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2013

Popular Documentary Movies

¿De qué va la vida?
¿De qué va la vida?
Documentary aims to answer the most significant questions that human beings have always been raised: the existence of God and evil, the creation of the Universe or the possibility of miracles. It supports both the prestigious character witness on the opinions of ordinary people.
¿De qué va la vida? 2013
The Joycean Society
The Joycean Society
Created thanks to the funds provided for the production of new artworks awarded to Dora García for the 45th PIAC, The Joycean Society is a film about a book club dedicated to James Joyce's Finnegans Wake; The Zurich-based group of students, admirers and connoisseurs read and dissect passages from what is often said to be "the most difficult book in the world".
The Joycean Society 2013
Seven Levels of Hate
Seven Levels of Hate
Independent Wrestling icons for more than a decade, Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce have shared a storied past. From their early days in suburban Chicago, to their controversial “throwing down” of the NWA championship in Australia, this documentary traces the steps of their journey as both men share the story from their own perspective and for the very first time. Watch as Pearce and Cabana give an unprecedented personal account of everything that went into making #7LevelsOfHate an historic master-class in pro wrestling storytelling and one of the most controversial and critically-acclaimed wrestling rivalries of 2012 and beyond. Seven different matches. Seven different stipulations. Seven different cities around the world. This is the story of Independent Wrestling’s greatest rivalry: This is SEVEN LEVELS OF HATE.
Seven Levels of Hate 2013
The Majority Starts Here
The Majority Starts Here
Deep scars run through the Balkans, and a new generation now lives with these scars. Six young people from six different countries travel across the Balkans together, discovering how nationalism, ethnic tensions and prejudice have shaped people’s lives and affected their own futures.
The Majority Starts Here 2013
Chasing Fortune
Chasing Fortune
Chasing Fortune follows the exploits of former INXS lead singer J.D. Fortune, examining the roller coaster ride that was his past rock star life, and the trials and tribulations of his present. Following J.D. across North America as he attempts to gain his lost stardom back, the film uncovers many hidden - and surprising - facets of a man who is most certainly anything but a stereotype.
Chasing Fortune 2013
Cirque du Soleil: ZAIA Crossroads in Macau
Cirque du Soleil: ZAIA Crossroads in Macau
"ZAIA: Crossroads in Macau" is a documentary that demonstrates the concepts from which the first Cirque du Soleil show in Asia was created and how they were layered onto the real life challenges of its artists and creators.
Cirque du Soleil: ZAIA Crossroads in Macau 2013
365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley
365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley
Depicting a year in the life of a small town caught in the center of the high-profile Penn State scandal, this powerful film reveals how it affected the community: showcasing the strength and resolve of those who live in and cherish what is known as "Happy Valley."
365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley 2013
Natan
Natan
Natan tells the remarkable story of Bernard Natan, a Romanian immigrant who came to Paris in 1905 and was involved almost immediately with French cinema. He took control of the Pathe film group in the late 1920s and went on to produce epic films such as Les Miserables. But Natan has become largely written out of French film history for various different reasons. I will not go into details here as the story is an excellent one, suffice to say that his ethnicity and subsequent rumours plagued Natan almost from the start of his career. His ‘comeuppance’ for his alleged transgressions is at the heart of this devastating documentary.
Natan 2013
Not Forgotten
Not Forgotten
"Nothing in Ukraine seems the same from day to day. As the cold winds blow, so do the rules. A child who is on the Autism Spectrum in Ukraine can find no place in society." Thus begins this feature documentary that exposes the untold story of Autism in Ukraine. This timely documentary discusses and educates its audience about what can be done to aid and educate professionals and parents who suffer from cultural shame and rejection. Whether in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa or the Americas, every child has definitive value. In Eastern Europe, and particularly Ukraine, the culture does not value children with disabilities, nor has a place for them in society.
Not Forgotten 2013
Last Woman Standing
Last Woman Standing
In this thrilling doc, two world champion women boxers and former friends must face each other in the ring for a chance to win gold at the 2012 Olympics.
Last Woman Standing 2013
The ROMEOWS (Retired Older Men Eating Out Wednesdays)
The ROMEOWS (Retired Older Men Eating Out Wednesdays)
Older people are using Viagra, running marathons, flying planes and ditching them safely on The Hudson. 'When We Get Together We Get Younger' plays as this Brooklyn Band of Buddies break bread and each other's chops every Wednesday evening. No avatars, no facebook, nothing virtual about this half century friendship. It's the real thing. Tell the chef thanks for the meal - Buddha's last words
The ROMEOWS (Retired Older Men Eating Out Wednesdays) 2013
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Before and After
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Before and After
This musical documentary examines the impact of legendary rock band Pink Floyd's iconic 11th studio album The Wall, examining how the work was created, as well as how it affected not just the band, but music history to come.
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Before and After 2013
The United States of Autism
The United States of Autism
Follow one man's 11,000 mile, 40 day journey across the American landscape to visit twenty families and individuals affected by autism while searching for answers for his own son. With interviews from around the nation that include the widest spectrum of backgrounds - each conducted in the participants' original language - the film weaves a broad and compelling tapestry across the spectrum of American life in all its faiths, disparities, colors, and cultures. What he learns along the way will change not only his life, but the lives of those he meets, forever. It's a story about the best days that still lie ahead for our nation, the families, and the people who give America its heart.
