For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun.
Mr. Polaroid
Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives — the Polaroid camera. The product, and the company’s unique culture, would launch not only instant photography mania but also become the model for today’s Silicon Valley tech culture.
What Are UFOs?
After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else?
Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator
Podcaster and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse sets out to solve the biggest mystery in tech, who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin? But Gabriel realises in fact he’s on a much bigger story.
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
A Titanic dive. A fatal implosion. Five lives lost. As the world watched, investigators raced to uncover the truth behind the disaster. But was this more than a tragic accident?
Eternal You
Eternal You tells the story of a human experiment: what does it do to people to resurrect their deceased loved ones in order to talk to them? Who takes responsibility for the psychological and ethical consequences? And do we even want all this?
Ascension
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Total Trust: Surveillance State
A Storyville documentary that explores, in intimate detail, state surveillance and digital social control in China by following the experiences of two families and a journalist.
AI Rising
As tech companies race to dominate the artificial intelligence market, trying to one-up each other in the pursuit of profit, many experts are warning that we’re not prepared for what happens next.
Good Night Oppy
The film tells the story of Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, a Mars rover launched in 2003 that originally was expected to operate for only 90 sols but explored Mars for nearly 15 years. The film features archival and interview footage with scientists and engineers and re-creations of the rover’s treks over the Martian landscape in search of water.
Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus
FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group.
Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover’s search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet.