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Dust Storm 51 min.

This film looks at the science of what we know about dust storms. It explores what causes them, why they appear to be occurring more frequently and severely in some parts of the world, and what advances have been made in predicting and managing these storms. Filmed in the US, Europe, and the Middle East, the film sheds light on what can be achieved using scientific data, and how this data can guid...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

The New Silk Route 47 min.

British historian Peter Frankopan, author of the bestseller The Silk Roads: A New History of the World paints an unexpected portrait of our Western civilization and the way we perceive our position in the world. Old Europe is convinced to be the best, most prosperous and safest region. Europeans think that they have a good position in the actual world, absolutely denying the new world order that i...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

China: Dunhuang 26 min.

Crossing the Taklamakan desert is a demanding step. And only once the Silk Road caravans made it could they say they truly arrived in China. The Bactrian camel has become emblematic of the region: without it, trade could not have developed along the Silk Road. Between the Dunhuang oasis’ dunes, our guide meets a woman camel breeder. The oasis has become a popular tourist spot but its fragile ecosy...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

China: Gobi 27 min.

A Uyghur family invites our guide into their home. He learns about their way of life and growing techniques. Gaochang used to be an important waypoint through the Silk Road and a famous gathering place for scholars. Alfred visits the city of Turpan in the heart of the desert and the tunnels of its ingenious water-supply system. Afterwards, he comes upon Jiaohe Ruins—an ancient city hewn from the r...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

China: Kashgar 26 min.

Alfred's point of entry to China is Kashgar, in the Xinjiang region—the biggest in the country. It is home to the Uyghurs, an ethnic minority descended from Turkic peoples. At the height of trading on the Silk Road, Kashgar was a major hub for caravans travelling to India or Central Asia. Alfred visits a market, is instructed in the importance of plant ingredients in preparing medicines by a Uyghu...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

China: Lanzhou 27 min.

Our guide travels to Liqian, at the narrowest point of the Hexi Corridor. Legend has it that this is where the descendants of Crassus' lost legions ended up. Continuing his exploration of Chinese popular culture, Alfred meets Liu Kun, a rock singer. His journey then takes him to the village of Xibe He Kou, where a traditional Chinese opera is being performed. From there, he goes to the sprawling i...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

China: Xi'An 26 min.

Alfred arrives in Xi’an in the province of Shaanxi. The Silk Road caravans used to end their long journey in this millenary city. He comes by stylist Fan Yanyan’s studio and visits the great mosque of Xi’an, the oldest in China, in the neighborhood inhabited by the Muslim Hui minority. Ideas and religions travelled the Silk Road as well as valuable goods. Professor Yue Yu tells Alfred the story of...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Magi 26 min.

Alfred learns that Iran has a Silk Road Secretariat. Its representative in the northern city of Qazvin—Hooman Babapoor—explains that the government wishes to develop links between other countries along the illustrious road. Far from the city, at 2,000 meters above sea level, Alfred visits the ruins of Hassan-i Sabb?h’s fortress, founder of a movement known as “Hashshashins”—drug smokers and killer...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

Iran: Kashan, the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd 26 min.

In the oasis of Kashan, in central Iran, Alfred marvels at the famous pleasure gardens of Fin that cemented the Persians’ renown. He then discovers Iranian Zoroastrianism in a “house of strength”, whose inhabitants hone both their spirit and their body. At the temple of Chak Chak, in the nearby mountains, he is introduced to Zoroastrianism, Persia's ancestral religion. In the sacred city of Yazd,...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017

Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants 26 min.

Alfred discovers the north of Iran; enter the city that once was the core of the entire Silk Road in Persia: Tabriz. He heads into the bazaar, the finest in the country, and wanders through its 36km of alleyways and stalls. Our guide meets Dr Faribouz Esmaeli at the heart of this architectural gem—he was in charge of its restoration. Tabriz is also the center of the ancient Armenian community in I...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2017