Documentary

BECOMING COUSTEAU examines the epic life of Jacques Yves Cousteau, the ocean explorer who spanned the globe with a misfit crew of divers and filmmakers, under the lifelong creed, Il faut aller voir -- We must go and see for ourselves. The Frenchman who...

Gianfranco Rosi directs this documentary which focuses on the everyday lives of people trying to survive in the war-torn Middle Eastern countries of Iraq, Kurdistan, Lebanon and Syria. Filmed over the course of three years, the documentary examines...

Rubika Shah's energising film charts a vital national protest movement. Rock Against Racism (RAR) was formed in 1976, prompted by `music's biggest colonialist' Eric Clapton and his support of racist MP Enoch Powell. White Riot blends fresh interviews...

Documentary focusing on the life and work of Alice Guy-Blaché, considered to be the first female film-maker. Narrated by Jodie Foster, the film traces Guy-Blaché's career from witnessing the Lumière brothers' first public cinématographe demonstration...

Film-maker Damon Gameau travels the world to investigate the ways that humans can help improve the outlook of planet Earth by the year 2040. Inspired by his young daughter Zoë, Gameau speaks to industry experts to try to work out a plan of action for...

Documentary focusing on the career of American photographer Jim Marshall, who captured iconic images of rock musicians and the civil rights movement in the 1960s and '70s. The film chronicles Marshall's early career in 1960s San Francisco where he...

Olivier Meyrou directs this documentary focusing on the final show of French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent. The film follows Laurent as he prepares his last collection for the show in 1998 before the fashion house is sold to Gucci the following...

Documentary which charts the history of HandMade Films, founded by George Harrison and Denis O'Brien to finance 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' (1979). Featuring interviews with film-makers and actors involved with the studio, including Terry Gilliam,...

Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon. Widely considered to be one of the most authentically crafted war films ever made, this non-union, low budget, independent film was...

Documentary following musician PJ Harvey as she accompanies photographer Seamus Murphy around the world and uses the experience as inspiration for a new album, recorded as part of an art project in London's Somerset House.

Documentary following musician PJ Harvey as she accompanies photographer Seamus Murphy around the world and uses the experience as inspiration for a new album, recorded as part of an art project in London's Somerset House.

Stephen Nomura Schible directs this documentary about Japanese musician and film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Starting a career which spans four decades as a techno-pop star, Sakamoto has gone on to establish himself as an Academy Award-winning film...

Sara Driver directs this US documentary which looks at the younger years of renowned New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Born in Brooklyn, Basquiat first gained notoriety as part of a graffiti duo in Manhattan before going on to establish himself as...

US documentary written and directed by Nancy Buirski. In 1944, 24-year-old African American woman Recy Taylor was kidnapped and raped by a group of white men in Abbeville, Alabama. However, despite eyewitness accounts and confessions from some of the...

Marc Francis and Max Pugh co-write and direct this documentary which follows a community of Buddhists based in rural France. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, the film looks at the community's 90-year-old Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhát Hanh, who was...