Our Work
Compelling stories that educate, inform, and inspire audiences around the world.
Feature Documentaries
Full-length films providing in-depth exploration of important subjects — from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the streets of Chechnya.
Fronteira Da Grandeza
Although Brazil faces another wave of corruption scandals, it has risen faster than most countries in the past two decades. This rise has given way to a variety of challenges…
Arts of the Monsoon
For centuries, dhows sailed the waters between Oman and East Africa courtesy of the prevailing monsoon winds. African influence is striking in the coastal cities of Oman such as Sur and Salalah…
Unfortunate Brothers
“Even though I live in South Korea, my heart is in North Korea. The [North Koreans] are not strangers, but my brethren.” These words spoken by Mr. Lee, the film’s main character…
Closing Al Asad
Anatomy of a Withdrawal. A rare, behind-the-scenes account of the U.S. military’s drawdown from one of Iraq’s largest bases — told by the soldiers who lived it.
Shah-i-Khot: Valley Redoubt
A documentary examining Operation Anaconda and the fierce fighting in Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Khot Valley — one of the largest U.S. ground battles since Vietnam.
The Kennedy Way
Explore the key values that contributed to David M. Kennedy’s leadership style and global perspective, both of which are inextricably linked to his lifetime of service…
Global Car
Global Car examines globalization by exploring the dynamics of the automotive global supply chain. The car is a symbol of American ingenuity…
Launch Pads and Lily Pads
New Threats require new strategy. The principles that guided America’s military presence in Europe and elsewhere for fifty years have become less relevant…
Chechnya: Separatism and Jihad?
Chechnya: Separatism or Jihad? examines the nature of Islam in the ongoing Chechen conflict. In early 1995, numerous foreign mujahadeen arrived in Chechnya…
Fault Lines and Pipelines
The beautiful and historic Caucasus Mountains are home to three major conflicts in the former Soviet Union, Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and Chechnya…
Ukraine Sonata
Ukraine Sonata looks at the years before, during, and after the great “Perestroika” of the Soviet Union and how the Independent Republic of Ukraine is negotiating the changes on a musical level…
Masses to Masses
What happens to the individual artist when culture becomes a tool of government? From the Masses to the Masses is the story of Jin Zhilin…
Arms Bazaar
Some argue that the weapons bought and sold at IDEX serve to prolong, intensify and escalate conflicts the world over. Others argue transparency in the arms trade…
Fog and Friction
War is complicated and has always been so. Fog and Friction is a glimpse into the decision making process at the height of battle, the ability of the media to portray an accurate view of war…
Virgin Soldiers
With unprecedented access, award winning filmmaker Dodge Billingsley tells the story of India Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, crack U.S. frontline troops in Iraq…
Helen Foster Snow: Witness to Revolution
The remarkable story of journalist and activist Helen Foster Snow, who documented China’s communist revolution from the inside and changed history.
Immortal Fortress
Award winning Immortal Fortress takes the viewer on a dangerous behind-the-scenes journey into Chechnya, exploring the tiny mountain republic’s war driven culture while searching for its most prolific warrior, Shamil Basayev.
Documentary Short Series
The Pragmatic Dragon
A series of 11 short, shot-on-location explainer videos based on the book; The Pragmatic Dragon: China’s Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements, by Professor Eric Hyer.
China - India
The deterioration of Sino-Indian relations in the context of the broader Sino-Soviet-Indian triangular relationship set the stage for negotiations on the Sino-Indian border…
China - India: Galwan Valley
The Galwan Valley incident in the Ladakh region of the Sino-Indian border was precipitated by growing Sino-Indian tensions over their unsettled boundary…
China - North Korea
Within the context of the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations, China moved to resolve its historic boundary dispute with Korea, now controlled by the DPRK…
China - Mongolia
Concluded in 1962, this settlement illustrates the centrality of China’s concerns over increasing Soviet hostility and its willingness to compromise in order to reach a boundary agreement…
China - Myanmar (Burma)
Settled in 1960, this is the first boundary settlement concluded by the PRC since 1949. For years prior to the settlement, Burma had called for negotiations.
China - Nepal, Sikkim & Bhutan
Concluded in 1961, the settlement with Nepal is also significant in light of the ongoing conflict between China and India…
China - South China Sea
This South China Sea dispute is a multilateral dispute involving China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei…
China - Nine-Dash Line
China’s nine-dash line boundary that dips deep into the South China Sea has always been shrouded in ministry and is the cause of great controversy…
China - Pakistan
Settled in 1963. China had previously been very critical of Pakistan as a reactionary pro-western regime and the “most allied ally’ of the United States…
China - Russia
The impact of the Sino-Soviet conflict in the 1960s upon their boundary dispute and the larger implications for China’s regional security concerns…
China - Vietnam
The Vietnam case, the most recently settled case, is analyzed and compared to the Indian case which remains unsettled, and the Russian case…
Africa Insights
A series of nine short videos exploring the cross-cultural connections between the Indian Ocean countries of Oman and Zanzibar, produced by Combat Films for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art
Zanzibari Chests
This South China Sea dispute is a multilateral dispute involving China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei…
Twaha Heshima Mohammed
China’s nine-dash line boundary that dips deep into the South China Sea has always been shrouded in ministry and is the cause of great controversy…
Kofia
Settled in 1963. China had previously been very critical of Pakistan as a reactionary pro-western regime and the “most allied ally’ of the United States…
Ahmad bin Na'aman Al Kaabi
This South China Sea dispute is a multilateral dispute involving China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei…
Joseck Asikoye - Jabali Afrika
China’s nine-dash line boundary that dips deep into the South China Sea has always been shrouded in ministry and is the cause of great controversy…
Incense Burners of Oman and East Africa
Settled in 1963. China had previously been very critical of Pakistan as a reactionary pro-western regime and the “most allied ally’ of the United States…
Mtendi Maulid Ensemble
This South China Sea dispute is a multilateral dispute involving China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei…
The Carved Door
China’s nine-dash line boundary that dips deep into the South China Sea has always been shrouded in ministry and is the cause of great controversy…
The Swahili Language
Settled in 1963. China had previously been very critical of Pakistan as a reactionary pro-western regime and the “most allied ally’ of the United States…
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