Documentary Movies

Earth Live (2017)

Earth Live (2017)

Earth Live (2017)
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Witness the earth’s greatest wildlife, shot by the world’s greatest wildlife cinematographers, in a spectacular 2-hour special originally broadcast on National Geographic, Sunday July 9th, 2017. Hosted by award-winning actress…

Genre: Documentary
Secrets of China’s Forbidden City (2017)

Secrets of China’s Forbidden City (2017)

Secrets of China’s Forbidden City (2017)
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With unique access to the Forbidden City, this documentary reveals the spectacular history of the world’s largest palace, and the secrets of its astonishing design

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100 Men (2017)

100 Men (2017)

100 Men (2017)
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Over the course of four decades, filmmaker Paul Oremland documented his romantic and sexual encounters with roughly one hundred men. He preserved nearly all of these detailed recollections and threaded…

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Genre: Documentary
Come on In We’re Dead (2017)

Come on In We’re Dead (2017)

Come on In We’re Dead (2017)
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The true story of the deadliest shootout for lawmen in US history as ten police officers and one civilian went to arrest two brothers for murder on January 2, 1932,…

Winnie (2017)

Winnie (2017)

Winnie (2017)
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While her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid, fighting on the front line and underground. This is…

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Genre: Documentary
Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me (2017)

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me (2017)

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me (2017)
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A documentary exploring the life and legacy of iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.

Genre: Documentary
Rock ‘n’ Roll Guns for Hire – The Story of the Sidemen (2017)

Rock ‘n’ Roll Guns for Hire – The Story of the Sidemen (2017)

Rock ‘n’ Roll Guns for Hire – The Story of the Sidemen (2017)
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Film shining a spotlight on the untold story of The Sidemen, the musicians behind some of the greatest artists of all time. The Sidemen are the forgotten ‘guns for hire’…

Jamestown: Pioneers of America (2017)

Jamestown: Pioneers of America (2017)

Jamestown: Pioneers of America (2017)
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This documentary examines the conditions and circumstances that ultimately led to the birth of the Unites States, and the extremely important, yet little known, role Polish immigrants played in the…

Genre: Documentary
Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes (2017)

Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes (2017)

Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes (2017)
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Musician Alain Johannes travels to Chile to take refuge from pain after his partner Natasha dies. Influential rockers tell this story of love and musical inspiration.

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Genre: Documentary
haveababy (2017)

haveababy (2017)

haveababy (2017)
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Some think an in vitro fertilization contest sounds crazy, but countless Americans desperate to start a family believe this social media experiment is their only hope. Vegas Baby is a…

Genre: Documentary
Not a War Story (2017)

Not a War Story (2017)

Not a War Story (2017)
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Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark humor zombie apocalypse film all on…

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Ghost of the Mountains (2017)

Ghost of the Mountains (2017)

Ghost of the Mountains (2017)
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Disneynature’s international team of filmmakers travel to the mountains of China to find and film the elusive snow leopard on the highest plateau on Earth, while enduring brutal weather and…

Genre: Documentary
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography (2017)

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography (2017)

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography (2017)
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Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20×24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited her studio:…

Genre: Documentary
American Valhalla (2017)

American Valhalla (2017)

American Valhalla (2017)
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The film takes you on a journey from the conception of this musical partnership and the first demos recorded in Californian desert by – what became – the Post Pop…

Genre: Documentary
Hired Gun (2017)

Hired Gun (2017)

Hired Gun (2017)
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A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well-established and famous bands and artists. These people may not be household names, but are still top-notch performers!

Faces Places (2017)

Faces Places (2017)

Faces Places (2017)
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Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

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Genre: Documentary
Dream Boat (2017)

Dream Boat (2017)

Dream Boat (2017)
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A cruise ship and 3,000 men – it is a universe without heteros and women that usually remains a mystery to the outside world. Once a year the Dream Boat…

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Genre: Documentary
Cyborgs Among Us (2017)

Cyborgs Among Us (2017)

Cyborgs Among Us (2017)
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In a few years, technology will merge with our bodies in ways that today seem unimaginable, and will redefine the limits of what is a human being. There are already…

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Genre: Documentary
Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)

Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)

Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)
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By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island in the Pacific….

