Zima, ukhodi!

2012

Russian

6.0

♡ 1

Dmitriy Kubasov Director

Vladimir Putin as Self

Yulia Navalnaya as Self

Garry Kasparov as Self

Alexei Navalny as Self - Politicheskiy i obshchestvennyj deyatel

Ten director graduates from Marina Razbezhkina’s School of Documentary Film and Documentary Theatre lived with a camera for two months in order to chronicle the last “Russian winter” and its popular uprising against Vladimir Putin’s presidential run. People, faces, conversations, protests, failures and triumphs come together to chronicle the campaign.

Documented

2013

English

6.7

♡ 1

75%

Ann Lupo Director

Leonila Salinas as

Emelie Salinas as Emelie Salinas

Jose Antonio Vargas as Self

In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in the New York Times Magazine. 'Documented' chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist/provocateur; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in 20 years.

Psychedelia

2021

English

6.9

♡ 5

Pat Murphy Director

Rick Doblin as

Rob Sweeney as

Ingmar Gorman as

Jeffrey Guss as

'Psychedelia' is an hour-long documentary film about psychedelic drugs and their ability to induce mystical, or religious experiences. The film explores this relationship by chronicling their use in controlled research studies prior to the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, at a time when LSD was regarded as one of the most promising discoveries in the field of psychiatry.

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

2019

English

7.0

♡ 4

95%

Matt Wolf Director

Bill Clinton as Self

John Lennon as Self

Magic Johnson as Self

Michelle Obama as Self

Marion Stokes secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years from 1975 until her death in 2012. For Marion taping was a form of activism to seek the truth, and she believed that a comprehensive archive of the media would be invaluable for future generations. Her visionary and maddening project nearly tore her family apart, but now her 70,000 VHS tapes are being digitized and they'll be searchable online.

Kunta Kinteh Island

2012

English

7.1

♡ 2

Elvin Ross Director

Tish Graves-Dawkins as Ms. Bryant

Brian Waller as School Principal

This documentary film chronicles the process of renaming Ft. James Island, which was a holding cell for slaves during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade, to Kunta Kinteh Island- after one of The Gambia's most well-renowned sons. It shares the points of view of both the government and the Kinteh family, who still preserve their history as residents of neighboring Juffureh Island. This film embodies the rich spirit of a people that can be passed on throughout the diaspora for decades to come.

The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates

2015

French

7.7

♡ 1

Thierry Michel Director

Martin Spinhayer as Narrator

Hillary Clinton as Self

Denis Mukwege Mukengere as Self

Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who mends thousands of women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on the planet, despite its extremely rich sub-soil. His endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not welcome. At the end of 2012, the Doctor was the target of another attempt on his life, which he miraculously survived. Threatened with death, this doctor with an exceptional destiny now lives cloistered in his hospital in Bukavu under the protection of the United Nation peacekeepers. But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice.

An Inconvenient Truth

2006

English

7.4

♡ 7

93%

Davis Guggenheim Director

George W. Bush as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

George Bush as Self

Billy West as (voice)

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008

English

7.8

♡ 5

97%

Anders Østergaard Director

Joshua Min Htut as Joshua

George W. Bush as Self

Aung San Suu Kyi as Self

Ko Muang as Self

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country.

Dirty Energy

2012

English

7.8

71%

Action

Documentary

News

Bryan D. Hopkins Director

Karen Mayer Hopkins as Self

Aaron Viles as Self

Dean Blanchard as Self

Riki Ott as Self

This documentary tells the personal story of those directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010, who are now struggling to rebuild their lives amidst the economic devastation and long-term health risks.

Joy of Man's Desiring

2014

French

6.5

♡ 1

Documentary

News

Denis Côté Director

Guillaume Tremblay as Worker 1

Hamidou Savadogo as Worker 2

Ted Pluviose as Worker 3

Olivier Aubin as Worker 4

Que ta joie demeure is not a documentary about being a slave to the machine, alienation, dehumanisation or exploitation. Sound and image, editing and dramatic structure are merely employed to transpose workshops and factory floors into the cinematic space so as to explore the bizarre environments that workers adapt to and with which they skillfully interact, as if humanity had never done anything else since time immemorial.

