Movies genre: Documentary

A celebrated football manager's path to greatness takes a profound turn when Svennis confronts an incurable cancer diagnosis in 2024, revealing his indomitable spirit amidst the challenges of pursuing success at the highest level.

A Zen monk and a neuroscientist team up to explore the effects of psilocybin in meditators.

Steve-O new unrated special, filmed in front of a sold-out crowd, sees him in top form as he brings his comedy tour straight into your living room with his hilarious stand-up and stunts.

Explores Gary Coleman's rise to fame as a child star, his struggles with living in the spotlight, financial troubles, depression, and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at age 42, providing insight into his private world.

A comical attempt to save a New Jersey record store and confront a mid-life crisis.

The untold story of legendary bodybuilder Phil Heath, a 7-time Mr Olympia champion, as he battles back from injury in his quest to become the greatest of all.

This large format digital film follows the daily dramas of common animals - like the turtle, heron, frog, raccoon and dragonfly - juxtaposed with the activities of nearby humans more concerned with their computer screens, mobile devices, and the endless pursuit of money and status. The film will tell the story of our disconnect with nature, with the aim of inspiring a new and transformative connection.—Anonymous

A talented yet unknown Los Angeles artist bluffs his way into a commission for the largest stained glass window of its kind. Yet he doesn't know how to make it and seeks help from an Italian glass maestro to complete the project in time.

The Birth of Saké is a documentary that reveals the history of passionate sake makers, and what it takes to create a traditional sake at the Yoshida Brewery, a family distillery with more then 140 years of history, in northern Japan.

The film highlights the stories of people and their pets against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Phil Wang riffs on reheated rice, octopus intelligence and the importance of fact-checking in this special filmed at Shakespeare's Globe in London.

A taxi driver and a passenger drive through Cuban villages and talk about travel, Heartbreak and human destiny. The passenger reveals taxi driver the shocking reason why he is in Cuba and asks for cooperation in his search.

On a 3 month mission to help save the Congo's eastern lowland gorillas from extinction, cameraman Vianet Djenguet comes face to face with Kahuzi-Biega's largest wild silverback.

Mit aufwendigen Cinemascope-Aufnahmen erwacht das Hamburger »Miniatur Wunderland« auf der großen Leinwand zum Leben. Als die Zwillingsbrüder Frederik und Gerrit Braun im Jahr 2000 ihren Lebenstraum verwirklichten, ahnten sie nicht, was sie erschaffen würden: das »Miniatur Wunderland« entwickelte sich nicht nur zur größten Modelleisenbahn der Welt, sondern mit 1,4 Millionen Besuchern im Jahr auch zu einer der größten Publikums-Attraktionen Europas. WUNDERLAND bringt diese magische Traumwelt nun erstmals als Doku-Event auf die große Leinwand. Mit bisher unveröffentlichtem Archivmaterial und aufwendigen Animationen, die die Erfinder durch ihr eigenes Miniatur Wunderland streifen lassen, nimmt der Film das Kinopublikum mit auf eine fantastische Reise. Die kleinste Welt der Welt wird wach. Und alles ist möglich. EN: With lavish Cinemascope shots, Hamburg's »Miniatur Wunderland« comes to life on the big screen. When twin brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun realized their lifelong dream in 2000, they had no idea what they would create: the »Miniatur Wunderland« not only became the largest model railroad in the world, but also one of the biggest public attractions in Europe with 1.4 million visitors a year. WUNDERLAND now brings this magical dream world to the big screen for the first time as a documentary event. With previously unreleased archive footage and elaborate animations that show the inventors strolling through their own Miniatur Wunderland, the film takes moviegoers on a fantastic journey. The smallest world in the world comes alive. And anything is possible.—B 14 FILM

Struggling to keep independent films alive, indie filmmakers travel from the last Blockbuster to Troma Studios, encountering threats like media consolidation and censorship that jeopardize indie cinema's survival from VHS to streaming.

APOLLO THIRTEEN: SURVIVAL is a cinematic re-telling of an iconic space story. In April 1970, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history; three astronauts halfway to the moon on a spacecraft that had suffered a catastrophic explosion.

It was 1978 and the Romanian dictator Ceausescu was in control of the country. Artists were being prosecuted and isolated due to their "unacceptable" background and views. Amongst them stood the extremely talented musician Rodion Rosca. Although he was a radio star, his debut album was never released.

Margreth Olin has filmed 22 persons i their meeting with the well known voluntary healer Joralf Gjerstad. For 65 years more than 50.000 has gone to him to be healed from illnesses and ill-doings. He has never asked for a penny for this.

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner's daughter exploring the region's dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.

A two-hour window into the heart of Hayao Miyazaki's creative process, the documentary follows six long years of work during the making of The Boy and the Heron, the latest film by the master of Japanese animation.

Creators, cast and network executives recount the strange history of the Dana Carvey Show, the irreverent prime time sketch comedy show that aired for eight episodes on ABC, following its star's meteoric run on Saturday Night Live.

Two families fight for justice from within the digital prison of the Chinese surveillance state.

The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Baddiel explores a political blindspot with Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Neil Gaiman.

From London's Royal Court Theatre, acclaimed comedian Ahir Shah dishes on class, family and multiculturalism in the UK from his grandfather's view.

Kathryn Joy was 3 months old when their father killed their mother. He served just 22 months and by age four, Kathryn was back living with him in the house he killed their mother in, with little knowledge of what happened.

In the world high school mariachi, musicians from South Texas reigns supreme. Under guidance of coach Abel Acuña, the Edinburg North High School team must turn shoestring and diverse inexperienced musicians into state champions.

A documentary about legendary art forger Elmyr de Hory. His forgeries fooled the world for years and perhaps they continue to.

Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic partner Of Orson Welles in his last years). She discovers with the viewer many of the projects that Orson never completed or short movies that he never released : The Magic Show, Swinging London (and its segment the one man band that gives its title to the documentary), Vienna, The Merchant of Venice, Moby Dick, The Deep, The other Side of the Wind, The Dreamers. Oja returns to Orson's abandoned house in Orvilliers (France) where she discovers more of his writings during the preparation of the Moby Dick project. Despite the destruction of squatters, Orson's work still remains after all these years; despite the discouragement of Hollywood producers and of financial problems, the talent of Welles still remains clearly visible in this unfinished movies.—Cyril Aubaud (cyril_aubaud@yahoo.fr)