DOCUMENTARIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The Vespa rebels in Indonesia

They don't have a lot of money, but they have a lot of passion for old Vespa scooters: in Indonesia, young men convert old Vespas and often take them on week-long tours to meet like-minded people: the best, so-called extreme Vespas, win prizes and fame. But actually the self-made vehicles are not roadworthy and forbidden on the street.

Indonesia - 360°-Georeportage, 54 min. - arte network

Las Vegas - the city ​​of sin?

Is Las Vegas really just the wicked city of casinos? We meet a cigar specialist, a casino owner, a German wedding planner, a luxury real estate agent, a survival coach and we discover unexpected, breathtaking nature in the middle of the desert.

USA, Grenzenlos - die Welt entdecken, 45 min. - SAT1

Svanetia - stories of the living and the dead

In the remote Georgian region of Svaneti in the high Caucasus, families traditionally own defensive towers. They have always had to protect themselves against the forces of nature and human enemies. In winter they commemorate their deceased with their very unusual rituals.

Georgia, 360°-Georeportage, 54 min. - arte network

Atacama desert: life without water

The Atacama in Chile is the driest desert in the world. Copper mines derive the water from the few watercourses. Indigenous people who have lived here for centuries are at a disadvantage on their own land and don't know how to survive. They have little chances in a country which has privatized the water rights.

Chile, 360° Georeportage, 54 minutes - arte network

Kyrgyz gold - treasures from the forest

In the mountainous region of southern Kyrgyzstan, one tree fruit ensures people's survival. Here are the largest wild walnut forests in the world. In autumn, the mountain dwellers move into the forest with their children, animals and tents to harvest.

Kyrgyzstan, 45 min. - decouvert, arte network

The Halligen in the middle of winter

The Halligen are flat elevations off the North Sea coast in Germany. Life here is lonely and dangerous for the residents, because a flood can sweep away everything at any time.

Germany, 360°-Georeportage, 54 min. - arte network

Slab City - awild life in the desert

Slab City is the largest wild campground in the world. Located in the Californian desert, it is a weekend or a final destination for hippies, traveling seniors and homeless. They all camp together without water or electricity.

USA, 360°-Georeportage, 54 min. - arte network

Mister Winfield's crazy cars

Hot rod legend Gene Winfield (87) likes to build his cars from scratch and by hand. The designer constructed many prototypes and cars for nearby Hollywood. he built the vehicles for Star Trek. In the Californian Mojave desert he is trying to finish his current self-built favorite hot rod to the start of a dry lakebed race.

USA, 360°-Georeportage, 54 min. - arte network

Yodas and the Nomads

Yoldas is a nomad at heart. The young Mongolian grows up in the SOS Children's Village Ulan Bator. Every summer he is allowed to live for a few weeks in the steppe, with authentic Mongolian nomads, in a yurt.

Mongolia, 23 min. - planet TV, Welt der Wunder