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The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' 2001
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Prime Video
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening 2018
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalised scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files 2013
Welcome to Chechnya
Welcome to Chechnya
This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.
Welcome to Chechnya 2020
Avant-Drag!
Avant-Drag!
Avant-Drag! paints portraits of ten drag artists of varying gender expressions and sexualities who take to the streets of Athens to query, problematise and (yes, please!) undermine social strictures. Employing wildly imagined personas – like riot housewives and Albanian turbo-folk girls – who perform acts as revolutionary as praising abortion and as charming as drawing childish pictures, these artists call for social justice by taking aim at conservatism, patriarchy, patriotism, racism and sexism.
Avant-Drag! 2024
Insecure: The End
Insecure: The End
A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the show’s cultural impact.
Insecure: The End 2021
Monica in the South Seas
Monica in the South Seas
Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty, and seemingly the sole member of the family with a hands-on interest in continuing the directing legacy. Among the materials he found in the estate of Robert and Frances Flaherty’s daughter Monica were the film reels and video tapes detailing several years of work on realising her lifelong dream project: a sound version of her parents’ 1926 docu-fiction axiom, Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age.
Monica in the South Seas 2023
Der Imker
Der Imker
A documentary about Ibrahim Gezer, who escaped from war in Kurdistan to Switzerland. All is lost, except his love for beekeeping.
Der Imker 2013
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian to be launched into space. The events of the days leading up to the disaster are detailed in this unique film, which uses no narration and no interviews. Instead the story is told solely with reports of journalists covering the story, extensive recordings from the NASA team, and interviews with McAuliffe and others who were part of this one-of-a-kind mission. Using rarely seen images and audio recordings, this show takes viewers behind the scenes of this compelling and historic story in a way never before seen.
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes 2016
Malibu Hardbodies
Malibu Hardbodies
Bikinis are brief and the bodies hard in Malibu. Cover model Julie Strain, a former Penthouse Pet of the Year, and her girlfriends including Playboy Book of Lingerie Models Lori Jo Hendrix, Heidi Lynne Staley and Amy Rochelle Weiss show you how they work and play on the beautiful beaches of the California Riviera.
Malibu Hardbodies 1992
Doctor/Patient
Doctor/Patient
What is true healing? And where does it start? World-renowned functional medicine expert Dr. Jill Carnahan draws on her own experience overcoming chronic illness and trauma, finding inspiration and healing in the darkest of times.
Doctor/Patient 2024
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.
Afternoons of Solitude 2024
The Crash Reel
Prime Video
The Crash Reel
The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.
The Crash Reel 2013
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral
The staff of "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", the biggest film of all time at the South-Korean box office, has assembled once again for a documentary. Critically acclaimed director KIM Han-min and his team delves into the actual background, prelude, and preparations of Admiral YI Sun-sin in 1597 and how the admiral’s battle plans have won him his most remarkable victory throughout his career.
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral 2015
Gray State: The Rise
Gray State: The Rise
A documentary about America’s current militarized police state, the liberal use of deadly force against unarmed citizens, and a possible pending economic collapse. The world reels with the turmoil of war, geological disaster, and economic collapse, while Americans continue to submerge themselves in illusions of safety and immunity. While rights are sold for security, the federal government, swollen with power, begins a systematic takeover of liberty in order to bring about a New World Order. Fear-mongering, terrorism, police state, martial law, war, arrest, internment, hunger, oppression, violence, resistance. Neighbor is turned against neighbor as the value of the dollar plunges to zero, food supplies are depleted, and everyone becomes a terror suspect. There are arrests. Disappearances. Bio attacks. Public executions of those even suspected of dissent. Even rumors of concentration camps on American soil. The GRAY STATE is here. It always was. By consent or conquest.
Gray State: The Rise 2015
Arabic Secret
Arabic Secret
One who doesn't have roots won't be able to grow wings-a documentary project about a man tracking his origins to the Middle East and establishing a connection with his father, whom he have never met before.
Arabic Secret 2017
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Barack and Michelle Obama talk with the directors of the documentary American Factory about the importance of storytelling and the impact of their film.
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas 2019
CROSSROADS, Un Voyage en Amérique.
CROSSROADS, Un Voyage en Amérique.
A 10-day road trip in America where the question of memory is central.
CROSSROADS, Un Voyage en Amérique. 2024
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
Balkrishna Doshi (1927-2023) is one of India's most influential 20th century architects and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa has a portfolio spanning over 70 years, including collaborations with both Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn. The film introduces viewers to his famous buildings and offers an exclusive look into his work process. Doshi shares his sources of inspiration and motivation and is also a brilliant storyteller. His presence of mind, his humor and his wisdom create the image of a man from whom we can not only learn to build humanly, but from whom we can learn – to be human.
