Movies genre: Documentary

Presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in Louisiana, showing how conservationists, government agencies and wildlife activists joined forces to preserve this one life.

Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, giggle, weep, face their fears, and discover unexpected beauty.

[HBO] HD. This follow-up to 'Afghan Star' returns to see what has become of infamous Afghan talent show contestant Setara.

Explores the impact of Latino music on United States culture. The documentary traces the roots of Hispanic contributions to American music starting from Pérez Prado, Xavier Cugat, the Afro-Cubans and Tito Puente. It places particular importance on the contributions of Desi Arnaz, Rita Moreno and José Feliciano. Over fifteen Hispanic musicians, apart from Feliciano and Moreno, including Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Romeo Santos are interviewed about their careers, impact and influences including the Fania All-Stars. Comedians and actors Cheech Marin, Eva Longoria also discuss their experiences and the impact of Hispanic Americans beyond music.

Acclaimed filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles the deeply personal story of his mother's first cousin--well-known poet/translator/professor Edwin Honig--on his journey into the depths of Alzheimer's disease. Shot over the course of five years, the film presents an unflinching portrait of Edwin's work and life while documenting his slow mental deterioration through visits and interviews with Edwin and his friends, former students, and others, along with archival footage and more.

With the 2016 election shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history, candidates from both political parties are relying on big donors to get their message out to the American people. Intrepid filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi takes viewers behind the scenes to top-dollar fundraisers and talks with some of these high-rollers to find out why they are pouring millions into our elections.

Counselors provide support, guidance and hope to despondent servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles.

"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like Olga and Freddy, nine-year old Hondurans, who are desperately trying to reach their parents in the US.; children like Jose, a ten-year old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center; and Kevin, a canny, streetwise fourteen-year old Honduran, whose mother hopes that he will reach the U.S. and send money back to her. These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow. They are the children you never hear about; the invisible ones.

American Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings.

The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.

The docudrama «The Perseus Survivor» reveals the story of the World War II Submarine HMS «Perseus» and the presumably undercover agent John Capes - the only man, who survived the explosion causing the loss of said vessel. Intense investigation of her unnoticed loss by the research team, led by the famous underwater researcher Richie Kohler, uncovered the whole sequence of interconnected events that brought to light the numerous mysteries buried in the dark waters of Mediterranean.

HD. A sneak preview of HBO Documentary Films' 'War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend.'

India may be the land of the Tiger, but it is also home to masters of stealth that prowl the deepest of jungles and the highest of mountains. Journey to Ladakh in the Himalaya in search of Snow Leopards - the ghost of the mountains. Then venture into the realm of the smallest of big cats - the Clouded Leopard in the jungles of north east India. Wildlife Cameraman and National Geographic Fellow, Sandesh Kadur is on a mission to uncover their secretive lives.

Two mothers are separated from their children at the United States border for months after fleeing from danger in their homelands to seek asylum.

Traffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic arrest. Caught on police dashcams, King was pulled from her car by the arresting officer, repeatedly thrown to the ground and handcuffed. En route to jail in a squad car, she engaged in a revealing conversation with her escorting officer about race and law enforcement in America. The documentary juxtaposes dashcam footage with scenes from King's everyday life, offering a fuller portrait of the woman caught up in this unsettling encounter.

They have been abandoned, abused and put on death row. Now animal lovers are coming to their rescue. Rescuing Rex follows the remarkable journey of the world's stray dogs on a freedom ride to Canada.

Thousands of witnesses are reporting UFO and Alien encounters for decades in every part of the globe. While more people than ever are accepting that there is an Alien presence on earth, the governments of the world refuse to take it seriously.

While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.

Brunhilde Pomsel describes herself as an "apolitical girl" and a "figure on the margins," but she got closer to one of the worst criminals in world history than anyone else left alive. Today aged 104, Pomsel served as Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels' stenographer. Brunhilde Pomsel's life mirrors all the major breaks and continuities of the 20th century. Many people think that the dangers of war and fascism have been overcome. Brunhilde Pomsel makes it clear that this is not case. "A German Life" makes the viewer automatically ask: How would I have acted? What principles might I have betrayed to advance my career? Her extraordinary biography and personal journey into the past lead to the disturbing but timeless question: How reliable is my own moral compass?

Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of the sex offenders in the park as they struggle to reintegrate into society.

In 1997, a group of lawyers and activists prosecuted rape as a crime against humanity. This is the story of their fight for the first conviction.

A profile of the stories of gang involved youth and young adults in the high impact crime neighborhoods of inner city Boston, the street workers and social workers tasked with helping transform their lives, and the organizations attempting to provide the bridges to opportunity.

Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry - this time from behind the register - as he opens his own fast food restaurant.

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities examines the impact black colleges and universities have had on American history, culture, and national identity.

This feature-length documentary reframes one of the most iconic days in history like never before, with beautifully restored original film of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding, now presented in full 4k resolution.

A doctor in Utah fights to save the lives of people in a maligned population, a population that nobody cares to save.

Duran Duran Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. Directed by David Lynch.

Comedian Roseanne Barr embarks on the most off-the-rails presidential campaign in U.S. history. What begins as a political journey becomes a raw and revealing portrait of a comedic icon.

A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.

Eighteen year-old Leigh lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of Los Angeles, he goes to community college, has no real friends, no girlfriend, and works part time at The Home Depot. With an obsession for Steven Spielberg and enrolled in a film production class at his local small-town college, he is sure all his misery can change, so he sets out to make his cinematic masterpiece, "Enslavence". He hopes this film is his ticket out of a mundane life and into a world of women, popularity, money, and success. And he may actually be on his way, if he doesn't self-destruct first.