The United States of Autism 2013
Do the Math
Do the Math
It’s simple math: we can burn less than 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide and stay below 2°C of warming — anything more than that risks catastrophe for life on earth. The only problem? Fossil fuel corporations now have 2,795 gigatons in their reserves, five times the safe amount. And they’re planning to burn it all — unless we rise up to stop them.
Do the Math 2013
NotBad
NotBad
This is a tale of epic adventure. A tale of seven brave riders who set out from the four corners of the globe to gather together under one roof in a town located at the ends of the earth. A tale with no beginning and no end but where a few things happen in between. Things like eel fights. Yeah that's right... eel fights. So watch this movie. Why? Because it's NotBad... 30 days of bicycle tomfoolery in New Zealand. A new film from the crew who brought you The Collective, Roam, Seasons, Follow Me and Strength in Numbers.
NotBad 2013
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird is an insightful profile of the legendary cartoonist. For over fifty years, Gahan Wilson has been known for his ghoulish, twisted visions that combine horrific elements with comedy, as well as political and ecological cartoons. His cartoons have appeared in Playboy Magazine, The New Yorker, National Lampoon, The New York Times, Colliers, and Look. Wilson sees monsters and irony in ordinary, everyday situations and turns them into explosive cartoons. The documentary takes an intimate look at Wilson's bizarre and personal inspirations, the inner workings of the cartoon world, and how his quirky creations have profoundly affected legions of fans, including some surprising celebrities.
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird 2013
On a Carousel of Sound, We Go 'Round
On a Carousel of Sound, We Go 'Round
The Snake The Cross The Crown is one of America's best unknown touring bands.They've reached the point and ask the question every musician is eventually faced with, is this worth it? On A Carousel Of Sound, We Go Round explores this universal story with a unique cinematic approach combining performance, past and present footage, and animation, into a moving diary feature film experience about a great band, on the road, with a future unclear. A story any dedicated music fan or musician will instantly relate to and appreciate.
On a Carousel of Sound, We Go 'Round 2013
On Ice
On Ice
What does it feel like when depression takes over? Perhaps the same as getting under water, when the entire body would paralyse in place. One has to dare to take the risk – one must break the ice.
On Ice 2013
Por Qué?! Una Crisis Endémica
Por Qué?! Una Crisis Endémica
"Por Qué?! Una Crisis Endémica" is a film essay that analyzes have been developed as each of the stages of the Spanish Crisis from interviews with renowned experts in the economic and business fields.
Por Qué?! Una Crisis Endémica 2013
Planet Rethink
Planet Rethink
Today we are facing not one but two global crises: the financial crisis but also the more insidious one relating to our misuse of natural resources. The two are so tightly linked that we will not solve the global financial crisis until we start to think of using resources more efficiently and sustainably. For example with each smart phone made, more than 50 minerals are exploited. Our growing dependence on these finite resources for new technology will only deepen the financial crisis as prices increase exponentially. A potential battleground for the future has been laid, as these resources get more and more scarce. Planet RE:think investigates where we are failing and gives hope for our future on a planet with finite resources.
Planet Rethink 2013
Abandoned?
Abandoned?
The beauty and transformation of abandoned places in Europe.
Abandoned? 2013
The Real Life
The Real Life
A philosophical film work based on the French philosopher Simone Weil's thoughts, beautifully translated into grainy 16mm footage from early modernism's absolute center, Paris, and divided into chapters like stations on a night-time ride with the metro.
The Real Life 2013
Court and Hallie's wedding
Court and Hallie's wedding
The union of Court Lukens and Hallie Willis taken place at the King Plow Arts Center in Atlanta, GA on March 16, 2013. The venue, decoration, and catering are all party of the Bold American family.
Court and Hallie's wedding 2013
Graceland
Graceland
In her small flat in Munich, Angelica lives an Elvis Presley-centered life, far away from the world, which she perceives as loud and bad sometimes. She spends from 600 to 700 Euros a month for Elvis fan stuff, but she only needs 20 Euros a week for food. The film is a portrait of a middle-aged woman, who wants to live as she wants to: with Elvis Presley.
Graceland 2013
Gira por China
Gira por China
The Lausanne ballet, inspired and created by Maurice Béjart, is going on tour in China and propose to Arantxa Aguirre documentary filmmaker who is she who let their witness images of that European encounter with East Asia. The film has a naive, intelligent, fresh and powerful look Arantxa. In each plane is perceived passion and love this woman has for dance, the difficulty of the passage, the movement, the lightness of being in space. It's really a work of art, a gift that cinema has this ability to convey so much.
Gira por China 2013
Hollywood's History of Faking It: The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing
Hollywood's History of Faking It: The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing
Go inside the history of the travelling mattes (now called chromakey) and learn the history of visual trickery used by filmmakers from the earliest filmmakers through to the modern day.
