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Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, family, documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish identity - despite the open questions from those around her about how a white girl could have such dark skin. She believes her family's explanation that her looks were inherited from her dark-skinned Sicilian grandfather. But when her parents abruptly split, her gut starts to tell her something different. At age of 18, she finally confronts her mother and learns the truth: her biological father was not the man who raised her, but a black man named Rodney with whom her mother had had an affair.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:25 |
Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:08 |
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | documentary, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | documentary, crime, detective, biography, history |
Country | USA, Ecuador, Germany, Norway |
Duration | 02:00 |
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Daryl Davis has an unusual hobby. As a musician he has played with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but in his spare time he likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. Join Daryl on his personal quest to understand racism.