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Popular Documentary Movies
Todd Who?
Todd Who? is a passionate, quirky 'rockumentary' that chronicles a fan’s 30 year obsession with criminally underrated rock musician Todd Rundgren.
Bannister: Everest on the Track
History wonks and running buffs will vie for who loves this movie the most. "Everest on the Track" is as much an historical study of Britain's psychological, if not almost physical, need for something - anything - to erase the woes of World War II as it is a fresh look at the quest for the first sub-4:00 mile, the heretofore deemed physically impossible. Before the war, Britain had bloomed best in its Sporting Tradition, but the amateur accolades leading to Olympic accomplishments were blown off the podiums in the 1952 Helsinki Games. Roger Bannister was the epitome of that disappearing scholar-athlete ideal. Can the lunchtime-trained runner immersed in his medical school studies inject the booster shot into Britain's flagging but still flickering morale?
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Double Barrel
Double Barrel follows surf and travel journalist Angie Takanami’s journey to Peru to document Peruvian surf guide Harold Koechlin’s dream of protecting Peru’s world-class surf breaks. After a chance meeting, the two compared tales of living through natural and human-inflicted disasters, and their dreams for sustainable surf development and tourism. Focussed in the oil-dominated town of Lobitos, Harold is working together with the local and international community and is determined to preserve the locals’ right to a clean ocean and environment to give towns like Lobitos a more sustainable future.
The Slippers
THE SLIPPERS pulls back the Wizard’s curtain on the unbelievable story and cultural impact of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz. Through first-hand accounts and archival interviews, THE SLIPPERS will detail the life of the Ruby Slippers after their sale at the famed 1970 MGM auction. Discovered by costumer Kent Warner, it is unclear how many pairs were found and how many pairs exist. That mystery has only helped to propel the shoes to the forefront of the Hollywood memorabilia market. They have been bought, stolen, and coveted by many. They are considered the most important piece of Hollywood memorabilia and the catalyst for the creation of Hollywood memorabilia collecting.
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Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke
The Broken Spoke has hosted country greats like George Strait, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, George Jones, and Roy Acuff. A profile of “the last of the true Texas dance halls” and the tenacious family keeping it alive amid rapid urban growth.
The Age of Loneliness
Lonely. It could be you. It could be me. There are millions of us out there. The headlines call this 'The Age of Loneliness'. They say it's a major public health issue. A silent epidemic that's starting to kill us. But we don't want to talk about it. No-one really wants to admit they are lonely. Award-winning film-maker Sue Bourne believes loneliness has to be talked about. It affects so many of us in so many different ways and at so many different stages of our lives. So she went out to find people brave enough to go on camera and talk about their loneliness. The Age of Loneliness has people of all ages in it, from Isobel the 19-year-old student to Olive the feisty 100-year-old, Ben the divorcee, Jaye the 40-year-old singleton, Richard the 72-year-old internet-dating widower, to Martin, Iain and Christine talking about their mental health problems. Everyone talks with such remarkable honesty and bravery that you can't help but be touched by their stories.
Genesis
To run away from a monotonous everyday life, 63-year-old Daniel found an activity which gives him a way to exist.
Black Ballerina
BLACK BALLERINA tells the story of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Six decades ago, while pursuing their dreams, Joan Myers Brown, Delores Browne and Raven Wilkinson confronted racism, exclusion and unequal opportunity. Today, young dancers of color continue to face formidable challenges breaking into the overwhelmingly white world of ballet. Moving back and forth in time, this lyrical, character driven film shows how far we still have to go and stimulates a fresh discussion about race, inclusion and opportunity across all sectors of American society.
Cinna's Sketchbook: Secrets Of The Mockingjay Armor
The costume designers discuss the perspective of the Cinna character and historical influences on various Hunger Games outfits.
Heroes of the Soviet New Wave
The film tells about the birth of a new wave in the USSR under a strict political regime and about the era of "perestroika", when musicians received freedom of expression.
Hey, Humans
A compassionate portrait of the Chain of Hope charity organisation, which treats underprivileged children from all over Iran.
Rick Stein's Taste of Shanghai
Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world and is rapidly expanding, but has it hung on to its culinary roots? Rick Stein wants to find out.
After Spring, the Tamaki Family...
In an intimate and exciting journey to the root, the film follows a family based in Okinawa, Japan, that visits Taiwan to rediscover their family origins.
No Smoking in Sarajevo
Until 1991, Nele Karajlić and Sejo Sexon have been together leaders of the biggest Yugoslavian rock band : Zabranjeno pušenje (No smoking in Serbo-Croatian). After their split-up, Nele continues playing with the No Smoking Orchestra, internationally known and related to director Emir Kusturica. In parallel, Sejo Sexon succeed in the Balkans with Zabranjeno pušenje, other version of the band. Sejo is Bosnian, Nele is Serbian. It has been 20 years since the last time these two old neighbors and friends have seen each other. United by music and separated by war their story is a mirror of the country its own.
