{"id":1956,"date":"2022-03-29T14:45:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/productions.alongmekong.com\/films\/series"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:47:50","slug":"series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/en\/films\/series\/","title":{"rendered":"Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1956\" class=\"elementor elementor-1956 elementor-148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3216be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3216be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06f2594\" data-id=\"06f2594\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa8adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fa8adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Series<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c86e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c86e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Some stories need more space, some themes can be told in different places.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcd272a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcd272a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aafab6f\" data-id=\"aafab6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309628a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"309628a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wanderlust\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6edb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6edb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_wanderlust-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_wanderlust-EN.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_wanderlust-EN-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_wanderlust-EN-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fbae0a\" data-id=\"9fbae0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e1057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e1057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WANDERLUST &#8211; EUROPE&#8217;S NICEST HIKING TRAILS 2014-2015<\/strong><br><strong>10 films x 43 Min., HD, stereo<\/strong><br><strong>Coproduction SWR, Arte <\/strong> (Cornwall Coast Path, Crete\u2019s GR7 \/ Greece, Mallorca Island \/ Spain, Stevenson Trail \/ France, Saar-Hunsruck-Steig \/ Germany, Amalfi Coast \/ Italy, Andalousia \/ Spain, Dingle and Kerry Ways \/ Ireland, Saint Olav Ways \/ Norway, Lechweg \/ Austria.).<br>The documentary series show some of the most beautiful hiking trails of Europe. The documentaries accompany an enthusiastic hiker and trekker : Bradley Mayhew, 43, senior writer for Lonely Planet Publications. With him, the films explore the nature, history and culture of the respective hiking trail, pass the landmarks of the routes, meet exciting people along the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63ab766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63ab766\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ddbc3\" data-id=\"30ddbc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8b294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9c8b294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1641\"><p>For a long time, hiking was considered old-fashioned and sedate. That certainly has changed, and thoroughly. Hiking is trendy, it is teeming with hiking apps, hiking blogs, hiking portals. The new hiker wears outdoor clothing instead of knee breeches and orients himself by GPS. Hiking is green. Hiking is healthy. Hiking is sharing experiences.<\/p>\n<p>On Europe&#8217;s most beautiful hiking trails, Bradley Mayhew is always accompanied by a hiking friend from the respective country. Together they meet farmers, hut keepers, priests, winegrowers, biologists, also geocachers, craftsmen and of course other hikers. Through him he gets to know the culture along the hiking trail, and learns more about the nature along the hiking trail, about animals, plants and rocks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wanderlust.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wanderlust.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wanderlust.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa43fc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa43fc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e9804\" data-id=\"25e9804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fb9d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"geist_europa\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2719b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2719b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_europespirit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_europespirit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_europespirit-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_europespirit-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e15c0\" data-id=\"45e15c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c38d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c38d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>EUROPE&#8217;S HIGH SPIRIT &#8211; 2012-2015<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>4 films 4 x 43 Min., HD, stereo<\/strong><br><strong>Coproduktion SWR, Arte<\/strong><br>For many centuries spirits and prime eau-de-vie have been produced all over Europe. Whether vodka, whisky, fruit brandies, or absinthe, Europe\u2019s distillates and essences are a cultural tradition of high level. They are the mirror of the landscapes, the history and the lifestyle of the region, where they are produced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14e8461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14e8461\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128c712\" data-id=\"128c712\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c033ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0c033ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1251\"><p>Four films are entertainingly dedicated to a well-known European spirit, in its landscape, culture, with its people. The \u201cspirits of Europe\u201d live in beautiful landscapes, where they are still distilled, allow insights into history and contemporary life, lead us into old towns and modern cities, are related to folk music and culture, and foremost bring encounters with interesting people. A friendly protagonist leads the path of each film.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Absinthe in France<\/li>\n<li>Whisky in Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Wodka in Poland<\/li>\n<li>Fruit brandies in the Alps<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geist-Europas.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geist-Europas.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geist-Europas.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dc1fac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dc1fac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c55498\" data-id=\"1c55498\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b991761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b991761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"marcopolo\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6198dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6198dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_marco-polo-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1162\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_marco-polo-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_marco-polo-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_marco-polo-1-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feea96e\" data-id=\"feea96e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57f765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f57f765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MARCO POLO RELOADED &#8211; 2011<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>5 films x 43 Min., HD, stereo<\/strong><br><strong>Coproduktion SWR, Arte<\/strong><br>What happens to you today when you follow the trail of the great Venetian traveller, when you travel from Venice to Beijing, along the Silk Road? Along Mekong Productions accompanied Lonely Planet author Bradley Mayhew for many months. 