The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015)
Some 200 women defiantly cling to their ancestral homeland in Chernobyl’s radioactive “Exclusion Zone.”
Genre: Documentary
Director: Anne Bogart, Holly Morris
Facing Nolan (2022)
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the…
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)
Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and how its importance grew higher over…
Constantine’s Sword (2008)
An exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
Burden (2016)
A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art.
Evacuate Earth (2012)
If we faced a countdown to destruction, could we build a spacecraft to take us to new and habitable worlds? Can we Evacuate Earth? This documentary special examines this terrifying…
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
This documentary was shown as part of the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable TV channel’s celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Planet of the Apes (1968). We…
Steve Jobs: Visionary Genius (2012)
Everyone knows his name but what is the true story behind the man? Inventor, innovator, iconoclast; Steve Jobs was all of these and more. Now find out the gripping truth…
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (2020)
An investigation into the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of “fake news” in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have…
Germany in Autumn (1978)
Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late…
The King (2018)
A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the…
Popcorn Porn: Watching ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ (2009)
The making of Kevin Smith’s film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
City of Ghosts (2017)
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as…