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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 128.

Floored (2009)

documentary film

Director James Allen Smith interviews several long-term traders, including many successful traders, to gain an insight into the industry. One trader compared floor trading to hunting for rhinoceros in Africa, saying "It’s not fun unless you can die".

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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

documentary film, Documentation

It focuses on the five films in the original Planet of the Apes series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and Escape from the Planet of the Apes and his son Caesar in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The documentary premiered on AMC to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the first 1968 film. The documentary discusses the ideas and works that led to the production of the films and franchise, including two television series, one live action and one animated for children.

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Advocate (2019)

Biography, documentary film, Documentation

thumb|left|Leah Tsemel (2019) The film follows Jewish-Israeli human-rights lawyer Lea Tsemel as she navigates through the Israeli judicial system in defense of Palestinians accused of terrorism. The film includes archival footage of past cases Tsemel was involved in over a five-decade long career; interviews with Tsemel and her family members, including her husband, Michel Warschawski and their daughter and son, as well as interns and associates at Tsemel's law firm; and closely follows two contemporary cases represented by Tsemel and her co-counsel, Tareq Barghout. The first case the film follows is that of 13 year old Ahmad, who…

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Step (2017)

documentary film, Documentation

Step is the true-life story of a girls’ high-school step team set against the background of the heart of Baltimore. These young women learn to laugh, love and thrive – on and off the stage – even when the world seems to work against them. Empowered by their teachers, teammates, counselors, coaches and families, they chase their ultimate dreams: to win a step championship and to be accepted into college.

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The Ground Truth (2006)

documentary film

The film addresses the issues many soldiers face upon their return from the War in Iraq, including problems with posttraumatic stress disorder and an inability to meld back into "normal" society. The film includes footage of soldiers in Iraq and personal interviews with about two dozen people directly affected by the war (either veterans or family members/friends of veterans). The veterans, both men and women, speak of their experiences before, during, and after the war.

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