Tag: documentary

Paul Risker - 04-06-2024

Timely and urgent doc explores the International Criminal Court, from Nuremberg to theatres of war in Ukraine and Palestine, revealing the unfortunate repercussions of EU incoherence and US meddling [Read More...]

Apolonia, Apolonia

Lea Glob

Daniel Theophanous - 09-10-2023

Danish documentarist portrays the iridescent life of French figurative painter Apolonia Sokol - from the 67th edition of the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Reality

Tina Satter

Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera

Gaelle Biguenet - 26-05-2023

Piercing, tense and unexpectedly funny docufiction starring Sydney Sweeney portrays controversial whistleblower who leaked US government information to the media in 2017 - on BFI Player on Monday, July 3rd [Read More...]

Subject

Victor Fraga - 17-01-2023

Metatextual documentary investigates the impact that documentaries have on their subjects, and the revelations are sobering - in selected cinemas on Friday, March 3rd [Read More...]

Fire of Love

Sara Dosa

John Bleasdale - 15-08-2022

National Geographic documentary tracks the love affair between Katia and Maurice Krafft and a whole slew of erupting volcanoes - from the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

Tales of the Purple House (Hikayat elbeit elorjowani)

Abbas Fahdel

Redmond Bacon - 12-08-2022

An epic documentary that's both video essay and panoramic portrait of Lebanon in decline, this is a massive lost opportunity — live from Locarno! [Read More...]

Fragments From Heaven

Adnane Baraka

Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin

Redmond Bacon - 11-08-2022

This enigmatic Moroccan documentary takes us on a quest through the desert to understand the origins of human life — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato on the Road to Excess (Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato Sullva Via Dell’eccesso)

Redmond Bacon - 21-06-2022

More of a DVD supplement than a genuine film, horror and porn director Joe D'Amato is given a tribute that is only skin deep — live from Transylvania [Read More...]

The Balcony Movie (Film balkonowy)

Paweł Łozinski

Redmond Bacon - 19-06-2022

The whole world is revealed to us from the smallest possible corner in this glorious Polish documentary — live from TIFF. [Read More...]

Everything Will Be Ok

Rithy Panh

Redmond Bacon - 12-02-2022

The latest visual essay by acclaimed Cambodian documentary filmmaker is typically beautiful but ultimately inconclusive — live from Berlin! [Read More...]

The Plains

David Easteal

John Bleasdale - 28-01-2022

A series of car journeys from work to home begin to reveal a life lived of apparent routine but interesting depth - from the International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Dirty Feathers

Carlos Alfonso Corral

Redmond Bacon - 01-03-2021

A gorgeous portrait of life on the margins, this observational doc strikes us with both its directness and poetry — live from Berlin Film Festival [Read More...]

We (Nous)

Alice Diop

Redmond Bacon - 01-03-2021

This panoramic vision of banlieue life shows off the diversity of French metropolitan life, but lacks a central focus - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

The Body Fights Back

Marian Võsumets

Redmond Bacon - 13-11-2020

Our paradoxical relationship with food is deftly explored in this British-Estonian documentary - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

I Am Greta

Nathan Grossman

Victor Fraga - 04-09-2020

Documentary follows Greta Thunberg from her lonely "school strike" days in mid-2018 up until her trip across the Atlantic to attend the New York Climate Change Summit last September; what she achieved in little over a year is truly astounding - On Disney + UK on Friday, July 22nd; also available on other VoD platforms [Read More...]

Talking About Trees

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Jack Hawkins - 25-04-2020

An amiable film society attempt to revive Sudan’s film culture in this arrestingly framed documentary from Suhaib Gasmelbari - out on Monday, April 27th [Read More...]

Making a guerrilla documentary in ultra-homophobic Chechnya

Redmond Bacon - 03-03-2020

David France discusses his incredible work of investigative journalism, Welcome To Chechnya, focusing on real-life heroes saving LGBT people in the region. [Read More...]

Midnight Traveller

Hassan Fazili

Redmond bacon - 11-01-2020

Cinema verité doc immerses us into the heartbreak of the refugee experience and the immense resolve of those seeking a better life - in cinemas Friday, January 17th [Read More...]

The Kingmaker

Lauren Greenfield

Redmond Bacon - 07-12-2019

Extraordinary profile of Imelda Marcos, dubbed the "Marie Antoinette" of the Philippines due to her extravagant plundered wealth, is now available on VoD [Read More...]

Shooting the Mafia

Kim Longinotto

Jack Hawkins - 02-12-2019

Director Kim Longinotto presents a short history of Sicilian culture with photojournalist Letizia Battaglia as the focaliser - in cinemas Friday, November 29th [Read More...]

The Cave

Feras Fayyad

Jack Hawkins - 26-11-2019

In this National Geographic documentary, director Feras Fayyad captures the bravery and perseverance of besieged doctors fighting to save the people of Damascus - out in UK cinemas Friday, December 6th. [Read More...]

