Sisters in Song: The all-women Arab bands blazing a trail in Syria and Morocco
This film celebrates contemporary Arab female bands as they break barriers, preserve heritage music and overcome obstacles – all to a great soundtrack. Meet the Takht ensemble in Syria and the Chefchaouen Hadra Sufi band from Morocco, all-women bands making their names and performing to big audiences. Al Jazeera World go backstage with both groups, sharing the pain of long rehearsals, the planning of far-away concerts, the adrenalin of live performances and life away from the spotlight.
In Bollywood films, dance is unique in its ability to be a part of the storytelling. From the thrilling movements and dramatic facial expressions of the performers to their vibrant makeup and brilliant outfits, it's little surprise that many in India want to be the name behind the big dance numbers. This documentary tells the story of some of those dancers.
Singer-songwriter Tolliver rocks the house with a performance at TED of "Say What!" and "Nervous." Tolliver's music is a mix of soul, funk, pop and camp that's as funny as it is soul-baring.
TED Talk by Kenneth Chabert. Learn more about how to create meaningful moments, where mundane routine is broken by novel experiences in small but significant ways, no matter how old you are.
There have been very few all-women musical groups in the Arab world – until now. Jordanian band Naya and Egyptian group The Lady's Drum are among the trailblazers making a name for themselves and performing to big, new audiences.
A look behind Bollywood blockbusters at the stunt men and women who risk life and limb to give these films the ultimate thrill.
This is the inspiring story of Rajni, a Bollywood actress with huge ambitions.
Related Videos
Millennium TV's Winston Bell-Gam was invited on Arise News' Africa Wrap Show to discuss porous borders in East Africa and the importance of African Festivals
Embark on a culinary journey and dig into the hidden history of four favourite foods from Andalusia to the Levant.
Featuring rare behind-the-scenes access, 101 East goes inside the secretive world of Japanese sumo.
In recent years the effects of illegal logging on Romania’s rich biodiversity have been catastrophic; once-beautiful mountains and valleys reduced to barren expanses of earth, scarred by fallen and dragged timber.
3 Days that Stopped the World | Al Jazeera Investigations. Two Chinese journalists went to Wuhan to investigate a mysterious virus outbreak.
Millennium Discovers: Michaela Coel - James MacTaggart Lecture
The Ones is a collection of conversations with influential figures across various industries.
Millennium Arts: Studio B Unscripted - Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka
101 East returns to Christchurch to follow the survivors of the shooting in 2019 on their journey of recovery from wounds both physical and emotional.