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Popular Documentary Movies
Hunting the Rolex Rippers
Journalist Tir Dhondy explores the rise in luxury watch theft, meeting the moped riders snatching watches off the street - as well as a gang leader who runs a team of watch rippers.
Pretty Ugly - The Story Of The Lunachicks
The Lunachicks, an all-female punk band renowned for their unabashed humor and unwavering pro-women ethos, made their mark on NYC’s underground music scene in the ‘90s. A rollercoaster of drugs, romances, and creative conflicts ultimately led to their 2000 breakup, but can love of the music reunite them for one last show? Buoyed by energetic storytelling, gritty '80s-'90s nightclub footage, insightful interviews, and high-voltage performances, this is a must-watch for music history enthusiasts.
The Sharpness of the Scissors
As if filling out the profile for a dating app, the director dissects his story and builds a log of desire. He converges images of his childhood in a hairdressing salon in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, the codes of cruising in the late 90s, and the daily life of the throuple he was part of for 7 years.
Queerying Nature
The nature described today is incredibly diverse and varied and struggles to fit human labels. There are thousands of cases of homosexual birds, transgender fish, non-binary animals, polyamorous families... So what's happened? Has our outlook changed? Why and how? Queerying nature interweaves the words of philosopher Vinciane Despret, artists Camille Pier and Gwen Seemel, and biologists and ethnologists to explode the idea of a sexual or gender norm. Nature is far more queer than we are!
The Nativity Scene of Michele Pascuzzi
A short documentary about the intricate nativity scenes of Michele Pascuzzi.
Sumus Maris
A woman embarks on a journey through three pivotal stages, meditating on the cyclical nature of life, where the uncontrollable power of the sea reflects the essential purity of the world.
Revera: On Cloud Nine
Three bandmates set out to professionally record their passion project - an extended playlist of songs they have been hard at work with. This is a documentary about the experiences of starting a rock band and the cost of what it takes to reach a fulfilling outcome. From the visionary minds of REVERA, a grunge-inspired rock band from Alberta, Canada.
Dogs Of DC
Local legend Paco Panama cements himself as a phenom of DC crank hip hop, attaining record deals, radio notoriety and festival slots while making critical decisions on Southeast DC's Wheeler Road. 30 years earlier, his father, Javier "Panama" Card, navigates power and loss while creating a cocaine empire during the District's "Murder Capital Era." His eventual conviction, after the second-longest criminal trial in DC history, deported him back to 21st century Panama, a place he left during the Noriega era.
Letters to Vincent
During an intense emotional crisis towards the end of his life, Vincent van Gogh spent one year in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a mental institution that exists to this day. The female patients who stay there now mostly spend their days painting, like Van Gogh used to. Here, Van Gogh painted many of his famous works and wrote numerous letters. In this exploratory documentary, the present-day patients write a letter back to him. Where and in what ways do they find comfort?
The Building Opposite
From her window, Siri Pårup can see the building opposite where the everyday heroes and heroines of this persistently intriguing film reside. The Swedish filmmaker has reconstructed some of these flats in a studio, using effects to make them blend in with the building’s real façade, in a brilliant and playful variation on everyday voyeurism.
Angry Enzo
13-year-old Enzo is usually a cheerful boy. But he has been struggling with feelings of anger since his parents’ divorce. Emotions that get so intense that things sometimes get out of hand. The arrival of a special little winged friend should bring change. Could it help him get in touch with his sweet side?
East Wind
A strong east wind brings snow, rain and also memories of her father. Only a few objects, newspaper clippings and diary entries make him present. But Maia would like to know him better, to piece together a complete portrait from the fragments. For this reason, she leaves Argentina, the land of her home, and travels to the West Bank, where her absent parent comes from. But at first she finds only more ruins, the remains of houses destroyed by the Israeli occupiers. As slowly as the calm sea ripples, the author's pilgrimage to her roots turns into an encounter with an entire nation that has been stripped of its home. The shared experience of loss helps her to fill the empty space in her heart.
1947: Brexit India
This feature length documentary sheds a light on British presence in India from 1609 till 1947. The documentary aims to focus on the factors behind India getting Independence apart from the Freedom Movement by the National leaders.
Andrew Lloyd Webber at the BBC
To mark his 75th birthday, Andrew Lloyd Webber takes a nostalgic journey through the BBC archives, looking back on some of his biggest and best-loved songs.
I'll just have cats.
Kay Proctor, a 21 year old student, deconstructs the way Britain’s society has known about how lesbians can have children and highlights the impact it has caused on her thoughts about the future – “I’ll just have cats.” Through sharing her reactions as she uncovers the findings of the complicated process of IUI and IVF, she listens to untold stories of queer parents that went through the process and seeks out professionals from the medical department to get her questions answered. How will this discovery determine Kay’s choices about her future of having her own children?
Revealed: Ben Roberts-Smith Truth On Trial
Explosive documentary Ben Roberts-Smith Truth On Trial follows Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters’s quest to uncover the truth behind rumours that Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Life as Usual
Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, Akiko Shirasaki signed a hospital document stating that she would possibly die within a week. She goes though a remission after a long hospitalization. Her husband Seiji worries about recurrence, but Akiko has started helping other patients in the hospital with anxiety.
The Old Man and the Sea
An old man travels to the city in search of a book. After a long journey, he returns to his town empty-handed and resumes his strange routine.
