Documentary

Documentary about the pornography industry and the apparent violent anti-woman slant much of it takes.

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded ...

This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of ...

Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along ...

Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the ...

Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from Great Britain to Australia. Mulvey and Wollen’s experimental documentary combines newsreel ...

A true story of four Jewish intellectuals born in New York and educated at City College during the 1930s, and their divergent paths over the next ...

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.

An ode to rural France and the simple joys of life, Dominique Benicheti’s glorious masterpiece Cousin Jules captures the daily routine and ...

Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982).

A filmmaker reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years later.

A visit with a master of the Oldest Art In The World: tattooing. Disabled by arthritis since the age of four, confined to a wheelchair, his ...

This documentary follows Rick Zakowich as he faces his lifelong struggles with his weight and body image. Child therapist by day and blues singer ...

A documentary about Forbidden City, a San Francisco Chinese-American nightclub open from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee’s death and the cover-up that ensued.

The gold medal for the men’s 10,000-meter race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of “Star Trek” from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their ...

We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race ...

Live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, in… well, a storefront.

A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.

In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It’s an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully ...

The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

A riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Attacked in 1977 by gay bashers on the streets of San ...

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique ...

It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of ...

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees ...

Al Pacino’s deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare’s significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth ...