Some Documentaries
Originally a list of 18 very specific documentaries with massive scopes and common themes of time and humanity, until I decided to broaden it even more.
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- DirectorTimothy A. CheyStarsTimothy A. CheyAnna SimsJohn MalcolmJoin co-hosts Tim Chey and Anna Sims as they travel around the world uncovering stories of God's miracles in this epic journey to 37 countries. Premiered on Daystar TV - Reaching 55 million homes nationwide.Documentary
- DirectorTegan BukowskiLoressa ClisbyKevin MacdonaldStarsHiroaki AikawaCindy BaerTeagan BentleyA documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.Documentary | Drama
PG-13 for disturbing violent images, language and a sexual reference - DirectorKevin MacdonaldHoward HongDanica JensenStarsDespina MirouOlivia CastanhoShaira Yasmin BergLife In A Day 2020 will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25.Documentary
Not Rated - DirectorKevin MacdonaldIlona KaciejaA romanticized look at the rites of Christmas in a variety of British homes.Documentary
- DirectorRichie MehtaAniruddha ChatterjeeMandira ChauhanStarsPriyadarshni SharmaCrowdsourced material from millions edited with documentary footage from India on 10th October 2015 make this lyrical portrait of a country. It gives a heartfelt image of the people across a vast nation with their joys and troubles.Documentary
- DirectorRon FrickeStarsBalinese Tari Legong DancersNi Made Megahadi PratiwiPuti Sri Candra DewiFilmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.Documentary | Music
PG-13 for some disturbing and sexual images - DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsLuis CancuAtmanBerthonyA collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.Documentary
Not Rated - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittJamal CavilMaisha DiattaThis documentary examines the origins of the universe, including the beginning of life on Earth.Documentary | Animation
G - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsCate BlanchettJamal CavilMaisha DiattaAn exploration into our planetary past and a search for humanity's place in the future. With narration by Cate Blanchett.Documentary | Drama
PG-13 for a sequence of nudity, and some disturbing images - DirectorRon FrickeStarsPatrick DisantoA collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.Documentary
Not Rated - DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry BrownA collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.Documentary | Music
Not Rated - DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsChristie BrinkleyDavid BrinkleyPatrick DisantoAn exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.Documentary | Music
G - DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsBelladonnaMarlon BrandoElton JohnA visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.Documentary | Music
PG for violent and disturbing images, and for brief nudity - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsElon MuskLawrence KraussLucianne WalkowiczWerner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.Documentary
PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements - DirectorGodfrey ReggioImage and music are intertwined in this third collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass. The film was produced to celebrate the World Wildlife Fund's Biological Diversity Campaign. The film combines images of nature with pulsing rhythms in a Microcosmos (1997) meets Koyaanisqatsi (1983) spectacle.Documentary | Short
- DirectorRon FrickeCarefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.Documentary | Short
Not Rated - DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsYann Arthus-BertrandGlenn CloseJacques GamblinWith aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.Documentary
Not Rated - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.Documentary | History
G - DirectorMark DeebleVictoria StoneStarsChiwetel EjioforAthena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.Documentary | Family
PG for some thematic material - DirectorMarcus A. ClarkeStarsIlyasah ShabazzRahman AliCornel WestFrom a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.Documentary | Biography | History | Sport
PG-13 for disturbing images, thematic elements and some strong language - DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsSean PennJay AdamsTony AlvaDocumentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.Documentary | Sport
PG-13 for language and some drug references - DirectorEmily KunstlerSarah KunstlerStarsChief Egunwale AmusanJosephine Bolling McCallGwen CarrInterweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.Documentary
PG-13 for thematic content, disturbing images, violence and strong language - all involving racism - DirectorJeff FeuerzeigStarsDaniel JohnstonMabel JohnstonBill JohnstonDaniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.Documentary | Biography | Music
PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference - DirectorJörg AdolphJan HaftStarsPeter WohllebenAchim BogdahnMarkus LanzWhen Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored here.Documentary
PG for some suggestive material, brief language and smoking - DirectorRon HowardStarsWoody CulletonMatt GatesJerry BrownThe community of Paradise, California, a town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, attempts to rebuild after devastating wildfires in 2018.Documentary
PG-13 for intense scenes of peril, thematic elements and some strong language