Search results for "The Odyssey"

The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1

1979

During a 9-month trip, the Cousteau team will explore the longest river on the planet: the Nile. It flows north to the Mediterranean, crosses half a continent and over 7000 years of history. On its shores, civilizations have built marvels of architecture. Kingdoms rose and then fell, each person's destiny still intimately linked to that of the river... without anyone having mastered it. The Calypso team studies life around the Nile, which has remained almost unchanged since the time of the pharaohs.

The Odyssey Tapes

1988

A study of concert-artist Richard Dyer-Bennet at work on Homer's Odyssey - that is, developing a strategy for performing, in English, and in 1978, with harp in hand, this monumental 24 hour poem, which, in Homer's time and Homer's life, only existed in oral form - a long song, performed in public as entertainment and as tribal history.

The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man

1969

Vasilis Karatzoglou is a successful singer who lives with his mother and sister having lost his father in the destruction of Smyrni. From an old man learns that his father did not die but was arrested by the Turks. He decides to follow the scientific mission of Professor John Anderson in Turkey, to find traces of his father.

2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future

1966

A short documentary about the making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and its impact on the '60s view of the future.

Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A journey down the East Australian Current

2020

A landmark documentary series that takes a spectacular journey from the Great Barrier Reef down to Antarctica, revealing the ocean currents that create life on our planet, and what we can do to protect our planet's beating blue heart.

The Illness and the Odyssey

2013

A cure for Alzheimer's. A Nobel Prize. On one remote island, a high stakes battle to solve a medical mystery unfolds. The Illness and the Odyssey gives us an up-close look at the scientific process in the making as we observe internationally acclaimed scientists battling each other to find the cause of a mysterious disease found on Guam - Lytico-Bodig. If the answer is found it may lead to finding the cause and cure of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's Disease. The film features renowned author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

1988

Cumberland, 1348. The plague is spreading in medieval England. The remote village of little Griffin is also threatened. But the 9-year-old boy has a recurring dream that holds the key to a tiny hope of survival: a lake with a coffin floating on it. A white church with an iron cross. A falling glove. A falling silhouette. A torch tumble through a dark shaft into infinity. With his brother he recognizes in it a prophecy to escape the Black Death. So they embark with a few men on a journey to a distant cathedral, where they want to set up an iron cross as an offering to God. Her path leads them through a deep and dark mine shaft into an unknown land and completely outlandish time - into the present-day New Zealand of the 1980s.

Jari's Odyssey Part 2: The Resurrection

2022

Jari returns to terrorize more unsuspecting people.

Nausicaa: The Other Odyssey

2017

Nausicaa, a young princess eager to explore the world, meets Ulysses and is fascinated by his stories. After seducing her, the man abandons her. Nausicaa decides to go and look for him retracing the steps of his journey and begins to find out the truth, often petty, hidden in his incredible stories. Her voyage will then become a growth path through which she will become a woman.

Vegetarians, The Great Odyssey

2025

A documentary that uncovers the rich, global history of vegetarianism—from ancient Indian Jains and Roman philosophers to Victorian activists and modern hippies—revealing how dietary choices have long challenged humanity’s relationship with the world, shaped by ideals, conflict, and visionary thinkers.

THE ODYSSEY OF THE HONEYCRISP APPLE

2026

In the midst of a social gathering, Bubulle, a small and shy individual looking for a bit of socialisation, inserts himself in the conversation of a group of cool kids. They are talking about the Honeycrisp Apple. Bubulle has never tasted it and goes on a journey to find the Honeycrisp Apple and discover what it’s all about.

The Odyssey of Life - The Photographer's Secrets

2002

Synopsis by Laura Mahnken Lennart Nilsson, the famed photographer who brought us the spectacular insight into the mysteries of life before birth in Nova's Miracle of Life and Ultimate Journey shares some of his secret state-of-the-art microphotography techniques.

The White Odyssey

1973

During World War 2, four soldiers are trapped between a harsh winter and the enemy. They need food and shelter, but this comes at the expense of their position. With no where else to turn, they begin an odyssey through the mountains.

Rocketbook: The Odyssey

2005

Get an in-depth journey through a cornerstone of Western literature with this guide to Homer's Odyssey. Using a combination of text and imagery, Rocketbook serves as a companion to study for students junior high school level and above. Engaging quizzes and in-depth analysis reinforce comprehension of the epic tale that meshes fact and fantasy, a verse masterpiece that remains the foundation of classical studies.

Ellis Island: The Odyssey of a Dream

A Slow Odyssey: The Great Wall of China

2019

A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall, from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert.

The Distant Shores: A Surf Odyssey to the Ends of the Earth

2012

True Blue Travel digs this new film released by Surfer Magazine. Distant Shores, a short film about surfers traveling to the end of the earth, in search of some of the world’s most remote line-ups, for perfect and uncrowded waves. For anyone planning a surf trip or sitting in your office needing some inspiration, this 16 minute movie is a must see! The movie stars a strong cast and locations including Tom Lowe and Fergal Smith in Ireland, Kepa Acero in the Namibian desert, Chile and Alaska, all time Norway, and Indo’s new hottest coral green outpost, Panaitan’s Apocalypse.Also boasts one awesome soundtrack that will definitely get you keen to hit the water. Watch it below :