New documentaries
A collection of new documentaries added to Docur. Last update October 17, 2018 @ 12:20 PM
Trails to Tsukiji - Cherries
Trails to Tsukiji - Cherries: Our theme this time is the sweet, red fruits that sparkle like rubies: cherries! In Japan, cherries are expensive, high-end fruits popular for gift-giving: one box can go for over 500 dollars. We visit Yamagata Prefecture, Japan's largest cherry-producing region, to[...]
Rick Steves Europe: The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today
Rick Steves Europe The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today weaves together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives to better understand a place that is, for a third of humanity, literally holy land. The crossroads for three great religions, the Holy Land has been coveted and fought ov[...]
The God Plant
The God Plant is a 2018 health and medical marijuana documentary presented by Paul Flynn. The film seeks to be the ultimate Odyssey of exploration into Cannabis and its uses starting from the formation of the Endocannabinoid system in the simple sea squirt, through to its early uses,[...]
Bus 174
Bus 174 (Ônibus 174) is a Brazillian documentary made in 2002 depicting what happened when bus number 174 in Rio de Janeiro was hijacked by a young gunman on June 12th 2000. The event was live broadcast on Brazillian TV, revealing the utter competence and brutality of the police,[...]
Beyond the Mat
Beyond the Mat is a 1999 documentary film by American screenplay writer Barry W. Blaustein following the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers. The film focuses on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), featuring personalities such as Dwayne[...]
London’s Knife Crime Emergency: ON A KNIFE EDGE
In response to the huge wave of crime sweeping across London, ex-gang member Josh Osbourne investigates the "code of silence", a mindset among young people who are afraid of going to authorities in fear they will be forever be labelled a "snitch". This mindset is jus[...]
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire, a documentary exploring how a web of secret jurisdictions captured wealth from around the world VIA the City of London and hid it in a web of offshore Islands. Today, around half of all offshore wealth, estimated to be at least 50 trill[...]
America’s First Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
America’s First Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a 2018 Vice documentary following promoter David Feldman who has organised the first legal bare-knuckle boxing championship in the state of Wyoming.
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
The Woman in the Iron Coffin, a 2018 documentary looking into the mystery of the remains of a woman found in Queens, New York in 2011. In October of that year, construction workers uncovered a body that was almost perfectly preserved in an iron coffin. Assuming it was a homicide they ca[...]
The Placebo Experiment
The Placebo Experiment, a 2018 psychology documentary by Michael Mosley examing the true power of the placebo effect. We all know what placebo treatments are, but do they really work? Mosley explores from an objective standpoint how much the can brain do to cure the body by explor[...]
Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef
Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, a 2018 science documentary hosted by Welsh nature observer Iolo Williams showcasing the amazing Great Barrier Reef.
Stacey Dooley Investigates: Fashions Dirty Secrets
Fashions Dirty Secrets, a 2018 documentary in which British investigative journalist Stacey Dooley investigates the hidden cost of addiction to fast fashion. This hidden secret of the fashion industry is the enormous damage caused to the environment through the low-cost production of cl[...]
The Truth According To Wikipedia
The Truth According To Wikipedia documentary takes a look into the workings of "the people's encyclopedia", wikipiedia.org. This site is one of the top 10 most visited places on the internet. It is used by millions of people every day to get information on an unimaginable array of diff[...]
How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Steve Jobs is easily the most recognisable figure in technology, for the company he founded in the 1970's, Apple, has revolutionised computing decade after decade. In the 1980's Apple was a leader in the desktop computing revolution. During the 2000s under the command of Steve J[...]
Phreaked Out
Phreaked Out, a three-part 2014 Motherboard documentary series following white-hat hackers and security experts who work on the internet and other forms of interconnected technologies.
Exorcism: The Battle for Young Minds
Exorcism: The Battle for Young Minds, a 2018 BBC3 documentary in which Journalist Andrew Gold meets the famous exorcist Padre Manuel Acuña. Acuña claims to be able to cure people of their possession by demons and evil spirits. He practices his cleansing rituals from his ho[...]
The Hidden Art of Islam
The Hidden Art of Islam, a 2012 documentary by British journalist Rageh Omaar exploring the cultural history of Islam through art. Much of the artwork shown is located at the British Museum and paints a picture of the journey to Mecca, something forbidden to non-Muslims.
Philippines: Democracy in Danger
Two years into his role as leader of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has gained an infamous reputation for his brutal war on drugs. Duterte's critics are now claiming that he is putting the very democratic institutions that keep him in check under threat. To find out what[...]