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi 2023
The Dale Winton Story: One of A Kind
The Dale Winton Story: One of A Kind
A celebratory tribute to the TV legend, host of the likes of Supermarket Sweep and Pets Win Prizes, and one the most successful prime-time presenters of his generation.
The Dale Winton Story: One of A Kind 2024
Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory
Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory
Indiana native son Larry Bird, "Mr. Hoosier" Isiah Thomas, and all-time Pacer great Reggie Miller discuss their journey through basketball, relive their greatest on-court battles and share memories of Indiana basketball.
Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory 2024
Bless Her Heart
Bless Her Heart
The child of a multiracial matriarchy explores their family's lineage from white sharecroppers to black educators, confronting secrecy & trauma along the way.
Bless Her Heart 2023
Le Commandant Charcot, croisière hi-tech dans les glaces
Le Commandant Charcot, croisière hi-tech dans les glaces
Le Commandant Charcot, croisière hi-tech dans les glaces 2022
Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music
Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music
Aldo Baldin was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, names in Brazilian lyrical singing. Born in a small town in Santa Catarina, his talent was present in the main operatic temples in the world. He died prematurely, and now his life and career are told by friends, relatives, widow and daughters.
Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music 2024
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
Through never-before-accessed records and archives, historical footage, expert commentary, and interviews with residents, San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood traces the neighborhood’s rise and fall and explores the vibrant people, arts, and culture whose enduring legacy still resonates today.
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood 2024
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
In the frigid valleys of Japan's Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place. Their leader is still new to the job and something of a solitary grouch. But one little monkey, innocently unaware of his own lowly social rank, reaches out to this lonely leader, forming a bond with him that manages over time to warm his less than sunny disposition. It is a rare and remarkable gesture that alters both their lives. Changing seasons bring new babies to care for, a profusion of insects and blossoms to eat, family disagreements to squabble over and tragedies to overcome. Mating season brings competition for females, as the days grow shorter and colder in a rush toward winter. But with their now confident leader to guide them and their families to shelter and care for them, this troop of snow monkeys is ready to face the world.
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys 2014
Grit & Glory: The Road To The Paralympics
Grit & Glory: The Road To The Paralympics
Gain exclusive insight into the lives of elite athletes with disabilities, as six Kiwi contenders work relentlessly to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Grit & Glory: The Road To The Paralympics 2024
The Culture High
The Culture High
The Culture High tears into the very fibre of the modern day marijuana debate to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and oppose the existing pot laws.
The Culture High 2014
I, Pastafari: A Flying Spaghetti Monster Story
Prime Video
I, Pastafari: A Flying Spaghetti Monster Story
I, Pastafari is a documentary film about the world's fastest growing religion: The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. R'Amen.
I, Pastafari: A Flying Spaghetti Monster Story 2019
The ABCs of Book Banning
The ABCs of Book Banning
In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
The ABCs of Book Banning 2024
Birdhill
Birdhill
Eva’s home is a small hill called Birdhill on the outskirts of Bratislava. During her childhood, it was still covered with historic vineyards of Maria Theresa and forest; today’s reality is cranes and excavators. In her film, she gets to know its current inhabitants and discovers that each of them lives and dreams a slightly different version of this charismatic place. Even though they live on the same hill, they cannot come together to set limits on the construction that is transforming their home unrecognizably, ruthlessly and at a breathtaking pace.
Birdhill 2024
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall 2020
L'Amour Fou
L'Amour Fou
This documentary examines the life and work of the late fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent, recounting how a frail prodigy prone to bouts of depression became an icon of the fashion world. Initially appointed head of the House of Dior in 1957 before growing into a globally recognized designer in his own right, Saint-Laurent overcomes his struggles with substance abuse, accumulating a large art collection alongside his lifelong personal and professional partner, Pierre Bergé.
L'Amour Fou 2010
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
The History of WWE celebrates 50 years of sports entertainment by chronicling the evolution of WWE from small, regional promotion into a worldwide phenomenon. With new interviews from several key personalities past and present, get the inside story behind each era of WWE as well as all your favourite moments and Superstars.
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment 2013
El fantasma de la familia Rampante
El fantasma de la familia Rampante
El fantasma de la familia Rampante 2024
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
An electrifying glimpse into the complex life and thrilling, unparalleled performances of rock and roll's first and wildest practitioner: Jerry Lee Lewis.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind 2022
Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah
Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah
Follows Wynonna Judd's life as she continues with her next chapter after Naomi Judd's passing.
Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah 2023
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land
At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto. Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land 2024
My Amityville Horror
My Amityville Horror
For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world-famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be others' fiction, the psychological scars he carries are indisputable. Documentary filmmaker Eric Walter has combined years of independent research into the Amityville case along with the perspectives of past investigative reporters and eyewitnesses, giving way to the most personal testimony of the subject to date.
My Amityville Horror 2013
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy, politics, business and science, are asked the same question: "Why are you creative?"
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma 2018