Documentary Movies

“A Respectable Life” – A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and lives with his…

Grand Opera marks a stock-taking of Benning’s work and his life, presenting a personal and artistic autobiography woven together with a series of events dealing with the historical development of…

Guzmán’s final installment shifts from covering the actions of Allende’s opponents to those who battled to revive & promote their toppled leader’s vision for a new Chile.

From motorcycles to Swamp buggies; from Pike Peak to Baja California – “Dirt” covers the motorsports world of off-road racing and competitions. There is humor, drama, and suspense in this…

After the 1978 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, children try to sing the national anthem as citizens search for hope in the war-torn South.

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder.

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Fascinated by forbidden rituals and ceremonies, world explorer Arthur Davis takes a crew with hidden cameras to Africa and South America to secretly record the beauty and horror of the…

This was Robin’s first HBO special, part of the HBO On Location series. It was taped on location at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood in 1978. The theatre is full…

A documentary about the men who run a pet cemetery, and the men and women who bury their pets.

“A good ski run is like a good meal.” So begins the unmistakable musings – and voice – of Warren Miller as we journey back to the “Me Decade” and…

During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams Sitney. The…

Emanuelle hosts this peculiar sexploitation Mondo film that looks at several examples of bizarre sexual behavior.

An intense insider’s portrait of New Orleans’ street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville…

Martin Scorsese’s documentary intertwines footage from “The Band’s” incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock…

Somewhat crazy semi-documentary by director Joe D’Amato is a strange series of Burlesque performances from around the globe. Actress and dancer Amanda Lear hosts these mostly musical numbers designed to…

Documentary featuring the last filmed interview with director Howard Hawks

Documentary about the St. John’s Day festival in Tallinn. Recorded with a hidden camera, the film is full of contrasts and expressively depicts the changes in the traditions of Midsummer’s…

A tongue-in-cheek sex education documentary covering a different subject for each letter of the alphabet, e.g. A is for Anatomy, B is for Babies, etc.

Edda Chiemnyjewski, a freelance press photographer and single mother living in 1970s West Berlin, is confronted with the fact that “a cook has no time for affairs of state”. She…

Les Vrais Perdants examines the subject of childhood education within the context of our competition-driven society. As they help children develop their talents, whether those be in hockey, gymnastics or…

An exploration of a decaying synagogue.

A radio DJ in pursuit of an exclusive interview follows ABBA during their mega-successful tour of Australia.

A visual record of London punk life in the late ’70s, filled with never-before-seen live concert footage and commentary from the Clash, the Jam, X-Ray Spex and the Electric Chairs.

We’re all searching for something but the real question is what. For people like Scott Miller, John Clendenin, Dave Clark, Bob Burns, Bab Salerno, and countless others well they’re all…

Documentary about the gay rights movement during the year of 1977, capturing the intersections of diversity in queer life; from vox pop style interviews with lesbian feminists, street drag queens,…

Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his…

A bear cub and a raccoon become fast friends when they’re swept away down a river, away from their families.

The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.

Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman lives in New York. Filmed images of the City accompany texts of Akerman’s loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to…

Judit Ember returns to follow the life of Nóra Szabó, the heroine of her documentary film 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰̈𝘳𝘵𝘦́𝘯𝘦𝘵 (“Instructive Story”, 1975). The troubled young woman who formerly attempted to commit suicide…

This film documents the coal miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when…

The Real Bruce Lee is a martial arts documentary. It begins with a brief biography of Bruce Lee, and shows scenes from four of his childhood films, Bad Boy, Orphan…

A brilliantly constructed, melancholic ode to the passing of time by Malcolm Le Grice.

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

portrays the Bruder working class family, whom she met during her time as a social worker in the Märkisches Viertel. Equipped with a Super-8 camera by Helga Reidemeister, the family…

The best of Led Zeppelin’s legendary 1973 appearances at Madison Square Garden. Interspersed throughout the concert footage are behind-the-scenes moments with the band. The Song Remains the Same is Led…

This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials to those committed by the French in Algeria and those…

Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the contrasting footage it shows of the fedayeen and of a French family watching television at home. Originally shot by the Dziga Vertov…