Popular Documentary Movies - Page 375
No Turning Back
1996
No Turning Back
1996
This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created, and travelled to more than 100 communities and heard from more than 1,000 representatives. For two-and-a-half years, teams of Indigenous filmmakers followed the Commission on its journey.Atlas
1931
Atlas
1931
The concept of machine-made knit was known as early as the 1850s, but it was only during the 1920s that the quality of the material had improved. When the plant known as "Atlas" was introduced in 1931, the shop windows drew a lot of attention, and Aho & Soldan was ordered to make a promotional film. In this well-paced film, we see the jersey production step by step.Meth Storm
2017
Meth Storm
2017
star 6.2As police and DEA agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically-disadvantaged users and dealers–whose addiction to ICE and lack of job opportunities have landed them in an endless cycle of poverty and incarceration–are caught in the middle.Carnival Time
1962
Carnival Time
1962
Ludwig Von Drake takes a look at some major carnivals in New Orleans (hosted by Donald Duck) and Rio de Janeiro (hosted by Jose Carioca).Community: Rehearsal
1976
Community: Rehearsal
1976
“Stu” theatre rehearses “The Patients”, a play based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita”.Setkání v Bukurešti
1954
Setkání v Bukurešti
1954
Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots
2012
star 8Filmmaker Mark Ford discusses the Los Angeles riots and the impact of rap music on the events.Frogs: The Thin Green Line
2009
star 6An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they've pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don't know how to combat it. Included: an isolated forest in Panama that has yet to be touched by the fungus, thus enabling frogs to live and thrive as they have for eons.Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast
2015
A detailed look at the Doolittle Raid, and the final official public reunion of the surviving Raiders.Speak
2007
Speak
2007
A Donatello award nominated documentary looking at the work of Don Roberto Sordelli and the Roman Felice aqueduct in the 1960s. .Going Varsity in Mariachi
2023
A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.Fuel
2008
Fuel
2008
star 7.2Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels.Oh Lisboa, Meu Lar
2010
Oh Lisboa, Meu Lar
2010
A journey inside the tram crossing the city of Lisbon while listening to fragments of Fernando Pessoa's poetry.Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
star 7This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It includes interviews with CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon, executive producer Patrick Crowley, associate producer Phil Tippett, cinematographer Mark Irwin as well as actors Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, and Galyn Görg. Sammon's 1989/90 interviews with producer Jon Davidson and director Irvin Kershner are excerpted. There is also vintage rehearsal and BTS footage.Beyond Borders
2021
Beyond Borders
2021
star 4.5Pilot JP Schulze and filmmaker Louis Cole set off to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine, 1974 Cessna T210L airplane named Balloo. They had 90 days to complete the journey, and as they traveled they met people from many different cultures and asked them - is what divides us greater than what brings us together?Never Again
2016
Never Again
2016
“A short video about the return of the Marcoses in 2016, when Bongbong ran for Vice-President. This was updated in 2022, when he became President” (Mike De Leon).Madame La Bolduc
1992
Madame La Bolduc
1992
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
2019
A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.
