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- Join explorer Doug Phillips as you explore piranha-infested rivers, vampire bat caves, Peruvian deserts, and the remains of ancient civilizations all while learning the battle between radical environmentalism and biblical Christianity.
- Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos about the Amazon region from the beginning of the 20th century with rare and unique footage of floral, fauna, and Indigenous Witoto people along with showcasing the region's early industries.
- The Machiguenga tribe of Peru prize a rare plant known as toé for its ability to create intense, lucid dreams. Jacob's Ladder invites you to cross over from the black and white waking world into this phantasmagorical realm.
- Every two weeks , the world loses a language and with it, a piece of human history. Ese Eja is one of the language in danger of extinction. Many stories and myths have been forgotten, but through dreams, the memory of the ancestors fight for remaining in the Ese Eja community.
- A documentary film depicting the Peruvian indigenous Aguaruna Indians' struggle to preserve their land, ensuring the survival of both their people and culture.
- In the Peruvian Amazon, the "Chacra" is the agricultural area where the jungle communities grow their essential fruit and veg. This documentary was shot over three weeks in the Amazon in September 2017 during a slow journey by canoe that only covered 100 miles between two remote locations: Nueva Vida to Mazan. The aim was to maximise the amount of time spent with the local communities. Part photographic, part non-narrative film, "Chacra" is an exhibition observing the people and life in these remote jungle communities .
- The Shuar indigenous community in Ecuador's Morona and Pastaza province resolutely opposes the tangible threats posed by oil extraction in their territories. This resistance is grounded in firsthand observations of the ecological devastation wrought by oil corporations in the Corrientes river basin.
- 2019–20208.7 (12)TV EpisodeTony travels through the heart of South America, exploring Argentina and Peru. In Buenos Aires he meets up with charismatic local Viviana Parara. They go tango dancing, out for a lunch of prime Argentine steak and finally find themselves in the middle of a huge street dance. Tony then travels north into Peru, heading to the ancient city of Cusco where he takes a detour to visit the Amazon rainforest. A further train ride takes him from Cusco up to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu. Visiting this Incan citadel has been a lifelong dream for Tony, and it does not disappoint.