8000 kilometres overland, by bus, truck or hitchhiking, through some of the most inaccessible parts of the world &#8211; always following the Marco Polo trail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f14bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f14bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-311ed1c\" data-id=\"311ed1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81cc4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a81cc4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\"><p><strong>Marco Polo Reloaded<\/strong>re-travels the <span class=\"Stil1\">Silk Road<\/span> on the tracks of its most well-known voyager: the mediaeval traveler and writer Marco Polo. Five road movie style-documentaries imagine the past and show today\u2019s reality, in countries like <em><strong>Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, the Central Asian Republics and China.<\/strong><\/em>The five films accompany a travel writer on his mission. Bradley Mayhew, 39, married, born in England and resident in the United States, writes for Lonely Planet. He is researching a book about the Silk Road and its legendary medieval adventurer. The films show what is happening if one <em><strong>re-travels Marco Polo\u2019s journey again, 700 years after him, his book in mind,<\/strong><\/em> overland, by means of local transport, covering the ancient trade-route on its entire length from Venice to Beijing.Today as in Polo\u2019s times some areas are off-limits, dangerous, ridden by crisis or war and the traveler is forced detours. Travelling the Silk Road today is as exciting and adventurous as it was in Marco Polo\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MP-Trailer.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MP-Trailer.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MP-Trailer.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e296aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e296aab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-222990b\" data-id=\"222990b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69eea72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"69eea72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"foodhunter\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b1e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23b1e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_foohunter22-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_foohunter22-EN.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_foohunter22-EN-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_foohunter22-EN-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d42f6\" data-id=\"d9d42f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad82e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad82e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DER FOODHUNTER \u2013 <span class=\"title\">Out for Asia\u2019s Culinary Treasures<\/span> 2005-2009<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The series:<\/strong><br><strong>6 films x 43 Min., 5 x 28 Min. Digibeta, Stereo<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Profession: Foodhunter <br>The Film: 43:30 and 58:00<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Coproduktion SWR &amp; ARTE <br><\/strong>Mark Brownstein has an unusual profession. He roams through remote regions of Asia, searching for ancient, forgotten foods and foodstuffs unknown to us, in order to make them accessible to fine cuisine all over the world. He is a foodhunter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1db0140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1db0140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7f3539\" data-id=\"e7f3539\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ea9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"44ea9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7221\"><p>Mark, a US American, is a professional taste hunter who sells his finds to creative chefs. His territory is Asia.<\/p>\n<p>We followed him the first time in 2005\/2006 for the film project \u2018Profession: Foodhunter\u2019. In 2007 we were again on the road with Mark, this time for a 5-part series of documentaries \u2013\u2018The Foodhunter. Out for Asia&#8217;s Culinary Treasures.. We had the pleasure of following Mark to India, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. The films take you from mountain villages, cookshops and jungle markets directly to the luxury restaurants of Asia&#8217;s mega-cities. With Mark, we dive deep into the cosmos of Asian cuisines.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009 we produced two new 43 min. episodes with Mark, \u2018The Foodhunter in China\u2019.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Foodhunter.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Foodhunter.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Foodhunter.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f15b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f15b28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f75e51d\" data-id=\"f75e51d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5533d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fc5533d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"indien_ma\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c9e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5c9e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_maritime-india.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_maritime-india.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_maritime-india-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_maritime-india-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15e7381\" data-id=\"15e7381\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604817e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604817e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MARITIME INDIA \u2013 SEARCHING FOR THE TRAILS BR \u2013 2003<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>3 films x 43 Min \/ Digibeta, Stereo<br>3 x 52 Min International version<br><\/strong><\/p><p>For more than 4000 years, Indian ships sailed on the sea that is not called the &#8220;Indian&#8221; Ocean without reason. And traders from Arabia and Africa, China and Europe anchored in India&#8217;s ports. We know their accounts of spices and precious stones, of silk and cotton cloth, a sea trade that brought wealth to India\u2019s merchants and rulers.<\/p><p>Independent India, socialist in orientation, hardly engaged in foreign trade for decades. But slowly the country is recalling its ports, its coasts and its long history of maritime trade, today, in the age of globalisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d94e28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d94e28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-394a9ed\" data-id=\"394a9ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c4afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"97c4afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\"><ul>\n<li>Part 1: From Gujarat to Bombay<\/li>\n<li>Part 2: Along the coast of Malabar<\/li>\n<li>Part 3: From the Coromandel Coast to Calcutta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India&#8217;s coastline stretches 5,600 kilometres: from the Pakistani border to the southern tip of the subcontinent and back up to the mouth of the Ganges. The three films follow this coastline in search of traces of India&#8217;s great maritime history, a history that is largely unknown even in India. The films move around by sailing dhow, bus or train, meeting the people who live and work on India&#8217;s coasts. These people are the focal points of the series.