Confession (1998)
Originally aired on Russian television, this five-part semi-documentary series tells the story of a Russian naval commander in charge of an Arctic-based ship. The film provokes a meditation on solitude and isolation, while revealing the daily duties associated with the ship. Voice-over narration by the commander, other sailors, and even a third-person voice provide the “confession” of the title.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Father Soldier Son (2020)
When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible (2005)
Bullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career. They played in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people…
Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)
A look into the underground world of trafficking human body parts.
The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave (2022)
In this compelling documentary, members of the Thai youth soccer team tell their stories of getting trapped in Tham Luang Cave in 2018 — and surviving.
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening – women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women…
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2012)
Los Angeles’ Skid Row is home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. And we found, inside that community, the remarkable and enormously moving stories of…
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch’s movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he’s…
Fuck (2005)
A documentary on the expletive’s origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages (2015)
COMIX is a feature documentary on comic books, the comic book world, and the phenomenon surrounding them. It is told through the thoughts and images of some of the greatest…
Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)
The portrait of Eldridge Cleaver, the “Minister of Information” for the Black Panthers movement, in exile in Algiers.
Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web (2017)
Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This ‘Amazon of illegal drugs’ was the brainchild of a mysterious,…
Imelda (2003)
A “beyond the shoes” documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.