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Documentary movies

Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.

Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.

Described as “an innovative new concert experience”, as it charts Billie Eilish’ Hit Me Hard and Soft tour.


Chicago Stories: The Birth of Gospel

52. Chicago Stories: The Birth of Gospel

Documentary History
Upcoming

202657min

Director: Stacy Robinson

This episode of Chicago Stories traces the birth and growth of gospel music in Chicago in the 1930s. The story follows "The Father of Gospel", Thomas A. Dorsey, who wrote one of gospel’s early hits while coping with his grief over the death of his wife and child. It explores the roots of gospel from southern spirituals during slavery, through gospel’s early years.


Calling the entire wolf pack of Brazil! On May 2nd, we will be TODO MUNDO NO RIO for an unforgettable night.


Framing Her

54. Framing Her

Documentary
Upcoming

20261h 30min

Director: Coco Wouter

A young filmmaker travels across Asia to document independent women directors, but their stories bring her own past to the surface.


The Art Exhibit

55. The Art Exhibit

Documentary
Upcoming

2026

Director: Youssef Askar

A short story about a guy who falls in love with a girl inside of an art exhibit.


Fire, Water, Earth, Air

56. Fire, Water, Earth, Air

Documentary
Upcoming

2026

Director: Phie Ambo

Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much more than sandbags and fire extinguishers.


El Caso Llanca

57. El Caso Llanca

Documentary Science Fiction
Upcoming

2026

Director: Leandro Bartoletti

A documentary regards a UFO sighting by Dionisio Llanca in 1973.


Live At The Void

58. Live At The Void

Music Documentary
Upcoming

20261h 30min

Director: Corey Fuimaono

Live At The Void captures the DIY nature of the local music scene, with full sets filmed at a Mount Roskill flat during a 21st birthday bash. Featuring Neither Do I, Park Flyers, CCTV, and 花溪 Flowerstream, this concert film is a modern snapshot of the Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland City indie scene. It blends performance with on-screen commentary from film-makers Corey Fuimaono and Liam Hansen.


Ancraophobia

59. Ancraophobia

Documentary
Upcoming

20268min

Director: Mahda Purmehdi

Shot on a Bolex set on a tripod. Each shot with the duration that the fully rewound motor of the Bolex runs. Then comes in a gust of wind.


Artemis: A Horizon Special

60. Artemis: A Horizon Special

Documentary History
Upcoming

202652min

Director: Tim Lambert

### Because of technical problems, the original broadcast date, intended as a companion program to the current mission, was postponed until at least April 2026. ### NASA’s Artemis II will mark the first crewed Moon mission since Apollo 17, set for early 2026. Four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor J. Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Hammock Koch—will embark on a ten-day journey beyond Earth orbit, circling the Moon before returning home, reaching farther into space than humans have in over 50 years. Using the Space Launch System and Orion capsule, the mission tests every system for future lunar landings and a lasting human presence. This documentary provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes access—from astronaut training in Texas to rocket assembly in Florida—revealing the people, technology, and challenges behind this historic endeavor. Artemis II is a first step toward Artemis III and humanity’s next frontier: Mars.