Documentary Movies

Harry captures the magic at Muni and explores the cuts with an undeniable roster of Philly stars. Panebianco, Ward, O'Dwyer and more—this is...

On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson captured 60 seconds of film showing a creature walking through the Northern California woods—footage that...

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives...

A correctional officer’s daily routine of gaining access into a correctional facility.

The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin...

Narrated by Phil Harris, a longtime friend of Fountain's, "Pete!" uses performance film, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and a home videos to...

Artists, Philosophers, Musicians, Politicians and more offer their thoughts on Pro Football, in this 1986 film produced by NFL Films.

In a weathered corner of Ostende's industrial zone, migrant workers gather for their daily cigarette break, where shared smoke and quiet...

Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing...

Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route of the Tour de France, cheering on their heroes and willing them to victory, while...

About prostitution in late USSR. Who are they? Why are they doing it? Are they ashamed? What do foreigners feel and want from it?

Two magicians in Philadelphia practice their slight of hand tricks.

In an honest ride thorough the history of psychiatry, from blood letting, induced epilepsy, electroshock therapy, lobotomies and other discarded...

Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents—comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara—exploring their impact on popular culture and at...

A dual-screen, fictionalized recreation of Eddie Hazel’s famous 10-minute guitar solo on the Funkadelic song “Maggot Brain.”...

The film documents the actions taken by the Misiones Pedagógicas, active in the 1930s, to bring culture and development to rural areas of...

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued...

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

After the 1973 coup, thousands of Chileans emigrated to East Germany. Some collaborated with the DEFA film company on more than 50 films. These films...