Popular Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 273

Portraits de Voyages Yémen : Les Maisons tours

2013

Portraits de Voyages Yémen : Les Maisons tours

2013
Visit to a famous Sana'a tower house with an architect
Beyond Paper

2022

Beyond Paper

2022
8
At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our collective memory. Blending the intellectual with the poetic, she embarks on a personal quest with universal resonance, navigating the continuum between paper and digital—and reminding us that human knowledge is above all an affair of the soul and the spirit.
Your Freedom is at Stake

1946

Your Freedom is at Stake

1946
A Danish documentary on World War II told from the perspective of the resistance movement. Incorporating footage shot by filmmakers working alongside freedom fighters, it offers a vivid first-hand account of the perils of clandestine resistance activities. At the same time, the film delivers a sharp critique of the Danish government’s wartime policy of cooperation with the occupying German forces.
When Elephants Were Young

2016

When Elephants Were Young

2016
8.5
A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.
Four Springs

2019

Four Springs

2019
7.3
Four Springs is a documentary film that presented a family's daily life in the remote town of Dushan in the Guizhou province in southwest China. From a subjective angle, the camera induced the flow of life out of the screen: the quotidian toils, singing, excursions in nature, visits among friends and extended families, funerals, reunions and departures. It presented the state of being of the two main characters, the director's own parents, and their attitude when facing irretrievable loss in life.
Barefoot Adventure

1960

Barefoot Adventure

1960
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Section 1591

0000

Section 1591

0000
Victims trafficked for sex, advocates who assist the victims, and the hunter. A retired Delta Force operative, puts in place systems to assist those who hunt and destroy the lives of the young and the vulnerable, in mainland USA.
Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy

2017

Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy

2017
Sandy Doyle is an outspoken no nonsense business woman. She became a worldwide celebrity with the creation of her diner Blondies Burgers.
So it Doesn’t Hurt

1998

So it Doesn’t Hurt

1998
6.8
Polish filmmaker Marcel Łoziński revisits the farmer/intellectual Urszula Flis, subjects of his 1978 film 'A visit'. Łoziński observes the changes that have occurred over the intervening 23 years and again persuades this sensitive, secluded woman to talk through her thoughts, fears and feelings. Through this, the morality of the documentary portrait itself is called into question.
Basketball County: In the Water

2020

Basketball County: In the Water

2020
7
This documentary film examines how NBA star Kevin Durant’s hometown of Prince George’s County, Maryland, has recently produced more elite basketball players than anywhere else in the world.
Mohawk Girls

2005

Mohawk Girls

2005
4
For three teenage girls growing up in Kahnawake — and indeed, all teenagers on the reserve — life can be quite confusing. If they want to move away to pursue new experiences — perhaps in nearby Montreal — they risk losing credibility, or worse yet, their rights as Mohawk women. Of course, if they stay, their opportunities in the tiny community are limited. With insight, humour and heart, director Tracey Deer (who left Kahnawake to attend school and pursue filmmaking) returns to her community to follow these Mohawk girls and tell their stories. Her deeply emotional documentary reveals the complex hope, heartache and promise of growing up Indigenous in the 21st century.
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini

2004

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini

2004
5
Featuring the vintage films, and pictures that made her a phenomenon, BETTIE PAGE, THE GIRL IN THE LEOPARD PRINT BIKINI, focuses on the life and times of the legendary model, the times in which she lived, and the impact her career had on the subsequent fifty years.
The Hidden Life of Trees

2020

The Hidden Life of Trees

2020
7.1
When Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored here.
The Farthest

2018

The Farthest

2018
7.8
The captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity's greatest achievements in exploration: NASA's Voyager mission.
The Cure

1950

The Cure

1950
Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.
Tora-san of Goto

2016

Tora-san of Goto

2016
7.8
This documentary film follows for 22 years a nine-member family involved in the manufacturing of Udon in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki prefecture. Mr. Toru Inuzuka called by nickname "Tora-san" is making famous 'Goto Udon' and natural salt on the island on which the depopulation is progressing. Seven children get up at 5 o'clock every morning, helping to make udon, and go to school. Children's help is recorded on the time card, and it is pocket money for children. The film talks about children's growth, marriage, childbirth, homecoming, and parting. The 22 years of familiarity of the family is drawn.
La otra intención

2014

La otra intención

2014
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, hundreds of artists gathered to pay honor to the work of Puerto Rican artist Myrna Báez. La otra intención (The Other Intention) is an observational documentary that travels through the work of Myrna while visiting artists, such as Petra Bravo, Deborah Hunt, Yiyo Tirado, Gustavo Castrodad, the theater group Y no había luz, among others, to accompany them in their creative process of re-interpretation.
Belluscone: A Sicilian Story

2014

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story

2014
6.9
This film tells the story of three defeats: Berlusconi’s political and human defeat in his “twilight”, the one of Ciccio Mirra, Berlusconi’s unconditional supporter, deeply rooted in an ancient culture that dies hard, and the director’s artistic defeat in an Italy that recognised itself in this “Berlusconian culture” for a long time, and probably still does.
Dead Is Dead

1974

Dead Is Dead

1974
6
An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going through rehab therapy.
Walk Run Cha-Cha

2019

Walk Run Cha-Cha

2019
5.6
Paul and Millie Cao lost their youth to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Forty years later, they have become successful professionals in Southern California-and are rediscovering themselves on the dance floor.