1. Citizen Ashe
Follows the life and career of Arthur Ashe.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
2. Sam Cooke: Legend
Singer, songwriter, business man, family man, civil rights activist: Sam Cooke transcends all barriers of race, faith and talent. This first-ever biography of the definitive soul singer looks at his extraordinary career and personal life - from his gospel-singing roots through his R&B and pop music career.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. O zografos Theofilos
Greek documentary that includes texts written by Odysseas Elytis.
4. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.
It has an average vote of 1.5 on TMDB.
5. Role Model: Gene Wilder
For 4 decades movie funnyman Gene Wilder has been keeping audiences in stitches with his combination of over-the-top neurosis and sweet vulnerability. Gene sits down with Alec Baldwin for an intimate conversation about matters both professional and personal, including Wilder's first meeting with Mel Brooks, the time Zero Mostel kissed him on the lips just before his audition for Brooks' The Producers, and his marriage to SNL star Gilda Radner.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire (Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire)
A three-part study that introduces audiences to the celebrated Martinican author Aimé Césaire, who coined the term "négritude" and launched the movement called the "Great Black Cry".
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
7. Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. Pasteur, l'homme qui a vu (Pasteur, l'homme qui a vu)
(Pasteur, l'homme qui a vu)
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
9. The Man Who Saved the World (The Man Who Saved the World)
The Man Who Saved the World is a feature documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
10. 2005 Chicago White Sox: The Official World Series Film
The 2005 Chicago White Sox finally put it all together in the same season-incredible pitching, timely hitting, superb management and an unselfish, all-around team effort and finally the second longest championship drought in baseball history comes to an end with a bold exclamation point at the end of a dramatic sweep of the Houston Astros to clinch that elusive World Series trophy.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a documentary about making it to Koshien, the summer high school baseball tournament in Japan. The documentary follows two teams: Chiben Academy from Wakayama Prefecture and Tennoji Public High School from Osaka. The documentary covers what motivates the players and coaches, and also covers the cheer team and team managers who support the team.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
12. Show Me the Magic
Don McAlpine, legendary cinematographer. World renowned Australian. A documentary of his life journey from teaching physical education in Temora, NSW, Australia to Hollywood, making the visual imagery of an outstanding movies.
13. What Now? Remind Me (E Agora? Lembra-me)
Joaquim Pinto has been living with HIV and VHC for almost twenty years. “What now? Remind Me” is the notebook of a year of clinical studies with toxic, mind altering drugs as yet unapproved. An open and eclectic reflection on time and memory, on epidemics and globalization, on survival beyond all expectations, on dissent and absolute love. In a to-and-fro between present and past memories, the film is also a tribute to friends departed and those who remain.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. Mani Matter - Warum syt dir so truurig? (Mani Matter - Warum syt dir so truurig?)
An intimate documentary about the life and times of Swiss poet and folk singer Mani Matter , seen from his friends' perspective.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
15. The Long Night of Lady Day
This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimately shortened by drug abuse and alcoholism. Her story and career are portrayed through rare archival film and television appearances, memorable renditions of her greatest songs, and interviews with friends and colleagues.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
16. The Swing (The Swing)
An assured, emotionally rich film about the lies a family tells to keep their patriarch happy; and the unattended costs of their falsehood. After sixty years of marriage, Antoine and Vivi have lost their most beloved daughter; but no one has dared to tell the bedridden nonagenarian Antoine, lest his heart crack.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
17. Seans : hommage á Antonin Artaud (Seans : hommage á Antonin Artaud)
A seance in which Antonin Artaud can be seen as a swirling depiction of a theater of freedom in the rubble of the hateful counter between actor and audience. Percival is the author of many books in Swedish and English. He has exhibited his paintings and photographs, composed experimental world music and directed some of his own plays and a play by Beckett.
18. Julie
Writer/director Blake Edwards chronicles his wife Julie Andrews' decision to star in a TV variety show while balancing her home and family life.
19. Eminem: A Shady Story
Marshal Bruce Mathers III, better know by his stage name Eminem and his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor. His somewhat humorous songs combined with dark and edgy lyrics give detailed accounts of his troubled upbringing, and feature all the personal struggles he went through on his journey to superstardom. Eminem recently released the much hyped and anticipated album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, a sequel to the recordbreaking and multi platinum album The Marshall Mathers LP. There is quite simply no other Hip Hop artist like Eminem, he has been on top of the game since his debut album The Slim Shady LP, and he shows no signs of letting up. This is the story of how a poor kid from Detroit rose to become a Hip Hop Legend. This is….A Shady Story.
It has an average vote of 8.4 on TMDB.
20. Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
A revealing look at the great Quebecois director who gave us such classic films as Mon Oncle Antoine, A toute prendre and Kamouraska: Power of Passion. Amidst the rise of French-Canadian identity and the political struggles of the '60s, Jutra was at the forefront of a group of artists dedicated to social change and attacking taboo.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