Two Trains Runnin'
The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s.
Ivory. A Crime Story
Footage of the investigation documentary telling about the extermination of African elephants lasted almost three years. The film crew traveled throughout 30 countries to make a route of ivory smuggling and to find out the true culprit of these crimes against elephants.
The Birth of an Opera
Documentary in which soprano Danielle de Niese provides a unique backstage pass to her preparations for the role of Rosina in Glyndebourne's 2016 production of Rossini's masterpiece The Barber of Seville, one of the greatest comic operas, to mark the 200th anniversary of its premiere. The film gives an unparalleled insight into how a top opera professional shapes a performance, both musically and dramatically. As well as actuality filming of all stages - from singing to warm-ups to costume fittings, lighting and set building on stage, through to hair and make-up - there are masterclass sessions with director Annabel Arden, conductor Enrique Mazzola and other key cast members to explore key scenes in depth. Danni also visits the Rome theatre where the disastrous premiere took place in 1816. The film also features interviews with Arden, Mazzola, designer Joanna Parker and other key figures in the production, and footage from the staged version of the opera throughout.
What Young Men Do
15-year-old Noah from Groruddalen is arrested and sentenced for complicity in four cases of robbery.
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Unbelievable is Believable Here
This documentary covers the historic journey of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team through the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. Considered one of the greatest 'Cinderella's' of all time, the Rams were catapulted to the national spotlight after becoming a controversial pick for the 2011 field of 68 teams. A young coach, and a senior-laden roster--this cast of unknowns captured the imaginations of the country by defying the odds, and the pundits, all the way to college basketball's most venerable stage: The Final Four.
How to be a Male Solicitor
World renowned homosexual solicitor Nap Burke gives the male maneaters a lesson on how to attract lonely men from the corner of every street from the ghetto to the gated communities.
Foreveryone.net
Foreveryone.net connects the future of the web with the little-known story of its birth. In 1989, 33-year-old computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web and his visionary decision to make it a free and accessible resource sparked a global revolution in communication. Tim has declared internet access a human right and has called for an “online Magna Carta” to protect privacy and free speech, extend connectivity to populations without access and maintain “One Web” for all. Tim’s dramatic story poses the question: will we fight for the web we want or let it be taken away?
OJ Simpson Trial: The Real Story
This trial of the century was the first nationally televised TRUE LIFE soap opera, a tangle of salacious plotlines. OJ SIMPSON TRIAL: THE REAL STORY reveals the true story behind the trial of O.J. Simpson the most highly publicized American criminal trial, ever. The documentary relies on contemporaneous archival material alone to illustrate the course of events. Without the interruption of modern interviews to provide hindsight, the storytelling triggers the same raw emotion and real-time perspective as when the events transpired all those years ago.
The Cutting
Lazar, the author’s grandfather, a few years ago got a cell phone with a camera and since then documents everything around him. After a substantial amount of accumulated material, he asks the author to teach him to edit so he can send his shortened movies to those for which he was filming. A few days around Christmas they start a joint project: record winter daily life of a small village on the sea and prepare a holiday meal, while Grandpa is trying to master the technique of film editing.
Syndrom 17
In a village near Bednja all the inhabitants are born on the same date - 17th October. There are many theories about the causes of this unusual phenomenon, but one thing is certain: it has marked the locals' private and social life.
Echoing Calls
An account of the creative exile of Mirentxu Loyarte, one of those brave, unknown pioneers of European cinema, examining her memory and work; the search for a cinematographic treasure made of flesh and bone…
A Prison on Earth
A documentary purporting to expose the interdimensional alien beings who have enslaved humanity for centuries.
Dare Mighty Things: NASA's Journey To Mars
A featurette detailing NASA's plans for putting humans on Mars over the next twenty or thirty years, featuring interviews with several NASA staffers.
Father's Ship
The Anton Buiucli was launched in July 1969 in Romania. The people who came to work on this steamer became a unique crew in their own way. Many of them worked as a team for a very long time - both ten and fifteen years. This was a rare case in the Sakhalin Shipping Company-with an endless staff turnover. "Anton Buyukly" has become for many sailors not just a place of work, but a real home. And the crew members of this ship remained loyal friends for life.
La Liste - Redefining Steep Skiing
Young skiing phenom Jérémie Heitz challenges himself to ski 15 of the Alps’ steepest 4,000-meter peaks in just two ski seasons. To do so requires enormous physical endurance and superior mental fortitude. This is a new frontier in freeriding.
Fluer i Kødbyen
In 1971 September met four young men in a garden in Gentofte. They wanted to make a band. And they soon found out that they could joke his way to one hit after another. A handful of years later had their playful approach made them Denmark's largest orchestra. But if success came easily to them, it was also their biggest problem. For besides they were hit by alcoholism and stage directing, they faced one overriding dilemma: Should they stick to the happy drengerøvs tone (young men who appear to be young, immature or inexperienced or who behave childishly), they had so much luck, or trying to become adults?