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Documentary movies

Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.

Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.

Tune in on Monday, January 26 at 10am PT for an in-depth look at Highguard direct from the studio, featuring a full gameplay deep dive, year one plans, and much more.


The Maine Event: A short film

832. The Maine Event: A short film

Comedy Documentary
0.0

20268min

Director: Maggie Freeman

A group of friends attempt to escape the monotony of their mid 20s by renting a cabin in Maine.


My Uncle with the Camera

833. My Uncle with the Camera

Documentary
0.0

20261h 11min

Director: Bernard Lessa

"My Uncle with the Camera" follows 30 years of home movies shot by Paulo Henrique of his family in Vitória—an upper-middle-class family from Espírito Santo growing up in Brazil during the 1990s and 2000s. Through the intimate gaze of his camera, a political panorama of Brazil emerges, shaped by masculine family affectivity.


Tracking the Wendigo

834. Tracking the Wendigo

Documentary
8.0

20261h 43min

Director: Jason Hewlett

A history of encounters in Edmonton and British Columbia.


NO: Mexican Animation Doesn’t Matter

835. NO: Mexican Animation Doesn’t Matter

Documentary
0.0

20261h 23min

Director: Cristian Uriel García Vargas

Mexican animation does not have an audience to grow, nor an economic industry to sustain itself, but that does not prevent the existence of auteur works. “No” is a feature-length documentary which explores the circumstances and uncomfortable truths of Mexican animation beyond the cheap rhetoric. Based on data and extensive research into distribution values, box office figures, perception, and the international landscape in which Mexican animation finds itself.


TOVAH

836. TOVAH

Documentary
0.0

20261h

Director: David Serero

Through exclusive interviews, rare archival footage, and intimate behind-the-scenes access, TOVAH traces Tovah Feldshuh’s ascent from a daring young actress to a Broadway institution and cultural icon.


Pacifica: Live at the KiMo Theatre

837. Pacifica: Live at the KiMo Theatre

Music Documentary
0.0

202627min

Director: Ken C. Peterson

Argentinian rock-pop duo Pacifica takes the stage at the KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Soul Patrol

838. Soul Patrol

Documentary
8.3

20261h 40min

Director: J.M. Harper

From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.


Kikuyu Land

839. Kikuyu Land

Documentary
8.3

20261h 36min

Director: Andrew H. Brown

As a Nairobi journalist probes a land battle entangling the local government and a powerful multinational corporation, covered wounds are revealed and family secrets are exposed.


Seized

840. Seized

Documentary
8.0

20261h 34min

Director: Sharon Liese

When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.