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- DirectorAndrew RossiStarsJack BurkmanElizabeth WilliamsonMolly McKewA look at the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of "fake news" in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.
- DirectorPeter W. KunhardtStarsKenan AkanselSaul BishtSusie Buffet Jr.The legendary investor started out as an ambitious, numbers-obsessed boy from Nebraska and ended up becoming one of the richest and most respected men in the world.
- DirectorMichael MierendorfStarsSusan SarandonAn exploration into the effects of early childhood trauma, and the socially destructive impact that follows the victimized children into adulthood.
- DirectorFelice ConteBrent RenaudCraig RenaudStarsMattMichelleSebastianWhen you're a junkie, the money comes and goes--and so does the high. Do relationships stand a chance among addicts? Meet Matt & Tracy and Sebastian & Michelle--two New York City couples looking for love, and fixes, in all the wrong places. This startlingly candid documentary follows these two drug-addicted couples as they eke out a bare-bones existence on the streets of New York, desperately trying to score cash to pay for their next fix. The result is an unflinching, captivating examination of the human need for love and escape--and the virtual impossibility of finding anything more than temporary solace.
- DirectorJon AlpertMatthew O'NeillStarsAngela FurduiArielle Jeanty-VilledrouinMaria JechiuA look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
- DirectorJosh FoxStarsAl ArmendarizKindra ArnesenLon BurnamA documentary that declares the gas industry's portrayal of natural gas as a clean and safe alternative to oil is a myth, and that fracked wells inevitably leak over time, contaminating water and air, hurting families, and endangering the earth's climate with the potent greenhouse gas methane.
- DirectorRory KennedyStarsIsrael RiveraMegan Ambuhl GranerJaval DavisAn examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.
- DirectorSteven OkazakiDocumentary examining the impact heroin has had on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, following the stories of eight people who are all in their twenties as they battle with their addiction.
- DirectorBruce David KleinStarsCarl IcahnAndrew Ross SorkinExplores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars over the last half century and at the forefront of some of the most legendary business deals of our times.
- DirectorLeila ConnersStarsRaymond BaltarLeonardo DiCaprioOttmar EdenhoferCan we reverse climate change? Ice on Fire explores the many ways we reduce carbon inputs to the atmosphere and, more important, how to "draw" carbon down, bringing CO2 out of the atmosphere and thus paving the way for global temperatures to go down. Reversing climate change is urgent, given that the world passed 400 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere resulting in climate instability across the globe. We have heard the predictions but now climate related events are a daily reality - summer 2018 was the hottest on record, storms are stronger, droughts are longer, the arctic ice is thin or non-existent and antarctica is melting faster than predicted. Through visiting visionaries and scientists young and old, the film explores the deep hope that we can turn away from the brink. And, just as we figure out drawdown, we face an added complexity, the release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas in the arctic, that is now entering the atmsphere. As the film says: "Is it game over? Or is it game on? As we have at hand, the ability, the capacity, and solutions that can reverse global warming...not mitigate, not reduce, not stabilize, but reverse.'
- DirectorNanfu WangStarsAlex AzarBill de BlasioAnthony FauciHow did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover-ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party?
- DirectorJames BlandStarsWade Allain-MarcusAmy AniobiAva BerkofskyA documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO's Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the show's cultural impact.
- DirectorSusan LacyStarsJane FondaRichard NixonRobert RedfordA look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
- DirectorGeorge KunhardtPeter W. KunhardtTeddy KunhardtStarsJoe BidenDavid BrooksGeorge W. BushIn-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.
- DirectorGreg BarkerA global contest reading of the Quran by young Muslim children that takes place in Cairo, Egypt annually during Ramadan. A coming of age story about Muslim kids in modern times.
- DirectorSean FineAndrea NixStarsSam BernsLeslie GordonScott BernsA moving look at a couple's inspiring efforts to save their only son Sam from the rare and fatal premature-aging disease of progeria.
- DirectorAlex ParkinsonStarsLorna Nickson BrownMatthew BrenherJacinta MulcahyIn the 1960s chimpanzee Lucy was raised as a human in an experiment conducted by psychologists from the University of Oklahoma. When Lucy was taken to live on an island in The Gambia a young student, Janis, lived with her for 6 years.
- DirectorRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsJeff BaumanKelly CastineCeleste CorcoranDocumentary about several survivors of the Boston Marathon Bombing which took place April 15, 2013.
- DirectorPhilip MarcusStarsMike TysonMike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career.
- DirectorMarina ZenovichStarsRobin WilliamsMark RasmussenStan WilsonAn intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
- DirectorJon AlpertMatthew O'NeillStarsDwayne JohnsonA look at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict 4 month course in order to learn from their past mistakes and make a better future for themselves.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsCameron BoyceTodd BridgesBaby PeggyA documentary about the highs and lows of children in show business, featuring interviews and examinations of the lives and careers of the most famous former child actors in the world.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsStephen GaudinChantell HigginsDaniel JonesFollows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyElizabeth HolmesDan ArielyThe story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsDmitri AlperovitchWill HurdChristopher MillerThe rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.
- DirectorPat KondelisStarsChristian DawkinsSean MillerWill WadeThe true story of basketball insider Christian Dawkins, who hustled the FBI in a scandal that threatened to take down the NCAA.
