Documentary movies

Through Daniel Balavoine's greatest songs, which have become cult classics, this documentary traces the dazzling career of a free-spirited singer, driven by an urgent need to speak out, denounce injustice, and love, whose lyrics continue to touch several generations. Rare archives, testimonials from those who knew him, expert analysis and insights from today's musicians highlight the enduring modernity of his work and examine the legacy he left to French music.

This documentary aims to uplift and celebrate public concern for animals, and to normalise advocacy for animals by platforming voices from the movement. 12 activists are interviewed, charting their deeply personal journeys into animal advocacy. Interviewees include Michelin-starred chef Alexis Gauthier; award-winning landscape designer Cleve West; Dan Richardson, actor, filmmaker and patron for the Born Free Foundation; and Ruth Andrade, environmental partner for high street skincare brand LUSH.

As a bird warden, Kilian spends seven months alone on a barrier island in the Heligoland Bight. His tasks are simple: monitoring wildlife and collecting flotsam. The rich birdlife, extreme weather and ever-changing landscape are conveyed both through imagery and a soundtrack of wind, rain and birdsong. Contact with others is rare, but the intrusion of the outside world is all the more striking. The film’s melancholic atmosphere echoes both solitude and a sense that this fragile sanctuary is deeply at risk. Beyond its precise observations, an essay on climate change and militarisation emerges.

Mass migration is completely reshaping the West. And it’s happening at an unprecedented scale. Replacing Europe: Following the World's Deadliest Migration Route documents what nobody is meant to see. Filmmakers follow one of the deadliest routes on Earth from Africa to the Canary Islands, Spain, and France, ending in the United Kingdom. By speaking directly with migrants, local residents, and government officials, we expose what is meant to be hidden from the public: European governments are not merely tolerating this shift. They are facilitating, encouraging, and funding it. This is not ideology. It is reality.

This film explores the issues of pride and shame in the national histories of states, addressing topics that spark debate in contemporary societies, such as colonial legacies, wars, religious conflicts, and economic exploitation. As demands for reparations grow in number and intensity, monuments are toppled, and moral values are reassessed, the need to distinguish between personal and collective responsibility becomes increasingly important, as does the need to address whether progress can ever justify atrocities.

The story of the Sosúa settlement, the refugee colony created on land donated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo that saved hundreds of European Jews at a moment when few countries would accept them.

Two stolen lives and a 'suicide pact' that never was. In previously unbroadcast tapes, a killer coldly recounts how he got away with a double murder for 18 years.

The Abnormal Beauty Company offers a raw, rare glimpse into the meteoric rise of The Ordinary, the price of transparency, and the enduring legacy of one of the world’s most disruptive skincare brands and the enduring legacy of its troubled, genius founder.

In a tattoo studio in Medellín, Sandro, a non-binary artist and rapper, sits down to get a new tattoo. As the needle moves across their skin, Sandro recalls their past: the murder of their brother, the years of anger and violence that followed, and the moment of transformation that came in prison.

In search of material for the book she was writing, Sandra was simultaneously ruining the lives of several men and her own. We were fortunate enough to turn that delicious clusterfuck into a beautiful film.