Documentary

Popular Documentary Movies

The Chief
The Chief
1976- Step inside the cluttered office of Art Rooney and meet "The Chief." Come face to face with the guiding force behind the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hear Rooney's personal tales of faith, family, and football.
The Chief 2010
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
"Lesson Plan" is a documentary film about The Third Wave (aka The Wave & Die Welle) classroom experiment, as told by the original students and teacher Ron Jones.
Lesson Plan 2010
Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres
Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.
Clouds Are Not Spheres 2010
Dirty Pictures
Dirty Pictures
Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin is the scientist behind more than 200 psychedelic compounds including MDMA, more commonly known as Esctasy. Considered to be one of the the greatest chemists of the twentieth century, Sasha's vast array of discoveries have had a profound impact in the field of psychedelic research. 'Dirty Pictures' delves into the lifework of Dr. Shulgin and scientists alike, explores the world of these scientists; their findings and motivations, their ideas, and their beliefs as to how research in this particular field can aid in unlocking the complexities of the mind.
Dirty Pictures 2010
Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis
Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis
When the world’s financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. But what happens when the solutions are identical to the mistakes that caused the very crisis?
Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis 2010
A Good Day to Die
A Good Day to Die
Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of the Movement.
A Good Day to Die 2010
Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer
Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer
Honest Man: the Life of R. Budd Dwyer is a movie about politics and corruption, suicide and survival. The film chronicles Dwyer's meteoric rise to political power and examines the bribery scandal and subsequent trial that pushed him to his breaking point. Honest Man also delves into the controversy and consequences of the uncensored airing of Dwyer's death on television stations worldwide. Honest Man reveals a story that has remained untold for over 24 years. The film features exclusive new interviews, including William Smith, the man whose testimony convicted Dwyer, and Dwyer's widow Joanne--her last interview before her death in 2009. Was Dwyer venal, or a victim? Did he kill himself because he couldn't live with being guilty, or because he couldn't live with being innocent? Honest Man allows audiences to judge for themselves.
Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer 2010
Genetic Chile
Genetic Chile
A look at the world of genetically modified foods through the lens of New Mexico's iconic chile pepper. The Chile pepper defines New Mexican cuisine and is considered a sacred plant by many cultures. Despite overwhelming evidence of gene flow, persistent safety questions, predatory multinational agribusiness corporations and potential economic damage, the State of New Mexico funded research to produce a GMO chile. It was the first time a state government directly targeted a crop for genetic modification. Because the funding is public, we were able to force a rare interview with a genetic researcher at NMSU. This film is packed with information about the harmful use of GMO technology and the ignorance shown by the proponents of GMO crops.
Genetic Chile 2010
With God On Our Side
With God On Our Side
With God On Our Side takes a look at the theology of Christian Zionism, which teaches that because the Jews are God's chosen people, they have a divine right to the land of Israel. Aspects of this belief system lead some Christians in the West to give uncritical support to Israeli government policies, even those that privilege Jews at the expense of Palestinians, leading to great suffering among Muslim and Christian Palestinians alike and threatening Israel's security as a whole. This film demonstrates that there is a biblical alternative for Christians who want to love and support the people of Israel, a theology that doesn't favor one people group over another but instead promotes peace and reconciliation for both Jews and Palestinians.
With God On Our Side 2010
The Day Before Disclosure
The Day Before Disclosure
Our modern civilization is likely to be confronted with the biggest paradigm shift in the perception of reality ever, and through our productions we wish to bring insight from the forefront of this development.
The Day Before Disclosure 2010
The House of Suh
The House of Suh
The House of Suh” tells the story of Andrew and his sister Catherine, and how the values, conflicts, and dysfunctions of their Korean immigrant family led to the murder of Robert O’Dubaine. Eloquently narrated by Andrew, the documentary highlights issues of assimilation and the struggle between freedom and responsibility, raising questions about guilt, innocence, and the illusive gray area in-between.
The House of Suh 2010
Life with Murder
Life with Murder
Chatham, Ontario, 1998. Eighteen-year-old Jennifer Jenkins is brutally shot to death by multiple rifle rounds in her family home. The main suspect: her brother, Mason Jenkins, who fled the scene of the crime.
Life with Murder 2010
Land
Land
American resort developers bear down on the wild west coast of Nicaragua, hoping to build the next tourist paradise. With lax labour and environmental regulations, some of the developers take full advantage of the situation, and the local fishermen start accusing them of exploitation and land thievery. Unexpectedly, in the midst of this conflict, firebrand Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas sweep back into government, boldly empowering the local fishermen. The tables turn viciously on the American developers, who get much more than they bargained for. But when the local fishermen, corrupted by new found power, begin acting in the same manner as the American developers, questions are posed about human nature, morality, and ethics on a much larger scale.
