New Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 416

Disco’s Revenge

2024

Disco’s Revenge

2024
7
Born underground, on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement and the Stonewall Riots, disco’s nascent popularity saw the spectacular takeover of the dancefloor, the airwaves and burgeoning fashion trends that reflected the joy and freedom inherent to the genre. Co-opted and exploited through references like John Travolta’s strut and shiny Swedish tracksuits, disco eventually reaches the mainstream, losing its original flair and purpose rooted in radical politics and social change.
Verissimo

2024

Verissimo

2024
Luis Fernando Verissimo watches the world around him bristle as he approaches his 80th birthday.
The Revival Farm

2024

The Revival Farm

2024
Late at night, roaring sounds echo at the poultry farms full of chickens. Soon after, tractors begin to carry chickens. As the day dawns, Jae-cheol, the owner of "The Revial Farm," prepares to receive chicks by managing the empty poultry farms and doing his daily life.
Secrets of the Neanderthals

2024

Secrets of the Neanderthals

2024
6.9
This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
Station Seven

2024

Station Seven

2024
Director Abada Al-Hamami presents the most significant political, social, economic, cultural, and sports events of the Kingdom in 2023 in his film "Station Seven."
A Few Mornings, an Evening

2024

A Few Mornings, an Evening

2024
Set on a small farm in the Czech countryside, a Few mornings, an Evening offers a close and patient study of the interactions and dynamics between humans and the animals employed in human agriculture. As the film captures small moments of wonder and the subtle changes occurring over days, we witness humans, dogs, sheep, chickens, goats and several other animals engage in their daily affairs. With the introduction of a male goat to the farm, a mating ritual briefly ensues, but in the end, everything seems cyclical once again.
In Wolf Country

2024

In Wolf Country

2024
We all know the big bad wolf of fairy-tale fame—over hundreds of years the wolf has become a culturally imprinted symbol of fear that’s completely detached from reality. In fact there weren’t even any wolves in western Europe for a long time. But they’re back—for example in Germany, where these social animals now occupy a few scattered areas around the country that people have left to them.
Coral

2024

Coral

2024
With lyrics translated from an imaginary language, Sonia Oleniak’s filmic song cycle follows a cohort of sleepless solitaries through the night of a lunar eclipse. Strange singing and luminous images make mythopoesis of their labors and losses. In a boardwalk café, they convene for respite from their surreal nocturnal rituals, shot through with birds, salt, and violin rosin.
The Pursuit of Perfection

2024

The Pursuit of Perfection

2024
Focusing on four of the leading chefs in Japan today, this documentary explores the truth behind Japan's unique and sophisticated food culture. Each takes meticulous care of their own dishes in pursuit of perfection, but their approaches are quite different, even contrasting. With different sets of roots and beliefs, some pursue spiritual cultivation or aesthetic creativity, while the others seek high-quality ingredients by building close relationships with local suppliers. How do their personalities and struggles result in their masterpieces? World-renowned food experts and gastronomists also guide the audience into the further depths of the stories behind the chefs' endless pursuit. Through these four chefs, you’ll learn that Tokyo is one of the world’s greatest food cities.
The Billions of Others

2024

The Billions of Others

2024
The market regulates everything! Diligence and work create prosperity! Capitalism needs growth! What is the truth behind the great principles of capitalism? And how do they work in Eastern Germany - a region that has been a capitalist test laboratory for around 30 years? It is symbolic of various places in the world that are going through similar processes. Renowned economic experts answer questions. How does a large-scale settlement of a global corporation like DHL take place and what must politics make possible for this? What happens when investors pour around a billion euros into one of the largest real estate projects in Europe in the Baltic Sea resort of Binz (Prora) on the Island of Rügen and no place is created that is worth living in? And how are the people in places like Zeitz, which capitalism has obviously forgotten? The film takes you through various stations, through the strongholds of Eastern German capitalism and the places where capitalism has not yet arrived.
Return of the Trumpeters

2024

Return of the Trumpeters

2024
The majestic trumpeter swan, North America’s largest waterfowl, was once hunted to the brink of extinction. Thanks to the remarkable efforts of a new generation, this iconic species is making a comeback. Experience one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time.
Why’d you Smoke?

2024

Why’d you Smoke?

2024
In investigating smoking communities around Scotland in this documentary we learn more about these smokers lives and also their outward feeling towards their ideas around death.
Departing

2024

Departing

2024
Connection and belonging come to the fore in this poignant documentary exploring the impact of the immigration laws and deportation on communities in the UK.
Trust Me

2024

Trust Me

2024
10
Animated short documentary following a young woman's diagnosis of bipolar: a journey of self-acceptance to challenge everyday stigma. In "Trust Me", a genre-bending short documentary, a young woman uses humour and compassion to share her moving and deeply personal story of coming to terms with her mental health condition. When she starts exhibiting atypical and extreme behaviour, her loved ones trick her into hospitalisation against her will. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder which starts her challenging journey of self-acceptance, confronting internalised and societal stigma, and learning to trust herself and others again.
Para Sempre, Marco

2024

Para Sempre, Marco

2024
Schlumpy Funk

2024

Schlumpy Funk

2024
An art movement started by artist Laura Jean McLaughlin with origins in the Surrealist, Dada, and Funk movements. Laura Jean McLaughlin is a ceramic sculptor, printmaker, and mosaic artist. Her carved porcelain mural entitled "JULIA", located on an exterior wall of The Warhol, was inspired by Andy Warhol’s mother, Julia Warhola.
Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024

Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024
Follows multi-talented and versatile Chuck Zito: Boxer, martial arts expert, bodyguard, stunt man, actor, and ex-president of the New York Hells Angels club.
Gentleman Bandit

2024

Gentleman Bandit

2024
Documentary on the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, who became a folk hero in British Columbia. Locations near Kamloops and Mission are explored in present day.
Make America Swift Again

2024

Make America Swift Again

2024
10
Taylor Swift is more than a pop star. Despite her image as a star and her apolitical lyrics, the singer tears through an America stirred by a particularly violent presidential campaign.
Trustworthy

2024

Trustworthy

2024
Compelled by a call to action, an inspired citizen engages a documentary crew to travel across America to explore media, trust and democracy in search of solutions, hope and common ground.