DOCUMENTA Movies

Gimme Shelter (1970) A documentary on the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour and the tragic events that concluded it. We see footage of their concerts and of them making the Sticky Fingers album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. However, the main focus of the film is on one concert - Altamont Speedway, outside S

Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better (2015) Filmed at the historic 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, Kyle Kinane's new special delivers wonderfully grim anecdotes filtered through his own optimistic lens. In "I Liked His Old Stuff Better" Kinane chooses to marvel rather than rue such experiences

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016) An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Robert Klein: Unfair and Unbalanced (2010) Robert Klein performs in his ninth HBO stand-up special, an hour of hilarious insights plus a few memorable musical interludes.

The American comic performs at John Jay College Theater in New York City

Radioman (2012) The New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film industry, with over 100 small parts to his name.

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour (2016) Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour spans all decades of the iconic superstar's illustrious career, including songs from Rebel Heart to classic fan favorites like "Material Girl" and "Holiday." Memorable highlights from the tour include her first-ever live

Bridget Everett takes Comedy Central by the balls in the world premiere of her one hour special, Bridget Everett Gynecological Wonder Her raucous, raunchy and hilarious show is as

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger London, New York, Johannesburg (2008) An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign

George Michael: Live in London (2009) Concert film of George Michael at Earls Court in London performing his farewell show after 25 years.

Dear Albania (2015) In the past few years, American actress Eliza Dushku, who is of mixed Danish and Albanian ancestry, has become passionately interested in and connected to the country of her father's ancestors. In Dear Albania, Eliza and her brother Nate travel to Albania where they explore 15 un

GreasePaint (2013) GreasePaint is a documentary film by Daniel Espeut that follows Joey Thurmond and his family as they travel around the country performing the art of American circus clowning. The movie resurrects the dying art of clowning demonstrated by Joey's love for the craft and makes sure th

Memories of a Penitent Heart (2015) Twenty-five years after Miguel died of AIDS, his niece tracks down his gay lover and cracks open a Pandora's box of unresolved family drama.

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000AD's history, from its inception after the demise of Action to the present day.

DocoBANKSY (2012) Understanding how plastic any notion of truth and value can be, when the subject of an interview can be manipulated into saying anything the film-maker wants, when a guy with a spray can has more relevance to the world of art than its most famed and moneyed exponents. Even the opin

The Business of Amateurs (2016) The NCAA is the face for college athletics, and it generates billions of dollars every year for the top universities in the United States. This is the first documentary that challenges the ...

Jackson (2016) With a single abortion clinic remaining in the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has become ground zero in the nation's battle over reproductive health-care. Jackson is an intimate portrait of the interwoven lives of three women in this town. Wrought with the racial and religi

Patriocracy (2011) PATRIOCRACY drills down and illustrates the forces that drive a wedge into the middle ground of America and the solutions required to move forward. Americans are polarized and angry. In the crossfire, the loudest voices drown out reason and facts with fear and anxiety. PATRIOCRACY

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012) When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.

A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey (2016) The story of Jason P. Howe, a conflict photojournalist. This documentary film is about the realities of working in an exciting yet perilous job. A journey of self discovery of a man whose passion for photography led him on dangerous adventures to some of the most h

Icarus (2017) When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller...

The Defiant Ones (2017)`The Defiant Ones' tells of the unbreakable bond of trust and friendship between music legends Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, two street-smart men from different worlds who together defied traditional wisdom and transformed contemporary culture in the process. Filmed over a three-y

The second stand-up performance of Richard Pryor filmed.

Kyle Kinane: Whiskey Icarus (2012) In his first hour-long Comedy Central special, Kyle Kinane contemplates the existence of God, and the true meaning of being delivered an unsliced pizza. This special is extended and uncensored with all sorts of extra Kyle.

Colin Hay Waiting For My Real Life (2015) 'Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life' is the story of singer-songwriter Colin Hay, former front-man of Men At Work. We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his family's emigration to Australia, to the massive, worldwide success of his ban

Code 2600 (2011) As we struggle to comprehend the wide-spanning socio-technical fallout caused by data collection and social networks, our modern culture is trapped in an undercurrent of cyber-attacks, identity theft and privacy invasion. Both enlightening and disturbing, CODE 2600 is a provocative

Tims Vermeer (2013) Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Side by Side (2012) Investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. It shows what artists and filmmakers have been able to accomplish with both film and digital and how their needs and innovations have helped push filmmaking in new directions. Intervie

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) A documentary about Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus - two movie-obsessed cousins whose passion for cinema changed the way movies were made and marketed - and the tale of how this passion ultimately led to the demise of the company they

Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012) Jim Gaffigan does it again with his new stand-up Mr. Universe. Gaffigan jumps from topic to topic joking around with a varied number of topics. Some of the topics included are McDonalds, family, Disney World, and much more.

Jim Gaffigan: King Baby (2009) The greatly anticipated follow-up to the platinum-selling

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth (2013) THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH is the first in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Creating Freedom' exploring the relationship between freedom, power and control in Western democracies. The ...

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2001) Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

Inequality for All (2013) A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.

Lets Get Lost (1988) Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.

Jay Mohr: Happy. And a Lot. (2015) Stand up comedian Jay Mohr reveals everything from the intimate - marriage, raising a child and more - to the extraordinary in this hilarious comedy special.

London The Modern Babylon (2012) London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's (Joe Strummer - The Future is Unwritten) epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

Hostage to the Devil (2016) A child possessed. An exorcist locked in combat with an ancient evil. In the battle for saving a soul, just who really is the 'Hostage to the Devil'?

Fed Up (2014) Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us thro

3� Minutes, Ten Bullets (2015) Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying sneakers and talking to girls. With music blaring, one boy exits the car and enters the store, a quick stop for a soda and

Garbage in the Garden of Eden (2012) Villagers in Turkey's Black Sea village of Camburnu struggle with the government's decision to turn their community into a garbage dump.

Ten American couples--captured in the comfort of their own beds--openly discuss romance, sex, trust and love in candid interviews. From young New Yorkers who have split up 26 times to spouses in their 90s who have been married 71 years, this touching, funny and often surprising film offers intimate

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing (2016) Gripping documentary focusing on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) it's victims and their lives in the aftermath. Follows specific people and their experiences as they adapt and recover from their injuries. Includes behind-the-

The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) Originally billed as

The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) Chuck Berry opens the show and performs "Johnny B Goode" and his 1955 hit Maebelline". He is then joined by " Gerry and The Pacemakers" who do their updated British version of the song. and a medley of their hits. "Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas

Letters from Baghdad (2016) Gertrude Lowthian Bell, sometimes called the "female" Lawrence of Arabia was a British adventurer, archaeologist and political powerhouse, who helped shape the modern Middle East after World War I. Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, the film chronicles Bell's

The Endless Summer (1966) They call it The Endless Summer the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, these California surfers accompl

Real Boy (2016) REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother ...