1. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (铁西区)
A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
2. Koho – Future from Forssa (Koho – Utopia Forssasta)
A documentary about Kari Aro, the distinctive manager of Koho -hockey-stick factory, whose visions were to change the world. Story about the fairy-tale -like success, the destructive power of money and Aro's faith in goodness of people.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
3. Something's Happening
A documentary chronicling the "youth movement" of the late '60s on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
4. Siddharta
Siddharta and Fabrizio, one of them nine years old, the other one 65, are the core of a community that renounces every civilising comfort. We are their guests – for one summer.
5. The Source Family
A feature documentary film set in Hollywood, examining a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. The Source Family were the darlings of the Sunset Strip until their communal living, outsider ideals and spiritual leader Father Yod's 13 wives became an issue with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.
It has an average vote of 5.84 on TMDB.
6. 21 Days
21 Days, based on the story of six young fishermen who left Gros-Islet fishing village on a routine fishing expedition and simply vanished. The young men disappeared on February 15, 1985, after they set out on a fishing expedition.
7. Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is not only one of the richest men in the world, he has built a business empire that is without precedent in the history of American capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is unrivaled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
8. An Imminent Threat
“An Imminent Threat” follows a fisherman activist, Yngve Larsen, who fights against oil and gas drilling activities in north of Norway. Will Yngve succeed in avoiding the extinction of many species of fish and thus irreversible damage to our planet?
9. The Beach of Enchaquirados (La Playa de los Enchaquirados)
Vicky is fisherman by day and bar owner at night. When she was a little boy her dream was to be a radio soap opera star, nowadays she dreams of falling in love again. How is it possible that a small, barren place in the third world has managed to achieve this special form of freedom and tolerance?
10. 't Schot is te Boord! ('t Schot is te Boord!)
Short impression of the work of fishermen on the Dogger bank.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
11. Leviathan
An experimental portrait of the North American commercial fishing industry through the lens of GoPro cameras placed on a fishing vessel off the coast of New England.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
12. Schindler
The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler as told by some of the Jews — more than a thousand people — whose lives he saved from extermination during World War II.
It has an average vote of 8.125 on TMDB.
13. On the Fishing Banks of Skye
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
14. The Pirates of Buban (ブブアンの海賊)
By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will come to meet those men in order to understand their position.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
15. Fishing Feats
With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then wrestled in a small rowboat near Baja, the largest great white shark caught to date in California waters, Chinook Indians catching salmon at Celilo Falls in Oregon - each with his designated place on the river where his ancestors stood, and, last, a crew on a boat off Mexico hoisting and hurling tuna using unbarbed hooks as fast as they can as long as the school is there - backbreaking work - but a $25,000 catch.
16. Druid Heights
Druid Heights is a short documentary film by Marcy Mendelson about a wild & wooly place. California’s hidden bohemia. Where sex, drugs and philosophy thrived among the eucalyptus just a few miles north of the Golden Gate.
17. Luciérnaga de Plata (Luciérnaga de Plata)
(Luciérnaga de Plata)
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Bancoco
A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their reunion highlights the profound power of photos and the human connection that transcends cultural barriers.
19. Trap Diary (Diario di tonnara)
From the book by the same name by Ninni Ravazza, "Diario di Tonnara" tells the story of the towns, villages, communities and adventures that dictate the daily lives of the tuna fishermen in Italy.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
20. Quotendruck und Turbokühe (Quotendruck und Turbokühe)
Documentary about the struggle for survival of dairy farmers in Germany
