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Popular Documentary Movies
Children of the Iron Snake
A biopic of the Melbourne street art scene from 30 years ago to now, from railways junctions at night to festivals, abandoned factories, rooftops drains and galleries. Interview with over 15 artists, as well as criminologists, anti-graffiti activists, politicians, architects & more, coupled with a soundtrack ft. Promoe, RJD2, Bias B, Portico Quartet, Vivaldi & many more. It's a story that's been here since the beginning of time. You've seen on the walls of your homes, the sides of your trains, as you drive through streets by rooftops, billboards and drains. It's the biggest art movement of our time. The streets have become a gallery since the cave painting is now collective.
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
Fascinating documentary about the history and legacy of the rap group "Public Enemy".
Sexing the Transman
This intriguing documentary explores the sexuality of transmen and the changes they experience as a result of their gender transitions from female to male. Transmen and their partners divulge the most personal secrets of their sex lives in revealing conversations and intimate interviews. Some erotic scenes are shown.
Spoil
The International League of Conservation Photographers and the Gitga'at first nation people of British Columbia in their search for the illusive spirit bear. Their mission is to create images of this rare bear and the ecosystem that it relies on before a proposed oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands threatens to SPOIL it. The spirit bear, globally rarer than the panda, only lives on the north coast of British Columbia and gives and inspiring look at the interconnectedness of this coastal ecosystem existing in symbiosis with the indigenous communities there for thousands of years.
More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
A behind-the-scenes documentary about Jason Eisener's grindhouse exploitation film Hobo with a Shotgun.
Frank Skinner on George Formby
George Formby was a huge star of stage and film. In his heyday he was as big as The Beatles, earning vast sums of money on stage and starring in films which broke box office records. Formby's trademark ukulele still inspires millions of dedicated fans, including comedian and performer Frank Skinner, who believes Formby was the greatest entertainer of his time. Playing the ukulele and performing the songs that keep the Formby legend alive today, Skinner follows the music hall star's extraordinary rise to fame and fortune, explores his worldwide popularity and reveals the ruthless exploitation that surrounded his sudden and tragic death.
He Has Seen War
He Has Seen War is a documentary featuring surviving veterans of Easy Company and the 1st Marine Division, whose stories are told in Band of Brothers and The Pacific. From their initial steps at reintegrating into civilian life to the lasting impact the war had on each of their lives, He Has Seen War features veterans and their families relaying their own unique stories. Complemented by renowned historian and author Donald L. Miller, as well as rarely seen archival and documentary footage, it captures the struggle and ultimate triumph of a generation who, after helping rescue the world from unprecedented calamity, reclaimed their lives and re-forged a country
9/11: The Towers and the Pentagon
Engineers explain the structural consequences of the 9/11 attacks.
Drawn from the Shadows
Fred Deux and Cécile Reims are major twentieth century artists. Over a period of several months, Matthieu Chatellier filmed them in the privacy of their peinting and engraving work. The film focuses on a precise time in their lives: the time of ageing, dispossession and questions about the hereafter.
The Grandfathers
A young man searches for his identity deep in the Amazon jungle, while living among the tribe that murdered his grandfather decades earlier. The Grandfathers is a motion-graphics documentary completing Jim Hanon's inspiring trilogy begun with Beyond the Gates of Splendor and followed by End of the Spear. These films were produced by Mart Green. Jesse Saint struggles to find his place in a world dominated by the memory of a famous grandfather he never knew and a heroic father he could not understand. Years spent living among the Waodani and befriending the three old men who took part in his grandfather's murder teach Jesse the healing power of dignity, respect and forgiveness. In the jungle, Jesse must confront his family's past as he determines his own future. This documentary is a moving tribute to a young boy's quest for significance and wholeness, and its imprint on three old men, who, unwittingly, are on a quest of their own.
Karla's Arrival
In Managua, Nicaragua, teenager Sujeylin Aguilar raises her newborn daughter Karla on the same streets she has been calling home for the past eight years. Based in a city park and part of a larger group of youngsters, mother and baby struggle to reach the little one's first birthday. Beautifully told and full of hope, Karla's Arrival offers an intense personal story about second generation street children.
