In 1888, National Geographic was founded. Spanning more than a century, this world-renowned documentary entertainment brand is 135 years old this year. National Geographic is committed to expanding the boundaries of human cognition, telling thrilling stories, and is the witness and recorder of many major discoveries and human progress: the first time humans landed in the North Pole, discovered the ancient Inca city, flew for the first time to the South Pole, recorded the Mayan civilization, and so on. The brand's iconic yellow frame is like a window to seek the unknown world, constantly expanding human vision and cognition.

National Geographic cooperates with world-class documentary filmmakers and is committed to telling thought-provoking stories that conform to the spirit of the times through high-quality documentaries. "Free Solo" which witnessed human beings infinitely approaching and surpassing the limit, "Fire of Love" which sang the love of a volcano scientist couple until their death, and so on.

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival will bring Shanghai audiences the "National Geographic Documentary Film Special Planning" unit screening, exclusively presenting four carefully selected documentary films, telling extraordinary stories that happened in the world through unparalleled images, and leading the audience Understand the planet that humans live in, care about the environment we live in, and ignite everyone's dream of adventure.

What to watch: Mother chimpanzee's purest love for nature

Jane Goodall was the first world-renowned anthropologist to discover that chimpanzees use tools. In the 1960s, Dutch documentary filmmaker Hugo van Lowick went to Gombe and used 16mm color film to shoot nearly 100 hours of precious video material of Goodall's research on chimpanzees. In 2014, this material, once thought to be missing, was rediscovered. Music biography documentary director Brett Morgan made this documentary based on this material. He spent nearly 250 hours grading and color-correcting the original negatives of the material, and spent two years editing the sound, trying to restore the sound texture of the African tropical jungle; combined with Goodall's interviews and observation manuscripts, he reviewed Goodall's animal protection Enthusiasm for the cause. Winner of the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Cinematography Nonfiction.

What to watch: African version of paddling

The Okavango in Africa is the world's largest inland delta, providing water for one million people, animals and plants, but with frequent human activities, the region is facing the threat of water shortage. In order to solve the problem of water supply, an expedition team spent 4 months traveling nearly 2,500 kilometers along the source of the delta, crossing 3 countries and gaining an in-depth understanding of this pristine wetland. Director Neil Gillinas followed the team and documented the entire process. The film uses subtitle cards and chapters to describe the wonderful formation of the team, the difficulties and perseverance of sailing on land; combined with documentary materials of the Angola Civil War and the vast beauty of aerial photography, it presents African history and nature from multiple angles. Nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Nature Documentary and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Film Documentary Producer.

What to watch: Cut through the ice of memory and want to see you

In 1999, the 40-year-old famous mountaineer Alex Lowe died unfortunately while conquering Mount Shishapangma, the fourteenth peak in the world. His remains were not found until 2016. Alex's death left a huge shadow on his children. The eldest son, Max Lowe, decided to direct the film himself and make a documentary about the past, dedicated to his father and family. Max uses the double-line structure of the past and the present to break the space-time tunnel that separates life and death; through the disclosure of family images and mountaineering processes taken by his father before his death, he gently unveils the behind-the-scenes veil of a generation of legends. With the help of interviews with family members, he transformed the collective pain caused by death into a spiritual healing, and sent continuous thoughts to relatives far away. It won the Kendall International Mountain Film Festival Award and the Best Documentary Feature Film Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

What to Watch: Volcanoes Witness Our Fiery Love

Kadia and Maurice Kraft are a couple of world-renowned volcanologists who have been studying volcanoes together since the 1960s. Unfortunately, they were killed in the eruption of Mount Unzen in Japan in 1991. Director Sarah Dossa invited literary director Miranda Jura ("Love Me You He") as the narrator, using a large number of archival video materials to show the legendary experience of this "wandering" couple who are obsessed with volcanoes. , using coffee metaphors and fun collage-style animations, it focuses on depicting the extraordinary sincere love of the couple, combined with a futuristic soundtrack and the magnificent landscape of rare and dangerous volcanoes, and extols the fearless spirit of adventure of the scientists. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the People's Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Welcome to continue to pay attention to us, and grasp the blockbuster list of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2023 as soon as possible. Ticket sales for this year's film festival will begin at 12:00 noon on June 2 on the Tao Piao Piao platform.

Note: In case of any changes in the film list, please refer to the actual schedule.