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Narrated by Academy Award winner, Emma Thompson, To The Ends of the Earth is a feature documentary that examines the rise of extreme energy extraction and its impact on the global environment, economy and local communities. With the fossil fuel industry's current intensive hunt for unconventional non-renewables, including Arctic drilling and shale gas fracking, To The Ends of the Earth brings forward the voices of a formidable array of scientists, authors and activists who envision a post-growth economic future premised on co-operation, social justice and ecological stewardship. This documentary brings to light our current economical struggle within the fossil fuel industry while exploring the hard-hitting question - can new and unconventional technology usher in an era of renewable energy great enough to fuel our society? Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

82 Nigerian schoolgirls were released after 3 years of imprisonment. In exchange, 5 terrorist leaders walked free... These leaders belong to Boko Haram, the most bloodthirsty terrorist group on the planet. The group gained global notoriety after their kidnapping of 276 students in 2014, over 100 of which have not yet been released. Their objective: to establish a Caliphate and impose sharia – Islamic law – in the heart of Africa. In an attempt to understand who these terrorists are, how they operate, and what kind of a threat they represent to Africa and the rest of the world, we have investigated in Nigeria, Cameroon and on the border of Niger and Nigeria, meeting former prisoners, repented jihadists and troops on the frontline. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

This documentary tells the true story of Donald "Pee-Wee" Gaskins, a man whose small stature earned him the ironic nickname "the meanest man in America." When a 13-year-old schoolgirl vanished in 1975, police traced her disappearance back to Pee-Wee, a local criminal known for driving a hearse and bragging about his private cemetery. What they found in the secluded South Carolina woods was not one body, but a shocking collection of graves that exposed a relentless serial killer. Hear the terrifying account of the victims, including how Pee-Wee killed a two-year-old child and his own niece. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

From "Mayday', Season 12, Episode 7: On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago, only for its left engine to rip away from the wing. Seconds later, 273 lives were lost in America's deadliest aviation disaster. This high-octane investigation reveals how a "faster, cheaper" maintenance hack involving a forklift started a microscopic crack that doomed the aircraft. Discover why the pilots were powerless as the engine separation severed critical warnings, leaving them blind to a fatal stall. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Iran is one of the earth’s final frontiers. It’s a country little visited by western travellers in recent years, yet it has been at the centre of world affairs for millennia. I wanted to take a peek “behind the veil” of modern-day Iran. What I discovered was a complex, incredibly hospitable people living in a much-misunderstood country at the heart of a troubled region. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

An intimate look at an infamous Venezuelan vigilante and "colectivo" leader who served as a public official under Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro but never laid down his gun. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Gentrification is not a new phenomenon. In fact, New Yorkers have been talking about gentrification ever since the term was first coined in the 1960s. But over the decades, as more and more wealthy real estate developers and giant corporations have sought to reconstruct urban landscapes for economic gain, what was once a process of gradual change has turned into a nightmare of radical transformation and displacement. New York City is currently undergoing a period of "hyper-gentrification" unlike anywhere else in the world. There Goes the Neighborhood presents a portrait of the communities and activists who are courageously fighting back against the powers of greed and corruption in order to preserve the diversity and culture of their city. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

This video looks at a specialized unit inside Pendleton Juvenile Prison, which at the time was called the Future Soldiers Unit. The unit was designed like a military boot camp, where the teens confined there would be introduced to structure and discipline to help foster an environment that leads to more self confidence and ultimately, change and growth. Now called Pendleton Boot Camp, the self contained unit inside the prison is the only paramilitary and therapeutic boot camp in Indiana's juvenile facilities. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

March 8, 2014: MH370 vanishes with 239 souls. This is the minute-by-minute timeline of the world's greatest aviation mystery. We trace the plane's final hours using military radar and chilling Inmarsat satellite data. Evidence points to a deliberate act: the pilot's final suspicious words, his wiped flight simulator data, and the crucial expired FDR battery. Witness the $200 million search that failed to find the truth, leaving one question: Where is the plane? Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Unmask the man who pulled the strings behind some of the most controversial political tactics in America. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

October 2002: Citizens in Washington D.C. found themselves under a terrifying siege. A series of seemingly random, targeted killings swept across the region, turning everyday activities—like pumping gas or grocery shopping—into deadly risks. With five people dead on the first day alone, police had nothing: no motive, no common victim profile, and no shell casings. Initial leads focused on a white van, but the lack of evidence led to a frantic, widespread investigation where local and federal agencies like the FBI and ATF poured resources into tracking an invisible predator. The killer, eventually revealed to be a sniper using a high-powered AR-15 rifle, began communicating, mocking the police with a note that chillingly demanded: "Call me God." As the death toll mounted and a 13-year-old boy was shot, the police discovered the killers' true trail—a fingerprint from a prior Alabama robbery—which exposed the unlikely duo: an angry older man and his 17-year-old protégé. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

The December 1989 mission to Panama to capture Manuel Noriega, in which Navy SEALs had to destroy Noriega's gunboat, Presidente Poras, to prevent his escape. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com