Popular Documentary Movies - Page 357
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel
1995
star 7Charles Gwathmey has held steadfast to the spirit of modernism in his architecture from the day he successfully built his parents' home in 1967 based on the theories of Le Corbusier and American individualism. Avoiding the nostalgia of fashionable postmodernism throughout the eighties, Gwathmey partnered with Robert Siegel, and their firm continues to create innovative houses, corporate, institutional and university buildings across America. This documentary ranges from the deMenil villa on the dunes of Easthampton to their Guggenheim Museum addition. We hear from such leading architects as Philip Johnson and Peter Eisenman, and from filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who describes how a journey through a Gwathmey Siegel house creates the same sense of drama as a well-made movie.Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion
2025
star 8In a brand-new documentary, the actress who portrayed the unforgettable Émilie Bordeleau revisits her memories of filming and analyzes the cultural legacy of this cult saga. By exploring the timeless power of its characters, she testifies to the major impact this work has had on the collective imagination and on the history of Québec television.Collision Rescue
1974
Collision Rescue
1974
When two parties get in a head-on collision, it's up to emergency services to free them from the wreckage. What follows is a demonstration of what their job and duties entail.Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
1997
Documentary of the 1997 Footlights, the theatrical club of Cambridge University.Nuclear Nightmares
1979
Nuclear Nightmares
1979
star 10Peter Ustinov hosts this haunting 1980 documentary exploring the world's nuclear weaponry and the fragile system that deters either side from initiating the first nuclear strike. Although the world's political climate has mellowed since the Cold War era, Nuclear Nightmares takes the viewer back in time to gain a perspective of what it was like to live under a very real nuclear threat.Visions of Light
1992
Visions of Light
1992
star 7Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.Xhizito
2025
Xhizito
2025
star 10Xhizito: Twisted Reflections is a work of journalistic autofiction that blends investigative depth with a fantastical veil of anonymity. At its core, Xhizito is not a character or a place—it’s a sound, a rhythm, a word charged with plastic identity and fluid meaning. Its phonetic expressiveness evokes ambiguity, twisting itself into something elusive and serpentine. But what, exactly, is Xhizito? In this first chapter of a larger enigma, we delve into the heart of a phenomenon that resists definition, seeking answers in echoes, masks, and mirrors.100 Years at the Movies
1994
star 7.5Commemorates the centennial of American movies with a montage of clips and music scores from the most important movies of the century.Incarceration Nation
2021
Incarceration Nation
2021
An examination of the connection between relentless government intervention since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage experiences by Indigenous Australians - the two key drivers of incarceration.Names on the Cup
2017
Names on the Cup
2017
star 8Every player in the NHL dreams of winning a championship and having the honor of their name engraved on hockey's most prestigious trophy. Here are the stories of those, legends and the lesser known, who achieved the ultimate goal in the sport.Honey Hunters
2016
Honey Hunters
2016
star 9A life story of bees and people. In order to get to the bottom of the mysteries of the life of bees and show them to the audience, the camera enters a contemporary hive and a traditional wild beehive drilled in the trunk of an old tree. It wanders the forests in Poland and Ural, mountains in Nepal and... roofs of Paris and Warsaw. For millions years bees have been laboriously building the natural environment of our planet. These days, they started to die by millions. A programme of wild tree beekeeping reintroduction was launched in Polish forests. It has been an ancient local tradition. Maybe reaching for the past, the original model of coexistence of bees and people, for wild tree beekeeping, can help us to save the bees? After watching “Honey Hunters” everyone wants to have their own beehive and harvest their own honey!His Way
2011
His Way
2011
star 6.4A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub featuring interviews with friends, family and colleagues.Portrait of a Confused Father
2026
star 4.5A 20-year film project following a father and son takes a dramatic turn when the Norwegian director faces his own life-altering crisis.I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
2020
star 7.4Peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the story of Saint Patrick through historical reenactments, expert interviews and Patrick’s own writings, tracing his journey from man to saint.Hitler's Supergun
2015
Hitler's Supergun
2015
star 5.5Historians and engineers investigate how Allied forces conspired to destroy Hitler's "supergun".Nazi Titanic
2012
Nazi Titanic
2012
star 6.7During a bizarre chapter of WWII, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the Titanic. This epic film was so large in scale that the Nazis were forced to divert men, material and ships from the war effort in order to complete it. Titanic was filmed aboard cruise ship SS Cap Arcona in the Baltic Sea. The movie’s director Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo over comments he made about the ship’s crew and he was questioned by Goebbels. Selpin was found dead the next day in his cell. The Gestapo’s verdict was suicide. Titanic never received the impressive premiere that Goebbels intended, being first shown in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943. We reveal this little known but fascinating story by looking at the making of the film, as well as the fate of the German ship Cap Arcona.Man Yuk: A Portrait of Maggie Cheung
1997
star 4An experimental cut-up portrait of Maggie Chung made by Olivier Assayas for the Foundation of Contemporary Art.Teaching America
2025
Teaching America
2025
Explores the battle around the teaching of African-American studies from inside the classroom, focusing on the transformative journeys of the Arkansas students, teachers and families who are part of the very first, inaugural classes of students taking AP African-American Studies nationwide.A Man Named Scott
2021
A Man Named Scott
2021
star 7.5In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring songs dealing with depression, anxiety and loneliness, it resonated deeply with young listeners and launched Cudi as a musical star and cultural hero. A Man Named Scott explores Cudi’s journey over a decade of creative choices, struggles and breakthroughs, making music that continues to move and empower his millions of fans around the world.The Real Right Stuff
2020
The Real Right Stuff
2020
star 6.6The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material.
