DOCUMENTA Movies

The Talk: Race in America (2017) The Talk: Race in America documents the increasingly common conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their children, especially ...

Deep Time (2015) Deep Time portrays the landowners, state officials, and oil workers at the center of the most prolific oil boom on the planet for the past six years.

Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States by winning three key states, a victory engineered by an ultra-conservative faction that quietly mapped its way to power using fake news, lies and psychometrics. This explosive documentary follows the money to the reclusive multi-billionaire

The Incomparable Rose Hartman (2016) With a career spanning decades Photographer Rose Hartman is known for her Iconic Photos from Studio 54 and the fashion world, her boisterous personality and ever presence capturing the New York social scene.  Her work will draw you in, the film will make yo

Tough Guys (2017) Ten years before the debut of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, two karate promoters and their fighters, a rough group of barroom brawlers, bikers, teachers and steel workers, pioneered the first mixed-martial arts league in the nation.

The Principle (2014) "The Principle" brings to light astonishing new scientific observations challenging the Copernican Principle; the foundational assumption underlying the modern scientific world view. The idea that the Earth occupies no special or favored position in the cosmos has laun

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) This documentary uses never-before-seen footage and rediscovered interviews in a search for the truth behind the mysterious 1992 death of black transgender activist and Stonewall veteran Marsha P. Johnson.

2015 marked a half a century behind bars for Moors Murderer Ian Brady. Arrested and charged in 1965, he's never been considered for parole, nor has he asked to be freed.

Papa Machete (2014) Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire ...

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss (2016) The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a.

Lord Lucan's wife agrees to finally break her silence after he was suspected of attempting to murder her in 1974 and disappeared.

Vampira: The Movie (2006) The new documentary by Kevin Sean Michaels VAMPIRA: THE MOVIE chronicles the life of Maila Nurmi, the first horror host...

Richard Twice (2017) Richard Atkins, the singer and songwriter of the early 70's California Pop Duo, 'Richard Twice' was on his way to stardom and a huge career in the music business when he mysteriously walked away from it all.

Englands Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation (2017) It is 500 years since the Reformation, when England broke away from the authority of the Catholic Church. This is the story of three books at the heart of the schism. Presented by Dr Janina Ramirez.

Escorts (2015) An insight into the lives of two self-dubbed high class call girls, Emily B and Cookie Jane.

I Called Him Morgan (2016) On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Mor

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017) For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

Midway: Edge of Tomorrow (2017) Midway: Edge of Tomorrow is a cinematic expedition that honors the island's famous role in the Pacific theater of World War II and extends into the untold story of how this touchstone of ...

The Green Hell (2017) TGH is the story of the world's most legendary, demanding and deadly racetrack - the Nürburg Ring.

The Last Playlist (2014) Aging record producer, Nick Silver sets out to prove he's still relevant by curating a playlist with multiple artists instead of an album with one artist. When his doctor tells him he'll be deaf in three months, he panics and begins speaking his memoirs into a video camera i

Voyeur (2017) Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the Colorado motel who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an

Almost Sunrise (2016) The epic journey of two friends, ex-soldiers, who battle the moral injuries of war, and the temptation to escape through suicide, as they walk across America. Step by step, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson confront the demons that haunt them, while discovering the power of communi

Scripted drama-documentary based upon diaries, journals and letters, about the life of the woman many blame for the biggest Royal crisis in the last century, Wallis Simpson.

Babe Ruth (1998) He was perhaps the greatest ballplayer who ever lived. A larger-than-life hero on the field, Babe Ruth's exploits off the field were just as legendary. Don't miss this compilation of rarely seen footage, home movies and revealing interviews that uncover stories not even the most dev

The Town That Was (2007) In 1962, a trash fire ignited a seam of anthracite coal beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once thriving mining town of over 1600 people. By the mid 1980's, giant plumes of smoke and deadly carbon monoxide gases billowed from fissures in the ground, the local highway cracked

Kiki (2016) A group of LGBTQ youths of color unite to form a safe gathering space.

Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. (2017) The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story. Using archival footage and previously unknown audio to tell the story along with interviews with those that knew him the best.

Near Death (1989) Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman profiles the doctors, nurses, physicians, and patients at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, as he watches medical staff work around the clock trying to provide care and comfort for patients possibly experiencing the last mom

There’s nothing more exciting than trying to keep up with the Joneses in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Indy’s Nazi enemies are back and have kidnapped his father, Professor Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), in their effort to locate the sacred Holy Grail. Following a trail from America to Ve

Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA (2016) Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, i

Two Days in April (2007) Follows the story of 4 college football players signed by the sports agency IMG, as they bring them to a training facility in Florida and both physically and mentally prepare them for the NFL draft.

Hustlers Convention (2015) Released in 1973 by founding member of The Last Poets, Jalal Nuriddin, under the name Lightnin' Rod, Hustlers Convention tells the story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that lea

Monica & David (2009) Explores the marriage of a young couple with Down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs.

The Problem with Apu (2017) Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989).

Gilbert (2017) GILBERT is a wildly funny and unexpectedly poignant portrait of the life and career of one of comedy's most iconic figures, Gilbert Gottfried.

Jean Kilbourne discusses the representation of women in advertisements

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq (2007) American Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings.

Speed & Angels (2008) Young Navy Officers, Jay and Meagan, have dreamt of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat since their childhoods. The film follows their two-and-a-half year journey as it takes them through dogfights in the Nevada desert, night landings on aircraft carriers in the

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious Georges Creators (2017) A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.

BEAN (2017) Alana and Lori were just two LGBT 20-somethings looking for love online when a casual right swipe made a match that would bind them together forever. Within a few weeks of meeting, Lori ...

A Haunting in Saginaw, Michigan (2013) When a single mother and her two young daughters moved into their new home - adjacent to a cemetery - they had no idea they were making the biggest mistake of their lives. The family's "...

Follow former spear fishermen Mark Priest and Rob Torelli as they brave the shark infested waters of South Africa in this compelling nature documentary Without the safety of a cage or scuba gear, they become the first Australians to free dive with these deadly predators Their incredible quest gives

Casting By (2012) This documentary focuses on the role of the casting director in movie making and particularly on Marion Dougherty. She began work in the late 1940s sending up and coming young actors to be cast in the then new medium of television. It wasn't until the 1970s that the contribution on

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014) A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality

The Search for a New Earth (2017). Professor Stephen Hawking enlists engineering expert Prof Danielle George and his own former student, Christophe Galfard, to find out if and how humans can reach for the stars and move to different planets.

The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (2015) The same submarine which successfully captured the world.

The Sensitives (2017) This film documents three families struggling with extreme sensitivities to everyday elements of our surroundings. Perfumes, pesticides, even cell phones can trigger debilitating symptoms in these sufferers of environmental illnesses.