Documentary Movies

A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality.

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most e...

The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his l...

A champion freediver and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another despite the different paths they took to meet at the pinnacle of the free...

Amie and Victor wander off into the woods. There, people and nature move together and find each other in the here and now. In the vein of her previous...

The lives of the two young Chinese men cross at a fast food restaurant during the summer in the ancient town of Yueyang. Nineteen-year-old student Hu...

A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.

A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.

Filmmaker Mark Crupi explores the world of fundraising in Palm Beach in his documentary Filthy Rich, in which he visits a number of gala parties, offe...

Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.

“You bet on someone in the beginning of the process and then you wait and see what life does with them.” This is how Czech director Helena Trestikova...

Drama-documentary about Winston Churchill's extraordinary experiences during the Great War, with intimate letters to his wife Clementine allowing the...

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern...

Director Martin Scorsese profiles former Beatle George Harrison in this reverent portrait that mixes interviews and archival footage, featuring commen...

A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"

Like the best USIA films, The Wall distills political events into an emotionally clear and compelling ideological "story". In 1962 Walter de Hoog gath...

A look back at the history of Red Skull, casting the role, and creating the character's right look for the movie.

Documentary about four friends on a 3,000 mile journey across the American West on horseback.

While working as a delivery driver, artist Al Wong became captivated by the meditative qualities of the looping roads around San Francisco’s Twin Peak...

Chapter 9 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico from 1940 t...