1. Hacking at Leaves
Hacking at Leaves documents artist and hazmat-suit aficionado Johannes Grenzfurthner as he attempts to come to terms with the United States' colonial past, Navajo tribal history, and the hacker movement. The story hones in on a small tinker space in Durango, Colorado, that made significant contributions to worldwide COVID relief efforts. But things go awry when Uncle Sam interferes with the film's production.
2. Bye Bye Barcelona (Bye Bye Barcelona)
Bye Bye Barcelona is a documentary about a city and its relation to tourism , on the difficult coexistence between Barcelona the city and Barcelona the tourist destination
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
3. Grandad
Follow the tender and fascinating life of Mallory B. Winstead, the fearless and visionary army veteran and family man.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. Not Bad at All
Every weekend for six years, Jessica takes a bus from NYC, where she lives and works as a set decorator, to Boston, her hometown, where she cares for her dad, Aloysius, who is 87 and has advanced Alzheimer's disease.
5. The Visit and a Secret Garden (La Visita y Un Jardín Secreto)
Little is known about the figure of Isabel Santaló, an old artist, today fallen into oblivion. But occasionally some visitors come to her flat. Through them and the voice of Antonio López , the only painter who remembers her, we shape a multifaceted film. This is a cinematic portrait, which well into the film takes a surprising turn. A film that reflects on memory and oblivion, art and the creative process; posing the question of what it means to be an artist and a woman.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Afganistanbul (Afganistanbul)
(Afganistanbul)
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
7. Betti (Betti)
A year after Betti's passing, her children and grandchildren are still clearing out a house full of objects. Through them, they begin to remember and tell her story. This way, the family leaves behind the sad memory of a terminal illness and replaces it with the joyful person that Betti was and meant to them.
8. The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'
A special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the audiobook edition of "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical" and how it did its part in helping keep theater and the arts alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
9. The Twinning Reaction
An astounding exposé that gives voice to the unwitting subjects of an infamous American scientific experiment: the 1960s Neubauer-Bernard study of separated twins. Told from the perspective of the Jewish identical twins and triplets who were secretly split up in infancy and adopted through Louise Wise Services, a Jewish adoption agency, the documentary examines the traumatic, long-term effects of the separations — and continuing deception — on the children and their adoptive families.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. Karma Shadub
A young director tries to understand his estranged relationship with his father
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
11. Daddy's Girl (Pappas flicka)
Daddy’s Girl is a story about differences, but also about similarities, reunions and the difficulty to hate. Father and daughter know each other so well, that even the most tragic scenes start to seem comical. Melisa’s relationship to her father is so painful, because there’s so much love involved.
12. Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride
Pearl Randall, a 66-year-old widow, announces that she is planning to remarry, but her three grown children express conflicting emotions. Daughter Terri captures on tape the family's attempts to come to grips with Pearl's new romance.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
13. Animating Autism
A young boy overcomes challenges set before him in pursuit of his love for creating art.
14. Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club
Supper club restaurants were the hot dinning trend in the mid twentieth century. They provided a place for people to spend their evenings enjoying cocktails, home cooked, high quality food and entertainment. The supper club scene slowly faded from the rest of the country, but kept a strong hold in Wisconsin due to a culture that allowed it to thrive. Around for decades, supper clubs in Wisconsin have been able to hold their own style and traditions. While chain restaurants continue to expand and threaten their future, supper clubs are fighting to survive while continuing to offer the same exceptional dinning experience and a personal touch that is not seen in the modern lifestyle of dine and dash. Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club takes you into this uniquely Wisconsin institution.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
15. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him (2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß)
What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitler’s, a leader of the notorious SA and the Third Reich’s minister in charge of Slovakia, including its Final Solution? Executed as a war criminal in 1947, Hanns Ludin left behind a grieving widow and six young children, the youngest of whom became a filmmaker. It's a fascinating, maddening, sometimes even humorous look at what the director calls "a typical German story."
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. Capturing the Friedmans
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
It has an average vote of 7.162 on TMDB.
17. The Sociologist and the Bear Cub (La sociologue et l'ourson)
Between September 2012 and May 2013, France is debating the upcoming marriage equality laws. During those nine months, sociologist Irène Théry talks about what is at stake with her son Mathias Théry, who will make a movie with Étienne Chaillou out of those hours of conversations. It is a documentary about the social debate in France, but also about family and intimacy.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
18. Apart (Lejanía)
The story of a family marked by tragedy gives rise to a reflection on memory, emotional ties, family secrets and the difficulty for new generations of knowing and accepting life events.
19. Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution (Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution)
(Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
20. His Parents' Eyes (Szülei szeme)
The documentary follows the life of a blind couple who, despite social prejudice, decided to have a child. Ferike has a dream: when he grows up, he will collect the money for his parents’ surgery so that they can regain their eyesight and be able to see just like him. For the time being, he accompanies them in their daily life. He assists them everywhere: in a shop, on the way to work, in a museum or the zoo. The parents do their best to have the son enjoy his childhood just like his peers and, at the same time, not move too far away from them.