Documentaries w Good Cinematography

Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.

Ein intimes Porträt des umstrittenen Cartoonisten Robert Crumb und seiner traumatisierten Familie.

Ein Film, der erfolgreich argumentiert, dass ein Mann von einem korrupten Justizsystem in Dallas County, Texas, fälschlicherweise wegen Mordes verurteilt wurde.

Ein Blick auf den Hochseilartisten Philippe Petit und seine wagemutige, aber illegale Seiltanznummer, die er im Jahr 1974 zwischen den beiden Türmen des New Yorker World Trade Centers vorführte - für einige das "künstlerische Verbrechen des Jahrhunderts".

This is the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim "The Dream" Ouma - born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the government, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discovered the army's boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freedom. After 12 years of warfare, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked, he quickly rose through the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. Kassim, now age 27, seems to have obtained the American Dream with his jovial nature, fame and hip hop lifestyle. As Kassim trains for his next world title fight against Jermain Taylor in Little Rock Arkansas, keeping his demons out of the ring becomes increasingly difficult. His desires to reunite with family in Uganda intensify when Kassim's only hope for a safe return is a military pardon from the president and government responsible for his abduction.

Eine Sammlung von fachmännisch fotografierten Szenen aus dem menschlichen Leben und der Religion.

The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the U.S. during the Vietnam War. Kuras has spent the last 23 years chronicling the family's extraordinary journey in this deeply personal, poetic, and emotional film.

Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

Seventeen cameras capture the soccer match between Real Madrid and Villareal, played on April 23, 2005, from the perspective of French superstar Zinédine Zidane.

Eine Untersuchung des aktuellen Standes der Bildung im heutigen Amerika.

A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate.

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.

Ein Blick auf die Geschichte und Traditionen des Flamenco in Form einer Live-Performance verschiedener Stücke.

This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.

Ein Dokumentarfilm über die Extreme, in die die Arbeiter gehen werden, um ihren Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen.

Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal mines. This is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern U.S., a world of marginalised white people and their unique and home-made society. Along the way are road-side encounters with modern musical mavericks including The Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; old time banjo player Lee sexton; rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches - and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.

Ein Dokumentarfilm, der die Beziehungen zwischen Klang, Rhythmus, Zeit und Körper erforscht und die nahezu gehörlose Perkussionistin Evelyn Glennie begleitet.

Ein Blick auf das Leben eines Mannes aus Enumclaw, Washington, der an den Folgen einer ungewöhnlichen Begegnung mit einem Pferd starb.

Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.

Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.

A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.

Enter the worlds of Leander, Edna and Rhonda- three vision-impaired women whose conversation draws from memory and stirs the senses. Together they lead the audience gently through their daily lives, dreams, fears and observations.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Die Geburt einer Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).