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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
10 Questions For The Dalai Lama is a 2006 documentary film in which filmmaker Rick Ray meets with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama at his monastery in Dharamsala, India.
10 Questions For The Dalai Lama is a 2006 documentary film in which filmmaker Rick Ray meets with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama at his monastery in Dharamsala, India.
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek, an independent American documentary about Joe Meek, by Howard S. Berger and Susan Stahmann.
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek, an independent American documentary about Joe Meek, by Howard S. Berger and Susan Stahmann.
All About My Father
All About My Father is a 2002 Norwegian biographical documentary film written and directed by Even Benestad.
All About My Father is a 2002 Norwegian biographical documentary film written and directed by Even Benestad.
America: A Call to Greatness
America: A Call to Greatness is a 1995 docudrama feature from Paige-Brace Cinema, chronicling United States history from its inception through the 20th century.
America: A Call to Greatness is a 1995 docudrama feature from Paige-Brace Cinema, chronicling United States history from its inception through the 20th century.
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince is a 1978 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese.
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince is a 1978 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese.
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein is a 2009 documentary film about the life of the American academic Norman Finkelstein, directed and produced by David Ridgen and Nicolas Ro...
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein is a 2009 documentary film about the life of the American academic Norman Finkelstein, directed and produced by David Ridgen and Nicolas Ro...
An Unreasonable Man
An Unreasonable Man is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection.
An Unreasonable Man is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection.
Ape and Super-Ape
Ape and Super-Ape (Bij de beesten af) is a 1972 Dutch documentary film directed by Bert Haanstra.
Ape and Super-Ape (Bij de beesten af) is a 1972 Dutch documentary film directed by Bert Haanstra.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life (L'Amour de la vie - Artur Rubinstein) is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life (L'Amour de la vie - Artur Rubinstein) is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Beyond This Place (2010 film)
Beyond This Place is a documentary film directed by Kaleo La Belle, first screened in 2010 at a number of film festivals.
Beyond This Place is a documentary film directed by Kaleo La Belle, first screened in 2010 at a number of film festivals.
Beyond This Place (2010)
Beyond This Place is a documentary film directed by Kaleo La Belle, first screened in 2010 at a number of film festivals.
Beyond This Place is a documentary film directed by Kaleo La Belle, first screened in 2010 at a number of film festivals.
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996) is a PBS 'American Masters' TV documentary on the inventor/visionary/thinker R. Buckminster Fuller, produced and directed by four time Academy A...
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996) is a PBS 'American Masters' TV documentary on the inventor/visionary/thinker R. Buckminster Fuller, produced and directed by four time Academy A...
Call of the Wild (2007 film)
The Call of the Wild is a 2007 documentary by independent filmmaker Ron Lamothe.
The Call of the Wild is a 2007 documentary by independent filmmaker Ron Lamothe.
Challenging Impossibility
Challenging Impossibility is a 2011 documentary film which chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of the spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy, who in 1985 at the age of 54 took up weightlifting and p...
Challenging Impossibility is a 2011 documentary film which chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of the spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy, who in 1985 at the age of 54 took up weightlifting and p...
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life is a 2009 television documentary about Charles Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution through natural selection, produced by the BBC to mark the...
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life is a 2009 television documentary about Charles Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution through natural selection, produced by the BBC to mark the...
Child of Our Time
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC co-produced with The Open University and presented by Robert Winston which follows up on the lives of 25 babies who were born aroun...
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC co-produced with The Open University and presented by Robert Winston which follows up on the lives of 25 babies who were born aroun...
Dalai Lama Renaissance
Dalai Lama Renaissance is a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford.
Dalai Lama Renaissance is a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford.
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford is a documentary film directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Directed by John Ford is a documentary film directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Ethel (film)
Ethel is a 2012 documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Ethel is a 2012 documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Fengming, a Chinese Memoir
Fengming, a Chinese Memoir, also known as Chronicle of a Chinese Woman, is a 2007 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing.
Fengming, a Chinese Memoir, also known as Chronicle of a Chinese Woman, is a 2007 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing.
Fire Talker
Fire Talker is a 2009 documentary film by Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen.
