Documentary

Interview-based documentary directed by award-winning film-maker Errol Morris. Morris interviews former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld who has served two presidents throughout his career and was one of the leading figures in the Iraq War. The...

Mike Myers directs this documentary about the career of legendary talent manager Shep Gordon. The documentary grew out of a friendship between Gordon and Myers that began when the latter sought permission to use an Alice Cooper song in his 1992 film...

Documentary about the life of film and theatre producer Michael White. The documentary explores the man behind productions such as 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (1975) and 'The Rocky Horror Show' (1975) through archive footage, past performances and...

Academy Award-nominated documentary taking a look into the life and work of former nanny Vivian Maier. When real estate agent John Maloof visited an auction house in search of old photographs he discovered a box full of old negatives that had been taken...

Documentary detailing the creative process and cultural significance of American rapper Nas's highly-praised and seminal 1994 album 'Illmatic'. The film includes contributions from Nas himself, as well as Busta Rhymes and Alicia Keys among others, to...

Documentary about Africa's movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the 1960s and '70s. Narrated by American singer and actress Lauryn Hill, the film combines archive footage with first-hand accounts to tell the story of how...

Documentary about the North Dakota town of Williston, which has recently become a mecca for men looking for employment in the oil business. With the controversial decision to introduce fracking to North Dakota in 2008, the area has enjoyed a significant...

Documentary written and directed by Kim Longinotto which focuses on a former prostitute who now helps youngsters escape the profession. Brenda Myers-Powell worked in the business for 25 years before changing her ways and deciding to act as a beacon of...

Documentary which explores the inner workings of the Dior fashion house. Founded in 1946 by the eponymous designer Christian Dior, the programme focuses on the work of newly appointed creative director Raf Simons as well as on the history of the company...

Doug Aitken directs this artistic documentary. On a cross-country train, travelling 4000 miles from New York to San Francisco over 24 days, a group of artists, musicians and dancers join the journey at various points to take part in a series of one...

Albert Maysles directs this documentary profiling the New York fashion icon Iris Apfel. The programme follows her extraordinary career which has seen her, with husband of 66-years Carl by her side, found the fabric manufacturing company Old World...

Award-winning documentary about former CIA and NSA employee Edward Snowden, who, in 2013, leaked classified information revealing a number of global surveillance programs. The film follows reporter Glenn Greenwald and film-maker Laura Poitras as they...

For the last forty years acclaimed photographer Sebastiao Salgado has travelled the world, capturing moments that have defined humanity. He has witnessed and documented wars, famine, the mass exodus of people and even genocide. But now he is embarking on...

For the last forty years acclaimed photographer Sebastiao Salgado has travelled the world, capturing moments that have defined humanity. He has witnessed and documented wars, famine, the mass exodus of people and even genocide. But now he is embarking on...

Documentary examining the anti-communist purge that took place in Indonesia between 1965-'66 in which an estimated one million people died at the hands of the miltary dictatorship. Born shortly after these tragic events, optician Adi sets out to confront...