Top Rated Documentary Movies on Kanopy - Page 167

The War Photographers

2013

The War Photographers

2013
9
'The War Photographers' recounts the personal experiences of award-winning photojournalists who risk their lives covering conflict in the world's most dangerous war zones. Intimate interviews and gripping imagery reveal stories of sacrifice, courage and the emotional toll endured by photographers and their subjects. Stories include New York Times photographer Joao Silva revisiting sites in his native South Africa, recalling the violence that led to that country's first democratic elections in 1994. Ashley Gilbertson travels to Midland, Texas, for the final shoot of his project documenting the bedrooms of young soldiers who never returned home from war. Other photographers shares their firsthand experiences covering conflict in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and the Middle East.
Looking for Robert

2024

Looking for Robert

2024
9
“I talk about my 20 years of work with the filmmaker Robert Kramer, who died in 1999. It is an account of the gestures and practices of this filmmaker. A way of recalling the central place he attributed to experience to better circumvent the pitfalls of the scenario. It is also the story of a friendship that transformed me. » (Richard Copans)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson

2024

The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson

2024
5
Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters and friends break their silence about her murder and O.J. Simpson's controversial trial, aiming to shed light on the truth.
Welcome to the Waks Family

2003

Welcome to the Waks Family

2003
6
Everyday life in the Waks household is a logistical challenge of monumental proportions. There are two minibuses to move the family around and the kitchen in its suburban Melbourne home has five ovens for kosher cooking. The family follows an orthodox form of Judaism. School, work, synagogue and socialising all take place within a tight-knit Jewish community.
No Horses on Mars

2024

No Horses on Mars

2024
5
A look at the daily practice of a horse-human relationship through the eyes of the mare as she travels through her world being transported, anesthetized, treated and led, infused with an unexpected sense of happiness at her own existence. The horse's point of view is the most effective element of the film. The human is introduced as an onlooker who follows, measures and takes in the horse as an object.
Almas Silenciosas

2023

Almas Silenciosas

2023
10
Made in Ethiopia

2024

Made in Ethiopia

2024
10
Made in Ethiopia examines China’s increasing impact on Africa through the story of charismatic businesswoman Motto, who is tasked with expanding the biggest Chinese industrial zone in Ethiopia.
The Last Expedition

2024

The Last Expedition

2024
7
The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world and the first person from Poland to climb the highest peaks on earth, told by herself.
Children of Ukraine

2024

Children of Ukraine

2024
10
FRONTLINE examines how thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The documentary follows Ukrainian families searching for their missing children, organizations investigating the alleged abductions and Ukrainian teenagers who escaped and say they were subjected to Russian propaganda.
Turning Point

2018

Turning Point

2018
10
A deep dive into the process of developing and testing one potential drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Okurimono

2024

Okurimono

2024
4
After a 20-year absence, Noriko returns to Nagasaki to clear out her mother’s home. In doing so, she finds letters that reveal a family secret intertwined with the memory of the peninsular town’s inhabitants. In reconstructing this family story, Okurimono gradually develops into a grace-filled meditation on the passage of time and the legacy we leave behind.
The Cancer Detectives

2024

The Cancer Detectives

2024
8
The story of how the life-saving cervical cancer test became an ordinary part of women’s lives is as unusual and remarkable as the coalition of people who ultimately made it possible: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists known as cyto-screeners. But the test was just the beginning. Once the test proved effective, the campaign to make pap smears available to millions of women required nothing short of a total national mobilization. The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the people who fought tirelessly to save women from what was once the number one cancer killer of women.
The Great Electric Airplane Race

2022

The Great Electric Airplane Race

2022
8
A Photographic Memory

2024

A Photographic Memory

2024
10
A filmmaker ventures into the archives of her photographer mother to construct a personal story of love, loss, and finding someone in the work they leave behind.
The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop

2024

The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop

2024
4
Are games the meaning of life? The Hobby is a funny, affectionate, character-driven portrait of the massive subculture of modern board games, featuring a fascinating and diverse group of subjects who find deep meaning in “meaningless” pursuits.
Running for the Mountains

2024

Running for the Mountains

2024
6
RUNNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS digs into West Virginia's history of 'patriotic sacrifice,' unearthing veins of dark money and dirty politics. The film tracks grassroots candidates and ordinary citizens' attempts to save their land, water, homes, and communities - calling out the pro-extraction politicians enabling destruction, including Senator Joe Manchin and his likely replacement, coal baron Governor Jim Justice. Appalachia is the proverbial canary in a coal mine; pay attention or pay the price.
The Empty Grave

2024

The Empty Grave

2024
10
John Mbano and Cesilia Mollel are on a mission to bring the stolen remains of their ancestor back home to Tanzania. A story about loved ones kept in German museums, the power of institutions, generational trauma and resilience.
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.
We Can Be Heroes

2024

We Can Be Heroes

2024
2
Sometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action role-playing (LARP) camp in upstate New York, the deeply accepting environment has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed "nerdy" teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else. As the campers immerse themselves in this imaginative world, they discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.
Yeah You Rite!

1985

Yeah You Rite!

1985
8
This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way they do, where the words come from, and what it means to talk with a New Orleans accent.