Movies: Factual

Two friends enter into an agreement they intend to keep secret, but their lives start to implode, as the breadth of the decision unravels before them....

Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team pursues the first-ever picture of a...

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the tr...

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing t...

In Morriston Hospital in Swansea in 1994 a group of ordinary middle-aged Welsh men stepped into the unknown by taking part in the world's first medical trials for the drug that became Viagra....

Veronica, a young woman, lives in Recife, one of the most violent cities in Brazil. Her life is filled with fleeting love affairs and passing romances. As her father feels his death approaching, he asks a favor: that she finds true love before he pas...

They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less....

An examination of how Africa's mythological stories have served as the basis for the world religions that came after, especially in Western civilization....

An extraordinary look at the life of Uri Geller, the man famous for bending spoons and reading minds, told through exclusive interviews with the man himself....

Documentary relating Ingmar Bergman's life, from his high school graduation up until he became an established filmmaker in the latter half of the 40's....

Dayane suddenly leaves. Her mother Marluce, her sister Mariana and her fiancé Antônio stay. Between the incessant search, silent resignation and silent denial, this touching family drama from Ceará is located....

When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."...

A sweet couple invite a third person over for the night, who brings a lustful energy to spice things up....

Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen The 2024 election is in danger:  8,500 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters have already challenged the rights of 851,000 voters of color.  Investigative reporter Greg Palast (Guardian/R...

Not only has she got pink extensions, painted on eyebrows, glitter stockings and superman hotpants, Starlady’s a youth worker in some of Australia’s most remote and challenging places. And she reckons that hairdressing can improve people’s lives. Li...

This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer. We're introduced to several prominent figures in Robert's life -- most importantly, his life partner and caretaker Lola Cola, who is als...

Visionary filmmaker Abassi Okoro (Uncloaked) returns with a mind-blowing look into ancient African and Orisha origins of many of the Marvel and DC comic book superheroes and exposes how European culture and religion for over a 12,000 year span has hi...

In the capital of Ceara, Iracema is the name of many women. It is the name of schools, guesthouses, bakeries, laundries, steakhouses, Iracema is the name of beaches....

Francisco is unhappy about his body....

Fall in love with our Avon and the people fighting to protect it, the Bristol way! Rave On For The Avon is a feature-length documentary film that follows campaigners and river lovers through six seasons: their highs and lows, love and loss....