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A global view of the specialized strategies and extreme behavior that living things have developed in order to survive; what Charles Darwin termed "the struggle for existence."

Two Tongans form a makeshift marching band to sneak into a crucial game. Their inexperienced group uses makeshift instruments. What begins as a scheme becomes a cultural awakening.

"In Football We Trust" captures a snapshot in time amid the rise of the Pacific Islander presence in the NFL. Presenting a new take on the American immigrant story, this feature length documentary transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah. With unprecedented access and shot over a four-year time period, the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men striving to overcome gang violence and near poverty through American football. Viewed as the "salvation" for their families, these young players reveal the culture clash they experience as they transform out of their adolescence and into the high stakes world of collegiate recruiting and rigors of societal expectations.

Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally following in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt.

Two Australian pilots, one a womanizer and the other seeking true love, work for a South Pacific airline, spending their time pursuing romantic interests on various Polynesian islands while neglecting their professional duties.

A portmanteau feature film by 9 female Pacific filmmakers and filmed on seven Pacific islands. It is about the journey of empowerment through culture over the lifetime of one woman, Vai.

Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.

The Tongan Ninja is sent by his master to the island of New Zealand to help a floundering Chinese restaurant, but the mysterious Mister Big sends numerous villains to prevent the eatery's success.

Presented by former Samoa rugby player Dan Leo, who sacrificed his own career to confront corruption in his national union, Oceans Apart looks at the bond between the Pacific and modern Rugby and reveals the darker side of the sport.

Everyone dreams of the South Seas. Is it a dream or is it real? Well surprisingly its as real as ever. In every way. A step back in time and a step forward in adventure.

There is nothing that keeps passionate social worker Wolski in Germany. On a remote island in the Kingdom of Tonga, he chooses to give criminal teenagers a second chance. His first candidate is Marcel, 16, no stranger to drugs, violence and crime. When a visit to the populated island of Vava'u ends in disaster, Wolski only narrowly manages to keep the boy from being sent to prison. The deal: from now on, Marcel is not allowed to leave the uninhabited island of Kenutu at all.

12 Strangers are marooned on a deserted island in Fiji to solve clues and puzzles to win $25,000. Each week two people are eliminated.

Xavier Rosset leaves Switzerland for a Tongan island. His objective is to live - or to be more precise - to survive - there for eight months. Day in, day out he confides to his camera.

Pacific Warriors is a unique, humorous and personal insight into two very contrasting worlds, all united in their passion for one sport.

Reality Tv series in which 2 German families travel to Tonga and have to survive on food they can catch or harvest themselves.

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Ancient philosophy, opera and Tongan culture come together in this intimate portrait of a teacher, his school and his people as they navigate a sea of repression and doubt in a small but troubled Pacific island kingdom.

Stories from missions team members and the people they reach.

Kiwi adventurer Ellis Emmett embarks on an incredible journey across the waves of the South Pacific. He must harness the power of the wind to explore some of the most remote islands and atolls on the planet; places only accessible by sailboat. Greeted by the isolated people who call these shores home, Ellis immerses himself in the fascinating, yet threatened cultures of Tonga, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati.

Instructed to set out on a journey by his village chief, Flying Fox heads South to learn about his strengths as a man. During his journey he encounters two warring villages and attempts to mediate their differences. Flying Fox applies the lessons he learned on his journey when he returns to his home village to find trouble.

Ama'ara - the Song of the Whales is a documentary fairy tale for troubled times.

We are stepping outside our comfort zones to transform creativity, while celebrating the world's most extraordinary places through the universal language, music. The 5 episode limited series written by Jan Andrea Moroder (Director) and Peter Cloud (Music Producer and Main Character) follows James, Giovanni and Peter as they test their limits, forge friendships and unlock the secrets of each country.