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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,599 films · Page 104.

The Go-Go's (2020)

documentary film, Documentation, musical film

The Go-Go's become the first successful, all-girl band to write their own songs and play their own instruments while making it to No. 1 on the charts. The Go-Go's follows the rise of a band starting from the LA punk scene.

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Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)

Biographical documentary, documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Chris & Don tells the story of a romance that began on the beaches of Santa Monica in the 1950s, when Christopher Isherwood at age 48 met Don Bachardy who then was eighteen years old. Isherwood, an established author with works such as The Berlin Stories, which helped inspire much of Cabaret, helped Bachardy discover and develop his affinity for drawing and painting as he became a renowned portrait painter during the second half of the 20th century to the present. The documentary includes insight from friends, including Liza Minnelli and John Boorman, who tell of the countless struggles the two faced as one of the first openly gay couples…

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Reincarnated (2012)

documentary film, Documentation, musical film

As most of those who follow the Rastafari faith do, Snoop decided to go through a transformation into his new self; his new, Rastafari self. Reincarnated documents Snoop Dogg's transition into Snoop Lion, which involved him taking a trip to Jamaica to make a reggae album and discover more about the Rastafari faith. The documentary starts out by exploring Snoop's past; his time on Death Row Records, the loss of his friends Tupac and Nate Dogg, and the murder accusation.

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Indie Sex (2007)

documentary film

The four-part documentary series that explores sexuality as it is presented and received in films and throughout film history. The movie looks at how film and policy makers have attempted to censor and free sexual images, whether it be through regulations or exploring topics such as teen sex, sexual taboos, or pushing material to sexual extremes. Discussions range from the Pre-Code film era as early as the 1910s to modern cinema.

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Varietease (1955)

Comedy, documentary film, sexploitation film

Varietease was Klaw's first documentary film reflective of burlesque clubs of the 1950s. Master of ceremonies Bobby Shields introduces the film's acts. Bettie Page performs a nudity-free Dance of the Seven Veils but teases in only removing four veils.

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The Fight (2020)

Political Documentary

The film follows five legal battles brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against various Trump administration policies. The lawsuits regard: Opposition to the Trump travel ban, brought by Lee Gelernt Pursuit of abortion access for immigrants in ICE custody, brought by Brigitte Amiri A challenge to the proposed citizenship question on the census, brought by Dale Ho Rejection of the Trump order banning transgender personnel in the military, brought by Chase Strangio An attempt to reunite families separated at the border, brought by Lee Gelernt

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