Documentary Movies

K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012)

K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012)

K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012)
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Following a group of climbers attempting to climb K2 in 2009, on the 100-year anniversary of its landmark 1909 expedition. Experience the adventure, peril and serenity of a group’s attempt…

Show Me the Magic (2012)

Show Me the Magic (2012)

Show Me the Magic (2012)
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Don McAlpine, legendary cinematographer. World renowned Australian. A documentary of his life journey from teaching physical education in Temora, NSW, Australia to Hollywood, making the visual imagery of an outstanding…

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The Act of Killing (2012)

The Act of Killing (2012)

The Act of Killing (2012)
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Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.

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Burn (2012)

Burn (2012)

Burn (2012)
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A character-driven, action-packed documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of the Detroit firefighters, the men and women charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have…

Genre: Documentary
Pablo’s Winter (2012)

Pablo’s Winter (2012)

Pablo’s Winter (2012)
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Pablo needs to stop smoking. Why? Because his wife, family and doctor say he should. But Pablo is a stubborn man. He has worked in the mercury mines of Almadén,…

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The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2012)

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2012)

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2012)
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Though up to 20% of students are dyslexic, many pass through school unidentified, misunderstood and performing below their potential. Paradoxically, these disorders are often found in highly intelligent, creative minds,…

Genre: Documentary
The American Scream (2012)

The American Scream (2012)

The American Scream (2012)
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An original documentary which follows three families in a small seaside town in Massachusetts as they prepare for their annual home made haunted houses. This story highlights their long journey…

Genre: Documentary
D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List (2012)

D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List (2012)

D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List (2012)
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With the black man’s numbers dwindling and his habitat encroached upon (we mean you, Jeremy Lin), superstar comic DL Hughley is determined to get federal protection for his species in…

Hunter: For the Record (2012)

Hunter: For the Record (2012)

Hunter: For the Record (2012)
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Perth musician Robert Hunter was a pioneer of a musical genre, young father, digital communicator, ex drug and alcohol abuser, general hell-raiser and ultimately a terminal cancer patient. When Hunter’s…

The Last Gladiators (2012)

The Last Gladiators (2012)

The Last Gladiators (2012)
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In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the “goon”. Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price. Exploring the violent world of hockey fights,…

Genre: Documentary
Room 237 (2012)

Room 237 (2012)

Room 237 (2012)
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A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick’s classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips,…

Genre: Documentary
I’m Fine Thanks (2012)

I’m Fine Thanks (2012)

I’m Fine Thanks (2012)
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In a word, “I’m Fine, Thanks” is a movie about complacency, or why so many settle for mediocrity in their everyday life at the expense of a greater passion. It’s…

Genre: Documentary
The Penguin King (2012)

The Penguin King (2012)

The Penguin King (2012)
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South Georgia – alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A wild rugged landscape with mountain ranges, vast glaciers, windblown plains half…

Flow State (2012)

Flow State (2012)

Flow State (2012)
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Warren Miller’s Flow State is a place of such singular focus and connection with the environment that, in this place, the faster you ride, the slower time passes. The Flow…

Genre: Documentary
Bestiary (2012)

Bestiary (2012)

Bestiary (2012)
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A popular sensation in medieval Europe, bestiaries were catalogs of beasts featuring exotic animal illustrations, zoological wisdom, and ancient legends. The documentary unfolds like a filmic picture book where both…

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Hating Breitbart (2012)

Hating Breitbart (2012)

Hating Breitbart (2012)
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One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and changing the ground rules of political journalism.

Genre: Documentary
Crossfire Hurricane (2012)

Crossfire Hurricane (2012)

Crossfire Hurricane (2012)
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This film is released as part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of the Rolling Stones. It tells the story of the Stones’ unparalleled journey from blues obsessed teens in…

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Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (2012)

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (2012)

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (2012)
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Professor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit…

Genre: Documentary
Britain’s Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Britain’s Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Britain’s Greatest Codebreaker (2012)
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Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German naval Enigma Code during World War II, arguably saving millions of lives. Turing’s achievements went unrecognised…

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King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
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Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.

Genre: Documentary
There’s No Place Like Home (2012)

There’s No Place Like Home (2012)

There’s No Place Like Home (2012)
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On December 10, 2010, Sotheby’s auctioned off what could be considered the most important historical document in sports history — James Naismith’s original rules of basketball. “There’s No Place Like…

Genre: Documentary
Turned Towards the Sun (2012)

Turned Towards the Sun (2012)

Turned Towards the Sun (2012)
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The astonishing life story of British writer and poet Micky Burn MC.

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The Magnet City (2012)

The Magnet City (2012)

The Magnet City (2012)
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The film shows the lives of four foreign musicians from different backgrounds and musical genres that after visiting the City of Rio de Janeiro, ended up falling in love with…

Genre: Documentary
B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)

B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)

B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
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Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)
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A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA…

Stories We Tell (2012)

Stories We Tell (2012)

Stories We Tell (2012)
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Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the…

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Milk? (2012)

Milk? (2012)

Milk? (2012)
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Using engaging interviews and arresting visuals, this documentary investigates the case for milk as a nutritious food. Is milk good for us or not?

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For No Good Reason (2012)

For No Good Reason (2012)

For No Good Reason (2012)
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For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly from interview to animation and in the finest Gonzo…

That Guy… Who Was in That Thing (2012)

That Guy… Who Was in That Thing (2012)

That Guy… Who Was in That Thing (2012)
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Documentary about sixteen actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood. They’ve played cops, lawyers, bosses, best friends, psychopaths, politicians and everything in…

Genre: Documentary
Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives (2012)

Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives (2012)

Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives (2012)
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When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented…

Genre: Documentary
First Cousin Once Removed (2012)

First Cousin Once Removed (2012)

First Cousin Once Removed (2012)
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Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer’s.

Genre: Documentary
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)
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An interview with film director Roman Polanski conducted during his period of house arrest, discussing his life and work.

Genre: Documentary
Celluloid Bloodbath (2012)

Celluloid Bloodbath (2012)

Celluloid Bloodbath (2012)
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DEFINITION: ‘Celluloid’ – Motion picture film, cinema film. ‘Bloodbath’ – Savage, indiscriminate killing, a massacre. CELLULOID BLOODBATH: MORE PREVUES FROM HELL – the long-awaited sequel to 1987’s horror cult classic,…

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)
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A celebration of slasher cinema – from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre’s forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice…

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Venus and Serena (2012)

Venus and Serena (2012)

Venus and Serena (2012)
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Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the prism of one year in their…

Genre: Documentary
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (2012)

Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (2012)

Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (2012)
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A survivor of the Rwandan Genocide struggles to forgive the man who killed her children. A victim’s daughter strikes up an unusual friendship with the ex-IRA bomber who killed her…

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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012)

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012)

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012)
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Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the…

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The New Juarez (2012)

The New Juarez (2012)

The New Juarez (2012)
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As Ciudad Juarez slowly recovers from a six year period of hyperviolence, a militant police chief stirs controversy, and wary citizens cast their hopes on a new national president. All…

The House I Live In (2012)

The House I Live In (2012)

The House I Live In (2012)
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In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet…

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Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)
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The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.

Genre: Documentary