Filmed in 1981, this all time classic documentary follows the evolution of four American women during a demanding milit…
After being suppressed during her childhood, the fierce feminist Kaouthar Darmoni fled to Europe to be a free woman. He…
This short film is a portrait of Didou, an 88-year-old Algerian man who preserves the memory of his deceased wife on th…
After being notified that their jail sentence will begin in just a few days, three convicts wait and prepare for their …
This may be the most powerful portrait of a man's loneliness you will ever see. Inspired by the novel "Moby Dick", livi…
Within a small, tropical Cape Verdean Island, the beloved Tchinda is hard at work preparing for a Carnival she hopes wi…
At a street market in Croatia, people try to find the best locally produced groceries. Filmmaker Ana Hušman studies the…
Through beautifully crafted puppets made of beach sand, this animated short film tells us an endearing story of childho…
An old sailor faces physical and mental decline in his 80s. When a sailor can't go on anymore, he sets out for his fina…
Have we ever asked ourselves about the way we inhabit our cities? This film exposes the city habitat by contrasting it …
This serene documentary short film takes us to a small village in the north of Portugal. After a long time of absence, …
This documentary makes visible the life of Branko Črnac Tusta, a puck-rock icon who became an activist for labor rights…
A religious young man’s identity is called into question when he visits a controversial conversion therapist.
Five transgender people reflect on their experience overcoming the binary conception of genders and tell us about their…
Breathtaking black and white postcards of the world of football in the city of Salgueiro make the perfect background to…
Two men seem to be condemned to remain for hours in a small room with no windows. One is a detective, the other one, a …
This multi-award winning documentary is an incisive yet simple portrait of a Neo-Nazi in his seemingly harmless everyda…
Guided by the reflections of José Mujica, known as the world’s most austere president, three stories in three different…
This Oscar-Nominated animation illustrates the dilemma of Bill Babbitt, who must make a decision when he realizes his b…
Through the educational experience of a school in a popular neighborhood in Seville, Spain, this documentary shows the …
This documentary by filmmaker Rama Rau is a journey as raw as it is impressive to the golden years of the burlesque sce…
Through a stop-motion animation, the filmmaker reinterprets a story that emanates from her grandfather's old diary.
A rarely discussed topic emerges in this documentary through the testimonies of young men from ethnic minorities in Tur…
This unique film follows the musician and folk dancer Clark Wang as he prepares his own "green burial" before his death…
The sketches found after the death of Sarah, a drawer of faces without body or sex, detonate the analysis of these stro…
In the wake of a crippling stroke, a tenacious jazz legend fights to regain his drumming prowess, mentor one final prot…
Through various pieces of contemporary dance, this short film illustrates the historical evolution of the treatment of …
This is the story of Gan HaShlosha, better known as the “Sakhne”, one of the largest, most famous and most visited park…
This documentary follows Dragon, who makes a living smuggling people fleeing North Korea through the border with China.…
This documentary not only reviews the work of the revolutionary and controversial choreographer Dave St. Pierre, it al…
Sergei Loznitsa, a master of contemporary documentary filmmaking, makes a delicate observation of the bodies of men and…
This Oscar-winning documentary short film made in 1949 poses an institutional approach to explain the role of the publi…
Black Sheep follows two brothers from the North of England and their adolescent curiosity for the EDL - a right-wing st…
Director Olga Delane goes back to her roots in a small Siberian town, where she is confronted with traditional views of…
Framing the Other is a documentary about a tourist whose comfortable ideas about taking photos of exotic tribal people …
Today, more kids are going to adult prisons with longer sentences in the United States. This films poses a serious look…
An Indian family faces the dilemma of eating or not their hell-raising pet rooster, so that they can reclaim their live…
Produced by BBC Music, this True-Crime documentary is an in-depth investigation behind the murders of rappers Biggie an…
In a village divided, a dedicated caretaker seeks to rejuvenate an abandoned Catholic seminary, once a vibrant center o…
Have you ever heard of cumbia music? This exciting road movie follows a group of filmmakers and musicians as they trave…
Nine women recount their experiences in managing their mental health and madness. The documentary delves into how these…
Shot in stunning black and white, this is a cinematic immersion that unveils nature with its creatures and elements in …
After living in the shadows of his old discovery, an art collector tries to find the next great artist, a Taiwanese pai…
Conceived as an essay film, we follow a man in a suit walking through Tokyo on an existential journey. We hear a voice,…
In this Documentary, Ukrainian speed climber Danyl Boldyrev, displaced from his hometown Donetsk, perseveres through lo…
Through a stunning cinematography, in this documentary we follow two explores that embark on an unprecedented winter ex…
This short film is a sensory journey through a moment in the life of Pablo Carranza, a young skater from San Francisco …
Alternating between still photographs and cinematic still shots, male figures appear in various Nordic landscapes. In t…
Best Documentary Films
