Popular Documentary Movies on YouTube - Page 376

Harley

2020

Harley

2020
Harley, a successful criminal attorney who represents the most despised people in society in Paterson, NJ, embarks on a quest to win the woman of his dreams and defeat the bully who antagonized him as a child.
Handsome

2021

Handsome

2021
7.2
Two brothers embark on a worldwide journey to discover what it's like for other siblings living with Down Syndrome. Their journey takes them to Cornwall, New York, Mumbai and Vietnam. Growing up, Nick was ashamed Alex, but through a shared journey they learn what it truly means to be brothers. Along the way they encounter families from a variety of different cultural backgrounds who each have their own outlooks on living with disabilities. They come face-to-face with the darker side of humanity and are forced to make difficult decisions about their future.
Chonda Pierce: Unashamed

2019

Chonda Pierce: Unashamed

2019
Top selling female comedian, Chonda Pierce, is unashamed of her stand for Christ. Chonda will make you laugh and think as she boldly proclaims the truth of the Gospel to a hurting world. Chonda takes a journey into the hearts of the faithful as she engages some of the boldest believers in America. Mike Huckabee, Danny Gokey, the Benham Brothers and others tell their stories of speaking truth to our culture…no matter the consequences. Only Chonda can communicate deep and meaningful truth and make you laugh at the same time. Chonda is unchained, unrestrained and UNASHAMED!
Silvia

2018

Silvia

2018
6
Silvia looks dazzling in the old VHS footage of her wedding in the early 1980s—she's a beautiful woman about to embark on a promising future with a diplomat husband, and a comfortable house to live in. The home videos that follow show more highlights from her life: her first wedding anniversary, her daughters growing up, and the farewell party at the embassy. Meanwhile, the audio commentary offers a very different reality. The film's director María Silvia Esteve is the middle one of Silvia's daughters, and she and her siblings talk about their parents' gradual descent into a spiral of angry clashes, psychological problems and prescription drugs. By recounting events from their childhood, they try to get a handle on what went wrong in their family. And they wonder why their mother, with whom they had a very close relationship, never managed to improve the situation or leave their father.
The Coolest Guy Movie Ever: The Return to the Scene of The Great Escape

2018

The Coolest Guy Movie Ever: The Return to the Scene of The Great Escape

2018
6
Filmmaker Christophe Espenan's tribute to The Great Escape, The Coolest Guy Movie Ever is a fascinating documentary that returns to the iconic locations where that classic film was shot, complete with rare footage and interviews.
The Child Soldier's New Job

2016

The Child Soldier's New Job

2016
A documentary about private mercenary military forces and where their soldiers come from.
My Brother's Vows

2013

My Brother's Vows

2013
Stephanie’s brother Gregor is about to make the biggest decision of his life. He has joined the Catholic order of the Steyler Missionaries to become a monk. If he doesn’t have a change of heart, he will take his final vows in a year’s time and commit to a life of chastity, poverty, obedience and service to the Catholic Church. Stephanie is highly critical of his choice. They come from a Catholic background, but Stephanie had her own reasons to break with the family tradition. They haven’t spoken in ten years. This film is Stephanie’s quest to understand her brother’s extreme decision and explore his world that lies behind the thick monastery walls. What she discovers may prove to be far more than she bargained for.
Terminal Device

2017

Terminal Device

2017
Tired of the negative stereotyping of prosthesis-wearing characters in cinema, Ross Turnbull set out to overturn the idea that prosthetics are indicative of a twisted and evil soul. Through interviews and footage, from some of Hollywood's best-loved classics, Ross challenges our preconceptions of what it means to live as an amputee. Clever, funny, and masterfully crafted, Terminal Device will ensure you'll never look at a hook the same again.
Naga the Eternal Yogi

2016

Naga the Eternal Yogi

2016
7.7
This documentary is dives into the origins of yoga. A journey that will bring a young ascetic, belonging to the oldest Indian monastic order, to the most important religious festival for Hindu: The Kumbh Mela.
The Rainforests Are Under Threat

2015

The Rainforests Are Under Threat

2015
A new multi-award winning documentary underscoring the threats facing the rainforest in Peru, the perpetuation of climate change, and the people who are fighting to protect it. The main culprits: gold miners, uncontrolled deforestation, poaching, and their impacts on wildlife which threaten the home to an extraordinary ecosystem hosting species of animals, birds and plants that are found nowhere else on the planet. This according to director Jérôme Dolbert, who sets out to bring public awareness of the imminent perils facing one of the most beautiful rainforests in the world.
Jim Morrison His Final Hours

