Documentary Movies

Bread & Roses

In the wake of the Taliban's return to power, a group of Kabul women lead a revolutionary fight for their rights—and their lives.

Cain's Children

Three boys, they all committed murder. After discovering their haunting faces and disturbing stories in a banned prison documentary from 1984, the filmmaker goes out to find them and discovers untold secrets and a Hungary he has never known.

Inquisición y libertad

The Egypt Code Breakers

By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civilization, but behind his legendary feat is a mysterious brother who made it possible. The recent discovery of correspondence between Jean-François Champollion and his brother Jacques-Joseph now allows us to fully understand how a young, self-taught genius was able to make one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century. Without the ingenuity and unfailing support of his older brother, Jean-François would never have succeeded in solving this enigma, which had international repercussions. With animated sequences of their private correspondence, and with the help of archives and expert analysis, this film revisits this unique scientific, human and intellectual adventure to celebrate the bicentenary of the decoding of hieroglyphics.

Strip and War

The film tells the story of a small family, consisting of a grandfather retired from the army, and his stripper grandson. It is not just a story of a relationship, but rather a reflection of entire Belarus and the post-Soviet, pro-Russian world. Moreover, it's a universally-recognized reflection of a generation gap.

Side Two

Spring 2015

A Farewell To Cinema

Documentary about post-Soviet society’s abandonment of cinema in favour of the free market.

A tartótiszt

My Mom Jayne

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

Le pays

Chady and David work on cargo ships on Lake Geneva. They are both foreigners in Switzerland. On the oscillating waters of the lake, the young men, who are haunted by the memories of their home countries, share secrets, memories and the same feeling of being uprooted. A strange intimacy forms between the two men.

The Dispossessed

An impressionistic journey that reveals the daily struggle of the hungry peasant class.

Rocco

Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock’n’roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children… and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever.

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

Ábaco 211

According to the military nomenclature deployed during the last Argentine civil-military dictatorship, Area 211 corresponded to the south of the province of Santa Fe. Several hundred people were murdered or disappeared in this region as a result of state terrorism. For several years, the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team worked in the Rosario area to restore the identities of remains found in cemeteries and other clandestine burial sites, helping to unravel the tragic history of repression surrounding this city. This documentary portrays the work of the EAAF and its implications for the reconstruction of historical memory.

Fly, Little Angel

Twenty years ago, director Christiane Burkhard’s parents died in a plane crash. Now she has made a documentary, in collaboration with her sister, about remembering and coming to terms with the facts. First, she looks for accounts in the former homes and from family and friends of the couple. She also has a large number of old Super-8 recordings. Her mother was an enthusiastic amateur filmmaker, who captured all the major family events on film. Together with her sister, Burkhard watches the footage of the smiling faces of her parents. Making this documentary becomes a self-conceived ritual that should help her bid farewell to an unreal and unaccepted past. The subdued tone suits the difficulties all those involved have talking about the event, even after twenty years.

The Dream Spring

A bunch of friends decide to spend the time of quarantine together in a country house. Seperated from the usual rythm of life, away from the society and with plenty of free time, they enjoy their newly acquired freedom while trying to have fun and getting to know themselves.

Inside Job

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

O Meu Coração Ficará no Porto

During the 1958 presidential elections General Humberto Delgado is received by the city of Porto with an unprecedented and unbelievable demonstration of 200 thousand citizens that bravely and boldly displayed their support to the candidate that dared challenge the fascist regime of Salazar. This documentary tells the story of the 14th of May 1958, of the reasons for such a public display of civil disobedience and of the consequences thereafter.

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Captured during Billie Eilish's sold-out world tour, a concert experience from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation, presented in immersive 3D.

El sueño de todos

"El Sueño de Todos” is about the chilean national football team and what they lived during their qualification process for the 2014 Brazil World Cup.