We go in pursuit of gibbon song, which has captivated poets, scientists and shamans for millennia across the dwindling rainforests of Asia.
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California Style: Edward H. Fickett
California Style: Edward H. Fickett will critically examine the life and work of master architect of Edward H. Fickett, one of America’s most prolific mid century architects.
The Longer You Bleed
In an era where global conflict is increasingly mediated through screens, young people are routinely exposed to distressing content - from graphic images of violence to the normalization of conflic
99: True Stories from Your Fellow Humans
99 is a non-profit platform that streams award-winning short documentaries from all over the world for free, subtitled in +10 languages thanks to our exceptional translation community.
Boys Like Us
Boys Like Us explores the Los Angeles queer scene through the lives of masculine-presenting queers— including trans men, butch lesbians, and nonbinary mascs.
For Kicks
Semi-retired Chicago postal worker Eugene Thomas reflects on his life, music, and martial arts practice. Oh, and that decade between the 80s and 90s when he was an international celebrity, starring in a dozen ninja movies filmed in Taiwan
The Fruit Detective
In Umbria, Italy, agronomist Isabella Dalla Ragione sets out to recover her country’s lost heirloom fruits after discovering clues in Renaissance paintings that point to the few surviving trees.
The Cheran Way
“The Cherán Way" captures the compelling story of Cherán, a P'urhépecha indigenous town in Mexico, rising against illegal logging to achieve self-determination and environmental revival.
MOFAYA
From the heart of the Congo, a film about a refugee's journey to the edge of the world, with music as his guiding light.
Um, Documentary?
Um, Documentary? chronicles the rise of transgender rock band Um, Jennifer? led by Eli Scarpati and Fig Regan, as they navigate New York City's underground music scene and the broader U.S.
51st State
People call Jamal Holtz the future mayor (or governor) of D.C. At 25, he is a warm, extroverted, “old soul,” passionately dedicated to establishing Washington D.C.
THREADS
THREADS is an intimate portrait of a Bangladeshi artist who refines a unique quiltwork tradition to create possibilities for a better life for her family and for hundreds of mothers.
Fifty Violins
For 20 years, Kettering Elementary—a public school in Long Beach, California—has taught every second grader the violin as a part of its core curriculum.
Jovita y Valentin
The story of four migrants who take action into their own hands to support the families of other migrants who went missing while attempting to cross the Arizona desert.
Crossing the Threshold
"Crossing the Threshold" follows several Veterans from diverse backgrounds and conflicts, in rural Wyoming as they reflect on their military service, return to civilian life, and the complex traum
Inquiry of Shadows
Inquiry of Shadows is an essay-documentary that examines genocide not
only as physical erasure, but as a psychological colonization of time, memory,
identity, and perception.
Soldiers of Learning
Russia's continued systematic bombing and destruction of schools in Ukraine, sometimes while civilians shelter inside, is an intentional tactic aimed at harming Ukraine's future by depriving childr
Mediha
What's Worth Saving
As a beloved recycling center faces closure, the people of Park City confront a deeper question: what do we save, what do we sacrifice and who gets to decide?
A Sacred Piece of Home
How do you know a community of immigrants has finally established itself in its new home? They build a place of worship, often one that looks like those they left behind.
Burrocracy
Considered invasive pests by some and friends by others, there are thousands of feral donkeys roaming the Southwestern desert. What is the fate of the wild burro in today's United States?
Justice For Layleen
Following the death of a trans Afro-Latina on Rikers Island, a family’s loss blew up into a movement that shined a light on the injustices of the criminal legal system.
The Breaking Point
Why would someone at the pinnacle of their career – with a prestigious title at a prestigious organization, with prospects for advancement and a thriving network of fellow professionals – ever want
Life in the Shadows
Years after K's classmates were massacred in his school, he records the lives of Machid, who attends the same school, and Khatima, who works in the cemetery where the dead students are buried.
The So-Called Radical
For the first time, a Western volunteer killed while fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine becomes a central figure in a new Kremlin myth.
The Last Renaissance
The Manhattan Project was conducted in secret.
The Space Race was documented for propaganda.
We'll film The Last Renaissance for everyone.
Trouble Finds Me
Trelin and Alex are seniors at Free LA high school, a juvenile courthouse turned high school for students pushed out of Los Angeles’ public education system.
Mother of Buffalo
Mother of Buffalo is a documentary film following one woman’s daily, years-long struggle to protect a dwindling population of free roaming water buffalo on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
Everything You Have is Yours
Everything You Have Is Yours is inspired by the story and award-winning work of choreographer Hadar Ahuvia.
Earth to Michael
Before a Commander leaves Earth to usher in a new era of spaceflight, his son asks him to explore the unresolved space between them.
For Here or To Go?
FOR HERE OR TO GO? is an eight-episode documentary series that celebrates one of the staples of American cuisine.