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…
When a European man lands on a tropical island in Tanzania, we hear his reflective voice through the letters he sends t…
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…
This gripping film follows the last log floater on the river Tara in Montenegro, a wild and very dangerous river.
In this documentary, the fog is the element that unites worlds and characters very different from each other. A film es…
A family filmed from within. The director captures his mother's fight against cancer, as his sister announces she is pr…
A traveling cameraman and father of three observes what happens when human skills no longer command a "market value".
This beautiful hybrid film navigates between documentary and fiction to illustrate, from their imaginary, the changes f…
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…
In a remote rural village in southern Italy, a family prepares for the slaughter of a pig as part of a traditional ritu…
Because of his small stature, no one gave a dime for Calvin Murphy's NBA career. This is the narrated story of how this…
After becoming pregnant, a filmmaker confronts a ghost from the past: having another abortion. Suddenly, her mother and…
Behind stars like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, a pianist, a drummer and a guitarist formed a trio that left their mar…
At 85 years old, Lucy tells us with passion and eloquence how as an transgender person she managed to navigate the most…
Produced by BBC Music, this True-Crime documentary is an in-depth investigation behind the murders of rappers Biggie an…
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…
Born a woman, Marion decides to become Marian, a man. This documentary follows Marian over 10 years documenting her gen…
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…
This multi-award winning documentary is an incisive yet simple portrait of a Neo-Nazi in his seemingly harmless everyda…
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…
Faced with the government's plan to build the Great-Western Airport in the Nantes area, France, opponents of the projec…
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…
Gravitating on the border between reality and the dream, this short film delves into the feelings of a woman who suffer…
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…
Maya has grown accustomed to being a hairless teenager. After being diagnosed with Alopecia areata, Maya tries to find …
For lovers of painting and biographies. This documentary reviews the lives and work of the prolific and acclaimed paint…
In the fast-paced style of those TV documentaries we all love, this film is a gripping expedition to the Chernobyl Excl…
At a street market in Croatia, people try to find the best locally produced groceries. Filmmaker Ana Hušman studies the…
This educational short film is an inspiring portrait of resilience and collaborative community work through the experie…
Canada-based Iranian director Farhad Pakdel films four Iranian families in this country as they reminisce about the spa…
Filmmakers Wambui Ndegwa and Cole Lewis make the Kenyan reality visible through the story of a family that began adopti…
This animated short film made by six filmmakers evokes one of those inevitable and essential conversations, the one bet…
Through the resource of typing descriptions of emotions at the surface of the skin, this experimental documentary takes…
The final installment of the Accentus Music trilogy focuses on the political edges that traversed the world of academic…
The bars on a famous street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, host a competition for blues musicians, the renowned The In…
This documentary makes visible the life of Branko Črnac Tusta, a puck-rock icon who became an activist for labor rights…
How often do you listen attentively to the sound of birds? This fleeting short film is a provocation for contemplation …
Best Documentary Films
