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Italians on vacation at the seaside: sunbathing, dancing, singing, playing. Can they manage to put the financial crisis out of their minds?…

A beautifully framed impression of an astonishing religious ritual that takes place each year in Matsuyama, Japan.…

Two tough teenage brothers from Hackney, East London reveal their vulnerable side in a sensitive portrait that integrates dance and social issues. A voice of dissent in a place where prejudice is the order of the day.…

Survey of actions and notions of a radical American group that wanted to fight out the Vietnam War on US territory.…

A group of elderly musicians form the heart of the remarkable Japanese country and bluegrass scene, which dates back to the U.S. occupation of Japan.…

Woman's Care, the birth control center in a small Chinese village, starts cracking down on women required to undergo sterilization.…

As you explore their workspaces, marijuana growers and coke barons tell you about the kicks and the stress of their illegal work. On-site reservation required.…

Live in the cinema, Ira Glass presents a one-time showcase of the best of 12 years of his popular radio documentary series.…

A three-year-old girl named Lean travels across the Middle East and Europe with her parents for 86 days. For her, it’s all just an exciting adventure.…

Voiced by Tilda Swinton, Letters From Baghdad, tells the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell, the "female Lawrence of Arabia,” who shaped the modern Middle East in ways that reverberate today.…

The recent history of attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, in a compelling montage of archive footage of sultry looks, worried parents, silent misery, beauty and struggle. …

A warmhearted portrait of an Iranian couple and their son who flee the country, filmed over a six-year period. As they struggle to build a new life, both their hardest and happiest moments are brought movingly close.…

A fascinating look into the internal dynamics of A Tribe Called Quest, one of the most influential bands in hip hop history.…

Investigative journalism doesn’t get more exciting than this: a backstage look at the work that produced the sensational revelations from the Panama Papers.…

A loving portrait of a community in a Moroccan mountain village, where two sisters dream about their futures. …

How do you run an underground hospital in a besieged area in Syria that’s under constant bombardment? As if that wasn’t challenging enough, the manager and her female colleagues also have to deal with deep-rooted sexism.…

In 2015, an initially peaceful student protest in South Africa escalated when the board of Wits University called in a large police force.…

A plea for animal rights seen through the lens of photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, whom we follow on her mission to raise animal awareness.…

You think refugees are passive victims? Then spend some time in Domiz in northern Iraq and find out what everyday life in a camp is really like.…

This latest episode in a multi-annual documentary project highlights the history of the vertical living, from the Tower of Babel to the skyscrapers in New York.…

This personalized series on privacy shows who benefits from the online private data that we unthinkingly share every day with those out to make money off of us.…

Amateur videos and official news footage meticulously distilled into a reconstruction of the Romanian revolution in 1989 that cost Ceausescu his life.…

An optimistic portrait of four young Scandinavian women who start a body positivity movement. They carry their fat bodies with pride, and bid farewell to the self-hatred and guilt they have lived with for so long. …

Karen is training with an American cowboy for her transformation into a horse. A poetic reflection on humanity, gender, life, love and nature.…

Recently rediscovered, the first full-length film by the godfather of creative documentary Dziga Vertov—previously, only a 12-minute version had survived.…

An aesthetic and immersive portrait of road racing cyclist David Millar, attempting to be in the selection for the Tour de France once more.…

A Danish Thai woman named Sommai is the pivotal figure in this long-term portrayal of Thai women traveling to Europe to marry. …

Director Agostino Ferrente gave underprivileged teenagers a phone to film their own lives in whatever way they liked. The result brings us movingly close to the grim reality of life in Naples.…

In this disarming documentary we see Dutch junior high school kids receiving their most memorable lesson yet: sexual education. Their faces are flushed with embarrassment and curiosity, but what’s going on in their minds?…

A very personal investigation into an unsolved murder during the Yugoslav Wars highlights the dilemmas faced by war reporters. …

A moving and tender portrait of the parents of filmmaker Ruud Lenssen. His father Jac has vascular dementia, and his mother Ria is struggling in her role as caregiver. As the disease progresses, an inevitable decision draws ever closer. …