Global Studies Collection
Beamafilm
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05/05/2026
Travel around the globe and explore the forces shaping our interconnected world through this curated Global Studies Collection. Spanning politics, culture, economics, environment, and human rights, these films and series offer powerful insights into how global systems influence everyday lives, and how individuals and communities respond.
From urgent contemporary issues to deeply rooted historical contexts, the collection brings together diverse voices and perspectives from across continents. It invites critical thinking around themes such as globalisation, migration, identity, sustainability, and social justice, making it ideal for interdisciplinary study and discussion.
Whether used to complement coursework or to spark independent inquiry, this collection encourages viewers to see beyond borders, challenge assumptions, and engage more deeply with the complexities of our shared world.
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Cities by the sea are gateways to the world. They are intrinsically defined by their position by the sea, an openness to the world, and a spirit of discovery and adventure. With the curious eyes of a stranger, the series wanders through:...
Five films accompany a travel writer on a mission: Bradley Mayhew, 40, a senior writer for Lonely Planet Publications re-travels the Silk Road on the tracks of its most well-known voyager: the mediaeval traveller and writer Marco Polo.
The lakes of Italy’s far north are known for their enchanting allure. The series ‘Jewels of the Alps’ explores the five largest of them. Each film portrays one of the lakes, introducing us to a distinctive natural environment and to local...
Greece is a land of natural beauty rivalled only by its historic relevance. It’s seen Europe’s earliest civilizations and decisive battles. Aerials show scenic bays, breath-taking mountains, picturesque villages. The landscapes are allowed to...
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Swinging from old to new, this documentary gives a panoramic view of the biggest construction boom in history and charts the modern face of Beijing and its newly iconic buildings.
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The cold and dry steppe of China’s wild west is a remote, inaccessible, and inhospitable area. It is also the home of the last Wild Yak and a booming, yet largely unseen gemstone market. This film offers a rare perspective on the...
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A dynamic series that circles the globe taking viewers on an exciting journey of discovery.
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The World Is Yours: Season 2 follows a family as they travel across continents to discover unique cultures, landscapes and ways of life. Through visits to cities, small towns and natural wonders, they meet local people, explore traditions,...
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This season of World is Yours takes viewers on a curated journey across three distinct destinations per episode, blending ancient history, modern marvels, and authentic cultural experiences. From exploring Mayan temples in Guatemala...
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In the little Filipino village of Oslob on the Cebu Island, people suffer from typhoons and overfishing. Until the world’s biggest fish and the Internet change everything.
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Celebrating the diversity of natural heritage in the Dutch delta region, this film uses cutting-edge cinematic techniques to outline the cultural context that has played such a vital part in shaping it.
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A wandering journey across borderlands, showcasing some of the most beautiful and adventurous long-distance hiking trails in Europe’s frontier regions.
‘Archipelago New York’ is a three-part documentary series presenting a modern-day exploration of the surprisingly exciting and diverse natural landscape of New York Island by sailboat.
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This documentary takes us on a journey of discovery through the Alblasserwaard, unveiling the wild side of this classic and bucolic Dutch landscape throughout the change of seasons, and with it the staggering...
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A critical look at the reasons behind the continuing crisis of starvation and war in Ethiopia.
A classic time-capsule documentary. Features the testimony of journalists, soviet soldiers, mujahedeen and humanitarian workers who risked their lives during the bloody war between the soviets and Mujahedeen.
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Cuba a country where tyranny, conspiracy and distrust were the norm.
Going behind the battle lines of a 25-year old war that was virtually ignored by North American Media.
A land of ancient lore, known as part of the ‘Cradle of Civilization’, where the technologies and belief systems were first kindled that would shape and direct world history, Israel might just hold the keys to its flourishing in the millennia...
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“In the 1970s we had only 3 dreams: a watch, a wireless, and a bicycle.”
China’s 3Dreams is a parable of twenty-first-century China, the result of eleven years immersed in the dilemmas and dreams of its people.
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A road trip to Chile's past and present through the story of Sergio Contreras and his first return trip to Chile after 38 years of exile. Sergio, full of optimism, tells the eternal story of people being forced to leave their homes.
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A journey in time through the eyes of two generations of filmmakers, at the same remote island in Greece from the 70s up until now.
Inghilda Tapio is one of the last generation of Indigenous children born into a nomadic Saami reindeer herding family in the Arctic Circle, and is now an inspirational poet and performer.
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A request from Holland's National Museum of Ethnology to acquire a Māori war canoe (waka taua) as a permanent exhibit resulted in master builder Hector Busby being commissioned to craft one.
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The personal story of a young woman in her early 20s who escapes society's expectations and becomes a sheepherder high in the French Alps for the summer season.
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The documentary tells the story of how the small New Zealand territory of Tokelau switched its power supply to 100% solar energy.
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Moving from the deep Amazon rainforest to Washington D.C. and back, Spears From All Sides follows the battle between big oil and the native Waorani people in Ecuador.
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Farmers struggle for compensation after an oil spill.
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An eco-thriller about saving Indonesia's forests.
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The story of Jørn Utzon charting the exhilarating and then tragic course of the design and construction of the Sydney Opera House. A gentle portrait of a man, a design icon, and his most celebrated work at Bennelong Point.
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Four paramedics in four very different parts of the world, unmasking the ‘heroes’ to show us who they really are. A rare and candid look at the secret lives of paramedics.
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A compelling set of five work-life stories, filmed in Tamil Nadu (Southern India) featuring a fascinating microcosm of local heritage filmed by award-winning director Brian McKenzie.
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While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants of West Papua, three friends gather in Melbourne to record outlawed folk songs with renowned Australian rock musicologist David Bridie.
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Eccentric British developer Lord McAlpine has a dream - an urge to create a whole new civilisation in Australia's North based around the town of Broome in the remote north of Western Australia.
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How to grow a fair and sustainable food system?
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Indonesian artists fight against a corrupt system.
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A poetic cine-essay about race and colonialism.
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An insight into the complexities that faced modern China in its rise to become the great power of the twenty-first century.
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Gripping documentaries that examine how the wars in the outposts of the Soviet Empire contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union.
The story of Jay Minning, singer-songwriter of the most remote rock band in the world, the Desert Stars.
For over 110 years dreams have been sparked and satisfied in the Kaufhaus des Westens (“Department Store of the West”). The KaDeWe is Germany’s main-stage for the interplay between goods and money. Those looking for luxury in...
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