1. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
2. Sanctuary (Santuario)
"Sanctuary" is a documentary short film that takes us into the life of Carlos, a dedicated niche caretaker who has been working for 20 years at the Chacarita Cemetery, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Through his narration, we discover the profound influence his father had on his life and how Carlos establishes an intimate connection with his profession.
3. Here We Are (Here We Are)
A housekeeper received a film made by her daughter. It's a film that combines found footages of Thailand during the Cold War with the present days images of Bangkok. Through these images she tells a story of the house owner and her own story of coming to the capital.
4. Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece, Unity Temple is an homage to America’s most renowned architect. The film pulls back the curtain on Wright’s first public commission in the early 1900’s to the painstaking efforts to restore the 100 year old building back to its original beauty. The dedicated team of historians, craftspeople, members of the Unitarian congregation and Unity Temple Restoration Foundation reveal the history of one of Wright’s most innovative buildings that merged his love of architecture with his own spiritual values. The film intersperses the architect’s philosophies with quotes narrated by Brad Pitt.
5. Taking Alcatraz
A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as told by principal organizer, Adam Fortunate Eagle. The story unfolds through Fortunate Eagle's remembrances, archival newsreel footage and photographs.
6. Primavera Lacrimógena (Primavera Lacrimógena)
A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.
7. Tsukiji Wonderland (TSUKIJI WONDERLAND（築地ワンダーランド）)
Through the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flourish as we know it today.
It has an average vote of 7.853 on TMDB.
8. Rebelle
A Q&A session with the founder of 'Heaux History Project' Erica aka Rebelle.
9. Yub-Nub!: The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
Go behind the scenes of the forest moon of Endor, and discover unseen footage and thrilling stories from the undergrowth!
10. Seabrook 1977
In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a nuclear power plant. 1,414 people were arrested in that civil disobedience protest and jailed en masse in National Guard armories for two weeks.
11. TETHERS
Prepare for an eye-opening journey into the heart of identity and division. 'Tethers' is a groundbreaking interview-style documentary that delves deep into the complex tapestry of cultural differences, racial tension, and the ethnocentric divide between Africans, African Americans, and Foundation Black Americans.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
12. Centinelas del Silencio
Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was directed and written by Mexican filmmaker Robert Amram, and is notable for being the first and only short film to win two Academy Awards.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
13. Nobody Plays the Trombone Anymore (Ya nadie toca el trombón)
Cutberto Ortíz Ramos, a young trombonist, was kidnapped, along with other 42 students, on September 26, 2014, and murdered in Ayotzinapa, México.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. Noon Sun (Sol de Mediodía)
A group of mexican high school students spent their time at parties and outside of school practicing skateboard, drinking an doing drugs.
15. Déception durable (Déception durable)
(Déception durable)
16. Other Men's Careers
Eccentric, outspoken, and unfiltered TV and low budget film director Josh Becker struggles to emerge from the shadow of his work on "The Evil Dead", "Xena", the careers of his more successful colleagues, depression and alcoholism to fulfill his lifelong ambition of creating high quality, successful films.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
17. Folkbildningsterror (Folkbildningsterror)
We follow the timid Theo, whose mother stands to lose her disability benefits. Help comes from the effortlessly flamboyant trans woman Kleopatra, a militant animal-identified posthumanist , and their fearless comrades. Together they reclaim social security for Theo’s mother, with the help of black magic and a comic shoot-out with the police. But fear not: “In order to break the symbolic connection between masculinity and power, everyone carrying a gun must wear a dress.” Then there’s the release of the animals from the Götenborg zoo, and much dancing and singing in between the organizing.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
18. California Light
One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.
19. ... enquanto houver vida, estarei aqui (... enquanto houver vida, estarei aqui)
(... enquanto houver vida, estarei aqui)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
20. Wish You Were Here
Phone and video camera footage of Jane's lonely family trip to Europe. Takes place months before certain events take place.
