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(Dis)Honesty - The Truth About Lies

(Dis)Honesty - The Truth About Lies

Documentary · News

It’s human nature to lie; we all do it! From scandalous headlines to little white lies, (Dis)Honesty - The Truth About Lies explores the complex impact dishonesty has on our lives and everyday society. 

5 Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras

RT Certified Fresh · Sundance Film Festival · Documentary

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Academy Award Nominee f…

7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story

7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story

Documentary

In October 2010 at age 18, Chris Norton suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury during a college football game. Doctors gave him just a 3 percent chance to ever move again. But he defied that diagnosis.

8 Bit Generation:  The Commodore Wars

8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars

Documentary

"8-Bit Generation" dives into the home computer explosion, exploring Commodore’s key role in changing the way in which we interact, create and play with computers, and shaping the future in which we now live.

99 River Street (Special Edition)

99 River Street (Special Edition)

Film Noir · Thriller · Crime

In this classic film noir, a down-on-his-luck former boxing contender (John Payne, The Crooked Way, Hidden Fear), turned cab driver has to hide from the police when he’s accused of murdering his badgering wife when her lifeless body turns up in the back of his cab.

A Dangerous Game: Donald Trump vs. the Environment

A Dangerous Game: Donald Trump vs. the Environment

Environment · Documentary

A Dangerous Game is an explosive documentary from filmmaker and investigative reporter Anthony Baxter (You’ve Been Trumped), which examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world. Featuring exclusive interviews with Alec Baldwin, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Donald Trump.

A Small Good Thing

A Small Good Thing

Earth Day · Spirituality · Environment

Meet a group of people who share is a deep desire to have more meaning in their lives, a closer bond with their families and communities, and a connection to themselves and the natural world.

The AIDS Show

The AIDS Show

Documentary · History

THE AIDS SHOW combines excerpts from a collaborative piece of theatre written in an unprecedented health crisis with interviews from the show's creators and performers, producing a powerful hybrid of documentary and drama about the community most affected by the disease – gay men.

About Tap

About Tap

Music Documentaries · Documentary · Music & Dance

About Tap features stylistic performances and recollections by three of America’s leading male tap dancers: Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde and Chuck Green. By introducing viewers to a unique history of dance, director George Nierenberg strives to answer the question, “How does an artist disco…

Absolutely Safe

Absolutely Safe

Culture · Documentary

In the quest to meet an ever-higher standard of physical beauty, many women choose breast implants without knowing the potential health risks. Absolutely Safe chronicles four women's stories and the need for informed consent.

Acasa, My Home

Acasa, My Home

RT Certified Fresh · Documentary

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, an abandoned water reservoir just outside the bustling metropolis, the Enache family lived in perfect harmony with nature for two decades, sleeping in a hut on the lakeshore, catching fish barehanded, and following the rhythm of the seasons. When this area i…

Accepted

Accepted

Documentary

When an explosive New York Times exposé questions a school’s legitimacy, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to accept.

The Accused

The Accused

Drama · Film Noir · Thriller

The story of a woman’s successful self-defense during a struggle which leads to the death of her attacker.

Act of God

Act of God

Documentary · Earth Day

Is being hit by lightning a random natural occurrence or a predestined event? Accidents, chance, fate and the elusive quest to make sense out of tragedy underpin director Jennifer Baichwal's (Manufactured Landscapes) captivating new work, an elegant cinematic meditation on the metaphysical effects o…

An Act of Love

An Act of Love

Documentary · LGBTQ

Reverend Frank Schaefer never set out to be an activist, but after officiating the same-sex wedding of his son, the United Methodist Church put him on trial, igniting a media firestorm in this gripping documentary.

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Documentary · Black History

Actor Don Cheadle narrates the story of America's first shock-jock, Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene.

Advanced Style

Advanced Style

Photography · Documentary

Acclaimed street style photographer Ari Seth Cohen and director Lina Plioplyte dive into the personal lives of New York City’s most fashionable seniors.

Afghan Star

Afghan Star

RT Certified Fresh · Sundance Film Festival · Documentary

In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After thirty years of war and five devastating years of Taliban rule, pop culture is beginning to return to the country. Since 2005, millions have been tuning in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American Idol-style series Afghan Star. Like its Western predecesso…

After Parkland

After Parkland

Documentary

Filmed in the days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people, this intimate chronicle weaves together interviews, vérité footage, and personal videos into a moving portrait of one community's crusade to turn tragedy into progress.

After the Murder of Albert Lima

After the Murder of Albert Lima

Documentary

This riveting and at times darkly comedic thriller explores both the importance of family and the myriad dangers of taking the law into your own hands.