The Street

Zed Nelson

Mannix Flynn, Lotta Petronella, Maedhbh McMahon

Redmond Bacon - 13-11-2019

A street in London becomes a metaphor for the failures of Tory austerity in this gripping documentary - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Land Without God

Eoghan Lyng - 28-10-2019

Gerard "Mannix" Flynn discusses with family members the institutional abuse that the Irish Church and state has inflicted upon them - in Irish cinemas [Read More...]

Tell Me Who I Am

Ed Perkins

Victor Fraga - 15-10-2019

Horrifying family secrets surface after two adult twins rummage the secret rooms in their house that their late mother kept locked away, in this shocking British documentary - in UK cinemas and also on Netflix on Friday, October 18th. [Read More...]

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

Richard Lowenstein

Werner Herzog, Andre Singer

- 12-10-2019

The handsome and energetic rock star led a tragic life, complete with drug abuse, dysfunctional relationships and a major accident - documentary is now available on VoD [Read More...]

Meeting Gorbachev

Victor Fraga - 10-10-2019

The 88-year-old former politician and last leader of the Soviet Union opens up his heart and shares his achievements, tragedies and pains with German director Werner Herzog - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Filmfarsi

Ehsan Khoshbakht

Redmond Bacon - 04-10-2019

Deep-dive into pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema, a world awash with sex and violence, in this doc revealing a new side to the misunderstood nation - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Hope Frozen

Pailin Wedel

Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Jeremy Clarke - 23-09-2019

Memories are made of this. If your child is dying of brain cancer, simply freeze the body until science overcomes death - fascinating Thai documentary is now available on Netflix [Read More...]

For Sama

Victor Fraga - 05-09-2019

Mother finds strength in her baby daughter in order to resist the oppressive Assad regime, in this punch-in-the-stomach war documentary - watch it now on VoD [Read More...]

The Big Meeting

Daniel Draper

Eoghan Lyng - 02-09-2019

Superb documentary reflects the past, present and future of the Durham Miners' Gala and labour movement, whilst following four protagonists over the course of this impressive working-class occasion - now available on DVD [Read More...]

24 Snow

Mikhail Barynin

Redmond Bacon - 21-08-2019

Extremity becomes its own reward in this a loving depiction of rural life in one of the world's most inhospitable places - from the upcoming Native Spirit Festival [Read More...]

Discover Iceland in all its glory!

Redmond Bacon - 17-08-2019

We sat down with Icelandic auteur Rúnar Rúnarsson to discuss Echo, covering everything from working with amateurs to the country's outstanding beauty! [Read More...]

Hail Satan

Penny Lane

Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter

Victor Fraga - 17-08-2019

The devil has never been this adorable before, in this documentary about a group of American progressives who appropriated the Antichrist for the libertarian crusade - in cinemas and VoD [Read More...]

Cinema that bites!

Redmond Bacon - 13-08-2019

We sat down with the directing duo behind Space Dogs, an experimental and deeply disturbing doc depicting canine life in a never-seen-before way - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Space Dogs

Redmond Bacon - 09-08-2019

Man's cruelty to man's best friend is merciless exposed in Russian film Space Dogs, one of the most bizarre documentaries ever made! On Mubi in September [Read More...]

Adolescents (Adolescentes)

Sébastian Lifshitz

Redmond Bacon - 09-08-2019

Five years in the making, Adolescentes is a remarkable achievement, charting two very different girls from 13 to 18 as they grow into maturity - on Mubi on July 9th [Read More...]

Last Night I Saw You Smiling (Yub menh bong keunh oun nho nhim)

Kavich Neang

Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell

Redmond Bacon - 08-08-2019

A single building in Cambodia is used to interrogate a changing nation, in this quiet yet deeply affecting movie - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Gaza

Victor Fraga - 07-08-2019

Two million Palestinians attempt to live their lives as normal, despite the horrific conditions to which they are subject - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Hoop Dreams

Steve James

1994

Fedor Tot - 05-08-2019

Two Afro-American teens dream of becoming professional basketball players, but the sport has many surprises (both good and bad) in store for them - now on Mubi [Read More...]

Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love

Nick Broomfield

Victor Fraga - 23-07-2019

After decades of continuous "so longs", Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen finally say goodbye, and it all comes neatly full circle - in cinemas Friday, July 26th. [Read More...]

Memory: The Origins Of Alien

Alexandre O. Philippe

Jeremy Clarke - 10-07-2019

A detailed examination of the ideas and personalities behind Dan O'Bannon, H.R.Giger and Ridley Scott's classic 1979 SF shocker Alien is in cinemas and VoD [Read More...]

Are You Proud?

