Series and documentaries on antiquity, pop culture and current affairs continue to sell well for Arte Distribution, which is presenting a number of new titles at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre.
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“The Mystery of the Desert Kites,” which follows an international team of archaeologists who explore the heart of Saudi Arabia and Jordan’s Black Desert to learn more about the oldest megastructures in human history, has just been pre-sold to Australian broadcaster SBS.
Directed by Nathalie Laville for France 5 and Ma Drogue à Moi, the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on a journey through northern Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan, to the sites of thousands of mysterious geoglyphs whose shapes, seen from the air, resemble giant kites. The oldest of these immense stone structures were built around 7,000 BC, more than 4,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids and the Stonehenge monument.
Another striking new title in the extensive catalogue of ancient history and archaeology is “Ramesses II, Secrets of a Pharaoh.”