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Art Documentaries · Ballet · Documentary

Of the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. She was the foremost dancer of her day until it suddenly all stopped. At age 27, Tanny was struck down by polio and paralyzed. She never danced again.

Against the Current

Against the Current

Sports · Documentary

Veiga Grétarsdóttir is the first person in the world to attempt to kayak over 2,000 kilometers around Iceland, counter-clockwise and “against the current.”  Veiga’s personal journey is no less remarkable.  Veigar had a wife and family but deci…

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Culture · Art Documentaries · Documentary

An intimate and powerful encounter with one of today's most politically influential artists and the system he challenges.

Alaskan Nets

Alaskan Nets

Documentary

In the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy, a basketball title has the ability to breathe new life back into this small town.

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

Crime · Film Noir · Drama

Joseph Foster is an honest district attorney who wants to run for governor in order to clean up the criminal underworld. Blocked by corrupt political forces, Foster would practically have to make a deal with the Devil to reach his goal.

Alien Abduction: Answers

Alien Abduction: Answers

Documentary

The governments of the world cannot hide anymore that alien contact is happening. This is a film of what, why, and how it is occurring. Most importantly, it offers an answer to the question: Where do we go from here?

Alive & Well

Alive & Well

Documentary

ALIVE & WELL is a powerful documentary film about the human condition, which follows seven resilient people coming to terms with the profound reality of living with the hereditary chronic illness known as Huntington's Disease.

All American High Revisited

All American High Revisited

Documentary

"All American High Revisited" studies former students looking back on the exuberance of their youth, highlighting the differences between being a teenager now and one from a pre-digital era. The poignant interviews and humorous memories remind us that life can be fleeting, and full of surprises.

All My Sons

All My Sons

Film Noir · Drama

All My Sons is a wartime tragedy of a family torn apart and forced to come to terms with their inner demons.

All Work All Play

All Work All Play

Documentary

Season Nine of the Intel Extreme Masters, a global pro-gaming tour that takes the hottest teams and players all around the world to compete for the championship title in their respective eSports. They guide the scene as it explodes around them, molding it into a phenomenon that can last. Together, t…

All the Streets are Silent

All the Streets are Silent

Music · Documentary

All the Streets Are Silent is a love letter to New York—examining race, society, fashion, and street culture.

Alphaville (4KUHD)

Alphaville (4KUHD)

Science Fiction · Film Noir · World Cinema

American secret agent Lemmy Caution is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60.

Altered Consciousness Collection

Altered Consciousness Collection

Documentary

The Altered Consciousness Collection (Hofmann's Potion, FLicKeR, Hippie Masala) box set of award-winning documentaries explores the frontiers of human consciousness and the iconic pioneers who opened the doors of perception.

American Bear

American Bear

Documentary

Filmmakers Sarah and Greg set out to critically explore American culture, compassion, and fear by relying on the kindness of strangers for a home each night in this social & cultural documentary.

American Delivery

American Delivery

Health · Documentary

Amid a growing maternal health crisis in the U.S.—especially for women of color—nurses are at the core of systemic efforts to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken healthcare safety net.

An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

Art Documentaries · Fine Art · Documentary

Robert Frank's The Americans (1958) transformed the landscape of contemporary photography. Fifty years later, filmmaker Philippe Seclier follows in Frank's footsteps, retracing his path step by step on a 15,000 mile odyssey through contemporary America, moving between past and present, photography a…

American Mystic

American Mystic

Meditation · Spirituality · Culture

Alex Mar's lyrical first work is a bold and artful documentary that braids together the stories of three young Americans who have chosen to sacrifice comforts in order to embrace the fringes of alternative religion.

The American Nurse

The American Nurse

Health and Healing · Documentary

THE AMERICAN NURSE is a heart-warming film that explores some of the biggest issues facing America - aging, war, poverty, prisons - through the work and lives of nurses.

The American Ruling Class

The American Ruling Class

Culture · Documentary

Part Monty Python, part Michael Moore, THE AMERICAN RULING CLASS is an entertaining tour de force about who has power, how they acquired it, and most importantly, how they keep it. Hosted by Lewis Lapham, the subject is our country's most taboo topic: class, power and privilege in our nominally demo…

American Yogi

American Yogi

Meditation · Spirituality · Religion

This delightful autobiographical documentary follows a nice Jewish boy turned hippie who travels to India after reading Ram Dass’s iconic book Be Here Now, a trip which altersthe trajectory of his life.

Among the Living

Among the Living

Mystery · Drama · Film Noir

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

An Art that Nature Makes

An Art that Nature Makes

Documentary · Nature

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, graced the pages of National Geographic and over 20 published books, and has attracted admirers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Errol Morris and S…

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Music · Documentary

Angelheaded Hipster is a raucously entertaining documentary about the complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.

