DOCUMENT Movies

Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamos Road to Broadway (2018) Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway captures John's quest to cram 3,000 years of history into 90 minutes of stage time and bring a whole new set of historical ...

After serving twenty-five years in the prison for the murder of his partner Eddy, the grifter Foley is released with the intention to live an honest life. He seeks his probation officer and finds a job in a construction site. But soon Eddy's son Ethan looks for him and offers a swindle to him, but F

Orson Welless final movie, The Other Side of the Wind, started filming in 1970 but by the time of his death in 1985 had not been released It was finally released by Netflix in 2018 This documentary details the making of the movie and the problems Welles had in completing and releasing it

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making (2018) - A documentary detailing the effort dedicated filmmakers went through to bring Orson Welles final feature film, The Other Side of the Wind into the public conscience

Forgive Dont Forget (2014) A documentary about returning a surrendered sword from World War II.

Dark Money (2018) DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. ...

Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)Episode 1 (2010) Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010– ) In two mind-blowing hours, Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. Delve into the mind of the world's most famous living scientist and reveal the splendor and majest

Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)Episode 2 (2010) Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010– ) In two mind-blowing hours, Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. Delve into the mind of the world's most famous living scientist and reveal the splendor and majest

Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)Episode 3 (2010) Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010– ) In two mind-blowing hours, Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. Delve into the mind of the world's most famous living scientist and reveal the splendor and majest

Studio 54 (2018) Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize and entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New Yo

The Syndrome (2014) Audrey Edmunds, mother of three, spent 11 years in prison for killing a baby she never harmed. And she is not alone. What happens when widely held beliefs based on junk science lead to the convictions of innocent people? The Syndrome is an explosive documentary following the crus

Eating Animals (2017) An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.

Film maker Simon Sharman goes in search of answers to the biggest UFO mystery of the 20th century, as he tracks down the last living witnesses to the Roswell incident of 1947 The three year investigation leads Sharman to Washington D C where he connects the dots between the UFO subject and the White

The Minds of Men (2018) "The Minds of Men" is a 3+ year investigation into the experimentation, art, and practice of social engineering and mind control during the Cold War - a mind-bending journey into the past ...

Our New President (2017) Our New President (2017) is an archival documentary that explores the cult of Donald J. Trump through fake news and other methods of destabilized perception. Compiled from state-controlled ...

Among serial killers, Israel Keyes is an enigma. When police picked him up in Texas in March of 2012, it was for the murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, whom he had brazenly kidnapped from a coffee stand in Anchorage, Alaska. Once in custody, however, he confessed to other murders and bank robber

Batkid Begins (2015) On November 15, 2013, the world came together to grant one 5-year-old leukemia patient his wish to be Batman for a day. "Batkid Begins" looks at why and how this phenomenon took place, becoming one of the biggest "good news" stories of all time.

Real Detective (2016 ) Inspired by HBO's acclaimed drama "True Detective," Investigation Discovery brings to life actual homicide cases through the words of the law enforcement officers who are still haunted by them. "Real Detective" blends documentary and scripted elements -- an

The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979) Completed two years after _Batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la burguesía, La (1975)_ and _Batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado, La (1977)_, this film deals with the creation of thousands of local groups of "popular power" by ordinary workers and p

The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976) Taking place during the Chilean Coup d'état in 1973, this film opens with the attempted military coup of June 1973, which is put down by troops loyal to the government. The left is divided over strategy, while the right methodically lays the groundwork for the mi

The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975) The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.

Heartworn Highways (1976) The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skil

Arctic Tale (2007) Two narratives -- the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf, and the life of a polar bear and her cubs -- are used to illustrate the harsh realities of existence in the Arctic.