Ashley Joiner

- 02-07-2019

The history of LGBTQ+ Britain in the past 50 years is the central pillar of this sobering doc, which both celebrates and raises questions about the achievements of the community - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Biggest Little Farm

John Chester

Victor Fraga - 21-06-2019

Young American couple gives up urban life in favour of an "old-fashioned" farm, where they both struggle and wallow in the strange paradoxes of nature - in cinemas Friday, November 29th [Read More...]

Buñuel In The Labyrinth Of The Turtles

Salvador Simo

Jeremy Clarke - 13-06-2019

2D animated drama-doc details the reasons for and struggles of Luis Buñuel to make the documentary Land Without Bread - on VoD on Thursday, July 16th [Read More...]

Diego Maradona

Asif Kapadia

Victor Fraga - 12-06-2019

The Argentinian football superstar's turbulent years in Naples are the central pillar of Asif Kapadia's third biopic - now available on VoD [Read More...]

MOTHER

Kristof Bilsen

Victor Fraga - 10-06-2019

In Thailand, a carer looks after wealthy Europeans with Alzheimer's, and is left unable to care for her own family - from the Sheffield Doc Fest [Read More...]

Apollo 11

Todd Douglas Miller

Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier

Victor Fraga - 08-06-2019

Never-seen-before footage and audio recordings of Nasa's first moon landing is as close as you will get to a real-life Stanley Kubrick movie - on VoD on Monday, November 11th [Read More...]

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Victor Fraga - 08-06-2019

Three documentarists travel to every corner of the planet in order to register the irreversible impact that humans have on our planet - from Sheffield Doc Fest [Read More...]

Halston

Frédéric Tcheng

Redmond Bacon - 05-06-2019

The eternal conflict between art and commerce is stylishly presented in this documentary, charting the rise and fall of one of the US's top fashion designers - in cinemas Friday, June 7th [Read More...]

The Brink

Alison Klayman

Victor Fraga - 28-05-2019

Stephen Bannon travels to Europe and makes new friends in the far-right, while also campaigning for Republicans in the US, in this fly-on-the-wall type of doc - in cinemas on Friday, July 12th. [Read More...]

Freedom Fields

Naziha Arebi

Jainendra Dost, Shilpi Gulati

Victor Fraga - 26-05-2019

Libyan documentary follows females footballers as they struggle to overcome a number of barriers in the post-Gaddafi era - on Mubi on Friday, July 31st [Read More...]

Naach Bhikhari Naach

Jeremy Clarke - 18-05-2019

This documentary showcases Naach, a form of Indian folk theatre, and talks to surviving, veteran performers of the troupe of playwright Bhikhari Thakur - in cinemas from Sunday, May 19th [Read More...]

Active Measures

Jack Bryan

Eoghan Lyng - 09-04-2019

Director/co-writer Jack Bryan's film showcases a comprehensive account of Russian interference during the controversial 2016 US presidential elections - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Yuli – The Carlos Acosta Story

Icíar Bollaín

Alex Parkinson, Richard Da Costa

Redmond Bacon - 03-04-2019

Tender portrait of iconic ballet dancer doubles up as an exploration of fatherhood and also of the artist's home nation Cuba - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Last Breath

Redmond Bacon - 30-03-2019

Documentary follows the tragic predicament underwater oil worker with just minutes of oxygen left to survive after his equipment breaks down - in cinemas Friday, Apriil 5th [Read More...]

No Box for Me, An Intersex Story (Ni d’Ève, ni d’Adam. Une histoire intersexe)

Floriane Devigne

Annie Sprinkle/ Beth Stephens

Victor Fraga - 28-03-2019

People born with both sexes are beginning to challenge the established orthodoxy of binarism, but they face an uphill struggle - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

Water Makes Us Wet

Victor Fraga - 24-03-2019

Explore the romantic and sexual pleasures of water, in this documentary about "ecosexuality" (literally, making love to the Earth) - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

Steve Sullivan

Victor Fraga - 24-03-2019

Documentary investigates how creative artist with multiple skills got trapped inside his papier-mache-headed character - in cinemas Friday, March 29th and then on VoD on Monday, April 1st [Read More...]

Minding the Gap

Bing Liu

Ben Flanagan - 19-03-2019

Three young men find a healing tool in skateboarding for their dysfunctional family lives - documentary set in Illinois is out in cinemas Friday, March 22nd, and on VoD on Monday, March 25th [Read More...]

Maiden

Alex Holmes

Redmond Bacon - 05-03-2019

Sailing against the current! Doc about first all-women crew of an around-the-world yacht race is an ode to female perseverance in a macho world - on VoD Monday, September 30th [Read More...]

Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta)

Eliza Capai

Victor Fraga - 04-03-2019

Brazilian students protest and occupy hundreds of schools, demanding better public education and the end of austerity measures, in fascinating documentary about grassroots empowerment - from Sheffield Doc Fest [Read More...]