2010

Jim Morrison His Final Hours

2010
10
This compelling documentary series unlocks the hidden secrets, psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic deaths of famed notorious and the iconic. Every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. The series weaves the star's back-story with events from their last day, which lays bare the threads of fate that led inextricably from childhood to the moment of death. These are no ordinary biographies. They're psychological detective stories attempting to uncover the mystery of why the celebrity died. July 2, 1971. Jim Morrison is one of the most famous rock singers in the world. He's also the ultimate sex symbol, but Morrison is at war with his own dark demons. In 24 hours his darkness will consume him and he'll be dead. Using archive footage, dramatic reenactment and interviews with his closest companions, we detail the last hours of Morrison's life and the gripping events that led to his tragic death in Paris.
Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story

2017

Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story

2017
5
At the age of 26, innovative chef and inventor Homaro Cantu helped put Chicago on the culinary map when he opened his first restaurant “Moto” in the city’s untapped Fulton Market meatpacking district. Virtually overnight, Cantu rose to the rank of celebrity chef and became famous for his “molecular gastronomy” approach to cooking. Cantu’s meteoric rise to fame masked an early life of poverty, homelessness, and even physical and emotional abuse. Filmed over a period of three years with remarkable access, INSATIABLE follows Cantu at a pivotal moment in his career and takes you on a dizzying and thrilling ride, in a story that moves from redemption and inspiration to tragedy and back again.
Inside Metal: The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal

2014

Inside Metal: The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal

2014
8
In this original and fascinating new series of documentaries dedicated to Heavy Metal music and it's diverse array of musical styles and genres, this film delivers quintessential candid interviews with metal icons and the pivotal players in the music business including musicians, managers, concert promoters and the utmost devoted practitioners. The documentary is about giving fans the real inside story from the behind the scenes world of metal and hard rock with in depth interviews, ultra-rare concert footage and photographs, and the original music score from that era in this no holds barred, never before recollection of untold stories
The Fortune Wild

2014

The Fortune Wild

2014
In The Fortune Wild, a new Sitka Films production directed by Ben Gulliver with support from Pacific Wild, a small group of surfers set out to seek their own kind of riches on some of the most remote beaches of the Canadian coast.
Falling...

2014

Falling...

2014
1
Winner of Indie Fest USA's Best of Festival Award, FALLING... is award winning actor Michael Zelniker's directorial debut. Heralded as "brilliant, evocative and touching, an incredible cinematic experience", FALLING... is an experiment in narrative film making.
Songs From the North

2015

Songs From the North

2015
7
Interweaving footage from the director’s three visits to North Korea with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, Songs from the North takes a different look at this enigmatic country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Challenging the meaning of freedom, love, patriotism and ultimately the human condition, it tries to understand, on their own terms, the psychology and popular imaginary of the North Korean people and the political ideology of absolute love which continues to drive the nation towards its uncertain future.
Harvest

2012

Harvest

2012
"Harvest" follows five family wineries, an amateur home winemaker and a rare all-female Mexican picking crew through the Sonoma County wine harvest of 2011. This is the story behind the wine you drink.
Max Kennedy and the American Dream

2011

Max Kennedy and the American Dream

2011
4.7
Documentary - Max Kennedy is a Minuteman, one of the many American vigilantes who patrol the border with Mexico. Hunting down illegal immigrants, the Minutemen live a gritty existence in the desert. They do it from a belief that they are at the frontline of a war to save their country. Yet within Max lies a great conflict: a sympathy for the Mexicans. Casting a penetrating light on the US-Mexico border issue, Max's story is a telling insight into human trafficking, first-world poverty and right- wing hate politics. - Li'l Dog, Gadget, Max Kennedy
Bovines

2012

Bovines

2012
5.4
In the fields, we see them, extended on the grass or grazing peacefully. Large placid beasts that we thought we knew because they are livestock. Lions, gorillas, bears have our attention, but has anyone ever really looked at cows? Asked what they were doing with their days? What do they do when a storm passes? When the sun comes back? What do they think when they stand motionless, seemingly contemplating the void? Do they think? "Bovines" chronicles the true life of a cow: grazing, ruminating, gazing - but also feeling - mooing with grief, or just enjoying an apple…
Cocaine Unwrapped

2012

Cocaine Unwrapped

2012
5
Documentary investigating the supply chain of cocaine from South American jungles to usage in Baltimore.