Documentary

Before Spotify playlists and laptop producers, there was vinyl, a mixer, and DJs like Mix Master Mike and Grandmaster Flash turning turntables into instruments. We found this one from Fernand … Read more

Imagine your name being sewn into a quilt because your country refused to say it out loud. Before hashtags, before corporate pride logos, before America figured out how to talk … Read more

If “The Wire” had a documentary cousin about the war on weed, this would be it—complete with dirty cops, corrupt laws, and Snoop Dogg keeping it real the whole way … Read more

Peter Jackson took 100-year-old footage from the trenches of World War I, restored it in full color, and synced it with real soldier interviews. It makes the war feel like … Read more

They invented punk, hated each other, and toured like factory workers clocking in. I found this doc thanks to Fernand Pajot’s list of the best documentaries ever here. This was … Read more

This is what happens when one of the greatest directors of all time loses his mind, nearly loses his family, and risks his entire career in the middle of a … Read more

These guys are savin. black kites (a type of bird) from a polluted sky no one else even looks up at anymore? Check out the one bird that steals the … Read more

What starts as a story about art forgery ends up being a magic trick about truth itself—one that Welles performs on us. Trailer for “F for Fake” You Can’t Make … Read more

Before DVD extras were a thing, Orson Welles made this. It’s a self-reflective essay film where he revisits the chaotic, near-disastrous production of his 1952 “Othello”. Free Link for “Filming … Read more

Before Lewis Hamilton became Formula 1’s rockstar, there was Willy T. Ribbs—boxing with Muhammad Ali, golfing with Jack Nicholson, and shattering racing’s color line with a middle finger and a … Read more