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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

Creative Impulse follows four fearless musicians who venture far beyond the studio, immersing themselves in some of the planet's most breathtaking and fragile environments to discover music no one has ever heard. Across 6 episodes, the series becomes a deep exploration of creativity and human connection as the artists confront unconventional and extreme situations. From climbing the Dolomites and parachuting into the Amazon to performing with whales in the Pacific and navigating Japan's electric labyrinths. With each journey, their experiences, surroundings, and encounters reshape the way they think, feel, and create, transforming every moment into sound. As friendships form and personal limits are tested, each episode culminates in a powerful performance where the final track is not merely inspired by the adventure, it is born from it. Written by director Jan Andrea Moroder and music producer Peter Woergartner, Creative Impulse celebrates artistic discovery and the extraordinary beauty of the world through the universal language of music.

This is a documentary covering Queen Elizabeth II's World Tour or, at least, the portion through the Fiji Islands, the Friendly Islands and New Zealand. The Queen attends some festivals in her honor in Fiji and in the Friendly Islands, where she is entertained by Queen Salotte and in New Zealand where she attends some Maori rituals.

This little gem in the Pacific Ocean is the only independent monarchy left in the South Sea Islands. This picture gives us many interesting views of the life here in all its simplicity. The natives are very hospitable; they were warlike at one time, but now follow peaceful pursuits. The old dances, the manners and customs of the people, the way they live and the many interesting sidelights are all shown.

'Stronger Together: 50 years of Defence Cooperation' is a documentary that highlights important projects from Australia's Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) with our Pacific partners.