A Phantom Ride on the Evergreen Branch
Tracing the ghost of infrastructure in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Documentary about the brazilian poetess Ana Cristina Cesar, icon of the Mimeógrafo Generation and "Poesia Marginal", books like A Teus Pés, her aspirations, her life e her creative proccess. Artists, friends and researches remembers the poetess.
The American Civil War
This epic-length documentary about the U.S. Civil War distinguishes itself from prior productions on the same subject by taking as its central perspective the outlook of soldiers who were stationed on the front lines of battle. In so doing, the program cuts through much of the mythos surrounding the conflict itself and enables us to see the war in a fresh new way. It draws on elements including personal correspondence, diaries, archival photographs and much more. Installments include: "Rally Round the Flag," "Rebels at the Gates," "High Water Mark," "General Grant's War," and "Jubilation."
Agnus Dei: The Lamb of God
Jesús was sexually abused by a priest when he was 11 years old. As an adult, he decided not only to denounce his aggressor, but also to find him and confront him. This is a story that reveals the impunity of the Catholic Church for acts of pederasty committed by some of its members, while Jesús Romero offers the testimony of his life.
The Queen Has No Crown
Poignant meditation on family, loss, and the mental maps of homelessness. The film navigates the intimate lives of 5 brothers and their mother, over the course of a decade, through the pains of exile and the joys of family bonding. Exploring the politics of belonging, displacement, and homosexuality, the film examines the hard decisions one Israeli family has to make and the intractable bonds that unite them in the face of complicated life choices.
Skydancer
For more than 120 years, Mohawk ironworkers have raised America’s modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly atop steel beams just a foot wide, high above the city. In this nuanced portrait of modern Native Americans' double lives, Jerry McDonald Thundercloud and his colleague Sky shuttle between the hard-drinking Brooklyn lodging houses they call home during the week and their rural reservation, a grueling drive six hours north, where a family weekend awaits. While the men are away working, their wives often struggle to keep their children away from the illegal temptations of an economically deprived area.
The Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire - one of the most legendary aircraft of World War Two. Before World War Two the Germans had boasted that the Messerschmitt ME109 was the world's fastest fighter, but the Supermarine company set out to prove them wrong. Designed by R. J. Mitchell, the Spitfire was poised to replace the Bristol Bulldog fighter. Coupled with the development of the Merlin engine by Rolls Royce, the first Spitfire was delivered to the Royal Air Force in 1938. It was only the advent of jet powered planes that made the Spitfire obsolete, but it remains an iconic statement of design and engineering.
Entertaining the Troops
Documentary telling the story of the ENSA performers who kept up the troops' morale during World War II, with contributions from Dame Vera Lynn, Eric Sykes and Tony Benn.
Sarajevo Ricochet
Documentary about the effects of 9/11 on the post-war radical Islamism in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jim'll Fix It with Shane Richie
Shane Richie hosts a special Christmas edition of this much-loved family show. Celebrity guests and experts join Shane to help make dreams come true for a whole new generation.
Enemy of the State
The story of the complex man and 75-year-old writer named Paul Gratzik, who worked as a Stasi informant in the GDR and was known as a “man of extremes”. However, after spying on friends and colleagues for more than 20 years, Gratzik decided to voluntarily expose himself in the 1980s.
The Sphinx
The film in a charming and original way compares the first ascent to the first free-climb ascent of the Face of Sphinx, located in the most prominent part of the North Face Triglav. The aesthetic and breathtaking footage present beautiful and powerful environment of the Slovenian national symbol, with the mystical Sphinx at the forefront and all four protagonists of the two crucial ascents, which are separated by a period of three decades. The central story tells us that the Sphinx does not want that the climbers to solve her riddle, taken from her famous question: 'Who walks in the morning on four, at moon on two and in the evening on three (legs)?'
Sickf*ckpeople
“I have been working hard this summer. Begged for alms, collected metal, stole. I don't have a father. The mother was asleep. I left home and started living on the street. In the basement. I have friends. We live together, steal, sniff glue, drink vodka. Then they got hooked on the needle. Now we all walk badly and hardly talk. We are sick bitch people. And you?" Film-immersion. For several months, the filmmakers lived with a pack of homeless human children and observed different aspects of their lives.
