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Popular Documentary Movies
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Fandango at the Wall
Follow New York City maestro Arturo O’Farrill, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder, to Veracruz, Mexico where he meets up with the masters of a 300-year-old folk music tradition called son jarocho and then joins them for a historical music festival called “Fandango Fronterizo” that takes place simultaneously on both sides of the United States-Mexico border transforming the wall from an object that divides to one that unites.
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Black Boys
Illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, the film strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice.
Uppercase Print
In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder" a few months after its 30th anniversary. The behind-the-scenes retrospective interviews those involved with the film, NASCAR itself and others in the industry.
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Childhood 2.0
For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view dangers as primarily physical and external, but they’re missing the real danger: kids spending more time online and less time engaging in real life, free play, and autonomy. What are the effects on the next generation's mental, physical, and spiritual health? Childhood was more or less unchanged for millennia, but this is Childhood 2.0.
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its enduring success than with a two-hour extravaganza of archive clips, cast interviews and rarely seen footage?
The Fandom
THE FANDOM dives headfirst in the imaginative world of “furries,” the often-misunderstood internet subculture of fans of the anthropomorphic arts. Using a bountiful collection of archival tapes and images, this documentary traces the evolution of the furry fandom from its roots in the 1970s to the expansive, international community it has become today. Join a host of charming characters (including the grandparents of the fandom itself) on this heart-warming journey through the decades; witness the many triumphs and challenges that shaped “furry” into the most unique fandom of all time.
Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
In this intimate and extremely personal documentary, comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker examines his disability to acknowledge for the first time how much it impacts on who he is. Alex revisits key moments from his past, uncovering both joyful and difficult memories.
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Confessions of a Time Traveler: The Man from 3036
A main claiming to be from the future explains what we can expect from the next decades, in a frightening glimpse of what's to come.
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Using unpublished and newly digitalised archive footage and film material, Bettina Böhler has brilliantly assembled this film about the life and work of the exceptional artist Christoph Schlingensief, who died in 2010.
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me
A heartwarming, funny, and candid look at the life of wildly inventive comedian and actor, Howie Mandel. This intimate portrait examines one of the most beloved and complex comedians and his invulnerable spirit. Told through Mandel’s own voice and using a wealth of behind the scenes access, the film examines his extraordinary life and career as well as his painful struggles with mental illness and how he has managed to cope while managing a relentless pace in his professional and private life.
The Way of the Psychonaut
The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s quest for knowledge and insights into the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness, influenced the discipline of psychology and profoundly changed many individual lives. One of those transformed by Stan is filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais. The documentary utilizes Susan’s personal existential crisis as a gateway to Grof’s impact, from the micro to the macro.
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Spelling the Dream
Since 1999, 18 of the last 22 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American, making the incredible trend one of the longest in sports history. “Breaking the Bee” is a feature-length documentary that explores and celebrates this new dynasty while following four students, ages 7 to 14, as they vie for the title of spelling bee champion.
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS
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The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.
Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club
Told through the eyes of an Australian news reporter, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who moved to the UK to escape depression, the documentary, follows 3 characters on their journey to overcome their struggles as the club competes against 60 other gay clubs in the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam – the World Cup of gay rugby.
Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York
Emma wants to become a fashion model and asks Pär Johansson and the Glada Hudik-theatre for help. An unattainable dream for most, especially if you have a disability. Together with a group of unusual models they begin a bewildering journey.
The Sewing Machine
An experimental short film by director Liam Napolitano, The Sewing Machine shows a woman using a sewing machine in black and white.
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking. Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam and London from 120 years ago. Let yourself be carried away in the mesmerizing events and celebrities of the time, and feel the enthusiasm of early cinema that overcame the challenge of capturing life-like movement.
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
Pollywood
Pollywood is a universal and exciting story about courage and desperation, set against the background of the history of the Dream Factory and contemporary Hollywood. Paweł Ferdek overcomes successive obstacles on his way to learn its deepest secrets. He reaches producers, who reveal to him how they succeeded on their own. Ferdek takes us around the great American Dream, which is the foundation of today’s film industry. Will his dream of Hollywood also come true?
Where She Lies
An assaulted teen gives birth in the deep south and receives conflicting narratives about her infant's fate. 36 years later, her mother gives a deathbed confession that the baby never died. A filmmaker helps her uncover the truth.
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Decades after his play first put gay life center stage, Mart Crowley joins the cast and crew of the 2020 film to reflect on the story's enduring legacy.
Hold-Up
With his documentary "Hold-Up", director Pierre Barnérias denounces the lies, corruption and manipulation in France around the management of covid-19.
Tremors: Making Perfection
A brand new documentary from Universal Pictures telling the fabulous story of one of the most unique films ever made - Tremors. Hear from Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood, Alec Gillis and many more on the making of the iconic comedy horror movie.
Bigfoot: Fear in the Woods
Bigfoot has roamed the earth for centuries, protected by dark forests and darker caves. But does he exist? The hunt for the supposed gentle giant has produced new evidence suggesting the creature is far more fierce and predatory than previously believed.
Bernie Blackout
Pulls back the curtain to expose the corruption and bias that's rampant in mainstream media's coverage of presidential elections, and takes a hard look at a new generation and their relationship with news and politics.
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Starman
Luca Parmitano is the first italian astronaut to perform an extravehicular activity, currently part of the crew engaged in the Expedition 61 mission on board the International Space Station (SSI), is ready to tell his latest space adventures.
Fuori era primavera: Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown
Jade Eyed Leopard
A small leopard with aquamarine eyes learns the fundamental skills of survival during her first three years.
Born Wild: The Next Generation
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, National Geographic presents BORN WILD: THE NEXT GENERATION hosted by “Good Morning America’s” co-anchor Robin Roberts. The one-hour television event presents stories of hope and gives viewers a revealing look at our planet’s next generation of baby animals and their ecosystems, which face daunting environmental changes. Filmed in stunning locations around the globe such as Australia, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Sri Lanka and Kenya, National Geographic Explorers and ABC News correspondents take viewers on a journey to fascinating, breathtaking environments to witness and celebrate the diversity and splendor of charismatic baby animals, their families and habitats. The special is a worldwide celebration of our vibrant planet and the animals that inhabit it.
In Search of a Flat Earth
A dissection into the moral roots and logic behind the flat earth movement and how many of those same ideals feed into the QAnon movement, featuring hiking out to the north shore of Minnewanka to fact check a long forgotten video.
City Hall
An epic look at Boston’s city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
Still Not...Breathless
Documentary about the ongoing influence of 'Breathless' after 60 years
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
La cravate
Bastien is twenty years old and has been an activist for five years in the main extreme right party. When the presidential campaign begins, he's invited by his superior to commit even further. Initiated into the art of decking himself out like a politician, he starts to dream of a career, but old demons surge forth...