Murder Book (2014 ) From the moment a homicide is reported, a file is assembled to document every facet of the investigation -- crime scene photos, notes and observations, forensic reports, witness interviews, suspect profiles -- and continues to grow with new information until an arrest is made and

`Bad Trips Abroad' is about peoples' extraordinary experiences during their travels abroad. The series documents real-life disasters that give new meaning to `vacation time' for those involved. Episodes detail critical road accidents, horrific assaults, and the story of how a group of friends became

The Kids Menu (2016) THE KIDS MENU is a feature documentary from the team that brought you "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead." As filmmaker Joe Cross spent time traveling the world with his previous two films, he met thousands of people and one issue that came up again and again was what to do about the gr

Under an Arctic Sky (2017) Six surfers set sail along the frozen shores of Iceland as the worst storm in twenty-five years is about to arrive.

Snowman (2014) From childhood, Kevin Fogolin dreamed of living and working in the mountains. After breaking the shackles of small-town expectations, his dream comes crashing down in a helicopter avalanche bombing mission gone horribly wrong. In the aftermath, Kevin and his childhood friend, freeskii

Skips Stones for Fudge (2015) For over a decade, Russ "Rock Bottom" Byars and Kurt "Mountain Man" Steiner have endured a rivalry that lifted competitive stone skipping to unthinkable heights. Tested by physical ailments, emotional hardships and the rise of young talent, these obs

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature length narrative from over 30 years of private home movie footage.

CODumentary (2017) An independent documentary telling a story of how the video game Call Of Duty grew into one of the biggest global entertainment blockbuster franchises of all time. Featuring developers,experts and pro players,the film looks at how a single video game gained millions of fans,broke

A man searches for answers to Donald Trumps widespread support before the 2016 presidential election

Hand Gestures (2015) Even today, in order to create a sculpture in bronze, it is necessary to take the same steps taken in the fifth century BC for the Riace bronzes. These steps are not taught in school, but are passed on in the ancient oral tradition and through apprenticeships from artisans. This

Dakota Fred Hurt, Dustin Hurt and the Richardson brothers battle nature, time, and death itself to strike gold under a huge waterfall This epic documentary covers what Fred and Dustin were

The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers (2018 ) Series examining the disappearance of Crystal Rogers from her small Kentucky town and the mysterious death of her father a year later. As investigators look closer, other unsolved cases emerge.

Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment, this revealing documentary sheds light on the legacy of the fe

Stranger in Paradise (2016) In a classroom newly arrived refugees learn a lesson about multifarious Europe. Operating at the intersection of fiction and documentary, Stranger in Paradise reflects on the power relations between Europeans and refugees in a candid fashion.

Lore (2017 ) Writer Aaron Mahnke launched his podcast "Lore" in 2015 and it has gained critical acclaim in the time since, including earning Best of 2015 honors from iTunes. The audio program is now becoming a TV series as an anthology that, like the podcast, uncovers real-life events that

The Sentence (2018) Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory ...

Reversing Roe (2018) A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.

With the rise of ISIS and the central role played by the Kurdish Peshmerga in the fight against them, the question of Kurdish independence has taken on greater urgency. To answer this pressing question, Kurdish author Kae Bahar travels from his London home to his rocky and mountainous homeland, find

Love Between the Covers (2015) Love Between the Covers is a feature-length documentary film about the little-known, surprisingly powerful community of women who read and write romance novels. Romance fiction is a female-powered engine of commerce, a multibillion-dollar business, and a tech-savvy glo

Generation Wealth (2018) A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.

Drive Play Sleep (2017) An authentic first person view into the lives of full-time touring bands and the daily struggles they encounter on the road.

Planet Earth (2006) Each 50 minute episode features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth (Polar, Mountain, Cave, Desert, Plains, Fresh Water, Seas, Ocean, Forest), followed by a ten-minute featurette which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the episode.

The meat lobby: big business against health? (2016) How come ham is pink? Why do we believe that it is good for our children? Why are product labels beyond understanding? Industrial giants are able to stall and orientate policy decisions ...

The God Plant (2018) This documentary seeks to be the ultimate Odyssey of exploration into Cannabis and its uses starting from the formation of the Endocannabinoid system in the simple sea squirt, through to ...