Fire Talker is a 2009 documentary film by Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen.
For the Love of Dolly
For the Love of Dolly is a 2006 documentary film directed by Tai Uhlmann.
For the Love of Dolly is a 2006 documentary film directed by Tai Uhlmann.
Gacaca, Living Together Again In Rwanda?
Gacaca, Living Together Again In Rwanda? is the first documentary film in a trilogy by Anne Aghion examining the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide.
Gacaca, Living Together Again In Rwanda? is the first documentary film in a trilogy by Anne Aghion examining the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide.
Holes in My Shoes
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, Holes In My Shoes, Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, Holes In My Shoes, Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Imelda (film)
Imelda is a 2003 documentary film about Imelda Marcos directed by Ramona S. Diaz.
Imelda is a 2003 documentary film about Imelda Marcos directed by Ramona S. Diaz.
In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies
In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies is a documentary film examining the Gacaca justice process in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies is a documentary film examining the Gacaca justice process in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Inquilaab - The Story of Junoon
Inquilaab – The Story of Junoon is a 44 minute radio broadcast documentary presented by Omar Bilal Akhtar, broadcast on City FM 89, on March 13, 2009.
Inquilaab – The Story of Junoon is a 44 minute radio broadcast documentary presented by Omar Bilal Akhtar, broadcast on City FM 89, on March 13, 2009.
Instinto Asesino
Instinto Asesino is a series produced by Endemol Argentina for the Discovery Channel.
Instinto Asesino is a series produced by Endemol Argentina for the Discovery Channel.
Jack Beers & "Holes In My Shoes"
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, "Holes In My Shoes", Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, "Holes In My Shoes", Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst!
Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst! (German: Thou shalt love thy symptom as thyself; 1996) is a German documentary film about the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek.
Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst! (German: Thou shalt love thy symptom as thyself; 1996) is a German documentary film about the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek.
Limelight (2011 documentary)
Limelight is a 2011 documentary that charts the rise and fall of club king Peter Gatien, against Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's transformation of New York City in the 1990s.
Limelight is a 2011 documentary that charts the rise and fall of club king Peter Gatien, against Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's transformation of New York City in the 1990s.
Made in Milan
Made in Milan is a 1990 short documentary film about fashion designer Giorgio Armani preparing for a show and discusses his ideas about fashion, his family history and the city of Milan it w...
Made in Milan is a 1990 short documentary film about fashion designer Giorgio Armani preparing for a show and discusses his ideas about fashion, his family history and the city of Milan it w...
Make Me a Tory
Make Me a Tory is a 2007 British authored documentary film directed by Daniel Cormack for Channel 4.
Make Me a Tory is a 2007 British authored documentary film directed by Daniel Cormack for Channel 4.
Men from Nowhere
Men From Nowhere is a 2010 documentary film by Laurent Malaquais.
Men From Nowhere is a 2010 documentary film by Laurent Malaquais.
Missing Allen
Missing Allen is a documentary about the search for the disappeared cameraman Allen Ross.
Missing Allen is a documentary about the search for the disappeared cameraman Allen Ross.
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback is a 2006 film directed by Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios about the seminal German-American beat band The Monks.
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback is a 2006 film directed by Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios about the seminal German-American beat band The Monks.
Moyl: The Story of a Traveling Jewish Ritual Circumciser
Moyl: The Story of a Traveling Jewish Ritual Circumciser, is a documentary made in 2004 by Emmy Award-winning director Moti Krauthamer.
Moyl: The Story of a Traveling Jewish Ritual Circumciser, is a documentary made in 2004 by Emmy Award-winning director Moti Krauthamer.
My Neighbor, My Killer
My Neighbor, My Killer is a 2009 French-American documentary film directed by Anne Aghion.
My Neighbor, My Killer is a 2009 French-American documentary film directed by Anne Aghion.
N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős
N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős is a 1993 documentary directed by George Paul Csicsery about the life of mathematician Paul Erdős.
N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős is a 1993 documentary directed by George Paul Csicsery about the life of mathematician Paul Erdős.
One Minute to Nine
One Minute to Nine is a 2007 documentary film written and directed by Tommy Davis and produced by Quinto Malo Films.
