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Popular Documentary Movies
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
In the 1940s, the Nicholas Brothers performed a dance routine so seminal it prefigured hip hop by three decades. Contemporary dancers Les Twins choreograph and perform their homage to the one and only duo.
My Decision, by Andrés Iniesta
A revealing documentary following the legendary midfielder, Andrés Iniesta, as he faces a crucial decision after a career-threatening injury. “Very few people know what happened when I got injured. Few know that I had to make a momentous decision. Was it worth it to keep playing or was it time to call it quits?” The revealing documentary follows the legendary midfielder, Andrés Iniesta, as he faces a crucial decision after a career-threatening injury.
AGE OF RAGE - The Australian Punk Revolution
When the first wave of punk broke Australian shores in the 1970’s it was met with a fierce embrace that still reverberates. Adopted and adapted with fearsome intensity by disenfranchised, pre-globalisation Australian kids against the isolation and cultural vacuity of mainstream Australia, punk was a DIY counterculture - a profound, lived, visceral critique of late 20th century capitalism. Australian punk chose values and agendas that for many have become lifelong.
Kirill
Plagued by injuries, former world champion powerlifter Kirill Sakharov re-examines his origins and mentality as he seeks to overcome self-doubt and return stronger.
Champagner für die Augen - Gift für den Rest
A spirit of optimism, structural change, emancipation: by showing excerpts from his films such as LIEBE, SO SCHÖN WIEBE (1971), SYLVIE (1973), IDOLE (1976) and AMORE (1978), Klaus Lemke tells his story of the decade, now half a century ago, that was so formative for Munich, with sentences such as: "Back then, we all thought life was eating out of our hands, then in the '80s we became fodder ourselves."
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Kylie and The Bee Gees are compared to see who had the better music, comebacks, dancing, legacy and more.
Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary
A documentary about the formation of an intellectual movement about addressing the divide and to strive for national and world peace during the Biden vs. Trump 2020 election/pandemic year.
La fuga
The internal journey of eight men, who, through a theater workshop, go through the different prisons they inhabit. Practicing the art of seeing themselves, in Boal's words, this group of men reflects on their masculinity as a representation to hide their true strength: their vulnerability.
Liubov
Liubov, a Russian lady who lives in Mexico City. During the routine of her day, Liubov will recall the experiences she had with death, from childhood to adulthood.
Calling Cabral
Shaped by mysticism, resistance, and the voice of revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral, we take a personal and poetic journey through the anti-colonial past and present of Guinea-Bissau.
Jonas Deichmann - Breaking the Limit
If you had to give Jonas Deichmann a job description, then "adventurer" would probably be the most appropriate description. He is a world record holder and extreme athlete and had Markus Weinberg accompany him with his camera for his latest project. The plan: Jonas wants to complete the longest triathlon of all time, which should take him around the world. From Munich it should go back to Munich and that both running, swimming and on the bike. The journey begins turbulent and chaotic in the middle of the corona pandemic. Virtually overnight, previously planned travel routes become impassable. Border crossings that used to be easy are now becoming a complicated undertaking. But there are also rays of hope: During his 14-month journey, the “crazy German” became a phenomenon for people, giving them hope again in dark times.
Bolshoy
A feature-length documentary film dedicated to the life of the modern Bolshoi Theatre.
1918: The Spanish Flu
In Spain, the worst known pandemic decimated the population, with 80% mortality among children. Spain was half empty. There are documents from the time that give us testimony, but why do we hardly know anything about this "Spanish flu"? Surely his study and knowledge would have helped us correct errors in later pandemics.
Gods of Mexico
It follows the resistance to modernization in rural Mexico. It is a reminder that it is still possible to live in tune with our essence as human beings.
Secrets & Deals
In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.
V-man unpacks: 10 years of friends spied on
A former left-wing V-man comes clean, wants to clear the air. Actually, something like this doesn't happen. It took many preliminary talks and several attempts before Jan P. actually sat down in front of the camera. For 10 years in the 1990s, he spied on the left-wing autonomous scene in Wuppertal and Solingen and betrayed his friends to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Afterwards, he kept quiet about his double life for 20 years. His original aim was to protect the state. Today, however, his doubts about having been a stooge for the wrong cause prevail. STRG_F reporter Felix met Jan P. and asks himself: What does such a double life do to people - to the traitor and the betrayed?
Southwind
Artists Maxime Berthou and Mark Požlep embarked on a practice-based research journey on the Mississippi River from September 2 to October 20, 2019. Their means of transportation was a hand-built 20-foot (6-meter) steam-powered paddle boat named "Thumpa." Their goal was to research and experience contemporary American life along this mythical river. Following the methodology and chronology of a research-action project,
Kalle Kosmonaut
The long-term documentary about Kalle, a boy from the prefabricated housing projects along the Allee of the Cosmonauts, paints a different picture of Berlin: “Poor” is not “sexy” here, it means: bad opportunities. The directing duo respectfully accompanies Kalle and leaves the charismatic boy to speak, supplementing scenes with animated sequences where background knowledge is meaningful.
