"Sahara"
Jewel of the Sahara
Set in a French Foreign Legion Camp circa 1954, the film follows the fantasies of a British captain, desperately missing his home and wife
Adventure in Sahara
Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppressive Captain Savatt. To it comes, at his own request, Legionnaire Jim Wilson soon followed by his fiancée, Carla Preston, who has been tracing him from post to post. Legionnaires seize the fort and turn Savitt loose in the Arab-haunted desert with on..
143 rue du désert
Seule dans une petite maison blanche au bord de la route nationale 1, la Transsaharienne, qui relie Alger à Tamanrasset en traversant l’immensité du désert, Malika, 74 ans, a ouvert un jour sa porte au réalisateur Hassen Ferhani, venu là en repérage avec son ami Chawki Amari, journaliste à El Watan et auteur du récit Nationale 1 qui relat..
Wodaabe
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements.
Running the Sahara
A small film crew tracks three extreme runners across the Sahara desert, capturing their incredible journey on camera, recording this landmark moment in athleticism, in humanitarianism, and in history. The "Running the Sahara" expedition is a documentary film narrated by Academy Award™-winner Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award™-winner Jam..
Les Requins du désert
On en veut au pétrole. Un groupe de terroristes, composé de trois hommes et d'une femme, Nicole, vient d'assassiner les ingénieurs d'un camp d'exploitation. L'I.P.C. (International Petroleum Company) décide alors d'engager un « commando » d'ingénieurs qui soient aussi des « durs ». Grant, Georges, Karl et Jean, aidés du fidèle guide indi..
Una storia Saharawi
It describes the way of life of the Sahara people in the Western Sahara Desert, in particular it tells the story of a child bitten by a snake.
The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara
Journey of a 700 km. train route across Mauritania, along which iron ore is transported to the port.
S.O.S. Sahara
At a North Africa desert outpost threatened by Arabs, the French commander has added trouble when his wife visits and is captivated by a younger officer.
Below the Sahara
The photographic record of an African expedition led by producer-explorer Armand Denis and his (very) photogenic and camera-toting wife Michaela, who goes bird-riding at an ostrich farm. The expedition ranges from the central interior jungles and mountains to both coasts and as far south as Capetown, and ends with a gorilla hunt led by natives usin..
Cuentos de la guerra saharaui
Based on a true story. A Spanish soldier hides out with and aids the Saharawi people of the Western Sahara against the injustices of his own army.
Legna
"Legna: speak the Saharawi verse" is an audiovisual poetry story that traces the essential elements of the Saharawi culture, chaining the verses recited in a rigorous and evocative way in Hasania and Spanish by the poets and poetesses themselves. Poems that sing and evoke the essence of Bedouin material culture linked to the movement from Saquia el..
The Problem, Testimony Of The Saharawi People
Morocco doesn’t want you to know what’s happening in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara. The Saharawi people live under constant threat. They can’t mention either the Western Sahara or “referendum”. The situation is known as “The Problem”. Foreign journalists who attempt to take pictures or shoot with a video camera in th..
Skeletons of the Sahara
Like many great scientific discoveries, this one happens by accident. Sereno, an expert in locating dinosaur fossils, is on an expedition to Niger, in Saharan Africa. Six weeks into a three-month journey, his team makes an unexpected discovery: human bones, the remains of peoples who lived 10,000 and 5,000 years ago.
Life Is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara
Forty years after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, Western Sahara remains Africa's last colony. This film chronicles the everyday violence experienced by Sahrawis living under Moroccan occupation and voices the aspirations of a desert people for whom the era of colonialist never ended.
Wüstenkrieg: Islamisten in der Sahara
Focal point Mali. In 2012, Islamists conquered large parts of the West African country and threatened to take the capital Bamako. Eventually the French armed forces intervened and pushed the Islamists back to Libya.
Falling for Sahara
Beniam, Ramsy and MJ are best friends. Hanging out at the Flemington housing commission flats they call home, the three Africans share a tight bond and a love of footy. But with the arrival of Sahara - smart, beautiful and AFL mad - the three friends suddenly find themselves competing for the same girl.
Sahara Swing
Une troupe de musiciens (Ahwach) du sud marocain sont invités à célébrer un mariage dans le désert, ils se perdent en chemin...