Varda by Agnes (Varda par Agnès)

Agnès Varda

Erick Stoll, Chase Whiteside

Ben Flanagan - 13-02-2019

Agnès Varda's latest documentary essay takes us on a trip through her incredible career in this skilfully delivered primer - on BFI Player, Mubi and Amazon Prime in May 2023 [Read More...]

América

Redmond Bacon - 04-02-2019

Simple and uplifting documentary takes an an affecting look at the complexities of end-of-life care in Mexico - in cinemas Friday, February 8th [Read More...]

On Her Shoulders

Alexandria Bombach

Victor Fraga - 22-01-2019

Isis sexual slavery survivor from mostly overlooked religious minority faces an uphill struggle raising awareness of the horrors suffered by her people - in cinemas Friday, January 25th, and on VoD on Friday, February 1st [Read More...]

The Raft

Marcus Lindeen

Redmond Bacon - 14-01-2019

Is this Big Brother's grandfather? The surviving members of a very strange social experiment are brought together nearly a century later: the 11 strangers were made to live on a raft for three months cut off from the rest of the world - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Back to Berlin

Catherine Lurie

Emma Davie, Peter Mettler

Redmond Bacon - 22-11-2018

Detailing the journey of 11 bikers taking the torch to the 2015 European Maccabi games in Berlin, sombre documentary lays bare the worst atrocity to ever occur in human history - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Becoming Animal

Redmond Bacon - 18-11-2018

This is NOT your average Planet Earth episode... based on David Abram's reflections on how humans have evolved differently from other animals, doc raises questions about the relation between technology and nature - in cinemas from Thursday, November 22nd [Read More...]

The Return

Malene Choi

Jeremy Clarke - 16-11-2018

Koreans sent abroad for adoption return to South Korea to try and locate their birth parents, in profoundly moving fiction feature based on the director's own experience - from the London Korean Film Festival, on now [Read More...]

The Price Of Everything

Nathaniel Kahn

Jeremy Clarke - 14-11-2018

Things money just can buy! Doc about contemporary art market – the artists, the dealers, the buyers – poses questions about the dual natures of both art and capitalism - in cinemas from Friday, November 16th [Read More...]

Free Lunch Society (Komm Komm Grundeinkommen)

Christian Tod

Redmond Bacon - 11-11-2018

What if everyone was entitled to "free" money, regardless of work? Doc investigates the concept of Universal Basic Income, and the successful pilots across the globe - from Walk This Way VoD [Read More...]

Step Up The Plate (Entre Les Bras)

Paul Lacoste

2012

Redmond Bacon - 11-11-2018

The legacy of a family restaurant is explored in this French documentary, that is as much about fatherhood as it is about cooking - now available with Walk This Way VoD [Read More...]

Fukushima, A Nuclear Story (Fukushima, Una Storia Nucleare)

Matteo Gagliardi

2015

Victor Fraga - 11-11-2018

Italian documentarist and journalist join forces in order to shed light at a tragedy that narrowly destroyed Tokyo, raising questions about governance and accountability - out on Monday, November 12th as part of the Walk This Way collection [Read More...]

Three Identical Strangers

Tim Wardle

Eoghan Lyng - 01-11-2018

Three triplets, separated at birth from one another are rekindled to find each other, just as they find out more about one another and about themselves - now available on Netflix [Read More...]

Bad Reputation

Kevin Kerslake

Victor Fraga - 23-10-2018

Rockumentary digs down into the life of Joan Jett; it reveals the dirty facets of the rock'n roll pioneer, best known for her recording of I Love Rock'N Roll - in cinemas Friday, October 26th [Read More...]

They Shall Not Grow Old

Peter Jackson

Jeremy Clarke - 18-10-2018

The horrors of war, in yet another dimension: British archive footage from The Great War converted into 3D accompanied by extracts of the accounts of British and Empire soldiers who fought there – from the 62nd BFI London Film Festival and in cinemas on Friday, November 9th [Read More...]

Female Human Animal

Josh Appignanesi

Fiona Whitelaw - 16-09-2018

Novelist Chloe Aridjis is a wild and indomitable beast who will not surrender to these lame creatures called men, in dazzling doc blending a variety of media - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Under The Wire

Chris Martin

Redmond Bacon - 04-09-2018

Marie Colvin dedicated her life to extreme journalism for selfless reasons instead of career ambitions; now the "Wonder Woman" becomes the subject of a documentary that raises key questions about the role of the media in conflict zones - in cinemas Friday, September 7th. [Read More...]

Baronesa

Juliana Antunes

Victor Fraga - 29-08-2018

Two Brazilian females juggle motherhood, tenderness and survival in a precarious and treacherous urban environment - opening film at the Open City Docs Fest on September 4th [Read More...]

