Popular Documentary Movies - Page 332
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
star 2The cast and crew discuss the inspiration and motivation behind the original story and development of this epic, 15 years in the making.The Sheik
2014
The Sheik
2014
star 7.4When Khosrow Vaziri became the World Wrestling Federations Iron Sheik and camel-clutched his way to fame in the 1980s, he achieved the American Dream by personifying a foreign villain. Losing his world championship belt to Hulk Hogan became a defining moment in professional wrestling. These days, the Sheiks smackdowns are on Twitter, where hes gained a new following. Once an Olympic hopeful, bodyguard to Irans Shah and pop culture icon, we witness Vaziri struggling with addiction and despair as a family man. But with the help of Torontos Magen brothers, the Sheik begins a road to redemption and renewed status as a public figure. Showcasing his powerful past and at times painful present, this is an insightful look at one of wrestlings biggest stars, but also a powerful story of personal sacrifice that, in the Sheiks own words, will make you humble.Angels of Sinjar
2022
Angels of Sinjar
2022
star 9Hanifa and Saeed barely survived the hell that ISIS inflicted on them and their people. Hanifa escaped kidnapping, but her younger sisters were enslaved by the Islamic State. Hanifa embarks on a mission to find them and bring them home.Hear Me Now
2015
Hear Me Now
2015
star 10A documentary that candidly examines school bullying and how it can be dealt with, told by those who experienced it first hand.Inocente
2012
Inocente
2012
star 7.3INOCENTE is a personal and vibrant coming of age story about a young artist's determination never to surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming an artist be caged by being an undocumented immigrant forced to live homeless for the last nine years. Color is her personal revolution and its sweep on her canvases creates a world that looks nothing like her own dark past. INOCENTE is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America: children. The challenges are staggering, but the hope in her story proves that the hand she has been dealt does not define her, her dreams do.The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
star 7.2Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.The Tiniest Place
2011
The Tiniest Place
2011
star 8Years after the Salvadoran military destroyed the village of Cinquera in that country’s civil war, survivors have returned to rebuild their community. Soulful, beautifully rendered, this amazing debut is an evocative testament to place, memory and the power of life to rebound from tragedy.Refuge
2023
Refuge
2023
In Clarkston, a small town in Georgia, a successful Kurdish doctor and a Muslim-hating white supremacist form an unlikely friendship. Against the backdrop of an exceptionally racially- diverse community, themes of xenophobia, Islamophobia, and forgiveness play out in an intimate and accessible way. Directors Din Blankenship and Erin Bernhard put the focus on understanding, resulting in a moving film with a lot of heart that moves the conversation on racial divisions towards healing.Don Stanislao
2020
Don Stanislao
2020
Marcin Gutowski, the reporter of “Black and White” TVN24 showed in his report the unknown face of Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz. He appears in it as a powerful hierarch, a gray eminence who can take care of the interests of the Church – understood in a specific way. Also when it comes to cases involving victims of pedophilia.Reading Alistair MacLeod
2005
star 7.5This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world. Depicting men and women living out their lives against the haunting landscape that surrounds them, most of MacLeod's work is firmly based in Cape Breton even if his characters stray elsewhere. Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, MacLeod maps the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between people and invokes memory and myth to celebrate the continuity of the generations. This film portrait explores the life and work of this giant of literature.My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
2015
star 6.4A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.The Greatest Mixtape Ever
2022
star 8.5In the late 1990s, DJ Set Free, had the idea to set some streetball highlights to a soundtrack of emerging rap music. The results culminated in the And1 Mixtape, a series of VHS tapes that forever transformed the game of basketball.The Mystery of Picasso
1956
star 7.3Using a specially designed transparent 'canvas' to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera rolls. He begins with simple works that take shape after only a single brush stroke. He then progresses to more complex paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene at will, until at last the work is complete.To Know Us Is To Love Us
1975
John Pilger’s first documentary on the aftermath of the Vietnam War, To Know Us Is to Love Us, features a caring, humane American community in Fort Smith, Arkansas, welcoming South Vietnamese refugees just months after the United States’s defeat and humiliation in south-east Asia – while their own dead of the war lie in the town’s graveyard.Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
star 7.4A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on the fascinating creation and journey of the wildly popular show.Pro Wrestling Tees: Behind The Merch
2019
Join professional wrestlers Colt Cabana, The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Joey Ryan, Kenny Omega, Marty Scurll & so many more, for an in depth look at the history behind Pro Wrestling Tees, the merchandise powerhouse that changed the way wrestling fans could support their favorite wrestlers. Learn how a small local store in Chicago, turned into the largest marketplace for pro wrestlers and their families to produce exclusive apparel. Go behind scenes with owner, Ryan Barkan, as he highlights the secrets to running a successful start-up with the staff and die hard wrestling fans who have been along for the ride.Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
2001
Documentary charting the fascinating life and work of Lee Miller, a model for Vogue in 1920s New York who became the only female photojournalist to cover the Second World War. Having given up photography in later life and virtually disowned her own work, Miller's extraordinary archive of 40,000 negatives was only rediscovered after her death. George Melly, David Hare, friends, colleagues and her only son, Tony Penrose, trace the story of her unconventional life through her own remarkable pictures and photographs, as well as rarely seen archive footage.Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
1991
star 3Veteran journalist and author Edward Behr spent a year investigating the rise and fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Executed on Christmas Day 1989, Ceausescu was once a hero to his own people, and in the west. Behr's film reveals the truth behind the myth, in a tale of megalomania, farce, and horror.
