This hilarious short film shows us a side of Gibraltar that we would never get to see if it weren't for documentary fil…
On April 29th, 1992, Latasha Harlins was killed in South Central Los Angeles. Her death ignited the LA riots, yet her …
Metanoia means to expand and change the way one sees. In this documentary, conductor Simone Menezes travels across Ital…
Bob Comber dreams of becoming the first person to cross the Sierra Nevada Wilderness Park in California in his wheelcha…
This HBO documentary film explores the issue of domestic violence and its impact on survivors. The film follows the sto…
Through a walk through a cemetery, a narrator reflects on how society and politics impact the individual dimension of t…
Narrated by Malcolm McDowell, this documentary sheds light on one of the most tumultuous times in Chile’s history and t…
Three women, a wife, mother, and daughter, reveal the powerful transformations of grief into art through intimate cinem…
Doctors, scientists, patients and families unite in a single cause: to eliminate cervical cancer. This documentary show…
At the border between Italy and France, migrants hope to cross northwards with the help of the locals. In the meantime,…
How artistic and feminine can the world of pipe making be? Famous for making these historically masculine objects, Anne…
In this hybrid short film, visual artist Michael Poetschko films a group of young people who turn an abandoned office i…
Three women. Three female boxers. All three will give their all to win in this generally male-dominated sport.
Featuring interviews with Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg and Michael J. Fox, this documentary explores how the Back …
As a singer, conductor and performance artist, Barbara Hannigan has left an imprint on the academic musical internation…
This short film is a portrait of chef Roslyn Spence. Trained at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Roslyn has a d…
Three women tell us how their enlistment in the Los AngelesPolice Department poses the challenge of completely changing…
Through stories told by the protagonists themselves, this animated documentary tells the unknown interstices of African…
A house. A filmmaker. One man and one woman. In this Criterion Collection classic, filmmaker Allan King documents the c…
According to statistics, 95% of all incarcerated people will come home. Director Tamara Perkins follows three men in th…
This fascinating musical documentary explores the career of Chinese pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei, with a particular focus on he…
In this inspiring and heartwarming documentary, experienced Hollywood talent agent Sandi Marx decides to take up a new …
When his piano is destroyed in the Syrian war, pianist and composer Ayham Ahmad continues to make music of resistance n…
Through the daily lives of three traditional farmers in the Cornwall region, this documentary portrays contemporary rur…
After serving in Iraq and being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a man tries to get his life back …
Through equidistant materials, from dance competitions in Brittany, France, to nuclear tests in Polynesia, experimental…
Shot on three continents, this unique documentary follows the pioneer of avant-garde composer John Cage through miscell…
Conceived as a kind of carousel of inspiring stories of women over sixty, this documentary will change your preconcepti…
If for filmmaker Valentina Signorelli becoming a naturalized British citizen was not difficult, for three other migrant…
In this documentary, the fog is the element that unites worlds and characters very different from each other. A film es…
Have you ever thought about how you got here? We really are what our parents did for us. In this film, a son and father…
Because of his small stature, no one gave a dime for Calvin Murphy's NBA career. This is the narrated story of how this…
Behind stars like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, a pianist, a drummer and a guitarist formed a trio that left their mar…
Produced by BBC Music, this True-Crime documentary is an in-depth investigation behind the murders of rappers Biggie an…
Respected in both North and South Korea, renowned composer Isang Yun dreams that music can one day reconcile the two co…
This documentary takes us into the reality of Libya after the revolution that overthrew Gaddafi, through the life and w…
With farmer suicides on the rise in India due to the appalling conditions for growing crops, could an NGO make up for t…
Made by Academy Award-nominated director Dana Adam Shapiro, this intrepid film tells the story of the Dallas Cowboys Ch…
With humor, avant-garde spirit, and eloquence, this documentary reviews the fascinating life of the prolific French com…
Filmed entirely remotely, this documentary that mixes dramatizations and expert testimonies sheds light on how to preve…
Scientists, doctors, natural and surrogate mothers, hospitals, fertilization labs. This fascinating documentary explain…
In the absence of images of the case, Palau's former president explains in a short interview what really happened to si…
In this musical documentary, Allan Miller, the Oscar-winning director, takes us on a journey through the musical evolut…
A vehement Cypriot woman begins a personal investigation on the trail of her great-aunt, who was forced to marry a stra…
8-year-old Bowen is preparing for his third open heart surgery. He and his family hope that this time the surgery can g…
Through technology and various present-day experiences, this fascinating educational documentary revisits the relevance…
For lovers of painting and biographies. This documentary reviews the lives and work of the prolific and acclaimed paint…
This educational short film is an inspiring portrait of resilience and collaborative community work through the experie…
Best Documentary Films
