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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,607 films · Page 191.

The Will To Fly (2016)

Biography, documentary film, historical film, sport film

The Will to Fly is the story of Olympic Champion Lydia Lassila who, as a young mum competed in one of the world's most dangerous sports, and dares to reach for a dream. The film shows Lydia’s journey: from her first love, gymnastics, to her transition into an aerial skiing career. After winning the gold medal at her third Olympic games in 2010, Lydia became a mother.

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King Georges (2015)

documentary film

The film follows chef Georges Perrier, and his Philadelphia-based restaurant Le Bec-Fin. The restaurant was considered to be one of the best in the United States, but the chef shuttered the location after over 40 years of operation. The film's focus is on a chef past their prime, but highlights the close relationship he has mentoring his apprentice.

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Follow Me (2023)

documentary film

Follow Me is 30 minutes in length and documents the story of a married couple fleeing fighting in Kyiv, via Izyum by car. They are on a journey to collect the husband's parents from Izyum when they accidentally drive too close to the front lines. A Ukrainian military drone observes the subsequent attack on the couple's vehicle from the Russian Armed Forces.

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Nothing by Chance (1975)

documentary film

In the 1970s, five pilots become the Great American Flying Circus and embark on a barnstorming tour in the United States. Richard D. Bach, Jack Brown, Chris Cagle, Stuart Macpherson and Spence Nelson, along with parachutist Steve Young, perform their shows in several Midwestern towns, beginning with Cook, Nebraska, recreating the earlier era of the 1920s, when pilots went from place to place, hawking rides in the air.

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Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012)

documentary film

Far Out Isn’t Far Enough tracks the expansive life and prolific career of the subversive Alsatian artist Tomi Ungerer. Coming of age under the German occupation of France in World War II, Ungerer went on to produce some of the most iconic imagery in a multitude of artistic genres in mid-20th century America. Yet the same factors that vaulted him to meteoric success - fearless creativity, absolute outspokenness, fierce independence - also made him a lightning rod for controversy and the object of intense malice.

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Matthews (2017)

documentary film

Matthews tells the true story of the life and career of Sir Stanley Matthews considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time. It documents his early years to his football career playing for Stoke City, Blackpool, and England, playing in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup, to his retired years as a coach for an all-black team in Soweto known as "Stan's Men". The film includes interviews from Sir Richard Branson, Sir Michael Parkinson, Gary Lineker, and Stanley Matthews's son Stanley Jr.

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Paper Chasers (2003)

documentary film

Paper Chasers is a depiction of the far-flung Hip hop scene, featuring such well-known artists as James Brown, Chuck D., Flavor Flav, Master P., Chris Bridges, and Russell Simmons. The title of the film it is derived from hip-hop terminology for an individual who is pursuing a lucrative goal or career, where paper money would be the reward for great effort. Director Maxie Collier and his crew traveled the United States in pursuit of musical paper chasers - music, art and fashion entrepreneurs both famous and unknown - and were lucky enough to chart the rise of hip hop superstar Ludacris.

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