1. Jean-Michel Frank - Tragic Genius of Art Deco (Jean-Michel Frank – Tragisches Genie des Art déco)
Jean-Michel Frank designed style-defining interiors in the 1920s with the timeless ideal of simplicity. He worked in Paris with artists like Giacometti and Dali, and designed interiors for millionaires like Nelson Rockefeller and Templeton Crocker. The documentary tells of an amazing but tragic life of the innovative interior designer.
2. Ken San (健さん)
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one man of quiet dignity became a cultural barrier-breaking film star.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. Ver a Hilda Vera (Ver a Hilda Vera)
A living room, two video cameras, an armchair, two televisions and a mirror: domestic daily life in which colleagues, family and friends come together to decipher the life, personality and artistic trajectory of one of the most important actresses of Venezuelan Cinema: Hilda Vera
4. The Florence Foster Jenkins Story (Die Florence Foster Jenkins Story)
Florence Foster Jenkins is known as "the worst singer of all times" and yet she is a cult figure whose recordings still outsell many contemporary singers. Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato interprets the flamboyant "queen of dissonance". The involvement of the celebrated virtuoso makes it possible to contrast two different musical perspectives and gives viewers a vivid impression of the film's key conflict between inner delusion and external reality.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
5. The Man The Myth The Bellend
Bellend Productions' 1X Nominated Documentary "The Man The Myth The Bellend" Directed by Rhys Walkington is the first ever Bellend Productions Film and is a documentary about the Life of "The Man The Myth The Bellend."
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
6. The Look of Silence
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
It has an average vote of 7.808 on TMDB.
7. I Am a Dancer
Documentary about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Hungarian wife.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
9. Armstrong
Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond.
It has an average vote of 7.31 on TMDB.
10. Temporary Road. (una) Vita di Franco Battiato (Temporary Road. (una) Vita di Franco Battiato)
(Temporary Road. (una) Vita di Franco Battiato)
It has an average vote of 6.429 on TMDB.
11. Doris Day: It's Magic
When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers close to the real Doris Day through the eyes of her friends and family members and with the help of film footage, newsreels and photographs. What surfaces is a complex picture of an equally complicated woman who faced problems far more formidable than her cinematic image revealed.
12. Fidel: The Untold Story
Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.
It has an average vote of 6.676 on TMDB.
13. Chavela (Chavela)
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. BURNOUT
A self-directed documentary by up-and-coming musical artist 'Jean Dawson', who shares his mentality for creation and life in this short, shot-packed film.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
15. David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.
It has an average vote of 3.8 on TMDB.
16. Animated Hero Classics: Louis Pasteur
The great French scientist, struggling with his own limitations from a stroke, is not deterred by scientific criticism nor failed experiments. Pasteur had the courage to look into the unseen world and his perfected vaccines are his gifts to mankind.
17. Lewis Hamilton: The Winning Formula
As the only black Formula One driver in history, Lewis' journey to becoming the most decorated Formula One driver in history, is one of dreams, courage, and determination.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
18. Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (Joséphine Baker, première icône noire)
How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
19. The Communist (Der Funktionär)
The “Film about the Father” is a difficult genre. Andreas Goldstein, son of the GDR cultural functionary Klaus Gysi has tackled this task with a complete lack of vanity, but with insistence: measured and calm, honest and intellectual, analytical and personal. He uncovers a mosaic that renounces both the teleologies of the self-styled winners of history and the simplifications of German Oscar nominees. This film is not about the lives of others, but about his own life. Not about yesterday, about today, too.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Walking in the Opposite Direction
The tragedy of Adrian's battle with himself and his disease balanced with his joy and love of life and his creativity. This is the universal story of the razor's edge that so many artists walk between heaven and hell.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.