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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 195.

Indie Director (2013)

documentary film

Bill (Bill Zebub) is a struggling independent filmmaker who wants to create movies by his own rules. He has nothing but disdain for people who compromise their own values in order to succeed and vows never to fall into the trap that has lured other directors away from their own creative visions. However, when one of Bill's films becomes wildly popular in the porn industry- despite Bill never intending it to be seen as such- he finds himself preparing another movie in order to take advantage of his newfound success, essentially compromising his own strict standards.

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Radical Harmonies (2002)

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Radical Harmonies opens with some of the film's participants answering the question "What is women's music?" and makes the point that there is not a single definition of the genre. The film next puts the women's music movement into historical context by linking it to second-wave feminism as well as the civil rights, peace, and labor movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. It discusses the sexism that pervaded the male-dominated music industry in the 1970s, and the struggle of the women's music movement with homophobia within both the larger society as well as the feminist movement.

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Black Boys (2020)

documentary film

The documentary is split into four sections (Body, Mind, Voice, and Heart), exploring the generational toll that racism has on each. It addresses the dehumanization of young Black men by showing they are worthy of respect and care which have been denied to them systemically in the United States. Interviews are conducted with athletes including Carmelo Anthony and Greg Scruggs who discuss commodification of Black men in professional sports.

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NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story (2005)

documentary film

The documentary (84 min) covers the birth and development of a professional style wrestling league from the mid-1980s that was produced by young teens aging from 12 to 16 years of age. The film covers the rise and fall of a unique wrestling experience for both the fans and kids that were involved. The film includes footage from the original NWF productions as well as current interviews with past NWF participants.

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America's Music: The Roots of Country (1996)

documentary film

The six-hour, multi-part film series, examines the evolution one of America's popular and enduring music forms from its origin in Appalachia to its current status across the United States and the world. The film is a comprehensive journey through the history of American country music as told by the performing legends of the past and the performing stars of today. Included are record producers, songwriters, record executives, fans, country radio DJ's, and others who laid the foundations of country music and those who stand at its apex today.

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Welcome to Nollywood (2007)

documentary film

The Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, has exploded in the last ten years. Now the most popular cinema in all of West Africa—more popular even than imports of Hollywood or Bollywood films—the Nigerian film industry has distinguished itself by shooting all films (called video films there) on digital video. This has allowed production schedules to be compressed (films are shot in several days) and immediately brought to market (distribution consists of bringing films to Idumota electronics market in Lagos and selling them for home viewing).

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Swim Team (2016)

documentary film

Swim Team follows the Jersey Hammerheads swim team, based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, founded by parent volunteers Michael and Maria McQuay, and made up entirely of teenagers on the autism spectrum; the team is also largely Latino and Asian. Focusing on three athletes and their struggles in and out of the water, the film explores themes and issues related to their transitions to adulthood, and how their parents cope with raising a child with autism.

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The Amazing Nina Simone (2015)

documentary film

The film traces Nina Simone through the many decades of her life, including growing up as Eunice Waymon, a piano prodigy in Tryon, NC, attending a summer program at The Juilliard School in New York and facing her first rejection from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. There, she went on to play piano at a bar in Atlantic City, and when forced to sing, she discovered her distinctive style that caught the attention of Bethlehem Records. It was there that she became known with her hit song, an interpretation of George Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy", and became a unique voice that was typically called jazz, but combined elements…

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