Popular Documentary Movies - Page 491

1925 Studio Tour

1925

1925 Studio Tour

1925
6.1
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
Song

2014

Song

2014
Song is a story of the last Finnish rune singer and his pupil, and the comforting power of singing.
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window

2007

Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window

2007
6
Divided into 10 segments we hear from cast and crew. We learn about filming the opening ferry explosion, Washington's character and performance, makeup and costumes, the Time Lab and technological issues, the car chase, shooting in New Orleans, the Washington/Bruckheimer/Scott collaboration, physical sequences, and the concluding ferry scene.
Secrets of the Tribe

2010

Secrets of the Tribe

2010
6.9
What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.
Buscando a Panzeri

2020

Buscando a Panzeri

2020
Panzeri was an honest man, a critical journalist, a freethinker. He faced power and died alone and forgotten. Kohan is an outsider obsessed with doing justice, getting Panzeri out of ostracism and bringing him back to this world. Without Panzeri, football has only a few days to live.
War Paint: Women at War

2025

War Paint: Women at War

2025
6
Shining a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it's life or death, what do women see that men don't?
Like Tears in Rain

2024

Like Tears in Rain

2024
7.5
His entire life, the charismatic actor Rutger Hauer kept the outside world at a distance. His inner circle included only a small group of people, among them director and goddaughter Sanna Fabery de Jonge. In this film, she unravels the mystery surrounding Rutger and reveals a man even more fascinating than the roles he played.
The Making of Habit

1999

The Making of Habit

1999
7
The making of Habit (1995) narrated by writer-director Larry Fessenden and produced by the feature's production studio for the 1999 DVD release.
Josué de Castro - Por um Mundo sem Fome

2004

Josué de Castro - Por um Mundo sem Fome

2004
Misery Loves Comedy

2015

Misery Loves Comedy

2015
6
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
Unzipped

1995

Unzipped

1995
5.2
Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection.
Place of Work

1976

Place of Work

1976
9
Margaret Tait documents her house, studio and garden in Buttquoy, Orkney as the seasons pass. She had lived there from the age of seven and often returned. At the time of filming, the house was about to be taken back by the council - this film is an effective 'goodbye'. Margaret Tait said it 'was meant to define a place, or the feeling of being in one place, with the sense this gives one, not of restriction but of the infinite variations available.'
Dancing with Le Pen

2018

Dancing with Le Pen

2018
9
In France’s last presidential election, Marine Le Pen, a right-wing candidate, won over 30 per cent of the vote after an attempt to rebrand a party long associated with her controversial father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. See how three of her supporters faced similar obstacles in changing the narrative.
Butterflies Do Not Live Here

1958

Butterflies Do Not Live Here

1958
5.7
A documentary about the life of Jewish children forced to live in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
The Curse of Poltergeist

2002

The Curse of Poltergeist

2002
Exploring the popular film series and several tragedies amongst the cast members.
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001
6.8
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
Oscar

1997

Oscar

1997
Writer Michael Bracewell presents an unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde, the controversial Irish-born writer. Michael sets out to rescue him from the dangers of respectability by portraying him as an inspiration to generations of rockers and artists.
Abebe – Butterfly Song

2023

Abebe – Butterfly Song

2023
In 1986, Melbourne musician David Bridie of the groups Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake travelled to Papua New Guinea, where he heard the heartfelt sounds of George Telek and the Moab Stringband’s ‘Abebe’ (‘Butterfly Song’) on board a bus. It marked the beginning of a profound fascination with the nation and its rich culture – and of a bond with Telek that would last more than 30 years.
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

1994

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

1994
6.5
The city during the beginning of cinema. The typical city at the time of the dictatorship. The New Lisbon of the New Cinema. Lisbon after the Revolution. The white city of foreigners. A geographical and moviegoer screenplay of Lisbon through the images of films and testimonies of several filmmakers who filmed in Lisbon.
UN PILUSO

2024

UN PILUSO

2024
A sunset, a camera following Blas. Made in Traslasierra, Córdoba, Argentina. Filmed in half an hour, edited in half an hour, all with an iPhone 14.

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