The Gospel According to André

Kate Novack

Victor Fraga - 28-08-2018

Effective doc about fashion icon reveals audacious artistic streak contrasted against a certain racial ambivalence - in cinemas and on demand on Friday, September 28th. [Read More...]

Flight of a Bullet

Beata Bubenec

Victor Fraga - 28-08-2018

Suspected separatist arrested by Ukrainian police shortly after bridge in blown open, in single-take documentary at Donbass War - from the Open City Doc Film Fest [Read More...]

Nureyev

Jacqui and David Morris

Victor Fraga - 26-08-2018

Latest doc about the bigger-than-life Russian ballet dancer is both fun and enlightening to watch, but it neglects at least one crucial topic: his sexuality - in cinemas from Tuesday, September 25th [Read More...]

Humberto Mauro

André Di Mauro

Tiago Di Mauro - 25-08-2018

Documentary about the "father of Brazilian cinema", who was born at the same time as Dziga Vertov and film itself, rescues and celebrates Brazilian history - live from the 75th Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

The King

Eugene Jarecki

Victor Fraga - 23-08-2018

Not your average Elvis doc! Two-time Sundance Grand Jury winner rides Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce and deconstructs the American Dream using the iconic singer as a gauge - in cinemas Friday, August 24th [Read More...]

Postcards from the 48%

David Wilkinson

Victor Fraga - 02-07-2018

Do you hear the blues? They are everywhere! Highly insightful documentary provides detailed and finely corroborated arguments as to why Brexit is nothing short of a disaster, and it also conveys a necessary message of blue hope - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Whitney

Kevin Macdonald

Joy Banerjee and Partho Bhattacharya

Victor Fraga - 02-07-2018

She's every woman! Documentary about Whitney Houston (yes, another one!) contains unseen footage and a bombastic revelation, and it's moving enough even for non-fans - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Bengal Shadows

Victor Fraga - 23-06-2018

The REAL darkest hour of Churchill! Documentary reveals why the British Prime Minister is directly responsible for deaths of up to five million people during the Bengal famine of 1943 - from the London Indian Film Festival [Read More...]

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Sara Driver

Victor Fraga - 19-06-2018

Dirty words, scrawls and scribbles! Documentary about one of the most subversive artists of the 20th century, who treated the entire world much like his own private scrapbook, investigates a very specific segment of his life - on VoD on Monday, November 26th [Read More...]

Studio 54

Matt Tyrnauer

Jake Sanders - 12-06-2018

A-list celebrities, disco, glamour, hedonism and... ahem... tax evasion! Doc reveals all the dirty facets of the exclusive New York nightclub from the 1970s - now available for digital streaming [Read More...]

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

RaMell Moss

Ben Flanagan - 12-06-2018

Twisting your filmic perceptions! Free-form and elliptical doc transforms the mundane life of impoverished Alabama county into hypnotic storytelling masterpiece - in cinemas Friday, January 18th [Read More...]

Black Mother

Khalik Allah

Ben Flanagan - 11-06-2018

Tenderness, charm and guile! Director of Beyonce's Lemonade takes you on a dizzying spiritual and political journey through the live of the vibrant females of Jamaica - in cinemas Friday, November 2nd [Read More...]

Shirkers

Sandi Tan

Ben Flanagan - 10-06-2018

The mystery of the stolen slasher! Would-be film star steps behind the camera 20 years later in order to find out what happened to the director and the reels of the movie that was never completed, and her journey is profoundly personal and fascinating - now available on Netflix [Read More...]

Gun No 6

James Newton

Ben Flanagan - 09-06-2018

Killing, British style: slick doc heavily influenced by Alan Clarke deals with the subject of gun crime in the UK, deep-diving into the psychology of the perpetrators - from Sheffield Doc/Fest [Read More...]

Generation Wealth

Lauren Greenfield

Ben Flanagan - 09-06-2018

Mega-rich, vulgar and grotesque: meet the people with more money than sense, and who unabashedly embrace and brandish their superlative lifestyle - now available for digital streaming [Read More...]

All The Wild Horses

Ivo Marloh

Jeremy Clarke - 03-06-2018

Devils on horseback! Documentary follows competitors and organisers from round the globe on the Mongol Derby, arguably the hardest horse race in the world – in cinemas Friday, June 8th [Read More...]

This is Congo

Daniel McCabe

Victor Fraga - 23-05-2018

Nearly 60 years after its independence, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is still grappling with the most basic foundations of democracy, particularly on the Eastern border with Rwanda - doc is in cinemas Friday, May 25th [Read More...]

Fred

Paul van Carter

Jane Harris/ Jimmy Edmonds

Eoghan Lyng - 22-05-2018

Freddie Foreman reveals everything in this tell all documentary. Looking back on a life in crime, Foreman looks for forgiveness from his audience and from himself - available for digital download on Monday, May 28th, and it's out on DVD June 5th. [Read More...]

