Cries from Syria (2017)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky
Actors: Hadi Al Abdullah, Helen Mirren, Raed Al Saleh
Country: United States of America
Brother Number One (2011)
Brother Number One is a New Zealand documentary on the torture and murder of New Zealand yachtie Kerry Hamill by the Khmer Rouge in 1978. It follows the journey of…
Wordplay (2006)
From the masters who create the mind-bending diversions to the tense competition at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Patrick Creadon’s documentary reveals a fascinating look at a decidedly addictive pastime….
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the…
Unity (2015)
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on — none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a…
Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari (2021)
A riveting documentary that follows superstar violinist Janine Jansen as she embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record a new album on 12 Stradivari violins.
Truly Texas Mexican (2021)
Over time and during conquest, “comida casera,” home cooking of Texas Mexican families sustained indigenous identity and memory. Cooking deer, cactus and tortillas, women led the cultural resistance against colonization….
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (2022)
Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
Country: Portraits of an American Sound (2015)
‘Country: Portraits of an American Sound’ is a documentary film that explores the history and culture of country music through the lens of photography, which has portrayed the ideals, lifestyle…
The Acid King (2021)
The story of Ricky Kasso, an American teenager who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” during the summer of 1984.
Handicapped Future (1971)
A documentary by Werner Herzog exploring the different treatment accorded to the disabled in Germany and the USA.
Tour du Faso (2014)
Culture clash on the sandy streets of Burkina Faso. Africa’s biggest cycling race, the Tour du Faso, is a ten-stage challenge where adventurous European amateur cyclist and African local heroes…
Anti-Nowhere League: We Are The League (2019)
Anti-Nowhere League: We Are The League tells the full uncensored story of how a biker, a skinhead, a grammar school boy and a Persian exile came together, with no musical…