One Minute to Nine is a 2007 documentary film written and directed by Tommy Davis and produced by Quinto Malo Films.
Plug & Pray
Plug & Pray is a documentary film about the promise, problems and ethics of artificial intelligence and robotics.
Plug & Pray is a documentary film about the promise, problems and ethics of artificial intelligence and robotics.
Professional Revolutionary
Professional Revolutionary: The Life of Saul Wellman is a documentary about the life of Saul Wellman.
Professional Revolutionary: The Life of Saul Wellman is a documentary about the life of Saul Wellman.
Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling
PUCKER UP: The Fine Art of Whistling is a documentary on the 31st Louisburg International Whistling Competition that follows a Washington D.C. investment banker, a Dutch social worker and a ...
PUCKER UP: The Fine Art of Whistling is a documentary on the 31st Louisburg International Whistling Competition that follows a Washington D.C. investment banker, a Dutch social worker and a ...
Puisi Tak Terkuburkan
Puisi Tak Terkuburkan (The Poet) is a 2000 award winning Indonesian documentary film drama directed by Garin Nugroho in black and white.
Puisi Tak Terkuburkan (The Poet) is a 2000 award winning Indonesian documentary film drama directed by Garin Nugroho in black and white.
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mel Stuart.
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mel Stuart.
Sergio (film)
Sergio is a 2009 documentary film based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Samantha Power's biography, Sergio: One Man's Fight to Save the World.
Sergio is a 2009 documentary film based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Samantha Power's biography, Sergio: One Man's Fight to Save the World.
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Seven Songs for Malcolm X is an American documentary film that was directed by John Akomfrah, written by John Akomfrah and Edward George, and produced by producer Lina Goupal.
Seven Songs for Malcolm X is an American documentary film that was directed by John Akomfrah, written by John Akomfrah and Edward George, and produced by producer Lina Goupal.
Sretno dijete
Sretno dijete ("Happy child" in Serbo-Croatian) is a documentary film directed by Igor Mirković, and produced by Rajko Grlić, an Ohio University professor of film, in 2003.
Sretno dijete ("Happy child" in Serbo-Croatian) is a documentary film directed by Igor Mirković, and produced by Rajko Grlić, an Ohio University professor of film, in 2003.
The Betrayal – Nerakhoon
The Betrayal — Nerakhoon is a 2008 documentary film directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath.
The Betrayal — Nerakhoon is a 2008 documentary film directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath.
The Call of the Wild (2007 film)
The Call of the Wild is a 2007 documentary by independent filmmaker Ron Lamothe.
The Call of the Wild is a 2007 documentary by independent filmmaker Ron Lamothe.
The Cartoonist
The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics is a 2009 documentary about the life and art of Jeff Smith, the creator of the Bone graphic novel series and regarded as ...
The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics is a 2009 documentary about the life and art of Jeff Smith, the creator of the Bone graphic novel series and regarded as ...
The Devil at Your Heels
The Devil at Your Heels is a 1981 documentary that chronicles the attempt of stuntman and daredevil Ken Carter to jump a rocket-powered car over the St. Lawrence River—a distance of one mile...
The Devil at Your Heels is a 1981 documentary that chronicles the attempt of stuntman and daredevil Ken Carter to jump a rocket-powered car over the St. Lawrence River—a distance of one mile...
The Frontier Gandhi
The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace, a documentary released in 2008, is the first full film account of Pashtun leader and non violent activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known...
The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace, a documentary released in 2008, is the first full film account of Pashtun leader and non violent activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known...
The Human Face
The Human Face is a 4 part BBC series that examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.
The Human Face is a 4 part BBC series that examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.
The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan
The Inner World and the Outer World of Shahrukh Khan is a documentary, in the form of a DVD, which was previously distributed by Eros Entertainment.
The Inner World and the Outer World of Shahrukh Khan is a documentary, in the form of a DVD, which was previously distributed by Eros Entertainment.
The Notebooks of Memory
The Notebooks of Memory is the third documentary film in a trilogy by Anne Aghion examining the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide.
The Notebooks of Memory is the third documentary film in a trilogy by Anne Aghion examining the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide.
