Documentary Movies

Celebrating 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, through the extraordinary and entertaining story of how international stardom almost didn’t happen for the group.

Marking the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, this documentary uses powerful and unseen archive footage to demystify the tragic moment when the Nirvana frontman took his own life.

We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Instead, it’s widely believed “Jews went…

The never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. The documentary charts…

This time-lapse documentary follows the last years of former President Václav Havel’s life, creating a multi-layered portrait of a world-famous political icon and important playwright, but also an ordinary man…

The 14-year-old Malak, Celia, and Jae travel with their parents to southern France for a summer without school, homework or daily duties. At the campsite, they can be who they…

The forests of Michoacán are home to millions of monarch butterflies. Activist Homero Gómez was highly vocal about its preservation – and then he vanished.

An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America – the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate vérité the film dives into…

Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.

When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.

“Survivors of the Hamas attack at the Nova music festival provide firsthand accounts of the deadliest festival in history, that some say may change the face of the Middle East.”

Six months after the 7 October attacks, Lyse Doucet presents searing accounts of the human cost from both sides and explores what it will take to bring about a lasting…

The notion of Cancel Culture, which grew out of a mostly progressive move to hold people accountable for bad behavior (especially racist or misogynistic language), has recently been co-opted by…

Resident Orca tells the unfolding story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. After decades of failed attempts to bring her home, an unlikely partnership between Indigenous matriarchs,…

A prizefight between underdog Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins and champion Chris ‘Simply the Best’ Eubank grips and encapsulates an entire nation as it emerges from depression towards previously unimagined…

In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban…

Uncovering the haunted secrets at one of America’s largest Train Museums with a Team of Paranormal Investigators, Museum employees and Historians.

A gripping and revealing true film exploring the life of General Michael Flynn, from his rise in the US Military, to severe political persecution he faced exposing corruption as the…

Amid violence and war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue animals that have been left behind by those forced to flee. From cats and dogs in abandoned buildings to…

When a young Army sergeant is unexplainably murdered, the police are stumped – until they receive a tip about an enemy lurking in his own backyard.

In 1975 French Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Pierre Dominique Gaisseau traveled to Panama to make a film on the indigenous island-dwelling Kuna people. Accompanied by his wife and their daughter, Gaisseau…

In 1966, Marlon Brando (1924-2004), one of the greatest actors of all time, bought Tetiaroa Atoll, located in French Polynesia, with the purpose of creating a natural sanctuary dedicated to…

Explores whether UFOs might be more than just physical spacecraft, looking at their possible spiritual, psychic, angelic, and even demonic elements.

Grace Caroline Loncar was striking, brilliant, sarcastically funny, insanely talented, and popular. She came from a prominent family in Dallas. To anyone looking from the outside, she was the girl…

The story behind one of the most revered and mysterious characters in WWE history and the man himself, Windham Rotunda, has never been documented, until now.

The shocking murder of 21-year-old British backpacker, Grace Millane, in New Zealand grabbed headlines around the world in 2018, as did the ensuing investigation and trial. This chilling true-crime documentary…

Art, Beats + Lyrics celebrates the legacy of the groundbreaking visual art and hip hop roadshow that began in Atlanta in 2004 and has since become a national phenomenon. The…

The true story of a strange, lost film. In 1972, the IRA allowed an unusual documentary crew to film its members carrying out attacks. Right at the bloodiest point of…

Nickelback is one of the most successful acts in music history — they’re also the number one band haters love to hate. This intimate portrait surveys the Canadian stadium rockers’…

Follow Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians.

Follow the extraordinary life story of 7-time Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath, as he rises through the ranks, battles the scrutiny of the media and takes on body building’s scariest foes…

Emmy and Grammy nominated comedian Tig Notaro returns with a hilarious and sharply observed stand-up special packed with delightfully awkward misunderstandings, health scares made hilarious, and family moments with her…

A revealing and moving portrait of lives compromised by war, filmed exclusively by Ukrainian soldiers with extraordinary access to a tightly-controlled frontline.

The inside story of Polmaise Colliery and the miners who were the first to walk out and the last to go back to work during the miners’ strike.

Ascension Island lay barren for a million years, until it was ‘terraformed’ by Victorian naturalists into a tropical paradise. Today scientists return in search of answers, as humans begin the…

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for a celebratory cinematic tribute fitting for the ultimate pop band. ‘ABBA: Against the Odds’…

South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated…

The documentary begins when the fictionalized drama ends. Sara spent three years volunteering to save refugees on the same journey that made her so famous, and was suddenly arrested in…

On a fateful San Francisco night in the early ’60s, Condor nightclub performer Carol Doda was lowered to the stage on a floating piano, topless. Word spread quickly, setting off…

Captain Kirk. T.J. Hooker. Denny Crane. Big Giant Head. Alexander the Great. Henry V. Priceline’s Negotiator. These are but a handful of the innumerable masks worn by William Shatner over…