New Documentary Movies on Google Play Movies - Page 171

The Sunken Village

2018

The Sunken Village

2018
The bell tower of the Curon church rises from the waters of Lake Resia, in the Venosta Valley in South Tyrol, Italy. It stands as a lonely, silent witness to the horrible tragedy that befell Graun (Curon) and Reschen (Resia) in 1950, when both villages — with their unique natural and cultural landscape — were submerged by the waters of the newly-built Resia dam and water reservoir. This documentary film project aims to give a voice to the tragedy’s last contemporary witnesses.
Humberto Mauro

2018

Humberto Mauro

2018
6
A documentary-tribute to the filmmaker Humberto Mauro considered the pioneer of Brazilian and Latin American cinema, directed by his grandnephew, André Di Mauro.
A Land Shaped by Women

2018

A Land Shaped by Women

2018
Iceland has been ranked first in gender equality by the U.N. nine years in a row and was the first country in the world to democratically elect a female president. Tag along with world champion snowboarders Anne-Flore Marxer and Aline Bock as they explore the unique surf, snow, and sky of Iceland, and enjoy inspiring conversations with the women they meet along the way.
The Next Guardian

2018

The Next Guardian

2018
7.7
Brother and sister Gyembo and Tashi are normal teenagers. They love soccer and their phones. In their Himalayan village, their father oversees a Buddhist temple that has been in the family for generations. He hopes his son will one day take over his duties. He would prefer that Gyembo leave his modern English-language school in favor of a monk school. In this thoughtful and tender portrait of a Bhutanese family, the generation gap is as large as their love for one another. Celibacy doesn't offer an enticing future to an adolescent boy, which Gyembo's father understands. Nonetheless, he still tries to convince his son that being a monk offers many advantages. Meanwhile, Tashi feels more like a boy than a girl, and dreams of a life as a pro soccer player. She wants to attend a soccer camp that would be the first step in being selected for the national team. Unfortunately, though happiness is high on the political agenda in Bhutan, not all wishes come true.
Betrayal

2018

Betrayal

2018
For a life of pomp and splendor, Bastian takes over the kindergarten of a private parents' initiative as treasurer. The documentary tells the true story of an impostor. It is about social coexistence, trust and setting an example of values for children. Bastian doesn't give a damn about these values. For him, they are just annoying conventions, obstacles on the way to a life with a Ferrari and high-class prostitutes. And for this life, Bastian steals from the kindergarten of a private parents' initiative. For the viewer, this is an astonishing balancing act between right and wrong, between pity and schadenfreude.
The Coolest Guy Movie Ever: The Return to the Scene of The Great Escape

2018

The Coolest Guy Movie Ever: The Return to the Scene of The Great Escape

2018
6
Filmmaker Christophe Espenan's tribute to The Great Escape, The Coolest Guy Movie Ever is a fascinating documentary that returns to the iconic locations where that classic film was shot, complete with rare footage and interviews.
Songwriter

2018

Songwriter

2018
8.4
This personal portrait of the British singer-songwriter, filmed by his cousin Murray Cummings, follows this modest performer’s creative process as he writes a new song from scratch that will entrance millions.
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

2018

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

2018
7.9
The true story of punks, queers, & criminals on a ride with two men who accidentally changed music along the way.
The Young Sea

2018

The Young Sea

2018
A uniquely styled nature doc about the life of the Baltic Sea, where National Geographic photographer Mattias A. Klum follows the cycle of seasons around one of the most beautiful inland seas in the world today. By capturing the hidden life and beauty of the amazing species that live in the Baltic Sea, Klum delivers a timely reminder of our role in the survival of these fragile ecosystems, as the Baltic Sea comes under increasing threat from human activity.
Indus Blues

2018

Indus Blues

2018
8
Pakistani folk artists talk about their struggle to keep a fading art form alive while reminding the world what they are about to lose.
Twelve Pianos

2018

Twelve Pianos

2018
Mauro ffortissimo, an artist and musician, drags an old grand piano onto the bluffs near his home by the sea. The county tells him to stop, and so he burns it. Twelve Pianos is the story of art and culture struggling to survive in a modern world.
Before Father Gets Back

2018

Before Father Gets Back

2018
In a darkened classroom, the white cracked walls serve as a movie screen. We are in a remote mountain village in Georgia. The light from the projector breaks the darkness: the children's first cinematic experience is about to begin. Among the kids are Iman and Eva, two Muslim girls, for whom the experience becomes a turning point and inspires them to pick up a camera and start filming their daily lives. The girls are growing up in a valley infested by radicalism, where most people live in constant fear that their relatives will sacrifice their lives in the name of God.
Aliens and Agenda 21

2018

Aliens and Agenda 21

2018
5
We are living in a prison called Earth, controlled and orchestrated by a ruling elite under a plan to extinguish human life for profit. By the year 2030 the human population could be reduced to only 500 million. We can fight back if we unite before it's too late!
Church & State

2018

Church & State

2018
4.8
Church & State is the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah’s gay marriage ban. The film’s ride on the bumpy road to equality in Utah offers a glimpse at the Mormon church’s influence in state politics and the squabbles inside the gay community that nearly derailed a chance to make history. Church & State is a story of triumph, setback and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay unions nationwide.
Father K

2018

Father K

2018
When Palestinian Lutheran Pastor Khader El-Yateem decides to run to become NYC's first Arab American elected official in his conservative Brooklyn neighborhood, he does what no one thinks possible, igniting his marginalized community's hopes and dreams. In the election's aftermath, an unforeseeable blow threatens the foundation of the movement they started, and the community finds their newfound optimism tested to its limit. Father K must face the realities of what it takes to build lasting power in a divided America, but through it all, his voice emerges as funny, bold, and defiantly hopeful - a bridge-builder in a polarized time.
Have It All: The Movie

2018

Have It All: The Movie

2018
9
Documentary about music and arts education with Jason Mraz, also includes mini-concert by Jason Mraz from "The Mranch" highlighting music from his new album "Know.".
Easy Lessons

2018

Easy Lessons

2018
7.5
Kafia, a young girl on the brink of adulthood, has to leave behind a lot of what defined her Somalian life as she tries to adapt to her new existence in Hungary. As the family’s cultural values and taboos start to fall apart, Kafia tries to explain and make sense of all these changes to her mother left behind.
Before the Plate

2018

Before the Plate

2018
Before the Plate follows each ingredient from a single plate of food backwards to the farms they came from, revealing modern farming practices and the challenges the industry faces as it does so.
King Bibi

2018

King Bibi

2018
7.1
Twenty years before the spectacle of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu already understood the political benefits of a toxic relationship with the media, and direct communication with the public. King Bibi explores Netanyahu's rise to power, relying solely on archival footage of his media performances over the years: from his days as a popular guest expert on American TV, through his public confession of adultery, and his mastery of the art of social media. From one studio to another, "Bibi" evolved from Israel's great political hope, to a controversial figure whom some perceive as Israel's savior, and others - as a cynical politician who will stop at nothing to retain his power.
Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons

2018

Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons

2018
6.5
A documentary that explores the history & stories behind the art that helped create the world's most popular role playing game. The movie profiles artists - both past & present - & features former company insiders, game designers, authors, & fans.