Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (2015)
- Dir. Colin Hanks
- The story of US–based Tower Records and its unconventional founder, Russ Solomon, whose legacy rose out a humble drugstore in 1960 to become a…
Althea (2015)
- PBS documentary account of the story of Althea Gibson, a truant from the tough streets of Harlem, who overcame extraordinary odds to becomes the…
Amy (2015)
- Dir. Asif Kapadia
- The compelling but undeniably downbeat story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. From the…
Batkid Begins (2015)
- Dir. Dana Nachman
- Misty–eyed documentary records the occasion when a city came together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish, to fight crime as…
Being Evel (2015)
- Dir. Daniel Junge
- A candid look at the great American daredevil Evel Knievel that examines both the myth and his legacy.
Best of Enemies (2015)
- Dir. Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
- Riveting account of the frequently explosive televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley that transfixed…
Black Panthers, The: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
- Dir. Stanley Nelson Jr
- Well–crafted doco that examines the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial…
Breaking a Monster (2015)
- Dir. Luke Meyer
- Chronicle of the break–out year of the black heavy metal band "Unlocking the Truth" that follows 13–year–old members Alec Atkins,…
Cancer - The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
- Dir. Barak Goodman
- Ken Burns produced this illuminating study of Cancer from its first mention in Egyptian scrolls to the present day medical laboratories where the…
Cartel Land (2015)
- Dir. Matthew Heineman
- Unnerving documentary follows a group of citizens as they attempt to counter drug related crime on the Mexican–American border.