Documentary

The Newport Jazz Festival was created in 1954 by Rhode Island socialites Elaine and Louis Lorillard, and it couldn't have come at a better time in history. With a few exceptions, the big band jazz scene had waned in the early 1950s and, in its place,...

QUANT provides an inside look at one of Britain's most renowned cultural figures, Dame Mary Quant, including contributions from Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, Edward Enninful, Dave Davies, Charlotte Tilbury, Jasper Conran and Zandra Rhodes. She paved the...

For a guy who grew up thinking only of Aussie Rules football, it's almost a mistake Shane Warne became the greatest cricketer of a generation, and one of the greats of all time. Mastering the difficult art of spin bowling after being kicked out of...

Kim Longinotto directs this documentary focusing on Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia. Battaglia narrates her life from her working-class upbringing in Palermo, Sicily, marrying young, and beginning her photography career in her forties, when she...

American documentary which explores US President Donald Trump's rise to presidency and how the country has responded as a result.

A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, an expansive and influential inquiry into the state of moviemaking in the 20th century, filmmaker Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe. In The Story...

A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, an expansive and influential inquiry into the state of moviemaking in the 20th century, filmmaker Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe. In The Story...

Documentary about journalist and urban activist Jane Jacobs and her opposition of New York city planner Robert Moses, examining the effects of Moses' redevelopment and the resistance Jacobs rallied against it. Jacobs worked as a journalist in New York...

Jon Nguyen directs this documentary which explores the life and career of renowned film-maker and screenwriter David Lynch. With the aid of extensive interviews with Lynch himself, the film gives an intriguing insight into the director's formative years...

Highly acclaimed film-maker Kirsten Johnson directs this reflective documentary which showcases her storied career in film-making and cinematography, from an examination of Jacques Derrida's philosophy, to the man who drove for Osama bin Laden. From...

Paul Van Carter writes and directs this documentary about the life of infamous bare-knuckle boxer turned actor Lenny McLean. After making his name as a feared unlicensed boxer and underworld enforcer, McLean worked as a bouncer in London for many years...

Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow direct this documentary which explores the five-decade career of renowned filmmaker and screenwriter Brian De Palma. With the aid of archive footage and extensive interviews with De Palma himself, the film gives an...

Documentary focusing on literary persona JT LeRoy, the pseudonym used by author Laura Albert. Having released two successful novels, 'Sarah' in 2000 and 'The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things' in 2001, gender-fluid author JT LeRoy forged a highly...

Documentary from political activist and film-maker Michael Moore in which he sets out to 'invade' other countries to gather answers to the most pressing social and economic issues in the United States, spanning childhood obesity, paternity leave, the...

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato direct this documentary on the life of controversial artist Robert Mapplethorpe who used photography to examine and explore sadomasochism and male genitalia. In complete contrast to his conservative upbringing in a...