Land 2010
Rollin: The Decline of the Auto Industry and Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit
Rollin: The Decline of the Auto Industry and Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit
Artists and journalists love to invoke that holy word of American evil ' Detroit ' whenever they can. After all, what could be cooler than cars, Motown, and murder? And in the aftermath of the recent economic meltdown and auto industry bail-out Detroit has become shorthand for all that ails America. Detroit was once the seat of the greatest economic empire the world has ever seen; the auto industry; but now, Detroit is the face of failure. Failure not of the city's people, but of its leaders and of America itself. 'Rollin' is the true story of the decline of the auto industry and the rise of the drug economy in Detroit.
Rollin: The Decline of the Auto Industry and Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit 2010
Boys of Summer
Boys of Summer
On a tiny Caribbean island of Curaçao, they take their Little League® Baseball very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that Manager Vernon Isabella has sent his Little League All-Stars to the Little League World Series for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. However, in the summer of 2008, the boys are faced with new challenges that could jeopardize their eighth chance at the championship. They must overcome injuries, team bickering and Puerto Rican Little League® players who’ve already matured – some have already started to grow mustaches – in order to do their team, manager, and nation proud.
Boys of Summer 2010
King Of Chinatown
King Of Chinatown
King of Chinatown is the story of what it takes to be a professional gamer by following one of the US's most prolific fighting game players, Justin Wong as he rises to fame with the release of Street Fighter 4. Through rare interviews and never before seen access to, until now, off limit locations, go beyond the scene and step into a world of true businessmen and women looking to make gaming a career, rather than a hobby.
King Of Chinatown 2010
Absinthe
Absinthe
Absinthe: was it ambrosia or poison, artistic muse or ticket to madness and death? There is a tremendous fascination with absinthe, yet few truly know its rich history. The documentary ABSINTHE definitively brings the Green Fairy out of her clouded past where, for one hundred years, her fabled effects and demonized reputation have excited equal doses of admiration and loathing. The film traces absinthe’s arc: from its birth in Switzerland in 1787, through its rise in the chic cafés of Belle Époque Paris, to its prohibition, and its recent worldwide revival. Absinthe’s story is put in high relief through interviews with leading historians, authors, distillers, antiques collectors, and fanatics. The cult beverage of bohemian artists is back in fashion; the documentary ABSINTHE clarifies the legend.
Absinthe 2010
Full Signal
Full Signal
With over 3.5 billion cell phone users around the world, thousands of cell phone towers popping up in people's neighborhoods, children's schools and neighbor's rooftops, people are starting to feel the effects. Full Signal talks to scientists, lawmakers, lawyers and everyday people to investigate the truths and myths behind the impact of cellular technology.
Full Signal 2010
Lost in Religion: Welcher Glaube für mein Kind
Lost in Religion: Welcher Glaube für mein Kind
Marc Burth wants to find the best religion to raise his children in, but living in a family that boasts a Muslim, a Catholic, a Jew, a Shaman and several Atheists that's not going to be easy. This highly amusing and revelatory HD documentary playfully addresses the questions so many of us struggle with.
Lost in Religion: Welcher Glaube für mein Kind 2010
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo' goes behind prison walls to follow convict cowgirls on their journey to the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo. In 2006, female inmates were allowed to participate for the first time. In a state with the highest female incarceration rate in the country, these women share common experiences such as broken homes, drug abuse and alienation from their children. Since 1940, the Oklahoma State Penitentiary has held an annual 'Prison Rodeo'. Part Wild West show and part coliseum-esque spectacle, it's one of the last of its kind - a relic of the American penal system. Prisoners compete on wild-broncs and bucking bulls, risking life-long injuries. For inmates like Danny Liles, a 14-year veteran of the rodeo, the chance to battle livestock offers a brief respite from prison life. Within this strange arena the prisoners become the heroes while the public and guards applaud
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo 2010
My Heart of Darkness
My Heart of Darkness
Four war-veterans, from different sides, step onto a boat at the mouth of the Kwando river, deep within the African interior. They are on a journey back to the battlefield, the site of the last "great" battle of the Cold War - its inconclusive and a very secret Armageddon, where they as youngsters, once tried to kill each other. But now, twenty years later, they've come together as former enemies, a new unit of disparate souls joined together not only by the common haunting of war trauma, but also by their need to understand, to reconcile, to forgive.
