Documentary Movies

Disposable love

In home-movies shot in the ‘90s by her father, the filmmaker discovers in these inherited images powerful fictions of the Argentinian middle class and the country’s recent history.

The Reason Why I'm Home

A mother brought about her own downfall after she joined a cult and murdered her own son. Her daughter, who left long ago, now returns to this broken home. Reflecting on the meaning of family and life, she tries to rebuild a 'home' for everyone.

Orwell: 2+2=5

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic his work has become.

Dziga and His Brothers

The fascinating and tumultuous lives of Mikhail, Boris and Denis Kaufman (better known as Dziga Vertov) are the focus of this powerful documentary. Using rare archival footage from Russian state film archives and private collections, the brothers' lives and art are traced from Bialystok to Moscow, Paris, and Hollywood.

Gilles Deleuze from A to Z

The eight-hour series of interviews between Gilles Deleuze and Claire Parnet, filmed by Pierre-André Boutang in 1988-1989.

Thriller 40

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.

Primer cuadro

Documentary on the First District of Mexico City, covering daily life in Tepito, La Merced, and Colonia Morelos.

Mocha

A collective work created by students of Bachillerato Popular Mocha Celis in Buenos Aires, the first of its kind in the world, the place offers transvestite and transgender adults the opportunity to complete their high-school studies. The films focuses on identity, inclusion, political activism and equal access to the right to education.

Marching Band

A documentary on American marching bands with a background of the 2008 presidential election.

Pedro Flores

Biographical documentary on the life and work of Pedro Flores, internationally renowned Puerto Rican musician.

The Eye of the Storm

The very first documentary about Jane Elliott's educational experiment about discrimination, which was originally produced for ABC News, in which she conducts an unforgettable lesson with her third-grade class in Riceville, Iowa.

Belmondo l'influenceur

Sìrìrì

Since 2013, the Central African Republic has been embroiled in a conflict between Christian and Muslim armed groups. While diamonds and gold are traded in global indifference, a cardinal and an imam fight together for interreligious coexistence.

Casa Propia

Filming in Yarinacocha-Pucallpa, the construction of a house by the Shipibo tribe in harmony with nature. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk - Cologne, Germany.

Turning 18

Two girls in the bloom of youth meet at a vocational training program. Afterwards, their lives move in completely different directions.

Stolen Photo

One hundred years ago. Banana workers went on strike in Colombia. A US-owned fruit company refused to negotiate. A massacre ensued. This is the story of how the Company and the Colombian military used a photograph to identify workers, and how the violence of December 1928 mutated into oblivion.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

Let's Our men Dance

The story of Kurdish women laboring to weave clothes for their men to dance in.

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

Highlights boy bands and their rise — and fall — to fame, from The Beatles to Jackson 5 to the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, as well as the K-pop group Seventeen.

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