A Love That Never Dies

Jake Sanders - 04-05-2018

How can I go on without you? Documentary made by grief-stricken parents after the tragic and untimely death of their 18-year-old son deals with pain and modern ways of keeping someone's memory alive - available to watch online for free between January 11th to the 16th [Read More...]

A Cambodian Spring

Chris Kelly

Victor Fraga - 30-04-2018

People have the power? Documentary follows activists in Cambodia for six years as they fight against forced resettlement and the country's illiberal democracy - now available on BFI Player [Read More...]

Skid Row Marathon

Mark Hayes

Hogir Hirori/ Shinwar Kamal

Eoghan Lyng - 28-04-2018

Documentary centres on a criminal court judge who organises a running club, comprised of inhabitants from L.A.’s Skid Row in the hope of discovering some sense of worth - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Deminer

Victor Fraga - 23-04-2018

When altruism knows no bounds: army colonel Fakhir Berwari devoted his time to defusing mines in Iraq, despite knowing that his dangerous job would almost inevitably lead to his very own death - in cinemas April 27th [Read More...]

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

James Crump

Eoghan Lyng - 04-04-2018

He did it his way! Meet the profoundly gifted, charismatic and subversive fashion illustrator and artiste capable of sweet talking even the most hardened of editors, while refusing to meet deadlines and to work cooperatively - in cinemas Friday [Read More...]

The Island and the Whales

Mike Day

Richard Greenhill - 27-03-2018

Barbaric killers or noble fishermen? Doc investigates ancient whale hunting tradition in the Faroe Islands, which raises a few eyebrows amongst animal rights campaigners - in cinemas March 29th. [Read More...]

Nae Pasaran

Felipe Bustos Sierra

Eoghan Lyng - 26-03-2018

How do you sabotage a nasty dictator like Pinochet? These four Scottish Rolls-Royce factory workers had a very peculiar and effective idea - join the watch party on Sunday, April 5th [Read More...]

Love, Scott

Laura Marie Wayne

Peter Bardehle; Sebastian Lindemann

Alasdair Bayman - 24-03-2018

Musician Scott Jones was the victim of a hideous hate crime in 2013, leaving him in a wheelchair. Laura Marie Wayne's first full-length documentary follows its main subject through thick and thin as he rebuilds his life - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

Walk this Way with DMovies: Docs from around the World Collection

Alasdair Bayman - 20-03-2018

The globe is full of wonders, delights and problems, so Walk this Way and their Docs from around the World Collection bring some of the best documentaries straight to you on VoD. Sit back and absorb yourself in all aspects of our little blue planet! [Read More...]

A Symphony of Summits: The Alps from Above (Die Alpen: Unsere Berge von Oben )

Redmond Bacon - 02-03-2018

Climb ev'ry mountain! Take a vertiginous look at a range system that spreads across multiple nations and epitomises Europe like no other - out on VoD as part of the Walk This Way Collection on March 5th [Read More...]

10 Billion (10 Milliarden)

Valentin Thurn

2015

Alasdair Bayman - 28-02-2018

Where are you gonna get your food from in a few decades, once the world population hits a 10-digit figure? Doc raises urgent questions about overpopulation and sustainability, revealing that we could experience a "food war" - on VoD as part of the Walk This Way Collection [Read More...]

The Key to Dalí (La Llave Dalí)

David Fernández

Richard Greenhill - 28-02-2018

Just how much is this Dali worth? Spanish doc examining how a real Dali was sold for just £132 is a very timely critique of truth, expertise and elitism - on Vod March 5th as part of the Walk This Way Collection [Read More...]

Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

Samuel D. Pollard

Eoghan Lyng - 25-02-2018

Doc about the career highs and lows of Rat Pack impresario Sammy Davis Jr, whose dedication to his art came at a cost to his personal life., takes a reflective look at his art but fails to transcend his death - from the Glasgow Film Festival [Read More...]

The Ice King

James Erskine

Francesco Bacci - 13-02-2018

Biopic of the British figure skater John Curry is far more than the register of his career, it's also a study of a tormented soul and his untimely death at the age of just 44 - in cinemas February 23rd [Read More...]

The Tower (La Torre)

Sebastián Múnera

Eoghan Lyng - 13-02-2018

Doc about mysterious explosion in Colombian library is profoundly lyrical, unsettling and ambiguous, much like the inconclusive event it investigates - watch it now at home with Festival Scope [Read More...]

Makala

Emmanuel Gras

Victor Fraga - 01-02-2018

Earth, wind, and fire: the mundane and arduous existence of a charcoal-maker in Congo is the subject of fascinating and exquisitely beautiful documentary by French filmmaker Emmanuel Gras - in cinemas February 2nd [Read More...]

The Final Year

Greg Baker

Victor Fraga - 17-01-2018

Fired up, ready to go? Documentary about Obama's last year in office provides a fascinating peek into the lives of the then president and his associates, and reflects whether the message of "hope" can survive the current tenure; sadly the film also lacks a little balance - in cinemas [Read More...]

