documentary/reality styles

Ami James, a breakout from Miami Ink, will open a new shop, Wooster Street Social Club, in SoHo.

5 tattoo artists move to South Beach to open up a tattoo shop.

Ten of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists are judged by icons of the tattoo world. They compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of "INK MASTER".

Ed Hardy emblazoned on clothing worn by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger, on wine and dozens of other products. Now you'll meet the real Ed Hardy, the godfather of modern tattooing and artist extraordinaire who gave up a promising career in the fine arts to pursue his childhood obsession: tattoos.

Eccentric patrons bare their souls (and more) inside a trendy tattoo parlor presented in the stylings of contemporary 'day in the life/fly on the wall' reality programming.

Kat Von D returns home to Los Angeles to realize her dream of opening her own tattoo shop. She soon has musicians and rising stars lining up at High Voltage Tattoo for her famous black and grey ink designs.

A chronicle of the interconnected lives of a group of people in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week.

The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.

A sketch-comedy series that parodies life in Portland, Oregon.

Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.

Having returned home from military service only to find his old life had left him behind, Don shelters himself from social interaction by immersing himself as an amateur ham radio operator. When an old service injury resurfaces, he is called upon by a young female Muslim doctor who does not command his respect. Through their interaction over the course of the doctor's checkup and a cup of tea, barriers between them fall, and are broken down as he shares his passion for ham radio with her. The film explores the issues of latent racism and the physical and mental aspects of post-traumatic stress, together with ways in which they can be overcome through medical care and friendship.

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.

A look at the obsessive world of competitive Scrabble.

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, but after his girlfriend backs out on him he must take his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

This is a series about the tiny animals of the forest and jungles. Seen from their perspective, we experience a life where almost everything is a giant.

A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.

Exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals.

Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields" explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager Claudia Gonson. Through his recording and songwriting process, the film traces a 20-year career that has yielded one of the most engaging bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.

Nineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life.

The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.