Hollywood's History of Faking It: The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing 2013
Fragmentos de Uma Observação Participativa
Fragmentos de Uma Observação Participativa
While observing others, Paula is also, herself, observed. ' Know the difference between an old maid and a spinster? The old maid does not have a choice. '
Fragmentos de Uma Observação Participativa 2013
Alias
Alias
An observational look at the lives of five Toronto rappers.
Alias 2013
Εργοστάσια Απορριμάτων: Το μεγάλο φαγοπότι των εργολάβων
Εργοστάσια Απορριμάτων: Το μεγάλο φαγοπότι των εργολάβων
This documentary film presents one of the largest environmental and financial crimes of our days. More specificaly, it explores the irreversible damage done to the public interest, the environment and the citizens by the construction of private garbage processing plants.
Εργοστάσια Απορριμάτων: Το μεγάλο φαγοπότι των εργολάβων 2013
Occupy: The Movie
Prime Video
Occupy: The Movie
On September 17 2011, a worldwide social movement was born in New York City. This film documents who they are and what they protest.
Occupy: The Movie 2013
Off Label
Off Label
A road trip through medicalized America, examining the pervasiveness of pharmaceutical drugs through the lives of eight very unique characters.
Off Label 2013
Amor
Amor
Voyage photo-électrique entre l'île d'Ouessant, Montparnasse et Jean Epstein. -- Photo-electric voyage between Ushant, Montparnasse and Jean Epstein.
Amor 2013
The Story of My Tribe
The Story of My Tribe
Ever wondered what it must have been like to grow up in Karelia and to have left one’s home because of the war. In this visually enchanting film, three young adults share the stories of their grandparents and discuss their own relationship with Karelia.
The Story of My Tribe 2013
Tsunami Tour - Un comico vi seppellirà
Tsunami Tour - Un comico vi seppellirà
Tsunami tour by Beppe Grillo
Tsunami Tour - Un comico vi seppellirà 2013
Swoopes
Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes famously has been labeled as the female Michael Jordan, but that's only part of the story. On the court, she was nearly as dominant as Jordan, winning a national championship with Texas Tech, three Olympic gold medals, three MVP awards and four consecutive championships with the Houston Comets of the WNBA, the league she helped start. She even had a Nike shoe named after her, the Air Swoopes. Off the court, she has had a life full of transitions. She gave birth to her son, Jordan, during the inaugural season of the WNBA. Later, she divorced her high school sweetheart and became the highest-profile athlete in her sport to acknowledge she was gay. She has struggled with love, money and personal identity, but has never lost her spirit. In this portrait, you will meet someone who is not your everyday superstar, but a woman who has defied a multitude of labels.
Swoopes 2013
Die Akte Pasolini
Die Akte Pasolini
A documentary about the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Die Akte Pasolini 2013
This American Journey
Prime Video
This American Journey
As children, British actor Paul Blackthorne and Australian photographer Mister Basquali both fell in love with America. Later they each fulfilled their dream to live here, but after two wars, a near economic collapse, and uncertainty about the country's direction, these two expats began to have doubts -- was America still the great place they once dreamed of? They drive across America to find out, interviewing random people about issues that affect and confront us all. From the ghetto to the gun show, the courthouse to the cattle yard, they are touched by the wisdom and insight of the people they meet. This American Journey is a cinematic postcard from the people to the people, teaching us that hearts can be healed at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected places.
This American Journey 2013
Rosita, The Favorite of The Third Reich
Rosita, The Favorite of The Third Reich
The life of Rosita Serrano, the "Chilean nightingale" who entertained the Nazis when she was living in Berlin 1937-1943. In 1943 while on tour in Sweden, Serrano was accused by Germany of being a spy—she had donated a benefit performance to Jewish refugees. Rather than returning to Germany to be arrested, she traveled to Chile.
Rosita, The Favorite of The Third Reich 2013
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
Rough Cut, the debut feature from London-based artist Jamie Shovlin, explores the re-making of an exploitation film that never was. At its dark heart is Hiker Meat, an archetypal 1970s slasher movie imagined by Shovlin, complete with hitchhiking heroine, charismatic commune leader and a group of teens who disappear one by one. This tantalising film-within-a-film serves to both deconstruct and pay affectionate homage to the often-maligned exploitation style. Having created a full screenplay, score and cut-and-paste prototype for Hiker Meat, Shovlin filmed key sections and a full trailer in an intense shoot in the Lake District in summer 2013. Rough Cut contrasts these re-made sequences with on-set footage and insights into the development of Hiker Meat’s script, soundtrack and design, to create a compelling mash-up of self-referencing processes, behind-the-scenes viewpoints and time-honoured slasher tropes.
Rough Cut 2013
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s
The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the first class of African-American women to sing their way to fame and fortune. Blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter created and promoted a working-class vision of blues life that provided an alternative to the Victorian gentility of middle-class manners. In their lives and music, blues women presented themselves as strong, independent women who lived hard lives and were unapologetic about their unconventional choices in clothes, recreational activities, and bed partners. Blues singers disseminated a Black feminism that celebrated emotional resilience and sexual pleasure, no matter the source.
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s 2013