1. Glimpses of Florida
This Traveltalk series entry takes the viewer to a number of locations throughout the state of Florida.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
2. The Definition of Insanity
The Miami-Dade Community Mental Health Project comes to life in this documentary, following a team of dedicated public servants working through the courts to steer people with mental illness on a path from incarceration to recovery.
3. Recount
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
4. Stolen Kingdom
A documentary showcasing all of the outrageous hi-jinks that have taken place at Walt Disney World Resort, including the theft of a valuable audio-animatronic from the now defunct Cranium Command attraction.
5. No Man of God
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
It has an average vote of 6.594 on TMDB.
6. A Century in The Sun: Henry Flagler & The Making of Modern Florida
A one-hour documentary that tells the story of how Standard Oil magnate Henry Flagler came to Florida in the late 1800s, built a railroad and hotel empire on the last American frontier, and launched a population boom that lasts a hundred years.
7. Apollo 13
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
It has an average vote of 7.452 on TMDB.
8. Treasure Coast
Join the crew of the Gold Hound as it leaves the dock at Captain Hiram's in Sebastian Florida. For more than 17 years, Greg Bounds has made a living scouring the ocean off the Brevard County shoreline finding trinkets and treasures left by ships that sailed hundreds of years ago. Dozen's of ships bound for Spain with treasures from Mexico and South America sank chests of jewelry, coins, ceramic pottery and cannons remain unaccounted for. Among the riches sought by Captain Greg are 36 boxes of church gold and 64 pounds of emeralds worth $1 billion. In 2007, he found $12.9 million worth of gold chains, pearls, coins, swords and other artifacts from the 400-year-old Santa Margarita site in the Keys. Last year, it was the top-grossing boat in the 1715 fleet.
9. Golden Globe - Florida (Golden Globe - Florida)
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10. The Maroons
A film about the Maroons—freed or escaped slaves that created their own communities during slavery. Both stories are examples of Gerima’s driving motivation—sankofa, reclaiming the past in order to move forward.
11. Islamorada Scramble
A portrait of life in Islamorada, Florida, its unique residents, and the unprecedented changes that have begun taking place.
12. Bots High
Bots High is an exciting documentary following the adventures of three high school robotics teams battling for first place at a national robotics competition in Miami, Florida. It's a no-holds-barred fight to the death with robot carnage everywhere you look. Genius inventor Will builds robots so powerful they're unstoppable...if only they don't destroy themselves first. The Mechanical Misfits are an all girls team stumbling through their first foray into combat robotics and Elizabeth and Danielle are a formidable pair looking to reign supreme during their last year of high school. Bots High follows these students as they design, build and compete at Nationals - all while surviving high school, first love and teenager procrastination. A FilmBuff Presentation.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Christmas In Florida
A canceled Thanksgiving parade and no options professionally or personally, Kimberly DiPersia and Alex R. Wagner decide it would be a perfect opportunity to travel to Florida.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
14. Los Chicos de la Calle (Los Chicos de la Calle)
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15. Turtle: The Incredible Journey
The story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream up towards the Arctic and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic across to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
16. Vernon, Florida
Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
17. Bonefish and Barracuda
Fishing tips from Lee Wulff. Filmed off the coast of Florida.
18. Invisible History: Middle Florida's Hidden Roots
This film sheds light on the little-known history of plantations and the enslaved in North Florida. It seeks to advance a sense of place and identity for thousands of African-Americans by exploring the invisible history of slavery in Leon County.
19. I Am Another You
Through the eyes of a young drifter who rejects society's rules and intentionally chooses to live on the streets, Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the meaning of personal freedom – and its limits.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
20. The Rabbit Hunt
Every weekend, seventeen year old Chris and his family hunt rabbits during sugarcane field burning and harvesting in the Florida Everglades.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
