Documentary Movies

Ben's Departure is a tribute to one of Ireland's masters of traditional music, documenting the essence of living and dying during a global crisis.

Jerome reflects on his experience in Direct Provision, painting a picture of the psychological toll the system takes on the individual.

Vikken is transgender. He's about to take hormones for the first time. He records his voice that will disappear, and summons the figures of the past from all over the world for an intimate dialogue with himself.

August 1961: The GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin, the city is divided. A year later, a group of 29 people from the GDR managed to escape through a 135 meter long tunnel to the west. For more than four months, 41 students from

Pure Grit is both a thrilling tale of extreme bareback horse racing, and an intimate love story. Chronicling three years in the life of a young Native American bareback horse racer, her dogged determination, and the relationships tha

An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

Trans women consider the Milk Function their most important Ritual.this documentary speaks about the milk function and sex reassignment surgery(SRS) for trans women

Scottish Surf champion Ben Larg's bigger challenge is the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in the world at Mullaghmore. Danger, opportunity, parental dilemma collide, propelling Ben and his family towards an unknown destin

Untold Secrets voices the experiences of Irish institution survivors and focuses on the life and upbringing of one survivor, Anne Silke.

The documentary follows the life of Ah-Tian's family over the course of 7 years and also shows the changes in Myanmar, the dangerous work at the jade mines, and the big rains every year which compel Ah Tian to come back home to look

A filmed conversation with Antonio García-Trevijano and portrays the recent political history of Spain from the last years of the Franco regime to the early years of the 21st century.

Zhang Yonghong is a papercutting artist with osteogenesis imperfecta. His daughter also inherited the disease. A family of three came to Beijing in 2008 for her daughter's treatment. From then on, they stayed in Beijing by selling ha

In the North-West of the isle of Ireland, the border between the Republic of Ireland and the UK runs in the middle of a beautiful glacial fjord, the Carlingford Lough. The Carlingford Ferry crosses the Carlingford Lough on a daily ba

Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chicago blues great Buddy Guy never was the same after he heard John Lee Hooker's seminal "Boogie Chillun'" while growing up in his rural stomping grounds of Lettswork, Louisiana. In 1957 he set out for the Windy City and its vibrant

Whistleblowers leak stolen documents in a crusade to expose allegations of abuse and mind control within a global religious organization: the Jehovah's Witnesses.

CineCiutat is a pioneering cooperative art-house cinema in Mallorca. The team resists and fights against the great economic and technical problems and the scarcity of audiences to survive in a panorama of great uncertainty aggravated

My grandparents lived in the countryside, they still farm although they are over eighty, the old house they lived in has become dangerous, grandpa was crippled by a stroke. They guard the old house all year round. What will they expe

After an earthquake razed a Chinese city to the ground in 2008, more than six thousand parents were encouraged to replace the children they lost and move on. AFTER THE RAIN follows two of these families for over a decade.

A testimony to Johanna Dohnal, a significant woman in Austrian politics and a role model for today's and coming generations.

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-sound cartoons from obscurity and screen them to new, appreciative audiences.

Ernest Hemingway's work was nourished by his love life. Although none of the four women he loved and married are alike, these love stories shed light on different facets of the personality and career of the giant of American literatu

For Kayden, Jag, and Amar, awakening to and expressing their sexuality within conservative South Asian families was a lonely and terrifying experience. Denial, shame and despair haunted their youths, even threatening their lives. Yet

On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the stage

From a long lost US base beneath the Arctic ice cap, to a sunken Soviet submarine, the Cold War's toxic legacy is both fascinating and terrifying.

On a moonless night, an Army helicopter carrying 17 members of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that killed Osama Bin Laden, is shot down in Afghanistan. But why? The military's public contradictions raise more questions than ans

For these young boys, fighting wildfire is another chance at life. Fireboys tell the story of California's incarcerated youth given a way out through trial by fire, literally.

In the midst of a feral cat crisis in Los Angeles, an eclectic group of residents ("crazy cat ladies/men") do their part to trap, spay/neuter, and adopt as many cats as they can.

Cryptid filmmaker Seth Breedlove and paranormal researcher Shannon LeGro continue their search for the truth behind the enigma of unidentified flying objects. Delving into subjects of The Mothman, Flatwoods Monster, Hollow Earth, Ind

In the heart of the Jura mountains, a call resounds through the forest. The silhouette of a Eurasian lynx creeps through the trees. A male is looking for its mate. Suddenly a call answers back. It is the beginning of the story of a l

Anastasia Ebel, owner of the BABYBANGZ hair salon in Mid-City, New Orleans, reflects on her continuing desire to cultivate spaces of intentional reflection for both herself and her local New Orleans community.

Celebrity chef Nadia G dumps her day job to start an all-Grrrl punk band and pursue her American Dream in zip-crotch leather pants. But when she embarks on a search for her biological mom, she goes from the frying pan into the fire.

What is it like to be gay at a religious school? Armed with an open mind, empathy, self-mockery and curiosity, Yora Rienstra enters into a conversation with these young people, their parents, the schools and various institutions.

Single mother Martina raised twin girls, one of whom was born blind and the other with polio, leaving her disabled. Both children are now adults, and disabled Jana would love to leave her mother and live on her own in institutional l

Scientists dive deep on the mysterious and unusual predatory behavior of orcas attacking great white sharks, and the disappearance of the other sharks after these attacks.

Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of '80s and '90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting.

Shot in a steppe landscape in southern Ukraine, this short film follows the process of transformation of an abandoned Soviet apartment building.

On the beach or in the woods, when you close your eyes, you hear the sound of water, wind, rustling leaves, insects. You can still hear a motor boat, a ringtone, a highway, a drone buzzing, a factory. When you close your eyes and jus

IF YOU BUILD IT is a stirring tribute to the enduring legacy of Universal Pictures' beloved Academy Award®-nominated movie "Field of Dreams" from the people who brought the story to life, both in front of the camera and behind the sc

In rural South Dakota, xPoint is a subterranean neighborhood that is home to what may be the world's largest residential community of 'preppers,' people who live 'off the grid.' Whatever they seek to avoid or escape, the survivalist

What do deep sea divers seek, both literally and spiritually, in the oceans? For the Black scuba divers who formed the organization, Diving With a Purpose, their goal is to restore the nearly 500 voyages shipwrecked during the slave

Composed from the conversations that the director holds with people passing by in the street under his Warsaw apartment, each story in 'The Balcony Movie' is unique and deals with the way we try to cope with life as individuals. All