Popular Documentary Movies on Vudu - Page 249

Dare to Drum

2015

Dare to Drum

2015
This film speaks to the uniquely inherent traits that drummers and percussionists possess as natural explorers of music and sound, and how this particular story explores the challenge of translating foreign voices of percussive expression into the dialect of a Western classical orchestra setting. Five accomplished percussionists, Drum, and a rock star composer, Stewart Copeland, come together with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to create a groundbreaking work.
Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

2016

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

2016
This tribute to the dynamic artist Elizabeth Murray, an intrinsic figure in New York's contemporary art landscape from the 1970s until the early 2000s, highlights her struggle to balance personal and family ambition with artistic drive in a male-dominated art world. It also addresses her later battle with cancer, at the peak of her career.
A Single Frame

2015

A Single Frame

2015
The journey of A SINGLE FRAME weaves an exploration of the impact of photography from both sides of the shutter. The fascinating post-war culture of Kosovo serves as backdrop.
20 Years Of Madness

2016

20 Years Of Madness

2016
When the eccentric cast of a mid-90s Public Access show in Detroit reunite after 20 years to make a new episode, they are forced to take a hard look at their lives and reconcile their teenage dreams with the realities of adulthood.
Sayonara Speed Tribes

2012

Sayonara Speed Tribes

2012
An aging Japanese bike gangster mentors a crop of halfhearted pledges threatened by police pressure. In doing so, he confronts his tough guy past and dwindling options for the future.
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

2012

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

2012
In an era known for protests and sit-ins, the 1973 Grand Divertissement at Versailles, made a statement of its own - a fashion statement. The legendary event pitting the five lions of French couture Givenchy, Dior, Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin with five American designers Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass created a cross-stitch of change across fashion, race, business and catwalks. When African American models Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn, Billie Blair, Norma Jean Darden, Barbara Jackson, Jennifer Brice, Romana Saunders and Amina Warsuma boarded the plane to Paris, they had no idea they would help change the course of fashion and pull off its biggest coup. Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution tells this story
Climate of Change

2010

Climate of Change

2010
"We are the renters of this world, not its masters," reminds Pooshkar, a precocious 13-year-old member of a youth environmental defense group in India. He and his fellow voraciously energetic students actively rally against the use of plastics. In Africa, a renaissance man teaches citizens to harness solar power to cook food. In Papua New Guinea, villagers practice sustainable logging to save their rainforests. A woman in London uses her PR savvy to start a successful environmental communications firm. Self-described "hillbillies" in Appalachia battle the big business behind strip mining. In this rich and inspiring documentary, director Brian Hill takes us around the world to find the ordinary people taking action in the fight to save our environment.
Uma casa, uma vida

2014

Uma casa, uma vida

2014
Paint it Red

2017

Paint it Red

2017
Beverly Ho is a young Chinese Canadian dedicated to preserving and continuing Chinese cultural heritage in Vancouver's Chinatown. Can her efforts, along with other volunteers in the neighbourhood, succeed in stemming the rapid proliferation of million dollar condos and pricey cafes?
The Pillars of Heaven

2017

The Pillars of Heaven

2017
A young and disillusioned British diplomat abandons his diplomatic career, spends his own money, and risks his very life on a journey of faith and war in Ukraine. A country riven in pieces by indescribable events, sometimes called: an EU inspired and US -organised revolution, a Russian invasion, a civil war, a war of lies and misinformation, a war where thousands of people have died, and which created over a million refugees, and a war at the heart of Christendom which rips the very geopolitical foundations of Europe to shreds.
Big Fish Blues

2017

Big Fish Blues

2017
Long Island (aka the Big Fish) was home to a blues scene that was one of the most incredible and fantastic musical experiences. From the early 1960's through the 1990's, people went to music clubs to hear the blues. Long Island was a home base to many of the top blues musicians who had fans from all over the world. Back in the day, fans would follow them weekly from club to club while their popularity grew worldwide. The Big Fish Blues documentary reveals a genre and a host of incredible performances by these Long Island blues greats. You will also learn about their journeys to success from their personal stories. So sit back, relax, let your hair down, and simply have some fun as you experience the "Blues way of life."
Beyond the Brink

2018

Beyond the Brink

2018
Beyond the Brink dives deep into the intricacies of the water and food nexus as it highlights the evolving implications on a National Security threat through the lens of California's San Joaquin Valley.
Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story

2017

Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story

2017
The tallest building on the west coast was recently completed in one of the most seismically active zones in the world, Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story.
Mykonos: The Soul of an Island

2018

Mykonos: The Soul of an Island

2018
Award-winning feature length documentary about the most controversial island in the world.
Man Made Monsters

2017

Man Made Monsters

2017
From the Nazi 'super' cows that still roam the woods to CIA-trained killer dolphins, the work of some mad scientists has led to the birth of strange creatures.
D'Inked: A Tattoo Removal Documentary

2017

D'Inked: A Tattoo Removal Documentary

2017
D'Inked is a documentary about the development of laser tattoo removal technology and how it has changed the culture of tattoos. The film follows a man named Jake on his 5-year journey through the process of removing a full color half sleeve tattoo. The film also features interviews with prominent figures in the tattoo and laser removal communities discussing the technological, physical and ethical realities of removing what has always been considered a definition of permanent.
No Country for the Poor

2017

No Country for the Poor

2017
What if democracy fails citizens by not serving them all equally? What if inequality becomes the norm and the most vulnerable citizens are left behind with no money, no home, no rights, and no country of their own? In Hungary, the government has slashed social benefits and criminalized homelessness, but a group of activists, homeless and middle class, is confronting authorities to defend social justice and their right to be citizens. After the tragic death of two of its founding members, the group feels that Hungary is growing more hostile and their struggle is more important than ever. Despite all odds, their own community keeps them going—a mini-society with democracy and solidarity at its heart, an island of hope, belonging and dignity in a society gradually shifting the other way.
Jamestown: Pioneers of America

2017

Jamestown: Pioneers of America

2017
This documentary examines the conditions and circumstances that ultimately led to the birth of the Unites States, and the extremely important, yet little known, role Polish immigrants played in the genesis of America as a country in the New World.
Chanel No 5

2017

Chanel No 5

2017
A historical and romantic look at the revolutionary fragrance showcases its place in the world of glamour and fashion, as well as its iconic allure.
Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation

2017

Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation

2017
Dying in Vein is a deeply personal exploration of opiate and heroin addiction through a cinéma vérité style that drops you directly into the lives of an addict in recovery, a couple trying to get clean, a family grieving the loss of their son and an Emergency Room Physician trying to save one patient at time.