New documentaries
A collection of new documentaries added to Docur. Last update February 06, 2018 @ 02:10 PM
9/11: The Falling Man
9/11: The Falling Man, a 2006 9/11 documentary film about the famous image of a man falling from The World Trade Center North Tower on September 11th, 2001 narrated by Steven Mackintosh. This disturbing photograph was captured by associated press photographer Richard Drew as an unidentified man[...]
Sugar Coated
Is sugar the new tobacco? This is a question that Michèle Hozer asks for her 2015 documentary Sugar Coated which investigates how the food industry quashed hard science and stopped us talking about the toxicity of sugar. The story begins back in the 70's during a secret PR ca[...]
Zero Hour The Massacre at Columbine High
Zero Hour The Massacre at Columbine High is a 2004 biographic documentary narrated by British actor Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, Event Horizon) about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. On April 20th, 1999 they went into Columbine High school in Colorado, United States and shot and[...]
Food Matters
The 2008 documentary Food Matters, directed by James Colquhoun, Carlo Ledesma examines how the nutritional value of the food we eat can have positive and negative impacts on our health. Using opinions of doctors, journalists and nutritionists the film explores nutritional therapy, organic food an[...]
Uncertain Principles
Uncertain Principles is a 1998 BBC documentary narrated by Scotish actor Peter Capaldi (Dr Who) that takes us through the history of Quantum Mechanics. Of course with this being a rather old documentary science has already moved a long way, however, the film is still important because it provides a[...]
What The Bleep Do We Know
What The Bleep Do We Know is a 2004 documentary film by William Arntz which presents a different view of the universe than the one we usually recognize. In a traditional sense, we look at the universe based purely on what we can see with our eyes. If you except that is all reality consi[...]
Tokyo Girls
Tokyo Girls is a documentary film directed by Canadian filmmaker Penelope Buitenhuis about four Canadian women who work as well-paid hostesses in exclusive Japanese nightclubs. The film shows the lavish lifestyle these women live in a city that is worlds away from the west.&nb[...]
Objectified
Objectified is a 2009 art and engineering documentary created by American photographer Gary Hustwit. The film looks at our close relationship with manufactured objects and those who make them a reality. Objectified takes us behind the scenes to see how some of the coolest tech[...]
Kony 2012
Kony 2012, a short documentary directed by Jason Russell and funded by Invisiable Children Inc. dedicated to bringing global attention to the Uganda cult leader and war criminal Joseph Kony and having him arrested before the end of 2012. Released on March 5th, 2012 the film wa[...]
Waking Life
Waking Life is a 2002 docu-animation film discussing deep meanings concerning the universe, created by American director Richard Linklater (School of Rock, Boyhood). Using real footage with actors which was then painstakingly rotoscoped from digital to a special animated effec[...]
Space Race
A 2005 BBC documentary drama series chronicling in the famous Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States during The Cold War, presented by British actor Richard Dillane (ARGO). Since it was a "race" then who won it went all is said and done? In the b[...]
It's a Girl! (preview)
It's a Girl! looks at the devastating real-world effects of the one-child policy in China and two-child policy in India. The film which was directed by Evan Grae Davis takes us to China and India where the number of children you can have is restricted by law. If you have more than this quot[...]
Legally High
Legally High looks into the massively changing drug culture as it was in Britain during 2013. So-called legal highs such as spice were soaring in popularity over the "old" drugs such as cocaine and speed, primarily because they were cheap and could be easily obtained. [...]
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens, a 1975 biographical documentary about Edith Bouvier Beale and her middle-aged American socialite daughter, the aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy who live in a large but run-down mansion in New York State. The film follows their lives closely as they share stories about[...]
The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeeps is a 2012 documentary film by Israeli director Dror Moreh about the Israel Security Agency Shin Bet (שירות הביטחון הכללי). Moreh said that he was inspired to make this documentary while watching the popular "The Fog of War" about the life of former US secretary o[...]
Walking With Dinosaurs
Walking With Dinosaurs is a 1999 BBC documentary series narrated by Kenneth Branagh and directed by Tim Haines. The idea for the series came about during the mid-nineties with the resurgent interest in dinosaurs thanks to the release of the highly successful 1993 movie "Jurassic Pa[...]
Fed Up
The 2014 Fed Up documentary by American journalist Katie Couric investigates why childhood obesity has dramatically increased in recent years. The film focuses on the American Food industry, it's lobbying power and why we should look at how we gain weight in a different way. Th[...]
Faces of Death
Faces of Death is an extremely graphic banned 1978 documentary film directed by John Alan Schwartz about people dying, often in horrific ways. The documentary uses both fake footage of peoples last moments spliced with real footage of executions, murders, surgery and accidents[...]