united states Documentaries
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream, a biographical documentary about American Singer Beyoncé Knowles, produced and directed by Ed Burke Beyoncé Knowles and Ilan Benatar. The film covers her entire career up-to 2013 using an immense amount of archive footage and narration[...]
The Last Days of Left Eye
The Last Days of Left Eye, a 2007 biographical documentary by American filmmaker Lauren Lazin about Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. Lisa Lopes was one of the singers in the R&B girl-group TLC which was massively popular during the 1990's. Some of their most famous hits include &q[...]
American Sheriff
American Sheriff, a 2018 law-and-order documentary by Lucy Kennedy as part of the Faultlines series for the Aljazeera news network, investigating the power of sheriffs in the United States. The film is very critical of the enormous amount of power sheriffs possess, and sometimes abuse.[...]
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, a 17-and-a-quarter-hour long documentary series which explores in great detail many of the most significant events that happened during The Vietnam War. The series was written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It includes more than 79 witnes[...]
Dark States Trafficking Sex
In Dark States Trafficking Sex, British broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux travels to Huston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States and a place where a huge number of people trafficked through for the sex trade. It has been estimated that around one in fiv[...]
The Last Patrol (preview)
The Last Patrol, a 2014 war documentary by Sebastian Junger within which two journalists and two veterans examine war. The film is the last in a trio by Junger about the War in Afghanistan. The previous two were "Restrepo" (2010) and "Korengal" (2014). While the firs[...]
Point and Shoot
Point and Shoot, a 2014 biographical war documentary about Matthew Vandyke, a 26-year-old man who decided to set out on an extraordinary 35,000-mile motorbike journey across South Africa and the Middle East. The plan was to develop his sense of manhood and enjoy an adventure but hi[...]
The Kill Team
The Kill Team is a 2013 documentary by American director Dan Krauss about the Maywand District murders during the war in Afghanistan. THE KILL TEAM goes behind closed doors to tell the riveting story of Specialist Adam Winfield, a 21-year-old infantryman in Afghanistan who attempted w[...]
Inside Combat Rescue
Inside Combat Rescue, a 2013 military documentary series which follows an elite combat rescue team of the US Air Force as they save Allied and American forces who are in danger. Some of the action on the documentary is from the front lines in Afghanistan and in Eastern Europe for Operat[...]
Only the Dead
Only the Dead, a 2015 biographical war documentary following the experiences of Australian journalist Michael Ware beginning from his time as a rookie correspondent in the early days of the Iraq war. The film captures the horrific violence Michael witnessed while reporting from the epic[...]
World War II In Colour
World War II In Colour is an epic thirteen-part war documentary series covering the 20th centuries second greatest war in high quality remastered footage. All of the episodes in this series are narrated by English actor Robert Powell (The Italian Job - 1969), who opens with an explanati[...]
Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Cosby: Fall of an American Icon, with the recent revelations from the court hosting Bill Cosby' trial it looks like justice has been served. This documentary follows the story of the popular 1980's TV show host and the accusations which have been put against him. Currently, Bill[...]
Pearl Jam Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty: A documentary directed by American filmmaker and author Cameron Crowe marking the 20th anniversary of the American rock band Pearl Jam. As well as capturing the band perform in 2011, the film also looks into the early days of the group to build a picture of how they became one of t[...]
Who Took Johnny
Who Took Johnny, a 2014 crime documentary by Michael Galinsky, David Beilinson and Suki Hawley about the infamous cold case of Johnny Gosch who was a local paperboy from Iowa who disappeared 30 years ago. This documentary follows his mother's quest to uncover the truth, a journey th[...]
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a 2012 documentary by Alex Gibney which was made in protest to clerical sex abuse in the United States. The Catholic church is enormously powerful in the US and unfortunately, some people with positions of influence within have abused their[...]
One Minute to Nine (Every F*c*ing Day of My Life)
One Minute to Nine (also known by its less contemporary name Every F*c*ing Day of My Life) is a 2007 crime documentary by Tommy Davis about Wendy Maldonado and her eldest son who were sentenced for the manslaughter of her husband in 2005. This story is a tragic one, for according to Wen[...]
The Mask You Live In
The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating Americas (and the rest of the worlds) narrow definition of masculinity. More than just an analysis of the harmful notions of masculinity, the documentary also talks about what can[...]
Miranda Barbour: Serial Killer Or Liar?
A new 2018 documentary about the murder of Troy LaFerrara and the two people who were convicted of his killing, Miranda Barbour and her husband, Elytte Barbour. The film asks a simple question; is Barbour a liar or a serial killer? The United States justice system has certainly come to[...]
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Tales of the Grim Sleeper, a 2014 crime documentary by British filmmaker Nick Broomfield about the American serial killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Lonnie David Franklin Jr. is believed to be responsible for at least 10 murders which took place in Los Angeles, California. He gained the nickname[...]
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