Documentary Movies

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
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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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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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
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
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
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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U2: From the Sky Down (2011)

U2: From the Sky Down (2011)

U2: From the Sky Down (2011)
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This documentary film is about the making of U2’s Achtung Baby. In 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studios in Berlin to discuss the making of Achtung Baby. This film is…

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Empire Me: New Worlds Are Happening! (2011)

Empire Me: New Worlds Are Happening! (2011)

Empire Me: New Worlds Are Happening! (2011)
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Handmade utopias – a filmic search for the worldwide phenomenon of the micronation movement. Do-it-yourself states that have distanced themselves from the economic and political mainstreaming of globalization. A road…

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Genre: Documentary
Shark Divers (2011)

Shark Divers (2011)

Shark Divers (2011)
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Shark Divers: Arguably the most fascinating, but at the same time most legendary creatures of the ocean are sharks. Feared by many, but loved by those who have ever had…

Genre: Documentary
Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance (2011)

Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance (2011)

Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance (2011)
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Tells a timeless story based on Irish folklore of good versus evil, & through the media of dance & music it is understood and appreciated by every culture.

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Like There’s No Tomorrow (2011)

Like There’s No Tomorrow (2011)

Like There’s No Tomorrow (2011)
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Warren Miller Entertainment brings you its 62nd winter sports film, Warren Miller’s . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow. Hosted by skiing icon Jonny Moseley and shot on location in…

Genre: Documentary
Koran by Heart (2011)

Koran by Heart (2011)

Koran by Heart (2011)
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In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as…

Genre: Documentary
Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It’s True (2011)

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It’s True (2011)

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It’s True (2011)
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In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.

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Crulic: The Path to Beyond (2011)

Crulic: The Path to Beyond (2011)

Crulic: The Path to Beyond (2011)
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An animated feature-length documentary telling the story of the life of Crulic, a 33 year-old Romanian accused of having stolen a wallet from an important Polish judge. Crulic was brought…

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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011)
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Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer…

Genre: Documentary
Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)

Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)

Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)
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A sequel to 2006’s Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and…

Genre: Documentary
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)
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Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic “The Return of the Living Dead.”

Genre: Documentary
The Lifeguard (2011)

The Lifeguard (2011)

The Lifeguard (2011)
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Mauricio, a lifeguard on a Chilean beach, considers himself to be a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, think otherwise, and speculate on why he never goes into…

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Bombay Beach (2011)

Bombay Beach (2011)

Bombay Beach (2011)
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Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea, a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert…

The Girls in the Band (2011)

The Girls in the Band (2011)

The Girls in the Band (2011)
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THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.

Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure (2011)

Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure (2011)

Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure (2011)
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Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass…

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The War of 1812 (2011)

The War of 1812 (2011)

The War of 1812 (2011)
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The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most…

6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (2011)

6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (2011)

6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (2011)
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Viewers will get a look at Parker and Stone’s thought process as they approach a new episode and the 24/7 grind they subject themselves to each time the show is…

Soulja Boy: The Movie (2011)

Soulja Boy: The Movie (2011)

Soulja Boy: The Movie (2011)
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The young and charismatic yet polarizing entrepreneur offers an all access glimpse into his life, his music, and his fascinating career.

Genre: Documentary
A Man’s Story (2011)

A Man’s Story (2011)

A Man’s Story (2011)
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Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

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Genre: Documentary
Where is Robert Fisher? (2011)

Where is Robert Fisher? (2011)

Where is Robert Fisher? (2011)
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Explore the disturbing story of one of America’s most wanted fugitives, Robert Fisher. Following the brutal murder of his family, Fisher went missing in 2001 – years later, his whereabouts…

Strong (2011)

Strong (2011)

Strong (2011)
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Zsolt Eross, a famous Hungarian mountain climber fights with the elements in an extraordinary environment- a hospital. After great climbs in the Himalaya he lost his right leg in an…

Anderson Silva: Like Water (2011)

Anderson Silva: Like Water (2011)

Anderson Silva: Like Water (2011)
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Anderson Silva is the deadliest man on the planet – The longest-reigning UFC Champion, and the most feared fighter in mixed martial arts. Like Water offers a unique perspective of…

Genre: Documentary
The Ambassador (2011)

The Ambassador (2011)

The Ambassador (2011)
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Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.

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