DOCUMENTAR Movies

Transcendent Man (2009) TRANSCENDENT MAN chronicles the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, an inventor and futurist that presents his bold vision of the Singularity, a point in the near future when technology will be changing so rapidly, that we will have to enhance ourselves with artificial intelligen

A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for puritanical America and the moguls of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ava Gardner never stopped loving those she loved. She turned women green and made men sweat. And rejected with all her force the bulwark of n

L'essence des formes (The Essence of Forms), a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson’s, including actor François Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work.

Superintelligence: Beyond Human (2019) How intelligent is artificial intelligence? Should we welcome it or fear it? Might it help humanity with its problems? And if so, to what extent? This documentary pursues these questions, ...

The Children of Leningradsky (2005) Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The ma

Indianara (2019) Indianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.

Daguerreotypes (1975) Portraits of the people that occupy the small shops of the Rue Daguerre, Paris, where the filmmaker lived.

Features eight original two-hour documentaries showcasing the stories behind some of the most memorable WWE Superstars of all time.

Lucy, the Human Chimp (2021) In the 1960s chimpanzee Lucy was raised as a human in an experiment conducted by psychologists from the University of Oklahoma. When Lucy was taken to live on an island in The Gambia a young student, Janis, lived with her for 6 years.

Mayor (2020) A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah, who aspires to lead the city into the future.

Blow Up of Blow Up 2016, This documentary returns to a few key locations and explores director Michelangelo Antonioni's meticulous approach to art and photography.

Best Kids in Texas (2017) When Texas emerges as a hotbed for recruiting young talent into the professional paintball scene in early 2000s, a group of teenagers find a mentor, pledge to stick together, and in the ...

Being the Queen chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II, using never-before-heard interview recordings from those who know her the best.

The belief in spirit possession has remained virtually unchanged since the beginning of civilization and still exists to this day The Exorcism Prayer dives into the religious practice of evicting demons from a person or an area

A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before

The Search for Life: The Drake Equation (2010) A look at the Drake equation, developed by Dr. Frank Drake as a way to think about the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy that could exist and communicate with us.

The Long Way Home (1997) After WWII, Jewish Holocaust survivors are moved into Displaced Persons' camps. After delays, more physical hardship, and years of uncertainty, they are permitted to begin new lives in Israel and the U.S.

The Exhibition (2013) An artist faces public outrage as she struggles to mount a large-scale exhibition of paintings based on a police poster of missing women, 26 of whom are found murdered on a serial killer's farm.

I Am Shakespeare: The Henry Green Story (2017) I AM SHAKESPEARE (The Henry Green Story) chronicles the true life story of 19 year old Henry Green, living a dual life as a brilliant young actor and inner-city gang member, who was ...

Finding Yingying (2020) After a young Chinese student goes missing on an American university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time, hoping to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.

Echoes That Remain (1991) In 1991, the Center produced Echoes That Remain, a warm and rich documentary portrait of Eastern European Jewry before the Holocaust. It combines hundreds of rare archival photos and previously unseen film footage with live action sequences shot on location at the sites of

Burden (2016) A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art.

Avenged Sevenfold: Live in the L.B.C. & Diamonds in the Rough (2008) Avenged Sevenfold recorded their first live DVD at Long Beach Arena.

An Unreasonable Man (2006) A look at the career of consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

Monica and Karim, the first couple of Italian wrestlers in the United States. Miss Monica, stage name of Monica Passeri - 24 years old - at her early age moved from Caprara, a small town in Abruzzo, to Missouri together with his partner Karim Bartoli, also a professional wrestler who fights under th

Thundercloud (2015) tells the story of one of the world's most spectacular waves, Cloudbreak in Fiji. From it's ancient Fijian heritage through to the incredible swell that rocked the Volcom Fiji Pro in 2012 and everything in between.

SLAY: The Axell Hodges Story (2017) This film gives viewers a glimpse into the "24/7 fun" world of Axell Hodges. Who is he? Why do fans love him? Why do sponsors need him? And most importantly - how did he get so skilled at riding his motocross bike?

Mighty Uke (2010) Mighty Uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other.

Why Did You Kill Me? (2021) The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.

Flamenco Flamenco (2010) A look at the history and traditions of flamenco music and dance through the live performance of a wide variety of pieces.

Life After: Chernobyl (2016) Documentary explores the impact on animal life in the area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Planet by two scientists some 30 years after the worst nuclear accident in history.

Life After the Navigator (2020) A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic

Wild Appalachia (2013) An exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains in the southeastern US. Features a look at the flora and fauna of the region and includes profiles of the rangers who patrol its vast wilderness.

Over the Limit (2017) An intimate portrait of the world's most outstanding rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun who needs to overcome mental fragility to take part in the Olympic Games.

Killer Whales: The Mega Hunt (2016) A newly discovered mega-hunt is happening off the coast of South Africa. In an epic annual spectacle in False Bay, a pod of cunning killer whales hunt 5,000 common dolphins.

Egypts Lost Queens (2014) Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality. Women held the title of 'Pharaoh' no fewer than 18 times. There were also female doctors, ...

Coded Bias (2020) When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.

Black Pond (2018) Members of a natural history society in the south of England take care of bats and measure trees, in this documentary shot mostly in close up.

Audrey (2020) Filmmaker Helena Coan examines the remarkable life and career of actress, fashion icon and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn.

93Queen (2018) A group of tenacious Hasidic women in Brooklyn take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within, smashing the community patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.

They Call Me Dr. Miami (2020) Dr. Michael Salzhauer - also known as Dr. Miami - who is one of the most famous plastic surgeons in the U.S., and the first doctor to livestream graphic procedures such as tummy tucks and breast augmentations on Snapchat.

Spellbound (2002) This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C. All work quite hard and practice daily, first having to win their regional championship before they can move on. Inter

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later (2020) Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later is told entirely from the first-person perspective of leaders, physicists, soldiers and survivors.

Glitzer & Staub (2020) Four girls living in the lonely vastness of the USA share one passion: The wild world of rodeo. In a world which used to belong to their fathers and brothers, they prove that "you ride like a girl" is not an insult but a compliment.

The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) An animal trainer becomes an unlikely whistleblower and is sued for $1.5 million for plotting to steal a walrus, falling down the rabbit hole of a personal quest while a larger movement grows to end marine mammal captivity.

Tina (2021) Exclusive access to the Grammy Award-winning artist to celebrate her career.

Interference: Democracy at Risk (2020) From dark money and fake news to misinformation campaigns and vote tampering, the 2016 election opened our eyes to new threats against democracy. What can be done to keep 2020 from being a repeat?

Flannery (2019) "Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic..." Flannery O'Connor,...