Suggs: My Life Story

Alasdair Bayman - 16-01-2018

We all go a little MAD sometimes! The frontman of the colorful Camden Town act Madness isn't just a joy to listen to; his life story is also a real pleasure to watch - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Saturday, August 14th [Read More...]

Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars

Lili Fini Zanuck

Jeremy Clarke - 10-01-2018

Sex, drugs and the blues: The life of famed guitarist Eric Clapton has been plagued by a catalogue of personal tragedy, obsession, addiction and rejection. Yet he was saved by his music - in cinemas from Friday [Read More...]

Freedom For The Wolf

Rupert Russell

Richard Greenhill - 17-11-2017

Not as free as they seem! Countries around the globe appear to be shifting from Western-guided democracies into democratic illiberalism, in debut feature by Rupert Russell (son of the late Ken) - from the Amsterdam Documentary International Film Festival [Read More...]

It’s Not Yet Dark

Frankie Fenton

Alasdair Bayman - 16-11-2017

Doc about filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice, who himself directed a movie while suffering from Motor Neuron Disease, will open your heart and fill the darkness with light! Just don't forget the tissues - now on VoD [Read More...]

Raving Iran

Sue Meures

Victor Fraga - 01-11-2017

When music can land you in jail: doc follows two DJs battling to play their music in Tehran, always teetering on the edge of legality - from the Doc'n Roll Film Festival [Read More...]

The Allins

Sami Saif

Camila Pitanga/ Beto Brant

Victor Fraga - 01-11-2017

The s**ttiest show on Earth! Rockumentary examines the legacy of GG Allin, best remembered for defecating on stage and assaulting his fans - from the Doc'n Roll Film Fest [Read More...]

Pitanga

Victor Fraga - 25-10-2017

My heart belongs to daddy: Brazilian doc will take you on a fascinating journey through the country's history and the history of cinema, and it's also an ode fatherhood - showing on November 13th and 14th only [Read More...]

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Sophie Fiennes

Victor Fraga - 24-10-2017

British filmmaker Sophie Fiennes followed the iconic Miss Jones for five years and created an intimate portrait of the bigger-than-life diva and music icon - now on BFI Player [Read More...]

Democracy

David Bernet

Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles

Victor Fraga - 23-10-2017

Data is the oil of the 21st century - are you keeping yours safe and protected? Doc examines legislative process behind the EU data protection reform, which is coming into force next Spring - watch it now online and make sure your valuable personal personal data is cared for! [Read More...]

Dina

Petra von Kant - 18-10-2017

Do tell the bride! Fabulous doc investigates and celebrates the very unorthodox marriage of two people suffering from mental health conditions - in cinemas [Read More...]

On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace

Heitor Dhalia

Maysa Monção - 01-10-2017

How do you achieve peace and transcendence through filmmaking and photography? American snapper Michael O'Neill and Brazilian helmer Heitor Dhalia travel to India in search of the answer - from Raindance [Read More...]

On the Road

Michael Winterbottom

Victor Fraga - 28-09-2017

Michael Winterbottom's latest music doc does exactly what it says on the tin: it follows the British rock band Wolf Alice on the road. And that's pretty much it. You might like it if you are a fan. Otherwise you'll likely get bored - out in cinemas soon [Read More...]

Pecking Order

Slavko Martinov

Jeremy Clarke - 26-09-2017

Who’s got the Eggs Factor? Chicken breeders compete both for best bird in show and to run the local bird club in this eggstraordinary New Zealand documentary – in cinemas [Read More...]

The Road Movie

Dmitrii Kalashnikov

Victor Fraga - 14-09-2017

This jaw-dropping documentary entirely filmed from dashcams on Russian cars provides a shocking, bleak and despondent portrait of the largest country in the world - in cinemas (US only) [Read More...]

Our Last Tango (Un Tango Más)

German Kral

Victor Fraga - 13-09-2017

It takes two to tango... or not! Intimate doc takes a look at the fiery personal and professional relationship living legends of tango María Nieves and Juan Carlos Copes, and why they've been apart for so long - in cinemas soon! [Read More...]

Rat Film

Theo Anthony

217

Victor Fraga - 11-09-2017

THERE'S GNAW WAY! American filmmaker uses feral rodents as a gauge of social segregation in Baltimore, in very innovative doc also not without flaws - for our dirty readers across the pond, and rat-lovers in general! [Read More...]

Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast

Daniel Draper

Victor Fraga - 06-09-2017

Doc about the iconic "hard-left" Labour politician from Bolsover is insightful and engaging, but it also slips into clichés and neglects urgent topics - now on DVD [Read More...]

