Documentary movies

In a quiet Toronto apartment, an immigrant mother finds comfort in her Alexa—weather updates, love songs, and the time back home become a lifeline to the Philippines, reminding her of the family she left behind. In the Morning Sun is a gentle portrait of aging, migration, and memory. Inspired by the filmmaker’s desire to preserve the warmth of his parents, the film reflects on the quiet sacrifices of immigration and the rituals that keep love alive across distance. As his nieces and nephews begin to face their own life choices, their reflections echo the journey his mother once made, revealing the duality of her experience—the little girl she was, and the woman she became to survive.

Filmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona’s summer heatwave, A New Inferno follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.

After 8 years separated in the Philippines where divorce is illegal, Butch Meily, 72, travels to Guam for a quick divorce through residency laws. During his week-long stay, he reflects on his marriage while awaiting the final papers.

Jarrett Harper and his younger brother Baylon share raw memories of abuse in LA's foster system, their unshakeable bond tested when the elder takes violent revenge on their abuser and faces life behind bars.

Years ago, Devin, who has special needs, became enthralled by Bigfoot after watching the long-running reality TV series Mountain Monsters. When his mom took the opportunity to foster her son’s passion, daily hunts for Sasquatch grew into something more than a pastime. He’s Out There tells the story of—in Devin’s words—the proudest week of his life.

A cinematic essay on perception and the afterlife of ideas - told through a place in transition. A film of magnificent intellectual scope and uncompromising formal integrity.

What happens when an experienced climate scientist becomes an activist? In Greenland, scientist Jason Box and his local colleagues are launching a radical project to raise global awareness.

An intimate portrait of an uncompromising feminist artist and musician, depicting both her fierce creative drive and the personal costs of using her own life as raw material.

In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.

In 1980s Bailieboro, Co Cavan, four schoolmates form a punk band and set their sights on world domination. The big breakthrough never comes, so careers, adulthood, and emigration intervene. But when they reunite at a funeral 25 years later, they pick up where they left off.