Documentary Movies

Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz…

The Twentieth Century swept in on a tide of Progress – with great advances in communications and transport. Society was still class-ridden, and at that time, Britain was still building…

Produced and directed by Walt Missingham who, in 1983, became the first non-Chinese to practice Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple, this authoritative and informative programme uses rarely seen archive…

A fascinating collection of interviews, recollections and documentary information about the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic, and how it touched people’s lives. Investigates the contemporary importance of the story…

Documentary that follows the lives of several Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai during WWII.

Get rare views of Ireland in this unique video tour of the Emerald Isle featuring expert cinematography from an accomplished aerial production team and an original musical score. See the…

Get ready as the Dahm Triplets take you on a wild ride of seductive sisterly fun.

Bettie Page was the top pin-up queen of the 50s and developed a cult following in the 80s. She is known for her distinctive hair style and is reputed to…

Julie Strain and others star in this video centerfold of Penthouse Pets in Amazon-like settings.

A series of videos containing footage of real life events that were too disturbing for television.

Balifilm was originally commissioned as a stage performance, created from diary images and sounds collected in 1990 and 1992 by Peter Mettler on the island of Bali. The soundtrack is…

A documentary covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlightening program looks at the origins of the Western world’s…

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War….

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of “Star Trek” from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russians were our “enemies”. And to them the Americans were…

Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982).

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s…

Documentary about the lifelong project of Troy Hurtubise, a man who has been obsessed with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close, ever since surviving an early encounter with such…

The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

A personal memoir reflecting upon director Stanley Kwan’s career and identity, set upon the backdrop of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Kwan adopts a complicated cinematic structure which includes…

1997 documentary, part of the Taiwan-produced series “Personal Memoir of Hong Kong”, is both a self-portrait and a depiction of Hong Kong during the 40 years preceding the handover by…

In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It’s an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man “of a certain age”…

The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country asking why big American corporations produce their product abroad where labor is cheaper while…

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the…

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.

After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel’s vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits…

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn’t live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love…

A riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Attacked in 1977 by gay bashers on the streets of San Francisco, filmmaker Arthur…

A raw, rough-hewn look at the life of Screw publisher Al Goldstein.

Get ready for excitement with Playboy’s spectacular tribute to well-endowed women.

We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race speed on-track footage, including some pre-race footage with…

An acclaimed hijacking documentary that eerily foreshadowed 9/11. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960s and ’70s. By…

Pine needles. Chewing gum. Cat hair. Paint. They’ve all been important clues that aided America’s ‘detectives of death’ in solving mysterious cases of unnatural or violent death. This fascinating sequel…

The people of Footscray are battlers and so is their football team. The ‘mighty’ Bulldogs haven’t won a premiership since 1954. The club is close to broke and the AFL…

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Take a wild trip to the tropics with those ultimate tour guides, the Penthouse Island Girls.

Jennifer McCarthy is featured in this special Playboy tape.

The sun heats up the scene, adding to the sultriness of the atmosphere. The surf provides that touch of paradise.