My Perestroika

2010

Russian

7.2

♡ 3

93%

Robin Hessman Director

Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today's Moscow.

Hooligan Sparrow

2016

English

7.3

♡ 1

97%

Nanfu Wang Director

Ye Haiyan as Self

Wang Jianfen as Self - activist Huang

Huang as Self - anonymous activist Wang Yu

Wang Yu as Self - lawyer

The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.

These Birds Walk

6.9

Bassam Tariq Director

Shehr Ali as Self

Qayyum Bhai as Self

Abdul Sattar Edhi as Self

Asad Ghori as Self

The Edhi children’s shelter is a rare safe haven for Karachi’s runaways. Over three years, its cranky founder, a spirited child, and a gold-hearted ambulance driver are filmed, creating a tender portrait of where a city’s most vulnerable and dedicated souls meet.

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

2014

English

7.5

♡ 2

78%

Gay Dillingham Director

Timothy Leary as Self

Dean Chamberlain as Self

Zach Leary as Self

Huston Smith as Self

Icons of '60s counterculture, Harvard psychologists Timothy Leary and Ram Dass became estranged until an illness inspired their fascinating reunion.

Frontline The Power of the Fed

7.5

When COVID-19 struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis. As the country's central bank continues to pump billions of dollars into the financial system daily, who is benefiting and at what cost?

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

2015

English

7.2

♡ 3

fukushima disaster (2011)

human made disaster

News

nuclear catastrophe

Matteo Gagliardi Director

Hal Yamanouchi as Narazione

Willem Dafoe as (voice)

Massimo Dapporto as (voice)

A powerful documentary that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that immediately followed. A powerful documentary - shot from March 11th, 2011 through March 2015 - that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

Linotype: The Film

2012

English

7.5

♡ 1

57%

Documentary

History

News

Douglas Wilson Director

Dave Seat as Self

Frank Romano as Self

Carl Schlesinger as Self

Eldon Meeks as Self

A feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype typecasting machine. Called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society. The film tells the surprisingly emotional story of the people connected to the Linotype and how it impacted the world.

The Weight of Chains

2010

English

8.1

♡ 5

66%

Boris Malagurski Director

Boris Malagurski as Narrator

John Perkins as Self

Vlade Divac as Self

Branislav Lecic as Self

The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state - Yugoslavia. The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by Western audiences, is a creative first-hand look at why the West intervened in the Yugoslav conflict, with an impressive roster of interviews with academics, diplomats, media personalities and ordinary citizens of the former Yugoslav republics. This film also presents positive stories from the Yugoslav wars - people helping each other regardless of their ethnic background, stories of bravery and self-sacrifice.

Me and the Cult Leader

2020

Japanese

6.2

♡ 1

100%

Atsushi Sakahara Director

Atsushi Sakahara as Self

Shoko Asahara as Self

Takako Sakahara as Self

Takeshi Sakahara as Self

Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway system, travels with Hiroshi Araki, an executive of Aleph (formerly Aum Shinrikyo), the attack's perpetrators, visiting their respective hometowns and the university they both attended. Conversations unfold, building intimacy: we learn why Araki joined the infamous organization led by Shoko Asahara and why, still, Araki remains an executive member of the cult, even though he was not directly involved in any of the crimes.The beginning of a friendship, a trip for redemption, or the confirmation that each human has to go their own way.

How to Survive a Plague

2012

English

7.6

♡ 6

98%

David France Director

Bill Clinton as Himself Ed Koch

Ed Koch as Himself

Charlie Rose as Himself

Ross Perot as Himself

A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.

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Zima, ukhodi!

Documented

Psychedelia

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Kunta Kinteh Island

The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates

An Inconvenient Truth

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Dirty Energy

Joy of Man's Desiring

My Perestroika

Hooligan Sparrow

These Birds Walk

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

Frontline The Power of the Fed

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Linotype: The Film

The Weight of Chains

Me and the Cult Leader

How to Survive a Plague