Commodore Alive and Kicking
The year is 2020 and Commodore is 68 years old and going strong. We look at new developments and interview Commodorians worldwide in this feature packed documentary.
A Long March
A revealing look at how the United States conscripted Filipino American forces to defeat WWII Axis powers – then systematically denied these veterans the rights and benefits promised for honorable service. Our film follows three of these veterans as they endeavor to right the wrong. As judicial solutions hit a brick wall and all eyes turn to Congress, will America stand up for the values it claims, and will these veterans get the recognition they deserve before they are all dead?
Raw Session
The artists of the collective As Talavistas, and Gabriela Luíza, join the artists Duca Caldeira, Dyony Moura, Jô Arllen and Vidrynha and design studio and method of filming inside a house. Two years later, SESSÃO BRUTA returns to exchange and immerses itself in a filmic game with fiction and narrative, with jokes and criticism, with close-ups and intimacy, with the presence and the remote. Cinema, culture are things taken as a perspective of link, claim, painting and stage. Refounding the scene as an idea and process, and its political and plastic implications.
Prime Video
A Gamer's Journey - The Definitive History of Shenmue
This documentary film is about the video game Shenmue. It tells the story of the games history, its fans, and how it impacted the gaming industry.
Sound Off
Many deaf citizens have the ability to speak and hear thanks to developing technology and speech therapy. This film aims to explore different perspectives of deaf citizens who choose this often overlooked approach to living with their disability.
Prime Video
Stoop Kid
A deeply personal coming-of-age story which follows music artist Akeem ‘GUAP’ Hayes as he navigates a complex upbringing in Oakland, California. The music from GUAP’s album 1176, titled after his childhood home address, sets the tone for this moving story, telling the tale of a Black-Filipino artist as he explores his identity, his family, and community.
Together We Cycle
The film Together we cycle investigates the critical events that has led to the revival of the Dutch cycling culture. For most people, cycling in the Netherlands, seems a natural phenomenon. However, until the 1970s the development of mobility in the Netherlands followed trents across the globe. The bicycle had had its day, and the future belonged to the car. The only thing that had to be done was to adapt cities to the influx of cars. Then Dutch society took a different turn. Against all odds people kept on cycling. The question why this happened in the Netherlands, has not an easy answer. There are many factors, events and circumstances that worked together, both socially and policy-wise. In Together we cycle, key players tell the story of the bumpy road which led to the current state. Where cycling is an obvious choice for most citizens.
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Baddiel explores a political blindspot with Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Neil Gaiman.
Making "Mis XV"
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Mis XV. The horror slasher shortfilm directed by Sam Martínez.
The Artist and the Wall of Death
Two men from rural Ireland, who served as inspiration for the movie ‘Eat the Peach’, are tempted back to the Wall of Death by a charismatic Glasgow artist with something to prove. ‘The Artist & The Wall of Death’ is a story of second chances, of art vanquishing death, of embracing failure and of unfinished business.
Davis Out of the Unknown
Seven-year-old Davis Point grapples with a rare genetic disorder called Koolen-de Vries Syndrome. One seizure could change Davis forever, so his family pushes hard for a cure and a new kind of normal.
Smiling Jockey
The challenging daily routine of Ceará-born jockey Antonio Davielson and his family living in a foreign country on the other side of the planet.
All Was Good
Set in the backdrop of the nationwide 2019–2020 student protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in India—filmed in the city of Bangalore—Sab changa si is an intimate documentary on friendships, language, love, youth, resistance, and identity of class, caste, religion, and gender. In this film, the political is personal.
No Small Dreams
After a trip to Haiti, where he saw thousands living in unimaginable conditions, young entrepreneur Brett was shaken. Upon his return, Brett met Alexandria, an inner-city educator recovering from a devastating loss, and Matthew, a tech-savvy social impact advocate. The three bonded over a belief that the shelter crisis needed new solutions, and despite their qualifications, they set out to change the narrative for thousands of families in need. From funding their first home to constructing the world’s first 3D printed community, No Small Dreams chronicles how three underdogs built New Story – a housing nonprofit focused on solving homelessness through innovation, dignity, and transparency.
Diana: Almost a Fairytale
When Diana had her iconic wedding, she was just 20 years old. Ten years later, she had become a world-famous public figure beloved across the world for her friendly, informal approach to regular people.
A Motorcycle Saved My Life
The open road presents a point of departure for director lori lozinski to process deep-seated grief. Revisiting the formative experiences that drove her ambition, lozinski examines the influence of her parents in the present light of day.
Africa, the Jungle, Drums and Revolution
Suliman Mohamed Ibrahim Elnour’s diploma film from VGIK in Moscow, about representations of Africa in Soviet society.