Beautiful scenery, fabulous documentaries, in-person narration by prestigious filmmakers are all part of the Passport to Discovery: a world travel adventure cinema series on campus.

This season, which started Sept. 12 and runs through March 13, has 16 independent films to be shown each Monday at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium.

“I was never exposed to any traveling films until now,” Bruce Spain, executive director of the Center for the Arts, said. “By not seeing or learning about them, people are missing out on a great opportunity to become aware of different parts of the world.”

Last week’s film, “Lindbergh’s Historic Flight to Paris” is a journey led by filmmaker Robin Williams, which takes the audience through a labrynth of old footage.

“This film was very high quality and done in a outstanding manner,” Esperanza Becerra, 62, of Torrance, said.

Spain, who also views William’s film as of good quality and worth, said that the film begins in San Diego where Williams speaks with some of the people who were in charge of building Lindbergh’s plane, The Spirit of St. Louis.

Later, Williams shows how Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean between St. Louis and Paris at the same time interweaving information on World War II.

Among the various films that will be showing, Spain highly recommends “Iraq: The Untold Story,” which will be showing Oct. 24. Spain is showing it to present a balanced perspective on the war in Iraq through an unbiased point of view.

“The footage is amazing. You hear the shouts of desperate soldiers of the war. If you have a blunt personality this is the film you must see because Mike Shiley, the filmmaker, does not sugarcoat anything,” Spain said.

On Feb. 20 “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama” will be shown, also one of Spain’s favorites.

He recommends it to anyone who is “philosophical” or spiritual because of the phenomenal interview filmmaker Rick Ray has with the Dalai Lama.

These films are mainly about exotic places to visit. For the most part, many EC students do not come to see them, but Spain encourages students to come because the films can motivate people in ways that can be life changing, he said.

“The Passport to Discovery will be your ticket to view different regions of the world that will mesmerize you,” Spain said.