Tip: try "cast:", "genre:", "director:", "writer:"…
Cameraperson
2016 • Documentary
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations…
Matched on: Johnson
Citizenfour
2014 • Documentary
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
Why matched: genres Documentary
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 • Documentary
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organizati…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Risk
2017 • Crime • Documentary
Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange…
Why matched: genres Crime, Documentary
Betting on Zero
2016 • Documentary
Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackm…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Slacker Uprising
2007 • Documentary
Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.
Why matched: genres Documentary
The Oath
2010 • Documentary
Tells the story of two men, Abu Jandal and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11…
Why matched: genres Documentary
A Place at the Table
2012 • Documentary
Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and…
Why matched: genres Documentary
The Invisible War
2012 • Crime • War • Documentary
An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence,…
Why matched: genres Crime, War
Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020 • Documentary
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she cel…
Matched on: Johnson