Angels of Sinjar (2022)
Genre: Documentary, War
Director: Hanna Polak
Actors: Hanifa, Hina, Saeed Morad, Wadha, Zina
Country: Poland
The Shamima Begum Story (2023)
At 15, Shamima Begum left London to join the terror group Islamic State. For the first time, her account of what happened is investigated to find the truth.
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss…
Air: Eating Sleeping Waiting and Playing (1999)
This documentary follows the French electronic duo Air during their 1998 Moon Safari tour, highlighting the monotony of travel and waiting to perform. The routine is punctuated by Godard-inspired segments…
Mary Millington’s True Blue Confessions (1980)
A tribute to Britain’s number one sex symbol of the 1970’s – Mary Millington. Made a year after her tragic death, this film uses archive footage from all aspects of…
Classic Albums: Lou Reed – Transformer (2001)
In 1972, Lou Reed’s second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of the best known and most talked about artists in rock & roll,…
The Peretzniks (2010)
Interviews with students of the post-war Jewish I.L. Perec school in Łódź, Poland, who were mostly scattered around the world after anti-Semitic purges in 1968.
Nanook of the North (1922)
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful…
China’s Last Little Train (2014)
In a mountainous region of Sichuan, best known for pandas and earthquakes, there are no roads, no cars, no buses. But there is … a train. This documentary tells the…
Kim Swims (2017)
The inspiring true story of an accomplished open water swimmer’s attempt to become the first woman to swim 30 miles through a stretch of cold, rough and shark-inhabited waters off…
2020 Chaos and Hope (2022)
It showcases a group of individuals, including frontline workers, educators, activists, historians, scientists and politicians, as they reflect on the turbulent year 2020 and contemplate America’s future.
Am Kölnberg (2014)
The tower block area “Am Kölnberg” has a bad reputation. People who – for any number of reasons – ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee…
Left Write Hook (2024)
Australian documentary follows eight female survivors of childhood sexual abuse who participate in a 2-year experimental recovery program that combines the physicality of boxing with the emotional power of expressive…