DOCUMENTA Movies

After Parkland (2019) An intimate chronicle of families as they navigate their way through the unthinkable, reckoning with unexpected loss, journeying through grief, and searching for new meaning.

The violent political suppression of the roots reggae movement in Jamaica told through an investigation into Jamaican politics and the CIA's involvement in the mysterious shooting of Bob Marley.

Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (2012) On 12 December 2007 legendary rock band Led Zeppelin reformed to perform a tribute concert for Atlantic Records founder Ahmed Ertegun. This is that concert. The concert, performed at London's O2 Arena, included their most well-known songs. Set list: Good Times, B

The Wereth Eleven (2011) The Wereth Eleven retraces the steps eleven black GI's from the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion took when their unit was overrun by Germans at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Their 10-mile trek from their battery position to Wereth, Belgium would be the last journey of

Sardinia, nowadays. Dal profondo is entirely shot 500 meters below sea level in the Nuraxi Figus coal mine. Patrizia, the only Italian female coal miner, will guide us into most impenetrable places of the last coal mine in Italy and into the souls and stories of her fellow workers.

Chronos (1985) Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.

The Longest War (2020) The Emmy® and Peabody winning creators and executive producers of HOMELAND, Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, team up with Emmy® winning director Greg Barker for this documentary feature, which unpacks the human stories and drama behind America's involvement in Afghanistan, now

Tales of the Rat Fink (2006) The life and times of famed hot rod & custom car designer Ed

Crip Camp (2020) Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.

Havana Motor Club (2015) Reforms have offered opportunity in Cuba but the children of the Revolution are unsure of the best route forward. For a half-dozen drag racers, this means last-minute changes to their beloved American muscle cars, as they prepare for the first sanctioned race in Cuba since 1

The Rescue List (2017) Two boys escape from slavery, spend a year in a rehabilitation shelter, and eventually reunite with their families. Meanwhile, the man who rescued them launches another mission to liberate more children. For him, the work is personal.

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019) Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

ZZ Top: That Little Ol Band from Texas (2019) The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.

XRated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time! (2016) Documentary about the best of the best in the porn industry

Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (1974) Investigation into alternative didactic methods and the relationship between independently expressive surfaces and texts. The film is composed of five sequences, each preceded by a quotation.

Stray Bullet (2018) A powerful and painful quest for justice after the death of 12-year-old Genesis Rincon, killed by a stray bullet in a gang shootout in Paterson, a poor New Jersey town close to New York City.

Everton, Howards Way (2019) The story of Everton at the peak of their powers in the mid-1980s, when they became the best side in the land.

For They Know Not What They Do (2019) When the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality, the backlash by the religious right was swift, severe, and successful. Karslake's documentary looks at four faith-based families with ...

5B (2018) Documentary about the staff and patients of San Francisco General Hospital's AIDS ward during the early years of the epidemic.

The War Against Women (2013) Three years filming in ten different countries have been required to make WAR AGAINST WOMEN, the most ambitious documentary ever filmed about the use of rape as a weapon of war. A quieted and ignored topic up to date, which makes victims impossible to be fixed and let cr

The Family I Had (2017) In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act.

Kareem: Minority of One (2015) The life and career of the NBA's all-time leading scorer; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

What Haunts Us (2018) The 1979 class of Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina graduated 49 boys. Within the last 35 years, six of them have committed suicide. When Paige Goldberg Tolmach gets word that another former student from her beloved high school has killed himself, she decides to

Let The Music Play is the authorized story of The Doobie Brothers from their beginnings as a biker band in California in 1970, through their breakthrough with Listen To The Music in

Rebels on Pointe (2017) Rebels on Pointe is the first-ever, cinéma vérité documentary film celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo -- the all male, drag ballet company founded over 40 years ago on the heels of New York's Stonewall riots. The company has performed in over 500 cities and

The Fittest (2020) In 2019 the CrossFit Games consisted of dramatic changes to the season, and final competition. Can the top male and female athletes find their way in this new format to be crowned, the ...

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020) Children perform poetry and speeches inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020) The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.

Deep Fried Gold: The Nashville Hot Chicken Movement (2020) A look at the booming business of Nashville hot chicken and its origins. Interviews include Zach Stafford, former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell, Prince's Hot Chicken Shack owner Andre Prince Jeffries, and author of The Hot Chicken Cookbook Ti

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009) 'Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo' goes behind prison walls to follow convict cowgirls on their journey to the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo. In 2006, female inmates were allowed to participate for the first time. In a state with the highest female inca

1/10 of a second (2014) The rise, fall, and redemption of the oldest professional motorcycle racer in the U.S., Johnny Rock Page.

Vulgar Fractions (2011) Vulgar Fractions ostensibly begins as a physical exploration of seven unique state intersections along Nebraska, but eventually reveals itself as more concerned with attempting to uncover an underlying metaphysical construction that feeds ideas of both real and imaginary bord

Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007) Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own brand of moral outrage in an unmatched style that borders on self-destruction.

Bourbontucky (2015) This documentary covers the centuries-old production of Bourbon, particularly in Bourbon County, Kentucky. It includes the myths, facts, and the rising popularity of Bourbon bars. Along the way one learns about the making of the copper stills, the growing of the basic ingredients

The proliferation of disinformation, what may be construed in some circles as what was often called fake news before President Donald Trump hijacked the phrase to describe anything said negatively about him, is discussed, specifically from 2015 to present day, and especially within an American polit

California High (2015) California has been arguing over whether or not marijuana should be legal for over 100 years. Now there's a new judge in this trial - you.

Long Gone Wild (2019) Despite key concessions by SeaWorld, its orcas are still performing every day, and in Eastern Russia the magnificent killer whale is hunted for sale into the exploding marine theme park ...

Chasing The Jet Stream (2019) Skydiver Marc Hauser's bid to jump where no man has jumped before.

Silence After the Storm (2016) In midst of an existential threat to the indigenous Assyrians by ISIS, the filmmaker travels back to his ancestral homeland, Syria, on a journey of nostalgia and discovery.

The Water Tower (2013) Mt. Kenya, the second tallest peak in Africa, is home to Ngai, the local water god that is said to created the rains. As a result, Ngai and the mountain provide 70% of the nation's water supply, fed by glaciers and annual storms that eddy around this looming rock island. Pete

Beartrek (2016) BEARTREK is a conservation story wrapped in an adventure. Follow adventurer and renowned biologist Chris Morgan on an epic and entertaining journey to find the world's most elusive and ...

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda (2014) In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for ...

K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012) K2: SIREN OF THE HIMALAYAS follows world-class alpinists Fabrizio Zangrilli and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with veteran climbers Jake Meyer and Chris Szymiec in a breathtaking high-altitude mountaineering experience. Director Dave Ohlson joins this group's epic K2 journ

Russell Brand: End the Drugs War (2014) In this personal journey for BBC Three, Russell Brand sets out to find out how other countries are tackling their problems of drug abuse and to explore how the framework of criminalization implicit in the 'war on drugs' produces enormous harm in the treatment

The Art of Acid (2018) Mark McCloud is the world's leading collector Of LSD art. His 'Institute of Illegal Images' has over 30,000 framed hits of acid and traces the history of the drug's cultural influence ...

Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2011)