The Queen and I (film)
The Queen and I (Drottningen och jag) is a 2008 documentary film about Farah Pahlavi, the Queen/Empress of Iran.
The Queen and I (Drottningen och jag) is a 2008 documentary film about Farah Pahlavi, the Queen/Empress of Iran.
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
Julien Nitzberg (born 1966) is an American film director, script writer, and theatre director.
Julien Nitzberg (born 1966) is an American film director, script writer, and theatre director.
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey is a 1993 documentary film directed by Steven M. Martin about the life of Leon Theremin and his invention, the theremin, a pioneering electronic musical instr...
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey is a 1993 documentary film directed by Steven M. Martin about the life of Leon Theremin and his invention, the theremin, a pioneering electronic musical instr...
Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre
Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre is a 2006 documentary film.
Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre is a 2006 documentary film.
Toots (documentary film)
Toots is a documentary film about the life of Toots Shor, a New York City restaurateur who became famous for his association with all of the major celebrities of the 1940s and 1950s.
Toots is a documentary film about the life of Toots Shor, a New York City restaurateur who became famous for his association with all of the major celebrities of the 1940s and 1950s.
Transcendent Man (film)
Transcendent Man is a documentary film by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy.
Transcendent Man is a documentary film by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy.
Trees Cry for Rain
Trees Cry for Rain: A Sephardic Journey is a short 1989 documentary that profiles Rachel Amado Bortnick, exploring her Turkish-Jewish heritage.
Trees Cry for Rain: A Sephardic Journey is a short 1989 documentary that profiles Rachel Amado Bortnick, exploring her Turkish-Jewish heritage.
Trudell
Trudell is a 2005 documentary film about the life of author and American Indian activist John Trudell.
Trudell is a 2005 documentary film about the life of author and American Indian activist John Trudell.
Unknown White Male (2005 film)
Unknown White Male is a 2005 documentary film directed by Rupert Murray, covering the life of his childhood friend Doug Bruce, a British resident of New York who appeared to suffer from sudd...
Unknown White Male is a 2005 documentary film directed by Rupert Murray, covering the life of his childhood friend Doug Bruce, a British resident of New York who appeared to suffer from sudd...
Unraveled (film)
Unraveled is a 2011 American documentary film about prominent lawyer Marc Dreier, who was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from h...
Unraveled is a 2011 American documentary film about prominent lawyer Marc Dreier, who was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from h...
Up Series
The Up Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
The Up Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Valentino: The Last Emperor is a documentary film about the life of Valentino Garavani.
Valentino: The Last Emperor is a documentary film about the life of Valentino Garavani.
Veiled Ambition
Veiled Ambition is a 1-part documentary created by Rebel Films for the SBS independent network following a Lebanese-Australian woman named Frida as she opens a shop selling fashionable cloth...
Veiled Ambition is a 1-part documentary created by Rebel Films for the SBS independent network following a Lebanese-Australian woman named Frida as she opens a shop selling fashionable cloth...
Waiting for Godik
Waiting for Godik is a 2007 documentary written and directed by Ari Davidovich, chronicalling the rise and fall of the Israeli theater producer and impresario Giora Godik.
Waiting for Godik is a 2007 documentary written and directed by Ari Davidovich, chronicalling the rise and fall of the Israeli theater producer and impresario Giora Godik.
When Louis Met...
When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films made by BAFTA award-winning film-maker Louis Theroux.
When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films made by BAFTA award-winning film-maker Louis Theroux.
With My Heart in Yambo
With My Heart in Yambo is a 2011 Ecuadorian documentary film written and directed by María Fernanda Restrepo.
With My Heart in Yambo is a 2011 Ecuadorian documentary film written and directed by María Fernanda Restrepo.
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg is a 2009 documentary film on the broadcast career of Gertrude Berg and her radio and television serials, The Goldbergs.
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg is a 2009 documentary film on the broadcast career of Gertrude Berg and her radio and television serials, The Goldbergs.
Zizek!
Zizek!, sometimes written as Žižek!, is a 2005 American/Canadian documentary film directed by Astra Taylor.
Zizek!, sometimes written as Žižek!, is a 2005 American/Canadian documentary film directed by Astra Taylor.