The Forgotten Woman (2008)
Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, “Water,” this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. “Water” was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938. “The Forgotten Woman” is true, and happening today.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Dilip Mehta
Apollo 13: Survival (2024)
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.
Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China (2009)
This documentary reviews and summarises the development of homosexuality as an issue in the past three decades in China. We interviewed thirty prominent figures in the gay community, who have…
A Hora da Liberdade (1999)
Based on the events which took place the night of April 24th, 1999 in Portugal. This is the story of the Coup d’État which put an end to the Dictatorship…
Dario Argento’s World of Horror (1985)
Documentary on horror/mystery film maker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985.
Blood in the Mobile (2010)
The production of phones has a dark, bloody side. The main part of minerals used to produce phones is coming from the mines in the Eastern DR Congo. The Western…
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015)
A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker Trent Harris and a young man from Beaver, Utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now…
Max Richter’s Sleep (2019)
This is a film for these frenetic times; a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the modern world. A study of the universal experience of sleep, that unites…
Gerhard Richter Painting (2012)
One of the world’s greatest living painters, the German artist Gerhard Richter has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing historical crises…
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa (2007)
David Lynch prepares a delicious meal of quinoa, with enchanting stories, wonderful fun and wine.
Policewoman (2000)
Die Polizistin is a documentary by Andreas Dresen about the life of a young police woman who is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal…
Aerial New Zealand (2017)
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…
Genesis (2004)
An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary complete.