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The Colonist (9:36) This is a short film from 2022 made by Welsh filmmaker Robert A Smith under the mentorship of Werner Herzog, as part of the Werner Herzog Film Accelerator programme. It is a drama short in which an isolated man on another world leaves a colony on the verge of collapse to wander a rocky wilderness in search of meaning.

Papua New Guinea was Australia’s brief and only attempt at colonisation, lasting from 1906 to 1975. It was marked by the colonists’ incompetence and inexperience and the inevitable cultural clashes between the tribal clans and their administrators. This is a fascinating account of Australia’s role in the development of the nation of Papua New Guinea featuring eyewitness accounts from both sides and archival footage.

Explores Llanos del Caudillo, a town from La Mancha founded in 1955 by the dictator Franco; a discreet and calm attempt to dissect recent Spanish history and to review how some Spaniards deal with the cruel heritage of their past. A reflection on what to do with the Francoist legacy in towns, streets and squares in Spain.

The pioneering trail to Oregon was littered with constant danger. Yet, the hope of the "promised land" keeps American families westward bound despite overwhelming odds. A calm, clear-thinking pioneer attempts to lead a wagon train through territory occupied by Pawnees and Sioux. Along the way, the hardy settlers face horse thieves, kidnappers, and unpredictable Indian attacks in their push to establish a new life in the rugged West.

This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.

A landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an escaped criminal.

The events in the film are based on the life of the Scholler family of German origin, who lived in Azerbaijan since the 1940s.

In 1587, more than 100 English colonists settle on Roanoke Island and soon vanish, baffling historians for centuries; now, experts use the latest forensic archaeology to investigate the true story behind America's oldest and most controversial mystery.

In the depths of an Indian forest, an English colonist decides to hunt a supposedly sacred monkey. The rumor says that this monkey is eternal but is it really the true?