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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 131.

Salute (2008)

documentary film, sport film

The film provides an insight into an incident at the 1968 Summer Olympics which saw two United States athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, give the black power salute from the victory dais after the 200 metres final. The film focuses on the third man on the dais, silver medal winner Peter Norman, who showed his support for Smith and Carlos by donning an "Olympic Project for Human Rights" (OPHR) badge on his way to the podium. It was also Norman who suggested to Smith and Carlos that they share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos had left his gloves in the Olympic Village.

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Twin Sisters (2013)

documentary film

The film begins in 2003, when two babies are discovered in a cardboard box in a Southern Chinese village. They are taken to an orphanage in Changsha, Hunan Province, China; where they are individually adopted by two separate families. One of the sisters, Alexandra Hauglum, grows up in the small village of Fresvik, Norway; surrounded by high mountains and deep fjords.

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The Back of Beyond (1954)

documentary film

The film purports to follow a "typical" journey made by Tom Kruse, from Marree to Birdsville, some 325 miles away, showing the various people he met along the Track and the sorts of obstacles he faced. In fact, sometimes described as a docudrama, the film was closely scripted: it comprises a number of re-enactments and a 'lost children' story, rather than chronicling an 'actual' trip. Nonetheless, many of the people featured in the film were real-life bush characters.

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Gay Republicans (2004)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film

The documentary looks at the lives and opinions of several gay members of the US Republican Party, including: Maurice Bonamigo, a Palm Beach hairstylist who was a strong supporter of George W. Bush and his policies Carol Newman, an attorney from Los Angeles who has proposed to her life partner Steve May, a former state legislator who comments on perceived changes to the party over time Mark Harris, a gay rights activist with strong opinions on both sides of the debate

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Queer Hutterite (2016)

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Queer Hutterite follows the life of Kelly Hofer as he grew up in the Hutterite colony of Green Acres, in southern Manitoba, Canada. The documentary focuses on the early life of Hofer as he grew up discovering his passion for photography in his early teens, while also coming to the discovery that he was gay. He knew that as a gay man, he would face discrimination within the Hutterite community and that he would no longer fit into the fabric of society within the colony.

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They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)

Biography, documentary film

The film examines the motives for the murder of Dayton, Ohio native Dorothy Mae Stang, a 73-year-old nun of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur order who fought for the preservation of the Amazon Rainforest in the Brazilian state of Pará. It also follows the trial of those convicted for murdering Stang.

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Friedkin Uncut (2018)

Biographical documentary, documentary film

William Friedkin opens the film explaining he believes Jesus and Adolf Hitler are the most interesting people in world history as they represent two extremes of good and evil. The film then presents a series of interviews, including Ellen Burstyn, Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino, discussing the production and cultural impact of The Exorcist (1973). Friedkin discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and his foray into working in television.

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Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)

documentary film, Drama, Drama Documentary, propaganda film, war film

In 1944, German intelligence strives to find the target of an upcoming raid by the reputed "B-99 bomber". To achieve this end, they interrogate a recently shot-down aircrew from a B-99 reconnaissance mission that was shot down over Italy. The aircrew is sent to Dulag Luft POW camp.

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