My Heart of Darkness 2010
Wintervention
Wintervention
Do people think you have a problem? Can you just not get enough of winter and skiing? Don’t worry you’re not alone, follow skiers and riders like Jossi Wells, Andy Mahre, JJ Thomas, and others who all have the same problem as you. From the North Pole all the way down to the South Pole watch an epic ski journey that will help you realize that the only cure to your ailment is a good Wintervention.
Wintervention 2010
Bionik - Genie der Natur
Bionik - Genie der Natur
All In Earth's 4 billion year history, nature has solved all of lifes problems, from the highest mountain to the deepest ocean. Evolution is the ultimate inventor and many of mans most clever engineering solutions have exact counterparts in nature. In three amazing episodes, NatureTech views our world with fresh eyes, where nature and technology stand hand in hand.
Bionik - Genie der Natur 2010
Michael Jackson: Gone Too Soon
Michael Jackson: Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon is a documentary film about the final year of Michael Jackson's life and career, released on June 25, 2010, exactly one year after his death. It is produced and directed by author-filmmaker Ian Halperin, who wrote "Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson", which hit No. 1 last year on the New York Times' bestsellers list, after he spent five years investigating Jackson.[1][2]. In an interview with Halperin in March 2010, he revealed that the film is culled from 300 hours of footage shot inside the singer's camp and includes video and audio of Jackson shot before his death. It also includes interviews with Jackson's personal manager, trainer, and attorney.
Michael Jackson: Gone Too Soon 2010
One Week Job
One Week Job
After graduating from university, Sean Aiken struggled with the question 'What should I do with my life?' His father said to find his passion. Taking the advice to heart, Sean created The One-Week Job Project, with the goal of working 52 jobs in 52 weeks.
One Week Job 2010
Disfarmer: A Portrait of America
Disfarmer: A Portrait of America
Mike Disfarmer, small town portrait photographer turned posthumous art star. This is the story of an eccentric curmudgeon and artistic icon whose powerful pictures of depression-era USA have left an unlikely mark on the modern Manhattan art world.
Disfarmer: A Portrait of America 2010
The Magick of Solomon: Lemegeton Secrets Revealed
The Magick of Solomon: Lemegeton Secrets Revealed
Anthropologist and Ceremonial Magician, Poke Runyon explains and demonstrates the authentic techniques of ancient Ritual Magick. Learn how to invoke Angels and evoke Spirits to visible appearance. Stand in the Magick Circle with Masters of the Art as they conjure the Spirits of Bael and Astaroth (Baal and Astarte) to visible appearance in the Dark Mirror upon Solomon's Triangle.
The Magick of Solomon: Lemegeton Secrets Revealed 2010
Mamachas of the Ring
Mamachas of the Ring
Set in the heights of the Bolivian Andes, Mamachas del Ring is the story of Carmen Rosa the Champion, an indigenous woman who struggles to make it on her own in the male-dominated world of Bolivian professional wrestling.
Mamachas of the Ring 2010
First Love
First Love
Documentary about the first steps taken by 3 young women to become professional surfers.
First Love 2010
BoardHeads
BoardHeads
An action sports documentary about empowering street kids and amputees, strengthening communities and creating a growing tribe of people to make the world a cooler place.
BoardHeads 2010
No Sweat
No Sweat
An all-American tale about an all-American garment: The T-shirt, NO SWEAT takes a wild ride into the bowels of Los Angeles garment industry. Mostly undocumented workers at American Apparel and SweatX are offered better wages, benefits, even a shot at worker-ownership. But what's really behind the label? Dark, dingy factories. Workers hunched elbow-to-elbow over machines. Nike. Guess. Kathy Lee Gifford. We are all too familiar with sweatshops, operating both in the U.S. and overseas. But does what's behind the label of what you wear always have to be linked to worker exploitation?
No Sweat 2010
Eretz Bereishit
Eretz Bereishit
הסרט מתמקד במספר בעלי חיים: זוג חתולי ביצות באזור הכנרת, זוג זאבים ברמת הגולן ועדר יעלים במדבר יהודה. הוא עוקב אחריהם במשך שנה (אף שבפועל צולם הסרט במשך מספר שנים), החל מתקופת הייחום וההזדווגות בסתיו ובחורף, דרך היוולדם של הצאצאים באביב, ועד ליציאתם לדרך חדשה בסוף הקיץ. במקביל, נראים גם בעלי חיים אחרים החיים בארץ ישראל או פוקדים אותה, ובהם טורפים, מכרסמים, עופות, זוחלים וחרקים.
Eretz Bereishit 2010