Documentary Movies

The idealistic intentions with which the Kola peninsula has been explored since the beginning of the Russian revolution have left deep traces in the landscape and in the minds of people.

Areum's adventure into married life leads to the discovery of her intrinsic desire to have a normal family. Even when she's far away from Korea, she's chased by its patriarchal and marriage system. What does marriage mean?

On a research grant in 2019, Lai Yu Tong travelled to Hong Kong amidst its year-long anti-government protest movement, with only his phone, some money, and barely any luggage. The film serves as a meditation on the incredible and the

A filmic prayer from a Jehovah's Witness couple to their only son, about his move into prison in a few day's time as he defers conscription. Also touches on photographs and interviews with past Jehovah's Witness men who were imprison

Future comes now and in the next second, like waves; while the photography stays at the depth where the wave no longer moves the water particles. This depth is equal to about one half the distance between me and my grandfather. The d

The mystery surrounding the Salvator Mundi, the first painting by Leonardo da Vinci to be discovered for more than a century, which has now seemingly gone missing.

Dash Snow rejected a life of privilege to make his own way as an artist on the streets of downtown New York City in the late 1990s. Developing from a notorious graffiti tagger into an international art star, he documented his drug- a

Upon the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish Conquest, a ghostly Conquistador arrives in modern Mexico. As he journeys toward the capital city, he remembers events from his past while encountering the testimonies of real people, the

Film follows a group into Syria's Al-Hol, a dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save a women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.

With one take, the camera traverses the exterior of a single structure in Singapore, to see how space is constructed and used to monitor and channel migrant workers onto buses back to dormitories.

Roman Polanski and Ryszard Horowitz came to Poland to share with us the most personal memories from their childhood and youth.

Dialogue of Shadows uses the exhibition "Pedro Costa: Company" as its raw material, and as a starting point to build a mosaic, sparking a dialogue between several figures from filmmaker Pedro Costa's creative imagination.

The film chronicles the life of author Thorvald Steen, who suffers from facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; a rare waste disorder that gradually and irreversibly paralyzes his body. The disease, however, has never stopped Thorval

Anat Gov, one of the most influential playwrights in Israeli theatre, is preparing for her death. She asks Arik Kneller, an artists' agent, to be the executor of her will. Arik struggles to accept the humor and serenity with which sh

Sitting in the back of a moving car, different passengers go on the road on the edge of a vast forest. They carry tales about hornet's nests, petitions against nuclear waste, loneliness, carnival treats, folklore traditions, cemetery

Documentary filmmaker Jan Sikl came across several hours of footage showing the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in private film archives. 53 years later, historical memory awakens from a long slumber with this reconstruction o

You can have rhythm without music but you can't have music without rhythm.

After a failed attempt in 1972, Caitlyn Jenner made it her mission to win decathlon gold in Montreal in 1976.

WHERE WE'RE FROM captures the rise of underground Hip Hop in Los Angeles during the 90s and 2000s told through Elements, a group of four friends that promoted a weekly club that honored the "elements of Hip Hop" - MCing, DJing, dance

Personal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the front line of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre world whose laws are quite different from what

In this documentary, a kayaker sets out to become the first man to paddle the four great rivers that flow from Tibet's sacred Mount Kailash.

The personal travel diary of a naive dreamer in search of an ancient tale told by a scoundrel. A roaming through ancient India, as time passes, will bring the observer's eye to confuse the illusion of false truth with the awareness o

A documentary about a college senior and his best friends throughout their last three years in film school.

A documentary about the grassroots horror phenomenon, the filmmakers, the fascination and the brilliant terror.

The Hanuliaks, a couple from Slovakia, have decided to bring up their son according to Kamevéda, a complex approach to developing the child's motor abilities and intellect. Unique in its depth of focus, this reflection on child-reari

On November 13, 2015, terrorists killed 130 people in several locations in Paris through attacks and suicide bombings. In the Bataclan club, 90 terror victims died. ARTE once again documents the international police investigations on

Retired Ohio police officer, Tim Harrison, stumbles upon a bombshell discovery when he suspects that the world's most famous celebrity conservationists may be secretly connected to the exotic big cat trade.

"Disney Princess Remixed - An Ultimate Princess Celebration," a half-hour music special celebrating the empowering attributes of Disney princesses and queens through re-imagined performances of their iconic songs by Disney stars.

For years strange sightings of an unidentified creature have been reported on the East Norfolk coastline. FACT OR FICTION? investigates these sightings and showcases the stories of those who have encountered it along the coast.

Dr. Rudy was an iconic psycho-guru and founder of "The Rudy Psychoanalytic Institute" - the largest in Israel during the 70's. His controversial therapy methods forced him to fight for his reputation and the institute's survival. His

This modern-day look at the classic American Dream is done through the quintessential 21st Century entrepreneurial endeavor - food trucks. Backstreet to the American Dream is a deep dive into the birthplace of the $2 billion dollar g

A documentary about the life of a German citizen abducted by the CIA in 2003.

A film about 9/11, moving between personal accounts of the day and the 20 years since.

Starting from a security check at the Tel Aviv airport, By The Throat explores a more deeply engraved border, albeit an invisible one, that defines the sounds and words we can pronounce. We carry with us these limits, created by our

The Found Footage Phenomenon is an independent documentary charting the origins of the found footage sub-genre, tracking it through to the technique's current form and asks what the future is.

Two brothers embark on a worldwide journey to discover what it's like for other siblings living with Down's syndrome.

In the mountains of Portugal, amidst the stunning, timeless vineyards of the Douro Valley lies the heart and soul of Old World winemaking. Once a year, the harvesting of the season's grapes shows the beauty of both nature and humanit

They were the bad boys of hockey - a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17 year old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good. The story of the Danbury Trashers.