Ancient Worlds is about people and places, politics and economics, art and war, trade and technology, but above all it’s the story of the painful birth and difficult growth of a radical idea first tried and tested some six thousand years ago, and which we are still struggling with today; civilisation. Civilisation has not come easily; it’s something we’ve had to fight hard to achieve, and even harder to maintain, and the greatest threats to it have come from our own talents for destruction. But when we’ve managed to get it right, the benefits have been enormous. When we talk about the ancient world we tend to think of rare and exotic artefacts or the monumental remains of epic architecture; but these are just the empty shells that got left behind when the tide of history turned! The living creatures, the civilisations, that once inhabited these shells were rarely if ever static or stately; they were dynamic, chaotic, and always threatening to spin out of control, because civilisation is based on an improbable idea; that strangers can live and work together in dense urban settings, forging new allegiances that replace the natural ties of family, clan or tribe. It’s an idea we’re still coming to terms with today, but one of the best ways to understand the challenges that are involved is to look at how our ancestors tackled them the first time around. From ancient Iraq to Imperial Rome, Ancient Worlds examines how our ancestors struggled with the levers of religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade in order to keep the complex machinery of their civilisations turning over. Their insights and blind-spots, their breakthroughs and dead ends, their triumphs and disasters are the milestones on the long and winding road that leads directly from their ancient to our modern world.
捕鱼是一项辛苦的工作，而捕蓝鳍金枪鱼则让人精疲力尽，在马萨诸塞州的格洛斯特，有一群特殊的渔夫，他们世代用钓竿和鱼线捕捉行踪不定的蓝鳍金枪鱼。他们以此谋生，蓝鳍金枪鱼数量稀少、价格高昂，是日本寿司的最高级食材，因此这行竞争异常激烈。每年的捕鱼季持续近10周，这些最老练的渔夫将漂泊在北大西洋冰冷的海上寻找“海中钻石”蓝鳍金枪鱼。有人捕到过价值20000美金的大鱼。
This four-part documentary series features Chelsea Handler as she explores topics of personal and universal fascination: marriage, racism, Silicon Valley, and drugs. The Festival will premiere one installment of the series with clips from the other three installments, followed by an extended Q&A with Chelsea Handler, Director Eddie Schmidt, and Executive Producer Morgan Neville. World Premiere
格洛斯特的船长们互相比拼了10个捕鱼赛季，现在面临着全新的挑战：他们要依靠努力回弹的蓝鳍金枪鱼市场谋生。 能屈能伸的船队决定合作共赢，互相协作捕鱼。除了原来的五艘船外，还来了一些熟悉的新船长和一位金枪鱼界传奇人物，他们的技能立即引起所有船队的关注。
