Observational Documentary Movies

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic...

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when...

After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special documentary about the Matrix saga and its prophetic...

Bertie heads to South Africa for his most audacious mission yet. The wild waters here are a hotspot for one of the ocean’s most famous and...

The elite pilots of the Air Force Thunderbirds display exceptional skill, trust and courage during a high-stakes training season.

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the ends of the Earth. What lies inside...

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that...

This documentary starring climber Alex Honnold and famous biologist Bruce Means document their expedition to the South American sky islands in search...

Atlantis is filmmaker Luc Besson's celebration of the beauty and wonder of the world beneath the sea, expanding upon themes touched on in his film...

A cinéma vérité exploration of the grueling schedules, auditions, lighting design, and backstage operations at the famous...

A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th...

Marine conservationist and social media activist Ocean Ramsey fearlessly swims with sharks in this documentary about her risky mission to protect...

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or...

A short documentary about a female truck driver in the United Kingdom.

Utquiagvik is the northernmost city in Alaska, located 555 km beyond the Arctic Circle. This meditative documentary follows its young Inuit...

He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laboratory that 16 nations came together to build. Get a...

The current trend to render prostitution a profession "as any other" is belied by women who were themselves prostitutes. With clarity and courage,...

Explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with...