New Documentary Movies on Hoopla - Page 61

Doin' My Drugs

2020

Doin' My Drugs

2020
The story of musician Thomas Muchimba Buttenschøn - born HIV+ in 1985 - and his crusade to use his music to wipe out AIDS in his native Zambia and beyond.
Meeting Michael

2020

Meeting Michael

2020
7
When Adam Kontras got a press pass to a Bulls game on November 9th 1995, he bought his first video camera that morning and captured everything. Join Adam as he tells his kids the magical story of 'Meeting Michael' 25 years later with the original footage.
The End of the Storm

2020

The End of the Storm

2020
7.3
Featuring exceptional access to Liverpool Football Club, this is the gripping inside story of the club’s 2019/20 Premier League winning season, set against the context of their global fan base waiting for 30 years of disappointment and near misses to come to an end.
Un été à la Garoupe

2020

Un été à la Garoupe

2020
8
La Garoupe, a beach in Antibes, in 1937. For one summer, the painter and photographer Man Ray films his friends Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, Paul Eluard and his wife Nusch, as well as Lee Miller. During these few weeks, love, friendship, poetry, photography and painting are still mixed in the carefree and the creativity specific to the artistic movements of the interwar period.
Ken Burns: Here & There

2020

Ken Burns: Here & There

2020
Explore the filmmaker’s life and career in interviews with colleagues, friends and Burns himself. The importance of place emerges as a theme as he reflects on his own geographic touchstones, from the Brooklyn Bridge to small-town New Hampshire.
Zappa

2020

Zappa

2020
7.3
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Insert Coin

2020

Insert Coin

2020
6.9
The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. The documentary covers much of Mortal Kombats history, including the creation of fatalities and characters such as Liu Kang, Kitana, Johnny Cage and Scorpion.
The Forgotten Battalion

2020

The Forgotten Battalion

2020
10
War is a killer of some of our best and youngest men and women in America. However, not all of the death happens while deployed or at the hands of enemy troops. Sadly, because of their service's impact, many of our young heroes are dying at their own hands. Forgotten Battalion follows the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, one of the toughest and hardest hit during their tour in Afghanistan. In 2008, 1,200 members deployed to cover a territory the size of Oregon, engaging in heavy combat with insurgent elements with no air support and beyond supply lines due to military cutbacks, they routinely ran short on food, water, and ammunition. Upon returning home, they soon discovered the horror of war and the challenges of surviving were not over. Their suicide rate is approximately four times the rate for other young vets and 14 times the average for most Americans.
Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall

2020

Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall

2020
Cats might be cute but they are decimating the environment just like other invasive species. As ecologists and activists try to control outdoor cat populations, not everyone is on board. Especially in Cornwall, Ontario, where advocates are fighting for humane solutions. Finding a fix won't be easy in this small city with a big cat problem.
Harada

2020

Harada

2020
France, summer 2019 the Japanese artist Tetsuo Harada has just turned 70 years old. He has spent his life carving works for peace and respect for nature. In his 3000 m 2 workshop, he works tirelessly on new projects. This year, an exhibition is dedicated to him in Niigata, the snow country of the famous novel by Yasunari Kawabata, his native region. But the project that occupies his thoughts is something else, he, who always carve monumental stone works to link countries with each other with his famous Earth Weaving is about to revisit all of his work and career with a new ephemeral installation project: The Peace Weaving.
You Don't Know Nicotine

2020

You Don't Know Nicotine

2020
9.3
Amidst radical changes in nicotine use globally, one filmmaker's journey through the confusion & fear leads to a startling discovery about Earth's most hated stimulant. Society may be changed forever.
Sarasate: The Spanish Spirit

2020

Sarasate: The Spanish Spirit

2020
How did the life of the famous Spanish violinist and composer evolve and what inspired and influenced him to compose the works he created?
Pure Instinct Montana

2020

Pure Instinct Montana

2020
This film documents Montana's fishers' unique experience and abilities, their natural instincts, and the state's remote natural beauty.
The Power of Movement

2020

The Power of Movement

2020
10
Radiation oncologist and choreographer Dr. Niraj Mehta seeks to heal cancer through movement.
Acting: The First Six Lessons

2020

Acting: The First Six Lessons

2020
10
Acting: The First Six Lessons follows The Teacher and his student, The Creature, played by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges. Together they explore the craft of acting and evolve in their understanding and appreciation of life itself. The story unfolds in six lessons over the course of their relationship, nestled within a larger conversation with three generations of The Bridges Family. A unique hybrid of narrative and documentary storytelling, Acting: The First Six Lessons brings Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel to the screen for the first time as part of an intimate glimpse into the life and craft of a multi-generational acting family.
Colors of Character

2020

Colors of Character

2020
Colors of Character is a theatrical-length documentary film, featuring Steve Skipper's full amazing-but-true story. It includes interviews with key people in Steve's life, from ministers to sports figures to Civil Rights icons.
Calendar Girl

2020

Calendar Girl

2020
Ruth Finley, a pocket-sized woman of immense determination, has been the queen of the fashion industry since the 1930s. As a young mother, Ruth created the iconic pink Fashion Calendar, a publication that continues to organize and marshal American fashion today. Featuring Bill Cunningham, Carolina Herrera, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, and more, this joyous profile is a love letter to fashion and the extraordinary life of one remarkable woman.
A Cops and Robbers Story

2020

A Cops and Robbers Story

2020
7
In the 1980s, Corey Pegues found himself embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York’s City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After an incident forces Pegues away from the streets, he unexpectedly emerges as a rising star in the NYPD, his past unknown to his fellow officers. A decorated 21-year police career is threatened when his political stances and revelations about his former life cause strife within the police community.
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters

2020

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters

2020
The remarkable history and legacy of one of the most important works of art to come out of the age of AIDS -- Bill T. Jones’ tour-de-force ballet "D-Man in the Waters."
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power

2020

Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power

2020
0.5
With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, this documentary tells the complex story of Rep. Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice in Congress who cut her teeth as a volunteer for the Black Panther Party and was the lone vote in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September 11th attacks.