DOCUMENTARY Movies and Tvshows - Page 273

HOLBROOKTWAIN AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY chronicles the triumphant and tumultuous history of the longest running one man show in the history of theatre, Hal Holbrooks Tony and Emmy Award winning masterpiece, Mark Twain Tonight

This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war With never before seen footage and behind the scenes interviews, Betty Williams Contagious Courage

Since the 1950s, the legendary skiing filmmaker drove the worldwide ski industry His last interview was months before he passed at age 93 He details his personal and professional challenges of the perfect ski run throughout his car

The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other

It all starts with one question How will you make the world a better place From household names to rising stars, meet the women who are changing our world They live among primates in the

After the coup dEtat of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them Italy These brave men are represented in this out

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film preservationist, Karl Malkames, using actual early motion picture cameras from The Malkam

From the prairie fires of Kansas, through the neon glow of a carnival, to a year long journey on making a dream come true, this documentary follows The Balderson Family on their pursuit to prove that anyone can make motion pictures

Mercy Love Grace is the story of six former combat veterans gathered together to train for their next mission saving the oceans coral reefs and in the process, saving themselves

How lives of ordinary people are changed forever by using new technology, and thus, becoming cyborgs

This film explores the revival of manual work through the passion of motorcycle enthusiasts who have found their way to a happy life Shot on Super 16, Greasy Hands Preachers takes viewers all over the world

The largest black community in the country started as a safe haven for escaped slaves but for the past century has faced economic struggle, limited government resources, violence, and constant systemic racism that continues to this d

When James Lawrence aka the Iron Cowboy announced his plan to complete 50 Ironman distances in 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, the only person who believed that he could pull it off was James himself An Iron Man distance con

City of Joel is a documentary with unprecedented access to a 1 1 square mile shtetl in the suburbs that is home to 22,000 members of one of the most insular and orthodox Hasidic sects We follow the battles they are waging to s

Kelet is a young Somali trans woman who dreams of becoming a Vogue model Leaving her family in Manchester to return to her childhood home in Finland, she draws on the support of her friends in the Vogue community to immerse herself

The film follows Dave, Karen, and their three young children, as they venture into war zones where they are fighting to bring hope Viewers will follow the family into firefights, heroic rescues, and experience life changing ministry

Contemporary pin up girls and the women who inspire them

Documentary on Luchino Viscontis travels and auditions in search for a young actor to portray the role of Tadzio in his adaptation of Thomas Manns novella Death in Venice, finally choosing Swedish actor Bjorn Andresen

Man in Camo takes a close look at the life of visual artist, writer and filmmaker Ethan Minsker and his drive to create and crusade the making of art Through the lens of old photographs and films, Minsker leads viewers on a journey

The story of one of New Yorks darkest secrets An island where one million American souls are buried Those who fell through the cracks of the American dream buried by prisoners from Rikers Island

Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra An unlikely orchestra made out of recycled trash As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trash into music around the world, we follow the lives of a garbage picker, a music te

A recent college graduate documents his challenging experience hiking all 2,185 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and explores how that trail came to be

In 1921, aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman arose from the poverty of the Texas cotton fields to capture the hearts of the Black population of America

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first ever U S legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us

In the shadow of a wall stands a new generation of Palestinian With defiant creativity, they prove that no matter the height of the obstacle, one can always climb Teaser trailer for Hurdle a documentary feature coming 2019

Maya legend tells us that there is a hidden underground cave below Chichen Itza, now high tech archaeologists are here to find the buried truth

a film that will examine the underground culture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where three decades after the worlds most infamous nuclear disaster illegal hiking adventurers aka stalkers, extreme sports afficionados, artists,

A comprehensive retrospective of the 80s action film genre

In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, in the extreme north west of the United States It was a journey of almost three hundred kilometres through e

When I Walk is one mans emotional and inspiring journey during six years of life following his multiple sclerosis diagnosis For Jason DaSilva, lifes most challenging and joyous moments are yet to come

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to

A conversation between two friends about the effectiveness and implications of publicly supporting the cultural boycott of Israel One friend is wracked with worry having signed a petition asking Radiohead not to play Tel Aviv, the o

Morgan Spurlock presents a modern day interpretation of the seven deadly sins lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride

The viper is deaf and the scorpion cant see, so it is and so shall be, the same way the countryside is peaceful and the city bustling and the human being impossible to satisfy Lacrau demands the return to the curve where man got l

A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s From the military coup in Brazil to Chinas Cultural Revolution, from the student uprisings in Paris to the end of the Prague Spring

The film follows individuals across a wide spectrum of political and philosophical beliefs as they engage in a debate concerning gun legislation in Oregon in the aftermath of a shooting at the Clackamas Town Center Mall in Oregon in