Documentary Movies

Following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, one item of clothing has gained a scandalous global reputation: the headscarf. All over the wor...

An untraditional documentary portrait reveals the complicated personality of the Slovak music legend Jožo Ráž, the singer for the pop-rock group Elán....

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native commu...

When the world was in turmoil, three men went faster and farther than anyone thought possible. This is the story of the first people to leave the Eart...

From St James's Palace in London, the historic proclamation of His Majesty the King takes place. For the first time since 1952, the Accession Council...

The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, a...

In this short video essay film, Stanley Coleman analyses the artwork featured in a bootleg Dendy cartridge, and the story that seems to unfold in its...

A short documentary about the making of the 1966 film 'Cul-de-sac'.

Keeper of Time is a feature length documentary film that explores the history of horology, mechanical watchmaking and the very concept of time itself....

In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a “reverse Great...

Casey Conklin joined the 3rd Ranger Battalion as a medic, because he always believed they were the toughest group around. After his experience in the...

In her search for job opportunities, Marley, a Sitionuevera mother, moves to Barranquilla, leaving her children in the care of her mother, Claudia in...

Fish make wonderful pets. With the right care, they have been known to live for 20 to 30 years! But don't make the mistake of thinking goldfish can ta...

Borinage left Henri Storck profoundly disturbed by injustice and social poverty. When he was offered a chance to make the film he undertook an in-dept...

Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII. Th...

Molly Ivins was six feet of flame-haired Texas trouble. She was a prescient political journalist, best-selling author, and Bill of Rights warrior. She...

A filmmaker's investigation reveals that the use of pesticides around the world may have farther reaching consequences than he had ever imagined. The...

After losing her father at an early age, Tina Duran explores the rich history of her father, the story of her ancestors who migrated from Mexico to th...

A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.