Sample This (2013)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Dan Forrer
Actors: Gene Simmons, Grandmaster Caz, Jerry Butler, Melle Mel, Questlove, Rosey Grier
Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)
Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas…
This Is Home: A Refugee Story (2018)
The lives of four Syrian families, resettled in Baltimore and under a deadline to become self-sufficient in eight months.
The Living Matrix (2009)
Becker’s documentary presents the arguments of the new-age practice of “bio-energetic medicine.” Presented as a medical documentary, The Living Matrix, promotes healing through energy reading and manipulation. Director Greg Becker…
Diving with Dolphins (2020)
A chronicle of the making of Disneynature’s Dolphin Reef, the story of a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin named Echo. From wave surfing with dolphins in South Africa to dancing with…
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)
The story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Party’s protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life…
The Rise and Fall of Lularoe (2021)
Unveils how the company LuLaRoe exploited the full power of social media and the psychological techniques used by multi-level marketers to onboard a massive pool of retailers.
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries (2020)
CNN’s team of female journalists and embeds pack up and leave their families to fan out across the country and report on the president and his would-be rivals as the…
The Wild Forest (2021)
“Let nature be nature” is the philosophy of the Bavarian Forest National Park. Despite massive resistance, this vision has become a groundbreaking showcase project. Because humans do not interfere with…
The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial (2004)
The proceedings of a Paris courtroom are the grist for this documentary. Drawn from over 200 appearances before the same female judge, the director chooses a dozen or so varied…
Money Heist: The Phenomenon (2020)
A documentary on why ‘Money Heist’ sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids (2004)
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with…
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country…