'Richard Bangs Adventures with Purpose' Destination: Morocco

Janson Media today announced the release to international television, VOD, and DVD/video markets of the HDTV special, Morocco: Quest For the Kasbah, the fourth episode in the series Richard Bangs Adventures with Purpose. Like the tantalizing trays of dates, figs, nuts and spices found in its many markets, Morocco has embraced and blended legions of influences. It is living history -- arts and traditions that have survived so long that they could be considered the very essence of human civilization. Saint Augustine, a Berber, said, &'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.' As fascinating as it is to read stories about ancient lands, the written word cannot approach what it is to experience them first hand. And there are many, many chapters to Morocco"s story... Morocco is sometimes called the land of &'a thousand Kasbahs,&' referring to the way-stations of ancient caravan routes traveled by countless tradesmen and adventurers. These diverse peoples carried with them a bounty of crafts and skills, customs and beliefs, and they found shelter and social interaction within secure Kasbah walls. And throughout the centuries, these Kasbahs, strong and enduring, have kept silent vigil over their cultural store. Filmed in gorgeous High-Definition, Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah was produced by Small World Productions, and is now available to international television, VOD, non-theatric, and DVD/video markets, exclusively through Janson Media. Small World Productions is a small Seattle-based independent production company that since 1980 has been dedicated to making first-rate travel programs for public television. The company"s television series focus on the sights, art, and history of destinations in Europe, the USA, and Mexico & the Caribbean. Each episode is meant to appeal to travelers and armchair travelers and includes useful travel tips. Richard Bangs is a world adventurer, international river explorer, Web pioneer and award winning author. He is also a founding partner of Mountain Travel Sobek, America"s oldest and largest adventure travel firm. In addition to his Adventures with Purpose series, Bangs has produced web based projects such as Great Escapes, Well-Traveled and Terraquest. Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets, and a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include most major broadcasters and media companies.