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Indien-maritim.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Indien-maritim.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Indien-maritim.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d811e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d811e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c91ce\" data-id=\"78c91ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad2ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2ad2ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"samarkand\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086c02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"086c02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_samarkand-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_samarkand-EN.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_samarkand-EN-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/titel_samarkand-EN-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a3d65\" data-id=\"f5a3d65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9591722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9591722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>THREE ROADS TO SAMARKAND &#8211; 2000<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>3 films x 60:00 Digibeta, Stereo<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Coproduktion<\/strong> <strong>BR &amp; ARTE <\/strong><br>Three 60-minute films each approach the legendary Samarkand from the very edge of Central Asia. From vast barren landscapes \u2013 sandy desert, steppe, high mountains \u2013 the films approach the Central Asian heartland with its historic oasis cities like Khiva, Merv or Bukhara. Again and again they linger, immersing themselves in the rich history. They tell stories: about silkworm breeding, the China trade, hardship in Tajikistan, the opera in Tashkent, about Islamic architecture, horse fights, the railway, the everyday life of an Islamic neighbourhood, a mahalla. Above all, the series tries to paint a picture of the culture and cultural change of this unknown region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79ca2c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79ca2c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e050067\" data-id=\"e050067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a130e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"47a130e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7511\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7511\"><p>For seventy years, Central Asia belonged to the Soviet Union. With their collapse, the Soviet republics of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan became independent as new states. Thus, in 1991, a &#8220;new&#8221; region was created between China, Afghanistan and the Caspian Sea, which, however, is ancient. This is where the Silk Road ran. As a melting pot of many peoples, as a huge land bridge between East and West, Central Asia has connected Orient and Occident since time immemorial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three films discover<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part 1: Following the Prophet<\/li>\n<li>Part 2: Following the Silk<\/li>\n<li>Part 3: Following the horsemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Film 1 approaches Samarkand from the west through the desert of Turkmenistan. The film addresses the Islamisation of Central Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Film 2 comes from the east, from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It moves along the &#8220;trail of silk&#8221; and shows how the Silk Road trade shaped the region.<\/p>\n<p>Film 3 begins in the Siberian north at the Russian border and leads on the &#8220;trail of the horsemen&#8221; through the steppe of Kazakhstan to Samarkand. It addresses the deep rupture that the Mongol hordes and later the Russian-Soviet period cut into the Islamic culture of Central Asia. It shows how Islam has survived, how and why it is resurgent today.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-Wege.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-Wege.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-Wege.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9b08ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9b08ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbacd2d\" data-id=\"dbacd2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7863317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7863317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"mekong\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e04b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54e04b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/titel_mekong-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/titel_mekong-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/titel_mekong-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/titel_mekong-1-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7fbb0b\" data-id=\"e7fbb0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2428dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2428dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MEKONG &#8211; 1995<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>4 films x 45 Min., 16 mm, Betacam<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Production for SWF, BR and WDR<\/strong><br><br>Rising in eastern Tibet the world\u2019s fifth longest stream flows through Southwest China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and South Vietnam before reaching the South Chinese Sea. The Mekong. Almost 4900 km long, it is one of the longest rivers on earth, and the lifeline of Southeast Asia\u2026. <\/p><p><strong>Four films discover<\/strong> <br>Film 1: Turbulent River in Tibet and Southwest China <br>Film 2: Mother of Waters in Laos <br>Film 3: Great Water in Cambodia <br>Film 4: Nine Dragons in Vietnam<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82b78aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82b78aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bee9474\" data-id=\"bee9474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3feb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bb3feb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn more - Trailer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\"><p>For a long time the Mekong was remote and inaccessible for the western world. Remote, undeveloped, ecologically intact. It had never been travelled along its entire length. It was as late as 1994, when its main source was discovered in the highlands of Tibet. The Along Mekong crew spent almost one year shooting the world&#8217;s first documentary. They gained access to areas where no western film team had been before. In 1994, the first Mekong Bridge was opened between Laos and Thailand, and the first mega-dam in China. A new era is on its way. Four films follow the river from the source to the mouth, portraying ordinary people living along the river, focussing on culture and ecology, as well as economical, political and developmental issues. River pilot, rice farmer, fish farmer, city planner &#8211; people on the river are fixed points in the programme.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1956-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mekong.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mekong.mp4\">https:\/\/alongmekong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mekong.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Series Some stories need more space, some themes can be told in different places. 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