The Labour of Pedicab Driver
Hard to get job for low – educated people in the city of batik Pekalongan – Indonesia, make a sincere Mukhlis, Beni, Temon and friends. Who work as “laborer driving a pedicab driver” on the hill bridge city of Pekalongan hayam wuruk street. This job has been around since 50 years ago and became a cultural economic activities of marginal and young unemployed Pekalongan City.
On the Line
On the Line is a 2011 Canadian documentary by Frank Wolf that investigates the risks and consequences associated with the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project. The film is set in the context of a 2,400 km biking, hiking, rafting and kayaking journey that two friends embark on from the Alberta oil sands to the British Columbia coast. As the pair travel the proposed pipeline route, they encounter a broad cross-section of people who voice their perspective on the issues associated with the project.
Andy Hamilton's Search For Satan
Andy Hamilton investigates the myths and legends surrounding Satan.
Just how did the Devil get inside our heads? And who put him there? For Halloween, award-winning comedy writer and performer Andy Hamilton (creator and star of Radio 4's acclaimed infernal comedy Old Harry's Game) explores just who the devil Satan is, where he comes from and what he's been up to all this time.
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
Artist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most ambitious show yet: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman. Given free rein to choose whatever he wants from the Museum's vast collections, Perry has also produced some 25 new works of art, from his trademark ceramics to a working motorbike. Imagine follows Perry for more than two years as he creates his own imaginary civilisation at the heart of the British Museum.
Anna German. Echo of love
A singer with a divine, angelic voice. She lived a bright, but such a difficult life. And she sang in a way that the happiest people do not sing. She was born in Uzbekistan, years of life and audience love connected her with the Soviet Union, she considered Poland her home, and her fate was decided in Italy. On the way to Milan, the singer got into a car accident, which for many years deprived her not only of the stage, but also of a full life. The film was shot in the genre of docudrama and is based on real events. It is based on interviews with Anna's husband Zbigniew Tucholsky, as well as with her close friend Anna Kachalina, music editor at the Melodiya recording studio.
Inside a Square Circle
Parents are not allowed into the Kremlin for the New Year Tree, children must go there alone. And now, after visiting the most important New Year tree in Russia, the children go to the Cathedral Square of the Kremlin, where their parents are waiting for them. Faces of children, adults. Sometimes this exit turns out to be quite successful, and sometimes it simply crosses out the previous festival. And in any case, he always says a lot.
Lyman
Lyrical sketch about Odessa. Its heroes are the original city itself and its ordinary inhabitants.
Male Hookers Uncovered
Join Jeff Leach as he takes a fearless look at the world of male escorts. Joining the industry for real, Jeff uncovers some of the dangers that lie in store for sex workers. The ultimate no holds barred exploration of the reality of life for male escorts.
The Place is Sacred Here
A documentary film on the theme of the Solovetsky Monastery – the first outpost of Christian and Russian culture in the harsh Pomerania. About the great shrine of ancient holiness, martyrdom and new martyrdom. The story begins with the history of the monastery's creation, six centuries ago, since the appearance of the Venerable Savvati, Herman and Zosima on the island. The chronicle footage tells about the terrible period of the archipelago, when a special purpose camp was set up there since 1928, about the terrible suffering and torment that the prisoners endured. About monasticism, and, of course, about the present day of the monastery.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
When she was 9, Zainab’s parents made the heartbreaking decision to leave their home in northern Afghanistan. They set out on a journey across the globe, putting the fate of their family in the hands of strangers. Across borders, behind bars and onto a smuggler’s boat – the family chased freedom. ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ tells Zainab’s story, and the story of many others who have trodden the same path. Jessie Taylor and Ali Reza Sadiqi travelled across Indonesia and met with 250 asylum seekers in jails, detention centres and hostels. Through candid interviews, hidden camera footage and in the words of asylum seekers themselves, the story of the ‘refugee’ is told. What pushes people to leave home? What do they leave behind? What do they fear? Why did they choose this path? And what does it take to turn someone into a ‘boat person’? Meet the human faces behind the most controversial issue of our time.
Makarova's Code
Tatyana Makarova is the chairman of the state farm. She has her own methods of working with subordinates.