Documentary Movies

Cat Wars: Lion vs. Cheetah (2011)

Cat Wars: Lion vs. Cheetah (2011)

Cat Wars: Lion vs. Cheetah (2011)
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After filming one of the most unusual attacks ever seen in the African savannah – four cheetahs being brutally attacked by two male lions – filmmaker Reinhard “Leo” Kuenkel joins…

Knuckle (2011)

Knuckle (2011)

Knuckle (2011)
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An epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.

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Genre: Documentary
Rent Boys (2011)

Rent Boys (2011)

Rent Boys (2011)
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Documentary about the current hustler scene in Berlin. Based on interviews with former and active prostitutes, the realities of male prostitutes in Berlin are treated. The film is objective, and…

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Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011)

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011)

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011)
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A behind-the-scenes look at the beloved public television personality’s journey from humble beginnings to an American pop-culture icon. “The Happy Painter” reveals the public and private sides of Bob Ross…

Genre: Documentary
Decadence: Decline of the Western World (2011)

Decadence: Decline of the Western World (2011)

Decadence: Decline of the Western World (2011)
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All civilisations rise and fall. For 300 years, the Judeo-Christian West has been the world’s pre-eminent civilisation. So, where is the West on the timeline? Many have theorised about the…

Genre: Documentary
Trek Nation (2011)

Trek Nation (2011)

Trek Nation (2011)
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Trek Nation is a documentary film directed by Scott Colthorp examining the positive impact that Star Trek and creator Gene Roddenberry may have had on people’s lives as seen through…

Genre: Documentary
Jig (2011)

Jig (2011)

Jig (2011)
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Documentary telling the compelling story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.

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Moto 3: The Movie (2011)

Moto 3: The Movie (2011)

Moto 3: The Movie (2011)
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Moto 3: The Movie is the next chapter in the most progressive motocross/off-road film series of all time. The Assignment Moving Picture Co. spared no expense during the film’s production,…

Genre: Documentary
twel2ve (2011)

twel2ve (2011)

twel2ve (2011)
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A winter defined by feast or famine, shattered snowfall records and endless droughts, tidal waves, floods, and for many, a season that simply would not end. In a time where…

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Bayou Blue (2011)

Bayou Blue (2011)

Bayou Blue (2011)
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From 1997 to 2006, serial killer Ronald Dominique raped and killed twenty-three men in poverty- stricken Southeastern Louisiana. Difficulties in apprehending Dominique ranged from the underfunding of law enforcement to…

Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy (2011)

Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy (2011)

Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy (2011)
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There is no place for doubt, sadness and fear in the American army. Still, many soldiers struggle with these feelings. Beer is Cheaper than Therapy portrays what goes on behind…

Genre: Documentary
5 Broken Cameras (2011)

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

5 Broken Cameras (2011)
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Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from…

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Hitler’s Children (2011)

Hitler’s Children (2011)

Hitler’s Children (2011)
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Their family name alone evokes horror: Himmler, Frank, Goering, Hoess. This film looks at the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were…

Long Island Serial Killer (2011)

Long Island Serial Killer (2011)

Long Island Serial Killer (2011)
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On a December day at a lonely stretch of road in Long Island, a Suffolk County detective and his dog stumbled upon a set of human remains. Since then, in…

Genre: Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
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An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.

Genre: Documentary
Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)
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The conflict between Dole Food Company and Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten unfolds dramatically in the documentary “BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!” as the corporation attempts to suppress Gertten’s earlier film, “BANANAS!”—chronicling…

Putin’s Kiss (2011)

Putin’s Kiss (2011)

Putin’s Kiss (2011)
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Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia’s popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater…

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Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)

Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)

Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
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Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of “The Eamery” are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative team that define the era of…

Genre: Documentary
Khodorkovsky (2011)

Khodorkovsky (2011)

Khodorkovsky (2011)
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Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he…

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The Substance: Albert Hofmann’s LSD (2011)

The Substance: Albert Hofmann’s LSD (2011)

The Substance: Albert Hofmann’s LSD (2011)
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By coincidence rather than by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful molecule…

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Dark Girls (2011)

Dark Girls (2011)

Dark Girls (2011)
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Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark-skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.

Genre: Documentary
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World (2011)

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World (2011)

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World (2011)
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Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it. As co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, Jobs ushered in personal computing to…

Genre: Documentary
Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead 2 (2011)

Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead 2 (2011)

Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead 2 (2011)
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A documentary about the making of Evil Dead 2.

Genre: Documentary
When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)

When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)

When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)
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BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1…

Genre: Documentary
Thrive: What on Earth Will it Take? (2011)

Thrive: What on Earth Will it Take? (2011)

Thrive: What on Earth Will it Take? (2011)
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An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what’s really going on in our world by following the money upstream – uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every…

Genre: Documentary
Into the Abyss (2011)

Into the Abyss (2011)

Into the Abyss (2011)
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We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death…

Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler (2011)

Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler (2011)

Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler (2011)
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Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, ‘When I spoke…

Genre: Documentary
Portraits From Ground Zero (2011)

Portraits From Ground Zero (2011)

Portraits From Ground Zero (2011)
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On 9/11, photo-journalist & filmmaker, Andrea Booher, was designated by Mayor Guliani as one of the only two photographers allowed unlimited, 24 hour access. She was assigned to the Urban…

Genre: Documentary
Clarkson: Powered Up (2011)

Clarkson: Powered Up (2011)

Clarkson: Powered Up (2011)
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I’m in the South of France. My base? The high-tech testing ground for Formula One Circuit Paul Ricard. My mission? To find find my favourite car of the year. There’s…

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This Space Available (2011)

This Space Available (2011)

This Space Available (2011)
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Billboards and commercial messages dominate the public space like never before. Can we reverse this visual pollution? This Space Available looks at diverse activists from the worlds of advertising, street…

Genre: Documentary
I Want My Name Back (2011)

I Want My Name Back (2011)

I Want My Name Back (2011)
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Thirty years after recording “Rapper’s Delight,” Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.

Genre: Documentary
Sound It Out (2011)

Sound It Out (2011)

Sound It Out (2011)
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A portrait of the last surviving vinyl record shop in Teesside, North East England, at a time when independent record shops were closing in the UK at a rate of…

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Surviving Progress (2011)

Surviving Progress (2011)

Surviving Progress (2011)
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Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress”…

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Dragonslayer (2011)

Dragonslayer (2011)

Dragonslayer (2011)
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Dragonslayer documents the transgressions of a lost skate punk falling in love in the stagnant suburbs of Fullerton, California in the aftermath of America’s economic collapse. Taking the viewer through…

Genre: Documentary
The Other F Word (2011)

The Other F Word (2011)

The Other F Word (2011)
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What happens when a generation’s ultimate anti-authoritarians — punk rockers — become society’s ultimate authorities — dad’s? With a large chorus of Punk Rock’s leading men — Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus,…

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
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See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to…

Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011)

Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011)

Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011)
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Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew the creative genius whose innovations transformed the lives of millions, ONE LAST THING provides an inside look at the man and the…

Genre: Documentary
Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)

Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)

Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)
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Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rands epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity…

Genre: Documentary
Diary from the Revolution (2011)

Diary from the Revolution (2011)

Diary from the Revolution (2011)
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Diary From the Revolution is a riveting, close-up look at life in a Libyan militia, during and after the uprising that led to Gaddafi’s fall. Capturing hum our and heartache,…

Genre: Documentary
Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets (2011)

Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets (2011)

Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets (2011)
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The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cats and dangerous primates. In…

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