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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,598 films · Page 34.

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)

Concert film, Documentation, documentary film

The documentary begins with scenes from the X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS, with Madonna featured as a queen sitting beside a coyote. The intro is followed by the singer recording vocals with music director Stuart Price and auditioning dancers for the …

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SOMM (2013)

documentary film

The movie begins in the San Francisco Bay Area briefly touching on the history of wine and the existence of the prestigious Master Sommelier exam. The film’s main characters, Ian Cauble, Dustin Wilson, DLynn Proctor, and Brian McClintic ar…

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Virunga (2014)

Documentation, documentary film

The documentary tells the story of four characters fighting to protect Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the world's last mountain gorillas, from war, poaching, and the threat of oil exploration. Following …

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The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film

The Times of Harvey Milk documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor. The film documents Milk's rise from a neighborhood activist to a symbol of gay political achievement, through to h…

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Heal (2017)

documentary film

Heal begins with an opening monologue from Noonan-Gores in which the director states her concerns about the growing cases of disease due to the toxicity of the environment and food people consume. Noonan-Gores then transitions to gathering…

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Frat House (1998)

documentary film

In an opening voiceover, co-director Todd Phillips says he was told that a film like this couldn't be made. At SUNY Oneonta, Phillips and co-director Andrew Gurland meet a fraternity brother of Beta Chi who goes by the name of Blossom. Blo…

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The Last Party (1993)

documentary film

Interviews and commentary cover moments of history during the 1992 presidential campaigns and investigate the issues of the day with Downey's particular brand of off-beat humor and satire. Although Downey's political sympathies are clear i…

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Bears (2014)

Adventure, Animal Documentary, Arranged Documentary, documentary film

In Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, an Alaskan brown bear mother named Sky gives birth to two cubs named Scout and Amber in her den on a mountain slope. When April comes, the bears are ready to leave the den. As the bears leave…

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Prohibition (2011)

documentary film

Prohibition describes how the consumption and effect of alcoholic beverages in the United States were connected to many different cultural forces including immigration, women's suffrage, and the income tax. Eventually the Temperance moveme…

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