Popular Documentary Movies - Page 353
Grandmother’s Small Talk
2019
Synopsis Le-Hun moved away to avoid her good friend Tshiu-Bi and her husband Siu-Gi, but by a twist of fate, she ended up rekindling her romance with Siu-Gi and accidentally fell pregnant with his child. Forty years later, Le-Hun’s grandson uses his camera to capture her recollection of the past and her yearning for her son.Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
2018
star 5Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur to find the answer. En route, they meet Richard Branson and Eddie Izzard, and many other successful dyslexic people. - BBCUnderdogs: a War Story
1996
star 7Soccer mania hits Beit She'an, a small working-class Israeli town near the Jordanian border, when the local team prepares for their last crucial game of the season, against the rich, national champions from Haifa, exacerbating conflicts between rich and poor, small town and big city, and minorities and the ruling class.China Blue
2011
China Blue
2011
star 5.8"China Blue" is an engrossing documentary that tells the story of 3 teenage girls who leave their rural homes in China to come work for a factory that makes blue jeans.We Blew It
2017
We Blew It
2017
star 5.2How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it today? Did they really blow it? Shot in Cinemascope - from New Jersey to California - this melancholic and elegiac road-movie draws upon the portrait of a confused, complex and incandescent America one year after the start of the electoral campaign. That golden age has become its last romantic border and an inconsolable America is about to pull on a trigger called Trump.Arteholic
2014
Arteholic
2014
star 5Palm Springs resident and film and art legend Udo Kier is "arteholic". He lives, breathes and makes art and at times he is even a living art piece. In this playful docu-fiction, we follow Udo on a road trip through famous museums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin, and eavesdrop as he chats with artists including Marcel Odenbach, Rosemarie Trockel, Jonathan Meese and Tobias Rehberger and filmmakers such as Nicolette Krebitz and Lars von Trier.Downwind
2023
Downwind
2023
star 6.8A documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States, specifically members of the Shoshone Nation whose sacred land continues to be cordoned off as a nuclear test site.Memento / Lembra-te
2025
Memento / Lembra-te
2025
Leonor Areal bought a 16mm reel of film at the Flea Market, and found a lost movie made by Edgar Sardinha in the 1980s. Having no soundtrack, she decided to create a new one, in an attempt to rescue it from oblivion. Through this inquiry process, a film-essay emerged to let us reflect upon the erosion of memory.ตัวกู-ของกู
2008
ตัวกู-ของกู
2008
An interview with five renowned artists from various fields, focusing on their beliefs, identity, working methods, and life journey—from the beginning of their careers to their eventual success in their respective disciplines.Let's Go Mets
1986
Let's Go Mets
1986
Documentary cameras go behind-the-scenes for the making of the "Let's Go Mets" music video.Pursuit of Equality
2005
Pursuit of Equality
2005
star 3By issuing marriage licenses to same gender couples, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom uproots the status quo and attempts to change the way the nation looks at life, love, and marriage.Art with Every Breath
2025
Savannah-based artist Jerome Meadows reflects on his creative process and deep connection to his community through work confronting racial inequality and celebrating cultural resilience.Odyssées blanches
2021
Odyssées blanches
2021
star 71947. The rush to the poles marked the beginning of an incredible human adventure to discover the last-remaining unknown lands. In France, Paul-E?mile Victor persuaded the government to finance expeditions to explore the Arctic and Antarctic. For the pioneers the conditions were Dantean, all in the name of science.Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
star 6.8A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed French actors of the last sixty years, known for his numerous roles on stage and screen.Hard Lovin' Woman
2016
Hard Lovin' Woman
2016
star 7.3Documentary short that explores the sacrifices acclaimed actress Juliette Lewis makes to pursue her first love, music.Egyptian Bullock-Pump Drawing Water
1897
star 5.5An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up series of travelogue films following a collection made for R.W. Paul in 1896.Guards on Horseback
1896
3-D Rarities
2015
3-D Rarities
2015
star 6Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation…and more!Apám lánya
2025
Apám lánya
2025
