DOCUMENTARY Movies and Tvshows - Page 171

EmmyR winning filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi Journeys With George explores scandalized former New Jersey governor Jim McGreeveys new life as a spiritual advisor to female prison inmates and a soon to be ordained Episcopalian pries

A documentary about a brutal home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut in 2007

In the collective imagination, mountaineering is seen as an elitist and dangerous activity When the mainstream press talks about mountaineering, it is generally to relate a drama or an exploit The mountaineers are then placed in tw

A 600 kilometre winter trek for 800 sheep, accompanied by 3 donkeys, 4 dogs and led by two shepherds, Pascal and Carole

This film focuses on one of Britains most unusual phone based services The Anomalous Mind Management AbducteeContactee Helpline was set up for people who claim to have had close

A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera opposite a white male classmate fueling a racist backlash from member

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In the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTQ+ relationship education in primary schools, a team of queer community reporters of colour challenge homophobia and call out racism in LGBTQ+ spaces

The extraordinary story of a group of twenty somethings who seized the streets of New York, transforming the meaning of comedy, performance and art through forming Improv Everywhere, a prank collective ten years in the making

In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt

Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of

Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee

Theres not really a plot, since this is a Documentary In my opinion, its a very good, very entertaining, documentary of the second half of the 2004 JJ Cale Band tour Im Rocky, the

This documentary is about the 1981 movie Roar, which combined actors and numerous lions, tigers and other wild cats Members of the original cast and crew speak about their experiences while filming this movie

In the spring of 2016, global music sensation Major Lazer performed a free concert in Havana, Cuba for an unexpected audience of almost half a million people A concert documentary evolves into an exploration of youth culture in a co

The 75 year history of the Hahnenkamm Race in Kitzbuhel, Austria, one of the most famous and dangerous World Cup races in alpine skiing, is illustrated

A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s

Mighty Uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other

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A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art

A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition

A documentary exploring the spiritual, artistic, and personal turmoil of musician David Bazan from the band Pedro the Lion, set against Americas own crisis of faith highlighted by the 2016 presidential election

Twenty years after Princess Dianas tragic death, the life and death of one of historys most beloved figures is examined

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists

Discover the life saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the worlds most remarkable dogs

Barbie, the most popular doll ever created is a fashion icon and a target for feminists This telling documentary features new footage, access to Barbies biggest reinvention, and examines over 60 years of women through the lens of a

Beauty and decay is a documentary about three rebels, who shine even brighter than the rest of the vibrating East Berlin boheme of the 80ies Sven Marquardt, Dominique Hollenstein Dome and Robert Paris All of them being more mys

A Cuban American director travels to his exiled parents homeland to mount a stage production of the musical, RENT, where he discovers an inspiring artistic family and embarks on a personal journey to reclaim his complicated heritage

A tribute to the number one national sport in Switzerland Swiss wrestling Tongue in cheek, urbanite and Swiss wrestling novice Beat Schlatter guides the viewer through the film

Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales With Dr Michelle Fournet, Dr Ellen Garland

A sequel to Streetwise, focusing on Tiny

Profiles four residents of the Brockville Mental Health Centre, a forensic psychiatric hospital for people who have committed violent crimes

Jeremiah tries to create a shark suit to be able to safely be in the water with sharks Very beautiful shots with him and his crew

Raganelli visits Arzners desert home and retraces the pioneering filmmakers career to create this nuanced portrait of a woman who bucked every norm and defied societal expectation

A surrealist biographical documentary about trailblazing electronic musician and animal rights activist Moby

Two filmmakers from North Carolina set out to produce a documentary discovery of multiple clown sightings around the US lead us to an unforgivable homicide