. At the end of his busy summer vacation and his work was over, something unusual happened to Fuji, the mother dolphin who gave birth to three children. Her tail was damaged from necrosis. Medicine couldn't help her condition, otherwise, Fuji would die. Uemura decided to amputate Fuji's tail fins. Fuji managed to survive the amputation but was unable to swim. The granddaughter of the director, Michiru, sees Fuji could no longer swim and says to Uemura, "A dolphin that can't swim is not a dolphin." Uemura stood up: "I want Fuji to swim again, I want Fuji to soar in the air." The world's first dolphin tail recovery project has begun.

BIRDS CHIRP-CHIRP

BIRDS CHIRP-CHIRP

Fri, 14 Oct 2022

A short film about 2 birds, a cage, and the creative journey.