Jacques
For over forty years, Jacques Duhoux, expedition pioneer in northern Quebec, has lived alone in the Uapishka (Groulx) Mountains. Now at 85 years old, he continues to live off the grid, despite the inevitable decline that comes with age. A tribute to a true monument of northern exploration, Jacques exposes the delicate balance between nature, aging and the search for freedom.
Girl Away from Home
Nastia is a gymnast in Kyiv, training intensively with her four teammates for the Ukrainian National Championships. At other times they make dance clips, perform acrobatic feats, and giggle a lot. Nastia knows that together they can achieve anything. But then the war breaks out, and Nastia’s parents send her to her grandmother in Germany, hoping that the separation will be temporary.
Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Ancient City of Dadan
A team of international archeologists attempting to decipher the mysteries of the ancient city of Dadan in North West Arabia, in the area that is now Saudi Arabia.
Vänner sökes
Ewa, Adam and Björn are alone. They, like thousands of others in Sweden, are missing a friend. They dare to break the taboo and talk about the shame, about the dreams but also about hope. How do you actually go about finding new friends? Documentary filmmaker Gustav Ahlgren published an ad online where he was looking for people who were prepared to talk openly about their situation. He received hundreds of responses. Many live in an ongoing loneliness. Many want to break it. But how?
Braunau
The documentary BRAUNAU accompanies the controversial architectural transformation of Adolf Hitler’s birthplace into a police station in the form of a long-term observation. The result is a portrait of a small town on the Austrian-German border, which is exemplary to decades of history of dealing with the National Socialist legacy In Austria.
Sightreading
"My first 16mm, Sightreading, was shot in August 2022 in Minneapolis and Chicago. It uses images from three sources: black mattes held in front of the sky near my parents’ house which were filmed and edited in-camera to a metronome; my friends drinking wine and discussing The Bachelor in their Chicago apartment; and details of a Breughel painting filmed from a television." -NC
La petite prison dans la prairie
Since November 2022, the Brussels prisons of Saint-Gilles, Forest and Berkendael have been moving to the brand-new "prison village" of Haren, on the outskirts of Brussels. An ultra-modern, ultra-secure, semi-private prison. But why build new prisons in the first place?
Where the Wild Bees Are
Wild bees live solitary lives and coexist with one plant for which they are morphologically equipped. When humans introduce domesticated honeybees into this ecosystem, they threaten to displace the wild bees.
Key West: The Hemingway's Island
Enter the ten-year home of, arguably, Key West, Florida’s most famous resident and experience where he penned many of his most notable works.
Bar Saar
An eye on the life of a small community in Bahrain, its customs, and its connection to one of the strangest cultural phenomena, which is donkey racing.
The Night of the Minotaur
The director’s grandmother’s hometown had a lighthouse between the mountains, a forest filled with creatures and an echo that sounded every night like the warm wind. That is where the birds went to die. The Night of Minotaur is a fantastic tale that relies on archive footage to build the story of Luz Emilia García, the precursor of porn cinema in Colombia.
Papá
Néstor, a 56-year-old father, is spending the last months of his life at his home in Goya, Corrientes, after suffering a stroke that leaves him bedridden. His wife and his children accompany him in his exercise routine, medical check-ups, afternoons of evaluation and visits from family and friends. An observational portrait of the end of a life, which reflects the fight against the consequences of stroke and the dedication and care of a family towards a loved one.
Boots on the Ground, Hands in the Soil
The documentary film weaves together themes relating to the bond between humans and nature, and the profound impact of gardening during turbulent times. The documentary asks its viewers to reflect on the intrinsic connection between humans and the natural world, emphasising the therapeutic and empowering qualities that can be found in cultivating the land.
Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta
Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through an intimate look, from childhood to his political, economic and cultural role in Brazilian Cinema. Through Roberto Farias himself and friends such as Luís Carlos Barreto, Cacá Diegues and Zelito Viana, the film tells the stories of the director who achieved a direct dialogue with the public through successes such as O Assalto ao Trem Pagador (1962), the trilogy with singer Roberto Carlos (1968 to 1971) and Pra Frente Brasil (1982). Texts from an unpublished book of memories are interpreted by his brother, actor Reginaldo Faria.
Obsolete
In the bustling city of Mumbai where life never stops, a couple decide to end their life, becoming India’s first couple to appeal for Euthanasia. Living together for over 53 years in a tiny space, in a 100-year-old Chawl, they are ordinary citizens seeking to get their voice heard in a world that doesn’t see them. We delve into their inner and emotional worlds to explore what lies beneath this profound choice, one that challenges societal beliefs in karma, afterlife. The film intimately follows their daily life as they await official response. Framed within immediate spaces, inside their room and the vibrant community outside their door, with its non-stop motions of life makes them feel trapped. This ethnic microcosm, reveals universal themes of love, loss, freedom, dignity, ageing. An unexpected crisis brings the couple to a crucial crossroad. Will they succeed in their quest?
Andy & Charlie
Andy and Charlie perform together on stage in erotic shows. In the summer, far from the cabaret, the two young women confront each other and invent their own itineraries, retracing and redefining them.
My life about music
Mario is the guitarist of "Duck Fizz", a rock band from La Paz B.C.S.
who seeks to achieve success through his own art.
However, getting it means having to leave your city for a new home. A
decision that modifies their entire environment and lifestyle, but that will also help them to
find more opportunities to fulfill his biggest dream, live from music.