Lost in Vagueness (2017)

Lost in Vagueness (2017)

Lost in Vagueness (2017)
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It’s a music documentary that tells the story of Roy Gurvitz, who created Lost Vagueness, at Glastonbury and who, as legendary founder, Michael Eavis says, reinvigorated the festival. With the…

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Genre: Documentary
Food Evolution (2017)

Food Evolution (2017)

Food Evolution (2017)
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As society tackles the problem of feeding our expanding population safely and sustainably, a schism has arisen between scientists and consumers, motivated by fear and distrust. Food Evolution, narrated by…

Genre: Documentary
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)
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A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society’s unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.

Genre: Documentary
The United States of Detroit (2017)

The United States of Detroit (2017)

The United States of Detroit (2017)
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This is a film about the power and necessity of community action in Detroit, and the street level solutions that residents there are finding to make a way in the…

Genre: Documentary
Audubon (2017)

Audubon (2017)

Audubon (2017)
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Audubon: Naturalist and 19th century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. A contemporary of Lewis & Clark and Davey Crockett, he explored…

Genre: Documentary
Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017)

Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017)

Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017)
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The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this renaissance genius? Who was this ambitious and passionate man?

Genre: Documentary
Mankiller (2017)

Mankiller (2017)

Mankiller (2017)
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The story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief who humbly defied all odds to give a voice to the voiceless.

Genre: Documentary
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017)

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017)

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017)
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This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done — it decided to abolish its army and…

Aerial New Zealand (2017)

Aerial New Zealand (2017)

Aerial New Zealand (2017)
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Take an epic voyage over the remote island nation of New Zealand, the last habitable landmass to be discovered on the planet. No bigger than the state of Colorado, this…

Genre: Documentary
Generation Zapped (2017)

Generation Zapped (2017)

Generation Zapped (2017)
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In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health…

Genre: Documentary
Hearing Is Believing (2017)

Hearing Is Believing (2017)

Hearing Is Believing (2017)
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In a world filled with Noise, there is another Sound worth Hearing, and her name is Rachel Flowers. “Hearing is Believing” introduces the world to the life and music of…

Hare Krishna! The Mantra the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)

Hare Krishna! The Mantra the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)

Hare Krishna! The Mantra the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)
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“Hare Krishna!” is a documentary on the life of Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrives in America without support or money and ignites a worldwide spiritual phenomenon, now…

Genre: Documentary
JFK: The Making of a President (2017)

JFK: The Making of a President (2017)

JFK: The Making of a President (2017)
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A documentary of the life leading up to the election of John F. Kennedy as president and the controversial life prior that created the legend.

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Genre: Documentary
A Good Day to Die Hoka Hey (2017)

A Good Day to Die Hoka Hey (2017)

A Good Day to Die Hoka Hey (2017)
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This is the story of a man’s bravery to cover the world at war, and what it takes to get images published for the world to see. This is Jason…

Genre: Documentary
The Pink House (2017)

The Pink House (2017)

The Pink House (2017)
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THE PINK HOUSE tells the story of Kalgoorlie’s last original goldrush brothel through the eyes of the colourful Madam Carmel, 70, and her longest-serving lady of the night, BJ. Filmed…

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Genre: Documentary
Counterpunch (2017)

Counterpunch (2017)

Counterpunch (2017)
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As boxing’s popularity wanes, three fighters at different stages of their career make sacrifices to pursue their dreams of becoming champions.

Genre: Documentary
The Russian Revolution (2017)

The Russian Revolution (2017)

The Russian Revolution (2017)
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Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin’s Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution.

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Samurai Castle (2017)

Samurai Castle (2017)

Samurai Castle (2017)
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The Kumamoto Castle from the 17th century was heavily damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes, but the oldest sections of stonewalls miraculously survived and avoided major damage, while newer…

Genre: Documentary
The Prince of Nothingwood (2017)

The Prince of Nothingwood (2017)

The Prince of Nothingwood (2017)
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French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.

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Genre: Documentary
Not Even in a Wildest Dream (2017)

Not Even in a Wildest Dream (2017)

Not Even in a Wildest Dream (2017)
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The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience the reality of public high school in Brazil. Through the voices of students, principals,…

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Genre: Documentary
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)
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A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society’s disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian…

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