Animals and More Animals

Animals and More Animals

Documentary · Nature

In ANIMALS AND MORE ANIMALS, Nicolas Philibert and his unobtrusive crew are there to chronicle the 1994 preparations for the animals' return. It's a glimpse into the world behind the displays of a major museum, focusing on the fascinating work of the taxidermists.

Anne Murray: Full Circle

Anne Murray: Full Circle

Documentary

Anne Murray: Full Circle takes audiences on a personal and emotional journey showcasing in-depth interviews with Anne exploring her evolution as a ground-breaking, trailblazing female Canadian artist to a global superstar.

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Earth Day · Environment · Nature

A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch traverses the globe using state of the art camera techniques to create a stunning, provocative and unforgettable sensory experience of our species's breadth and impact. Narrated by…

Apocalypse '45

Apocalypse '45

War · Documentary

Apocalypse ’45 recounts the end of World War II. With never-before-seen restored footage and the voices of 24 men who lived through these events, this timely documentary highlights the experiences of the last of the Greatest Generation.

Arab Israeli Dialogue / Imagine Peace

Arab Israeli Dialogue / Imagine Peace

Documentary

Arab Israeli Dialogue (1974) is the passionate final documentary from Lionel Rogosin, in which Palestinian poet Rashed Hussein and Israeli writer Amos Kenan seek dialogue toward a possible solution to the never-ending conflict. Imagine Peace (2022) is Michael A. Rogosin’s moving and thought-pr…

Araya

Araya

Documentary · History

Margot Benacerraf captured the life of the Venezuelan saliñeros in this masterpiece of poetic filmmaking. A forerunner of feminist Latina cinema, Araya won the 1959 International Critics Prize in Cannes.

Armadillo

Armadillo

War · Documentary

Janus Metz's Armadillo follows a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009. An intimate, visually stunning account of both the horror and growing cynicism of modern warfare that provoked a national debate over government policy and the rules of engagement.

Arthur Dong Collection

Arthur Dong Collection

Documentary

With over 150 awards to his name, the full scope of Arthur Dong’s storytelling mastery is brought to light in this special edition Blu-ray collection of films that explore the Asian American and LGBTQ experience.

Arthur Dong's Asian American Stories: Hollywood Chinese/Sewing Woman/Forbidden City U.S.A./The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor

Arthur Dong's Asian American Stories: Hollywood Chinese/Sewing Woman/Forbidden City U.S.A./The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor

Documentary

With over 150 international film awards to his name, the full scope of Arthur Dong’s storytelling mastery is brought to light in this Blu-ray collection of films that explore the Asian American experience.

Arthur Dong's LGBTQ Stories: Coming Out Under Fire, Licensed to Kill, Family Fundamentals, Out Rage '69

Arthur Dong's LGBTQ Stories: Coming Out Under Fire, Licensed to Kill, Family Fundamentals, Out Rage '69

Documentary

With over 150 international film awards to his name, the full scope of Arthur Dong’s storytelling mastery is brought to light in this Blu-ray collection of films that explore the LGBTQ experience.

As One: The Autism Project

As One: The Autism Project

Health and Healing · Documentary

A heartwarming documentary film focusing on the children, parents and teachers involved in The Austism Project - a theatrical and musical program designed specifically for children on the autism spectrum throughout the United Arab Emirates.

Assassins

Assassins

Documentary

The audacious murder of Kim Jong-un’s brother in a crowded Malaysian airport sparked a worldwide media frenzy. At the center of the investigation are two young women who are either cold-blooded killers or unwitting pawns in a political assassination.

Asylum

Asylum

Health and Healing · Documentary

A truly unique documentary that examines the controversial ideas of psychiatrist and philosopher R. D. Laing. ASYLUM is both an exploration of Laing's alternative theories on schizophrenia and an invaluable record of the day-to-day lives of some forgotten members of society.

The Atheism Tapes with Jonathan Miller

The Atheism Tapes with Jonathan Miller

Documentary · Spirituality

In this ground-breaking BBC series, Jonathan Miller interviews New York Times best-seller Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Colin McGinn, playwright Arthur Miller, Denys Turner, and Nobel Prize Scientist Steven Weinberg. The subject: atheism and why nontheism is one of today’s most controversia…

The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe

Earth Day · Comedy · Documentary

This darkly funny and eerily relevant 1982 cult classic about how to stop worrying and love the bomb is pieced together from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Presented in a sparkling 4K digital restoration.

Aum: The Cult at the End of the World

Aum: The Cult at the End of the World

Documentary

The shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo’s subway system in 1995.

The Automat

The Automat

Documentary · Food & Wine

The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century.