Top Rated Documentary Movies on Kanopy - Page 210

Exhibition On Screen: Pissarro - The Father Of Impressionism

2022

Exhibition On Screen: Pissarro - The Father Of Impressionism

2022
A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians

2024

A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians

2024
In “A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians,” Israelis describe what it was like to experience the deadliest day for Jews since World War II as the Oct. 7 attacks unfolded, with around 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage. And in Gaza, where more than 40,000 people have reportedly been killed in Israel’s retaliation against Hamas, Palestinians describe — and record — the horrors of large-scale devastation.
Bums' Paradise

2003

Bums' Paradise

2003
Bums' Paradise depicts the lives of the men and women who lived in the ten-year-old Albany Landfill community prior to their eviction. It follows them through the eviction and documents them one month after the eviction. The film emphasizes their concepts of community as well as the amazing art that they created. Instead of being a documentary about homelessness, Bums' Paradise considers the question: What if the homeless -- the indigent, the bums -- told their own stories?
The Bad Guy

2024

The Bad Guy

2024
The gun epidemic has become so intense in the USA, that schools and community groups are now looking away from prevention and towards preparation – tolerating mass killing as part of the fabric of American life. Measures like active shooter drills and arming teachers seem an unsavoury but necessary response to keep our loved ones safe. What impact do these militarised approaches have on children’s mental wellbeing? What kind of society will they build in the future? Told through the perspective of a European new mother, who is deciding to make a life for her young family in America, this candid and urgent documentary asks what is at stake during these frightening times.
El Facilitador

2024

El Facilitador

2024
This documentary addresses two political scandals that marked Luis Lacalle Pou's administration: Alejandro Astesiano and Sebastián Marset, two names that were previously unknown to most citizens.
What Are You?

2019

What Are You?

2019
'What Are You' is a short twenty-minute personal documentary that uses interviews and poetic images to explores the lives of multiracial people as they reveal the struggles and challenges of living in a racially divided world.
South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

2024

South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

2024
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom. The documentary investigates cases of falsified records and identities among the adoptions of 200,000 children to the U.S. and other countries over decades.
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

2024

Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

2024
Supercross. The most underappreciated, demanding, dramatic sport on the planet, requiring heart, dedication and determination. This film by two-time Emmy-Winning filmmaker Paul Taublieb, is not a history, but captures the essence of the sport where passion meets commitment, relying on the twin pillars of in-depth interviews combined with cinematic camerawork along with deep archival research, featuring the biggest names of the sport. Narrated by Josh Brolin.
A School Grows in Watts

2024

A School Grows in Watts

2024
In one of the most notoriously underserved cities in the country, an innovative charter school works toward a reimagined future with a community-based approach to education. Weaving together the personal narratives of educators, students and families, "A School Grows in Watts" paints a lyrical, immersive portrait of a vibrant yet misunderstood community.
Las guardianas

2024

Las guardianas

2024
Karla is 26, the only female heir of a long tradition of Basque farmers and the first to leave the country in search of a different life. But when her mother dies, she has to come back and decide what to do with her future and the family legacy.
Roller Derby Dolls

2008

Roller Derby Dolls

2008
In the sprawling outer suburbs of Brisbane, a revolution is brewing. A sassy group of women from all walks of life has a dream: to resurrect the lost sport of full-contact roller derby in Australia.
Breaking Silence

2017

Breaking Silence

2017
Three Muslim women share their stories of sexual assault—and, in a deeply personal way, they challenge the stigma that has long suppressed the voice of survivors.
62 Days

2017

62 Days

2017
An urgent examination of a growing trend of laws that seek to control a pregnant woman's body.
Never Enough

2010

Never Enough

2010
Michele Gitlin has 700 sweaters. In touch with the pain as well as the pleasure of over-collecting, she calls Ron “Disaster Master” Alford for help. Ron, a de-cluttering expert who believes that “clutter begins in the head, and ends up on the floor,” determines that Michele is a hoarder with a rating of 8 (out of ten) on his “clutter index.” Ron also visits a retired Marine with 7,800 Beanie Babies and a home shopping addict whose purchases are literally burying him. Never Enough is a meditation on materialism, consumerism, mental illness and the social fabric of our lives.
America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation

2024

America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation

2024
Two immigrant filmmakers journey across the US, exploring American identity through raw encounters on politics, race, immigration, and gun control. The film offers an unflinching portrait of America, unveiling hope for our common humanity.
I Am Somebody

2023

I Am Somebody

2023
When aspiring public defender Taylor Toynes notices his zip code in an article on the cradle-to-prison pipeline, he pivots to a career working with children, whose imaginations allow for a world in which zip codes don't determine life outcomes. I Am Somebody is part of a series of short documentaries about the roles of race, class, and upbringing in nonprofit leaders' personal and professional lives.
Tokito: The 540-Day Journey of a Culinary Maverick

2024

Tokito: The 540-Day Journey of a Culinary Maverick

2024
"Tokito" chronicles the 540-day journey of maverick Michelin-starred Chef Yoshinori Ishii as his team transforms a historic Japanese restaurant into an innovative auberge dining experience in Tokyo.
Nudar

2018

Nudar

2018
A Syrian doctor living in Germany befriends the filmmaker and turns the camera around.
Manicouagan

2025

Manicouagan

2025
Driven by an intimate quest, this choral film reveals the meeting of individuals who inhabit the territory of Manicouagan and who together contribute to defining its geomorphological and socio-cultural imprints through time in a dreamlike manner.
Táncrend

2003

Táncrend

2003
Once a week, the dance teacher rolls into a small Hungarian village at the end of the world in his yellow Citroën and, like a magician, gives lessons to women and men: how to rise elegantly into the air and fly to the melody of the music. The film is about how the blue bird of happiness flutters around us here.