About this season
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Episodes (35)
1. 40 Years of Solitude
Aired 5 February 2014 • 45 min
What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?
2. Escape in Istanbul
Aired 12 February 2014 • 45 min
Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?
3. The Power and the Pain
Aired 19 February 2014 • 45 min
We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.
4. A Passage to Nowhere
Aired 26 February 2014 • 45 min
A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.
5. Stateless
Aired 4 March 2014 • 45 min
Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.
6. Syria: The Battle Beyond
Aired 19 March 2014 • 47 min
Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.
7. Slave
Aired 2 April 2014 • 46 min
One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.
8. Coming Back
Aired 9 April 2014 • 46 min
In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.
9. Harvest Time
Aired 30 April 2014 • 47 min
A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.
10. Lost Cities of Palestine
Aired 14 May 2014 • 48 min
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.
11. Syria: The Wounds of War
Aired 21 May 2014 • 47 min
The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.
12. Area C
Aired 28 May 2014 • 47 min
Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.
13. Shattered Heritage
Aired 4 June 2014 • 48 min
The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.
14. Brazil: World Cup Nation
Aired 11 June 2014 • 48 min
Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.
15. Roadtrip Iraq
Aired 16 June 2014 • 48 min
From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.
16. Journey Into an Invisible War
Aired 17 June 2014 • 48 min
The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.
17. Algerian Wedding
Aired 26 June 2014 • 48 min
A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.
18. Going Against the Grain
Aired 2 July 2014 • 48 min
Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.
19. The Uighurs: Eternal Exile
Aired 10 July 2014 • 44 min
Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.
20. Son of the Desert
Aired 17 July 2014 • 48 min
Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
21. Syria: So Near, So Far
Aired 23 July 2014 • 45 min
Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.
22. Gypsy Melody
Aired 30 July 2014 • 48 min
Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
23. Gaza: Left in the Dark
Aired 6 August 2014 • 47 min
Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.
24. Khuzaa: Attack and Aftermath
Aired 11 August 2014 • 46 min
What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?
25. Hunger Strike
Aired 12 August 2014 • 48 min
To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?
26. Slavery in Yemen
Aired 10 September 2014 • 48 min
Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.
27. Shattered Dreams
Aired 17 September 2014 • 46 min
Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.
28. The Bedouin of Petra
Aired 24 September 2014 • 47 min
We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.
29. Stronger Than Words
Aired 1 October 2014 • 48 min
The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.
30. Between the Desert and the Fire
Aired 8 October 2014 • 47 min
Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.
31. Ceuta: Multicultural City
Aired 15 October 2014 • 44 min
In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.
32. Wave Upon Wave
Aired 22 October 2014 • 47 min
The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.
33. Stories From the Intifada (1)
Aired 10 December 2014 • 46 min
Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.
34. Stories From the Intifada (2)
Aired 17 December 2014 • 46 min
How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.
35. Camels in the Outback
Aired 26 December 2014 • 48 min
Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?