Popular Documentary Movies on Kanopy - Page 172

Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins

1996

Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins

1996
The struggle by a Vietnam war hero turned priest to find and reveal the truth about secret CIA torture training at a US military base.
Homme Less

2015

Homme Less

2015
6.3
HOMME LESS is about the underbelly of the American Dream, the hidden backyard of our society.
Surviving Sex Trafficking

2021

Surviving Sex Trafficking

2021
Brave and resilient sex trafficking survivors around the world share their struggles to break free from their past and find hope for the future.
E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea

2024

E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea

2024
5.8
A love triangle of jealousy in the Parisian art scene of the 1930s is brought to life in a stylish docufiction about iconic artist and architect Eileen Gray, who built her modernist dream house on the Riviera, only to be upstaged by Le Corbusier.
Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak

2018

Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak

2018
More than seven years after her acquittal, Casey Anthony’s friends are speaking out. They recall their tense interviews with police, and the media circus surrounding her high-profile trial in which Casey Anthony faced the death penalty. This quartet includes a childhood friend who was rumored to be Caylee’s father.
The Crisis of Civilization

2011

The Crisis of Civilization

2011
7.4
The Crisis Civilization is a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system. Proving that 'another world' is not merely possible, but on its way.
Orchard House: Home of Little Women

2018

Orchard House: Home of Little Women

2018
8
Emmy Award-winning chronicle of the history of Orchard House, the home in Concord, Massachusetts where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women.
Once Aurora

2018

Once Aurora

2018
8.5
This is the third documentary of Norwegian singer AURORA. It will follow the production of her second album. Filmed in La Fabrique, France.
Waiting for John

2014

Waiting for John

2014
If you had never heard of an airplane, would you think it was a miracle when one arrived? Waiting for John tells the story of America's incredible impact on a remote island in the South Pacific and the birth of an extraordinary religion, the John Frum Movement, considered the last surviving cargo cult. We follow the John Frum believers today as they struggle to preserve a culture in danger of being lost to the modern world.
Minecraft: Through the Nether Portal

2017

Minecraft: Through the Nether Portal

2017
4
Minecraft: Through the Nether Portal takes you on a journey through the ever-evolving, epic game of Minecraft. Its popularity is opening up a whole new world for this generation, with millions of new players signing up each week. With exclusive interviews from industry experts and Minecraft’s biggest YouTube players, Dan TDM and Ali-A, we look at how the game is now being used as a tool for education and teaching while digging deeper into the creativity behind the game.
Blue Rodeo: In Stereovision

2004

Blue Rodeo: In Stereovision

2004
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of country rockers Blue Rodeo, this collection includes a documentary about the band, a reunion concert with the five original members, new songs "Rena" and "Up on That Cloud," and historic performance clips. Songs include "Dark Angel," "Bad Timing," "Bulletproof," "Crying Over You," "House of Dreams," "Lost Together," "Heart Like Mine," "Walk Like You Don't Mind," "Moon and Tree" and more.
Bitter Melons

1971

Bitter Melons

1971
This film, shot in 1955, focuses on a small band of /Gwi San living in the arid landscape of the central Kalahari Desert in present-day Botswana.
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

2001

If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

2001
6.3
Music videos and archived footage supplement recent interviews in this documentary of ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. We follow his life from the early days in Ireland and England, through his formation of - and later dismissal from - The Pogues, to his new band The Popes. Shane's family, friends, and former bandmates comment on the music, the rumors, and the alcohol.
The Welles Raft

2022

The Welles Raft

2022
The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.
Burn the Ships

2017

Burn the Ships

2017
5.7
The NPF, a women's professional softball league that few know exists, has spent decades struggling for survival in a male-dominated sports world. Its players are forced to choose between their livelihood and their dreams, and this year they've been given another chance.
Write Down, I Am an Arab

2014

Write Down, I Am an Arab

2014
"Write Down, I am an Arab" tells the story of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian national poet and one of the most influential writers of the Arab world. His writing shaped Palestinian identity and helped galvanize generations of Palestinians to their cause. Born in the Galilee, Darwish's family fled during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and returned a few years later to a ruined homeland. These early experiences would provide the foundation for a writing career that would come to define an entire nation.
Where Did We Come From?

2011

Where Did We Come From?

2011
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles one of science's major challenges in each segment of Where Did We Come From? He will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Program includes: Revealing the Origins of Life; Origins of the Solar System; Lice and Human Evolution; and Profile: Andre Fenton
A Worm in the Heart

2020

A Worm in the Heart

2020
1
Shot in six cities along the Trans-Siberian Railway, this documentary details the current state of the Russian queer community - giving both broad societal overviews and deeply personal accounts from activists and non-activists alike. The film follows Paul Rice and Liam Jackson Montgomery, a gay couple from Ireland, as they travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway, meeting with a diverse range of LGBT+ people-from Nobel Peace prize nominees and drag queens to those who have suffered brutal homophobic and transphobic attacks.
The Coming War on China

2016

The Coming War on China

2016
6.6
The Coming War on China is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the United States and the world's second economic power, China (both nuclear armed) are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resistance.
The School of Canine Massage

2024

The School of Canine Massage

2024
10
At a unique training program in Southern California, people heal dogs and dogs heal people.