Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America

2017

English

5.9

♡ 2

Tiffany Rhynard Director

Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America is an award-winning 2016 documentary about Moises Serrano, who grew up queer and undocumented in Yadkinville, North Carolina.

No Other Land

2024

Arabic

8.3

♡ 24

100%

palestinian-israeli conflict

racism

zionism

Yuval Abraham Director

Yuval Abraham as Self

Basel Adra as Self

Hamdan Ballal as Self

This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.

Mitt

2014

English

6.8

83%

presidential election

republican party

Greg Whiteley Director

Jim Lehrer as Self - Debate Moderator

Ann Romney as Self - Mitt's Wife

Barack Obama as Self - President

John McCain as Self - Presidential Candidate

A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.

Primary

1960

English

7.1

♡ 4

100%

presidential election

staging

usa president

Robert Drew Director

John F. Kennedy as Self

Robert Drew as Self

Muriel Buck Humphrey as Self

Joseph Julian as Self - Narrator

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.

We Were Here

2011

English

7.9

♡ 5

100%

san francisco, california

solidarity

David Weissman Director

Eileen Glutzer as Self

Guy Clark as Self

Daniel Goldstein as Self

Tom Brokaw as Self - NBC News Anchor

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

Blair Witch

2016

English

♡ 149

38%

Adam Wingard Director

Heather Donahue as Heather Donahue

Callie Hernandez as Lisa Arlington

Brandon Scott as Peter

Valorie Curry as Talia

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

One Nation Under Dog

7.5

Ellen Goosenberg Kent Director

Julie Adams as Self

.Americans have had a long love affair with dogs, with many of us referring to our canine companions as best friends, significant others, soul mates, even children. But lost amidst all the pampering and pedestaling are hard and often tragic truths surrounding dog ownership, care and commerce, not to mention the daunting odds continuing to face millions of unwanted shelter dogs. Divided into three parts – “Fear,” “Loss” and “Betrayal” – this 73-minute documentary is comprised of eight case studies that probe the complicated and conflicted relationship we have with canines. Collectively, the segments reveal the sobering realities behind our relationship with dogs, showing not only how far some dog lovers will go for their pets, but how far we as nation have to go in order to treat all dogs humanely.

Yallah! Underground

2015

English

7.3

♡ 2

Farid Eslam Director

Marc Codsi as Self

Tamer Abu Ghazaleh as Self

Ayed Fadel as Self

Stephen Jay as Self

Yallah! Underground follows some of today’s most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground culture from 2009 to 2013 and documents their work, dreams and fears in a time of great change for Arab societies. In a region full of tension, young Arab artists in the Middle East have struggled for years to express themselves freely and to promote more liberal attitudes within their societies. During the Arab Spring, like many others of this new generation, local artists had high hopes for the future and took part in the protests. However, after years of turmoil and instability, young Arabs now have to challenge both old and new problems, being torn between feelings of disillusion and a vague hope for a better future.

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

2011

English

7.5

♡ 1

Fredrik Gertten Director

Alex Rivera as Self

Fredrik Gertten as Self

Sven Hughes as Self

Mikael Wiehe as Self

The conflict between Dole Food Company and Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten unfolds dramatically in the documentary "BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!" as the corporation attempts to suppress Gertten's earlier film, "BANANAS!"—chronicling Nicaraguan workers' lawsuit against Dole. Initially selected for the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, "BANANAS!" was abruptly removed from competition, followed by a negative article in the Los Angeles Business Journal and legal threats from Dole's attorneys. Gertten captures this saga of corporate intimidation, media manipulation, and legal challenges in his documentary, showcasing the struggles documentary filmmakers face and highlighting the threat to freedom of speech posed by powerful corporations protecting their reputations.

The True Cost

2015

English

7.7

♡ 2

63%

Andrew Morgan Director

Safia Minney as

Livia Giuggioli as Herself

Vandana Shiva as Herself

Richard Wolff as Himself

Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

The Cove

2009

English

♡ 31

95%

Louie Psihoyos Director

Hayden Panettiere as Herself: Whateman Foundation / Save the Whales

Isabel Lucas as Herself: Whateman Foundation / Save the Whales

Paul Watson as Himself

C. Scott Baker as Himself

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

Millionaire

5.6

Felipe Isla Director

Don Arturo Guíñez as Self (amigo carrerista)

Carlos Reyes as Self (amigo guardia galería)

Juvenal Rivera as Self (locutor radial)

Graciela Díaz as Self (promotora agencia)

A Chilean man hits the headlines when his damaged lottery ticket claiming a life-changing jackpot sparks a national investigation.

Beyond Utopia

2023

English

7.9

♡ 5

100%

north korean defector

pastor

political documentary

refugee

underground movement

Madeleine Gavin Director

Jinhae Roh as Self

Yonggil Roh as Self

Jinpyeong Roh as Self

Yeongbok Woo as Self

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards

2022

English

5.5

♡ 3

Action

News

Hamish Hamilton Director

Sydney Sweeney as Self - Nominee

Alexandra Daddario as Self - Nominee

Amanda Seyfried as Self - Winner Zendaya

Zendaya as Self - Winner

Host Kenan Thompson welcomes guests and nominees to the 74th annual awards show that honors the best in American TV across a wide array of categories; "Succession (2018)" leads the way 25 nominations, followed by "Ted Lasso (2020)."

The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

2022

English

5.9

♡ 2

Action

News

Reality-TV

Leon Knoles Director

Jennifer Aniston as Self - Lifetime Achievement Award presenter

Michael Bolton as Self - Performer

Drew Barrymore as Self - Presenter

Krista Allen as Self - Presenter

Journalists Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner host the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring the greatest daytime shows in the country.

Zurawski v Texas

2024

English

7.6

♡ 3

100%

Due to Texas’s abortion laws, which are some of the most restrictive in the country, Amanda Zurawski was refused an emergency procedure during a troubled pregnancy. The collapse of her uterus sent her into life-threatening septic shock, from which she continues to recover. Her tragic story is less rare than you’d think: When Zurawski took the bold step of fighting the laws in court, in a suit led by the attorney Molly Duane, 21 other women, all of whom had suffered devastating health effects from the Texas laws, signed on to support it.

Dirty Wars

2013

English

7.4

♡ 41

84%

Rick Rowley Director

Saleha Al Aulaqi as Herself - Interviewee

John McCain as Himself

Barack Obama as Himself

Nasser Al Aulaqi as Himself - Interviewee

Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.

Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal

2015

English

7.6

♡ 16

93%

Robert Gordon Director

John Lithgow as Gore Vidal

Nancy Reagan as Herself

Paul Newman as Himself

Hugh M. Hefner as Self

A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"

Banking on Bitcoin

2016

English

6.6

♡ 2

85%

Christopher Cannucciari Director

Rand Paul as Self

Alex Winter as Self

Andy Greenberg as Self

Ross Ulbricht as Self - Founder, Silk Road

Not since the invention of the Internet has there been such a disruptive technology as Bitcoin. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public, and the ire of the regulators the technology had subverted. After landmark arrests of prominent cyber criminals Bitcoin faces its most severe adversary yet, the very banks it was built to destroy.