documentary

Writers and editors from the New York Times discuss their unique approach to writing the obituaries of public figures.

The Third Path is a non narrative essay film that explores the frontiers between reason and passion, between life & death, between reality and reflection, between work and fun, between the ordinary & the mythical. Through various characters, places and sceneries we witness the abandonment left behind by progress, along with the creation that arises from abandonment. Abandonment is shown through an ex mining town in which reason and power plowed by 70 years ago. It is here amongst the ruins where an alternate path begins between the monsters of reason and poetry.

After second world war the people from Ruthenia's Carpathian villages were promised a better life in Bohemia. Once settled down they felt like strangers at the new places, so memories and tales became very important reminding them of their old homes. One of these tales is about Jakub, a man who knew the bible by heart. This film follows his trace portraying the almost forgotten loss of those people who nowadays still feel without a home.

This is the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.

Shot in her Paris studio during lock-down, a melodramatic home movie playfully blends themes of womanhood, transmission, and freedom, based on recordings of her grandmother.

They are Moscow's stray shadows: a "pack" of dogs and humans, claiming their territory where the city is crumbling and yet reveals a magical landscape.

Indianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.

Caniba is a film that reflects on the discomforting significance of cannibalistic desire in human existence through the prism of one man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun.

A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

A look at the controversial author, philosopher and candidate for Slovenian presidency: Slavoj Zizek.

This movie shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at the earliest morning and ends in the deepest night.

Totonel (10) and his sisters, Andreea (14) and Ana (17), are waiting for their mother to come back home from prison. As they grow up, each of them learns how to survive on their own, hoping that when their mother returns, the family will be reunited.

A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.

The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

A young man, posted to a bird shelter as part of his rehab, joins a soft spoken community that includes a mice breeder, a vet, a keeper, and a first aid giver.

Engineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exploring uncharted jungle from the air.

Shot on one day by 25 different cameramen across the USA under the co-ordination of Arthur J. Bressan Jr. this film documents Gay Pride parades across the United States in the late 70s.

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.

This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.

Ashore portrays the life of a singular fisherman in an ancient riverfront community near Lisbon. Divided between the quiet solitude of the river and the family ties that wash him ashore, the film follows Albertino Lobo, as nature renews itself with each season cycle.

Maestro follows Grammy award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi and an array of brilliant musicians as they perform to sold-out music halls across the world.

A war correspondent for the AP news agency and a journalist for Paris Match take us on an extended trip through six countries and cultures from Bursa in Turkey to Xi'an in China.