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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Documentation, documentary film

The film explores the political activism that Lennon became strongly involved in with the Beatles, and after the band ended. John Lennon is established as being a potential political threat to the American government, and therefore much of…

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Teaserama (1955)

comedy film, documentary film, sexploitation film

Teaserama is presented as a documentary film, with all actors and actresses playing themselves. It opens with Bettie Page assisting Tempest Storm with her brassiere. Afterwards, when the show begins, Page introduces the acts by showing pla…

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Revolution OS (2001)

Documentation, comedy film, documentary film

The film begins with glimpses of Raymond, a Linux IPO, Torvalds, the idea of Open Source, Perens, Stallman, then sets the historical stage in the early days of hackers and computer hobbyists when code was shared freely. It discusses how ch…

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The Pez Outlaw (2022)

Documentation, documentary film, drama film

The film follows Steven J. Glew, an idiosyncratic resident of DeWitt, Michigan. During the 1990s, he smuggled Pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe and made millions of dollars and butted heads with a Pez USA executive called the…

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Général Idi Amin Dada : Autoportrait (1974)

Arranged Documentary, Biographical documentary, documentary film

The film is an extended character study of its subject. It follows Amin closely in a series of formal and informal settings, combined with several short interviews in which Amin expounds his unconventional theories of politics, economics, …

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Examined Life (2008)

Documentation, documentary film

Examined Life is a Canadian documentary directed and written by Astra Taylor. The film is about the ideas of eigth influential contemporary philosophers being examined on the streets.

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Frida (2024)

Biographical documentary, documentary film

Through her own writings and interviews, as well as brand-new animation, Kahlo chronicles and addresses her entire life and career from a first-person perspective. Many of the most pivotal and formative moments of her life are mentioned an…

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My Name is Pauli Murray (2021)

biographical film, documentary film

The film follows the life of lawyer and activist Pauli Murray who was instrumental in arguing the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment outlawed discrimination based on sex. Several scholars of Murray's work are featured in t…

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The Battle of Russia (1943)

Documentation, War Film, documentary film, propaganda film

thumb|thumbtime=1:02|upright=1.2|The Battle of Russia Part I thumb|thumbtime=0:14|upright=1.2|The Battle of Russia Part II The film begins with an overview of previous failed attempts to conquer Russia: the Teutonic Knights in 1242 (footag…

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Kiki (2016)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film

Secrets of Life (1956)

Documentation, documentary film

Life on Earth is a constant battle, and all of nature is in a constant state of development. As nature has changed over billions of years, so too has life had to change with it. Earth provides both protection and destruction to its species…

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Call Me Lucky (2015)

documentary film

Call Me Lucky details the life of stand-up comedian and activist Barry Crimmins, from his roots in upstate New York to his work as a political satirist and advocate. The film celebrates Crimmins' courage and dedication to truth-telling, hi…

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