Documentary Movies
The Dawn Wall (2017)
In the middle of Yosemite National Park towers El Capitan, a huge block of granite whose smoothest side, the Dawn Wall, is said to be the most difficult rock climb…
Revive Us 2 (2017)
Kirk Cameron hosts a “family meeting” to discuss unity in a time when political, racial, economic, and religious tensions are increasing every day.
Braguino (2017)
In the middle of the Siberian taiga, 450 miles from the nearest village, live two families : the Braguines and the Kilines. Not a single road leads there. A long…
VHS Lives 2: Undead Format (2017)
A look at the culture of VHS and the collectors who are keeping it alive.
The Big Wave Project: A Band of Brothers (2017)
The Big Wave Project is a masterful, award-winning documentary on the art of big wave riding from veteran Australian surf filmmaker Tim Bonython. For five years, Tim followed a tight-knit…
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017)
Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women. In this film, Louis…
Nude (2017)
NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he’s commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art…
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)
A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection,…
Bunker77 (2017)
The chronicle of the wild and brief life of a 1970’s most controversial surf star and international playboy from Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels.
Avicii: True Stories (2017)
Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016.
Spookers (2017)
Documentary from Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht on the most successful haunted attraction in the Southern Hemisphere, Auckland’s Spookers.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017)
The life of the magnetic Jamaican musician, actress, model and party queen Grace Jones featuring concert performances and intimate, personal footage.
At the Drive-In (2017)
Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints…
Living On Soul (2017)
Filmed during their three-night, sold-out residency at the historic Apollo Theater, this hybrid docu-concert film features the late great Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley and the rest of the Grammy-nominated Daptone…
Heroin (2017)
A film about the work of painter Victor Rodriguez, whose sole subject is his ex-wife.
How the Beatles Changed the World (2017)
The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their…
1917: One Year Two Revolutions (2017)
In February 1917, Imperial Russia plunges into revolution. Nine months of unrest before a coup brought about an upheaval that changed the course of history and profoundly altered the future…
Brimstone & Glory (2017)
Tultepec, Mexico is known for just one thing: fireworks. The city manufactures more than half of all fireworks made in Mexico, a good percentage of which will be set off…
Witkin & Witkin (2017)
A pair of identical twins, one a photographer and the other a painter, have very little in common.
Soul on Ice: Past Present and Future (2017)
Soul On Ice: Past, Present, and Future is a film that presents and retells the unknown contributions of black athletes in ice hockey. For untold decades, hockey was seen as…
Big Time (2017)
Big Time gets up close with Danish architectural prodigy Bjarke Ingels over a period of six years while he is struggling to complete his largest projects yet, the Manhattan skyscraper…
Symphony on Skis (2017)
An adventurous ski tour of two sisters, who follow the tracks of their father, across the pristine landscape of New Zealand. 30 years ago, Gottlieb Braun-Elwert set out on an…
Dealt (2017)
Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world’s greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who…
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends in the cast…
Unrest (2017)
When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s “all in her head.” Determined to live, she…
Heal (2017)
A documentary film that takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that by changing one’s perceptions, the human body can heal itself from any disease.
Inaudito (2017)
Guitarist Lanny Gordin was one of the fundamental characters in the transformation of Brazilian music from the 1960s onwards. He electrified Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Jards Macalé,…
The Experimental City (2017)
In the 1960s, frustrated by the growing problem of urban pollution, Athelstan Spilhaus, a visionary scientist and futurist comic strip writer, assembled a team of experts to develop a bold…
Desert Lions (2017)
Enter the harsh and unforgiving Kalahari and follow a lion pride attempt to save their threatened bloodline.
PhoeniXXX (2017)
PhoeniXXX is the story of two women, who had to reinvent and recalibrate themselves for others in order to escape poverty and reach their goals. In the end, both seem…
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)
A personal and intimate look into Demi Lovato’s life as not only a regular 25 year old, but also one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (2017)
Patton Oswalt, despite a personal tragedy, produces his best standup yet. Focusing on the tribulations of the Trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, Oswalt continues…
Adult Under Construction (2017)
Our host sets out to find a scientific explanation for her erratic behavior during adolescence. Characterized by immense hormonal and physical changes, every person can relate to this life stage,…
George Michael: Freedom (2017)
This documentary covers the span of George Michael’s entire career, concentrating on the formative period in the late Grammy® Award winner’s life and career, leading up to and following the…
Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema (2017)
The unlikely story of the 2000-year-old Indian Jewish community and its formative place in shaping the world’s largest film industry.
The Panther (2017)
El Pantera is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of Mexican UFC star Yair Rodriguez as he strives to become the first ever Mexican born UFC champion.
The Miranda Murders: Lost Tapes of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng (2017)
Delve into the minds of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charlie Ng with this horrifying found footage film, spanning the 1983-1984 killing spree that shocked California and the nation.
Monogamish (2017)
Recovering from a heartbreaking divorce, independent filmmaker and son-of-an-Italian-Prince Tao Ruspoli takes to the road to talk to his relatives, advice columnists, psychologists, historians, anthropologists, artists, philosophers, sex workers, sex…
78/52 (2017)
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind…
Roll with Me (2017)
After hitting rock-bottom, a newly sober paraplegic attempts to save his gang-banger nephew’s life by bringing him along on a 3,100-mile wheelchair trek across the United States.