New documentaries
A collection of new documentaries added to Docur. Last update February 11, 2018 @ 04:59 AM
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Mankind: The Story of All of Us takes through the history of mankind in a highly dramatised way, from a difficult beginning on the African Savannah to the present day where we have become like the gods our ancient ancestors worshipped. American actor Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men)[...]
Redesign My Brain
Redesign My Brain follows Canadian-born Australian Todd Sampson as he attempts to expand the capabilities of his brain. That very notion may sound utterly ridiculous however pioneering neuroscience and technology is putting us on the doorstep of being able to "redesign" our br[...]
When Dinosaurs Roamed America
When Dinosaurs Roamed America is a two-hour nature documentary film narrated by American actor John Goodman (The Big Lebowski, 10 Cloverfield Lane) about the history of dinosaurs on the continent of America. The film features dinosaurs created by Paleo-artist and art director Mark Dubea[...]
Waste Land
The "Waste Land" documentary co-directed by Lucy Walker, Karen Harley takes us to the outskirts of Rio De Janeiro where the biggest landfill site in the world is located. This really looks like an alien landscape, and certainly not a place where anyone would want to[...]
The Choice is Ours
"The Choice is Ours" documentary directed by Roxanne Meadows shows an optimistic vision of the world if we apply science & technology for the benefit of all people and the environment. The film is an advocation of sustainable technologies which will ensure our fu[...]
Africa - David Attenborough
In the 2013 documentary series "Africa" David Attenborough explores the vast array of wildlife and habitats of across the great continent of Africa. Episode 1 Kalahari - David explores the deserts of south-west Africa which is home to white meercats and huge black Rhinos. With almost no[...]
Trashed
The 2007 documentary Trashed is about exactly what it says on the tin; the garbage business. American filmmaker Bill Kirkos investigates one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S (according to 2007) to find out why there is so much junk, what problems it's causing a[...]
Hip-Hop Evolution
Hip-Hop Evolution is a Canadian 4 part documentary which looks at the history of Hip Hop presented by rapper Shad. The journey begins back in the 1970's with figures like DJ Kool Herc developing the foundation of the hip-hop sounds, though the 80's where hip-hop truly[...]
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost is a 1988 biographical documentary about the famous jazz musician and trumpet player Chet Baker by director Bruce Weber. The film was released several months after Chet's untimely death at the age of 59. Chet had a breakthrough with the Gerry Mulligan Qu[...]
The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats is a 2005 documentary about the funniest dirty joke which shares the same name as the film by American TV presenter Paul Provenza. The Aristocrats is told by 100 prominent comedians including Billy Connoly, Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams who explain this transgressive and[...]
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
Director Steven Okazak takes us onto the streets of San Francisco, California in the 2000 documentary film Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street to follow the lives of addicts. It's a harrowing journey and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tra[...]
Stacey Dooley in Greece: Migrant Kids in Crisis
In the documentary Stacey Dooley in Greece: Migrant Kids in Crisis, Stacey Doodley follows the journey of children who are fleeing from their war-torn homes and looking for a better life in western countries. In the film, Stacey travels to were migrants are hoping to get into[...]
Racing Extinction
Racing Extinction is a 2015 documentary by Greek-American photographer Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) which brings to attention the mass extinction of plant and animal life prominently caused by the growing number of humans on planet Earth. Using never before seen imagery and inter[...]
Garbage Island
The 2008 Garbage Island documentary was created by Thomas Morton for Viceland and is about an enormous pile of garbage floating in the Pacific ocean. It's hard to imagine an island of garbage the size of Texas just out there in the middle of the ocean, which is why the tea[...]
Chariots of the Gods
The Chariots of the Gods documentary is based on a book by famous ancient astronaut theorist Erich Von Daniken. Von Daniken's theories are well thought out and provide us with an alternative way of looking at monuments on Earth which could have been influenced by extra-terrestrials.[...]
The War of the World
The War of the World is a documentary pushing the idea that world war 1, 2 and the Cold War were not separate wars but one continuous century-long war. This theory is presented by controversial historian Niall Ferguson who wrote a book called The War of the World: History's Age of H[...]
The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour is 2007 environmental documentary discussing problems the worlds eco-systems are facing narrated and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. To investigate problems such as Global Warming, deforestation, extinction and pollution Leonardo interviews more than 50 people in[...]
Capturing the Friedmans
Capturing the Friedmans, a 2003 crime documentary directed by American filmmaker and musician Andrew Jarecki about the investigation of father and son Arnold and Jesse Friedman. The film follows the child sex abuse investigation of Arnold and Jesse in 1987. A suspicion that Arnold[...]