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    Curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions exploring big ideas
    Painting of a black bird with a red tail on a white tree branch set against a blue sky and yellow landscape.

    videoNature and landscape

    Scenes from Aboriginal Australian pottery chart the turn of the seasons

    7 minutes

    Blurry night photo through car window showing police lights and a figure, creating a dramatic scene with blue lighting.

    videoDemography and migration

    The volunteers who offer a last line of care for migrants at a contentious border

    30 minutes

    3D colour spectrum graph with X, Y, Z axes and a colourful curved surface on a black background, digital rendering.

    videoMathematics

    After centuries of trying, we’ve yet to arrive at a perfect way to map colour

    20 minutes

    Photo of an elderly woman resting her forehead on a large stone bust outdoors near a decaying concrete structure.

    videoHistory

    In Stalin’s home city in Georgia, generations clash over his legacy

    20 minutes

    Photo of a person in white walking along a cliffside path near a stone structure with a scenic landscape view.

    videoArchitecture

    Steep climbs lead to sacred spaces carved high into the cliffs of Ethiopia

    9 minutes

    Watercolour and ink collage with a portrait, handwritten text saying ‘Hey, I’m important’ and a small beach photo on top right.

    videoConsciousness and altered states

    How an artist learned to ‘co-live’ with the distressing voice in her head

    6 minutes

    Sketch of person holding a pink phone to their ear with minimal facial detail.

    videoHistory

    In the face of denial, this film uncovers the hidden scars of Indonesia’s 1998 riots

    21 minutes

    Illustration of a brain with a tap attached, with yellow liquid flowing out against a grey background.

    videoEthics

    What’s an idea worth? How prominent thinkers have understood intellectual property

    6 minutes

    Illustration of a blue dragonfly, a green leaf insect and a brown butterfly wing on a light background.

    videoHistory of science

    Insect aesthetics – long viewed as pests, in the 16th century bugs became beautiful

    8 minutes

    Photo of a woman sleeping, resting her head and hand on a large dog, creating a cosy atmosphere.

    videoLove and friendship

    What does it mean to say goodbye to a creature that doesn’t know you’re leaving?

    13 minutes

    Photo of a woman wearing sunglasses, gesturing in front of a large stone monument with carved figures.

    videoThinkers and theories

    The prison abolitionist who dares to envision a world without ‘unfreedoms’

    16 minutes

    3D heat map graph with peaks in red and valleys in blue showing data variation.

    videoMusic

    A riveting audiovisual dive into what makes sounds harmonious, or not

    28 minutes