This illuminating documentary profiles extraordinary women musicians who shaped electronic sound.
An ASMR-powered documentary portrait of the famed and eloquent ethnographer and folklorist.
Istanbul’s semi-feral dog population is the focus of this thought-provoking ethnographic documentary.
This captivating docu-reverie from Gianfranco Rosi reveals the aftereffects of war on people in the Middle East.
A stirring and fraught mother-daughter relationship is at the centre of this lively punk rock doc.
Billie Eilish and her tight-knit family navigate her first half a decade of stardom in this intimate documentary.
This authorised look at the life of the Brazilian icon reveals more about the man than the footballer.
Crackpot conspiracy or disturbing reality? Director Rodney Ascher investigates the murky world of simulation theory.
By Leila Latif
Kevin Macdonald updates his crowdsourced 2010 documentary to give a glimpse of life on Earth in the age of Covid.
By Weiting Liu
This intimate documentary, shot during lockdown in Wuhan, measures the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Rógan Graham
Based on newly declassified transcripts, this documentary charts the US government’s harassment of the civil rights leader.
By Matt Turner
This striking portrait of the mayor or Ramallah digs into the details of governance, diplomacy and dignity.
Last call for drinks in this liquor-lashed celebration of American bar culture from Bill and Turner Ross.
Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s celebrated concert shows a pop master at the peak of his powers.
This whimsical documentary traces an undercover spy mission for a doddery Chilean pensioner.
By Leila Latif
Michele Pennetta trains his camera on a young Nigerian migrant living in Sicily in this poetic docudrama.
Occasionally interesting, overly glossy profile doc on the fiercely independent and outspoken Pogues frontman.
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