The Farthest

Emer Reynolds

Linda Marric - 31-08-2017

Doc takes a fascinating and nostalgic look at the Voyager and the truth unearthed in the past 40 years, since Nasa launched the twin crafts into space - in cinemas [Read More...]

Taste of Cement

Ziad Kalthoum

Sean Blacknell, Wayne Walsh

Art Haxhijakupi - 27-08-2017

The life of Syrians refugees in Lebanon isn't savoury at all, but dry and chalky instead; our writer Art Haxhijakupi, once a war refugee himself, writes about the film opening the Open City Docs Fest in London [Read More...]

The Future of Work and Death

Victor Fraga - 17-08-2017

Is technology ready to challenge the two biggest inevitabilities of life: working and dying? And more crucially, are we prepared for such changes? Outstanding doc raises urgent economic, sociological and philosophical questions - watch now on VoD [Read More...]

Quest

Jonathan Olshefski

Victor Fraga - 15-08-2017

Hope, not fear: doc follows family in Philadelphia during the Obama years, and reveals that being Black in the US means facing an uphill struggle everyday while juggling not to lose the tenderness - in selected cinemas and VoD [Read More...]

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power

Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk

Jeremy Clarke - 10-08-2017

The movie Trump and May DON'T want you to watch: follow-up documentary sees Al Gore travel the globe to explore the latest developments on climate change, and the message is terrifying - in cinemas [Read More...]

Donkeyote

Chico Pereira

Pedro Miguel - 07-08-2017

One man and his BRAY-ve companion: touching doc about an old Spaniard, his donkey and their insatiable wanderlust is a tribute to kindness and resilience - in cinemas Friday, October 26th [Read More...]

Williams

Morgan Matthews

Alasdair Bayman - 04-08-2017

Behind every man there's a great woman; and sometimes there's another one ahead of him: doc about the Williams reveals that profession ambitions and family life can gently complement each other - in cinemas [Read More...]

A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey

Harold Monfils

Alasdair Bayman - 31-07-2017

The unbearable darkness of being at war: Jason P' Howe's unflinching desire to capture the grotesqueness of war with his camera is the subject of this highly provocative doc - out on DVD, Blu-ray and VoD [Read More...]

City of Ghosts

Matthew Heineman

Linda Marric - 18-07-2017

Documenting the documentarists: Matthew Heineman's latest film follows a group of extremely brave citizen-turned-journalists named “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” in the Syrian War - in cinemas this week [Read More...]

SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

Barnaby Clay

Victor Fraga - 12-07-2017

It's only Mick Rock but I like it!!! Legendary photographer "who shot the 1970s" captures the very essence of rock'n roll in a career spanning nearly four decades - in equally impressive doc out now on YouTube [Read More...]

David Lynch: The Art Life

Jon Nguyen

Steve Naish - 09-07-2017

Peeling back a multilayered artist: brand new doc examines the life of the legendary filmmaker from his early years all the way to the making of his first feature - out in selected cinemas [Read More...]

The Human Surge (El Auge Humano)

Eduardo Williams

Victor Fraga - 04-07-2017

Young without a cause: Highly experimental and audacious doc with homemade feel investigates the aimlessness of youth across three different continents - in cinemas now [Read More...]

Kedi

Ceyda Torun

Alasdair Bayman - 29-06-2017

Istanbul has an intimate and virtuous relation of respect with its street moggies; this doc follows the footsteps (pawsteps?) of seven stray cats with different and vibrant personalities - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Risk

Laura Poitras

Victor Fraga - 26-06-2017

Whistle-blowing the whistle-blower: Documentary by Laura Poitras offers an insider's view into the predicament of Wikileak's founder Julian Assange and his acolytes Jacob Appelbaum and Sarah Harrison, including information that the Australian activist would rather keep confidential - out in cinemas this week [Read More...]

Destination Unknown

Claire Ferguson

Lloyd Stanton/ Paul Toogood

Victor Fraga - 13-06-2017

A nightmare lasting 70 years: Holocaust survivors remember the chilling details of their predicament more than seven decades after it came to an end - in brand new doc out in cinemas [Read More...]

Dying Laughing

Gabriel Clarke/ John McKenna

Alasdair Bayman - 12-06-2017

Comedy isn't always in colour: doc reveals that the life of stand-up artists and comedians is often fraught with sadness and loneliness - in cinemas Friday [Read More...]

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Lucas Pistilli - 12-06-2017

How the King of Cool fell from grace: how extreme masculinity overconfidence, perfectionism led Steve McQueen's fall from grace - on DVD, Blu-ray and digital [Read More...]

The Freedom to Marry

Eddie Rosenstein

Lucas Pistilli - 07-06-2017

Freedom comes at a price: oc investigates the events that preceded the ruling that legalised gay marriage across the US, and the role of the eponymous organisation in the struggle - available now in the US and Canada [Read More...]

Demons in Paradise

Jude Ratnam