With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.

The First Wave

2021

English

7.1

♡ 8

98%

Matthew Heineman Director

Nathalie Douge as Self

When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century

American Symphony

2023

English

6.8

♡ 5

94%

Matthew Heineman Director

Stevie Wonder as Self

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Self

Trevor Noah as Self

Simon Helberg as Self

Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.

A Private War

2018

English

6.7

♡ 54

87%

israeli–palestinian conflict

journalist

palestinian-israeli conflict

syria

War

war correspondent

Matthew Heineman Director

Amanda Drew as Amy Bentham

Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin

Tom Hollander as Sean Ryan

Stanley Tucci as Tony Shaw

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Cartel Land

2015

English

7.3

♡ 11

90%

Matthew Heineman Director

Nicolás Sierra as Self Karla

Karla as Self

Alfredo Castillo Cervantes as Self - Mexican political

Janet Fields as Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.

Retrograde

2022

English

7.3

♡ 10

89%

afghanistan war (2001- )

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

Matthew Heineman Director

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

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