- DirectorK.D. DavisonStarsGeorge TakeiRonald ReaganJon StewartPresent-day, fraught political reality by exploring historical challenges of the past.
- DirectorDanny GoldStarsAlbert BrooksJohn BynerLarry DavidFollows the life of the late actor, writer and producer Bob Einstein, featuring some of his greatest comedic contributions.
- DirectorLauren GreenfieldStarsShelly GuilloryBrittany RobinsonAlisa WilliamsThe story of four women suffering from anorexia and bulimia in South Florida.
- StarsAmber SabathiaC.C. SabathiaTake an intimate dive into the life and career of the recently retired star pitcher CC Sabathia in this HBO Sports documentary.
- DirectorTina BrownDyana WinklerStarsSalt-N-PepaReggie Premier BrownCoolioAmerica's roller rinks are bastions of regional African-American culture, music and dance.
- DirectorSteven OkazakiStarsHarold AgnewShuntaro HidaKiyoko ImoriUsing extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- DirectorAlison EllwoodWomen of Troy is an HBO Sports documentary exploring the transcendent career of the Cheryl Miller-led USC Trojans and their impact on women's basketball.
- DirectorAmy SchatzStarsJack FeldmanElliott SaiontzA conversation between a boy and his great-grandfather, an Auschwitz survivor, is woven with historical footage and animation to tell a heartbreaking story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, sharing lessons from the Holocaust with a new generation.
- DirectorErin Lee CarrStarsJim ArnottDavid BlanchardDee Dee BlanchardIn this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
- DirectorJon AlpertEllen Goosenberg KentMatthew O'NeillWith suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special WARTORN 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- StarsKareem Abdul-JabbarBilly CrystalArsenio HallThe life and career of the NBA's all-time leading scorer; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- DirectorPerri PeltzAn unflinching look at the devastating effects of addiction through the stories of four families whose lives have been decimated by addictions that all began with legitimate prescriptions to dangerous painkillers.
- DirectorDeborah ScrantonStarsJohn DixonDonovan HunterPaul LeslieHD. A sneak preview of HBO Documentary Films' 'War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend.'
- DirectorMat HodgsonStarsOscar De La HoyaRobert De NiroRobin DuranA one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsMarion Barry Jr.Carl BernsteinBen Bradlee Jr.A documentary about Ben Bradlee, the iconic editor of The Washington Post.
- DirectorSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyStarsAsad JamalSabaA woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.
- DirectorAndy OstroyStarsSara BareillesRobert John BurkeNathan FillionAs the muse of Hal Hartley's indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsLynda DelorenzoAl'Khan EdwardsDevonia EdwardsAl'Khan, Roxanne, Sean, and Tom have each emerged from their Traumatic Brain Injury comas, but just how conscious are they, and will they get better?
- DirectorJeanie FinlayStarsKevin AlexanderAlfie AllenJacob AndersonChronicling the creation of Game of Thrones (2011)'s final season, its most ambitious and complicated one.
- DirectorJake ScottStarsEliud KipchogeA man's struggle against himself and against time. Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge dreams of completing a marathon distance of less than two hours. An achievement that is considered unattainable for a human being. Here we follow him as he prepares to break the impossible record. Is he able to break the magical two-hour limit and write history?
- DirectorLouis WallecanStarsLil BuckJoe MulherinDancer Lil' Buck grew up jookin and bucking on the streets of Memphis. After a breathtaking video of him dancing to Camille Saint-Saëns' "The Swan" accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma went viral, everything changed.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsJeannie ChesserTom DeLongeShane DorianA group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
- DirectorBriar MarchStarsGeorgie OultonAmelia ReynoldsJacque DrewMothers of the Revolution is a feature-length documentary being directed by Briar March (A Place to Call Home and There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho). This film will tell the moving true story of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and how it changed the world.
- DirectorShari CooksonNick DoobPAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE LIFE & TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT tells the moving story of a year in the life of one mother whose daily struggles illuminate the challenges faced by more than 42 million American women and the 28 million children who depend on them. The film is the unvarnished account of a single mom struggling to get ahead, but constantly getting knocked back by a system that almost seems designed to see her fail.
- DirectorJason FergusonStarsEric CantonaAlex FergusonRyan GiggsA look at the life and legend of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsSonia WoodfieldOne of the most powerfully intimate films ever made about the final stages of life, 'The End' is a profound and moving chronicle of five hospice patients whose stories are in turns honest, humorous, and heart-breaking.
- DirectorArthur GinsbergStarsRichard KuklinskiPark DietzFor the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski freely admits to killing more than 100 people, but in this special, he speaks with top psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz in an effort to face the truth about his condition. Filled with more never-before-revealed confessions, it's the most chillingly candid Iceman special yet as it combines often-confrontational interview footage between Kuklinski and Dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story.
- DirectorArthur GinsbergStarsMark MustoRocco FazzolariRichard KuklinskiRichard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, a loving father...and a ruthless killer. A decade after HBO last visited him in prison, the convicted murderer, who freely admits having whacked more than 100 people in cold blood, takes viewers back inside his cold, calculating mind. In this follow-up to America Undercover's 1992 film The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer, Kuklinski provides all-new insights about his exploits as one of the Mafia's most notorious assassins...and reveals some shocking confessions for a number of previously unsolved murders.
- DirectorTia LessinEmma PildesStarsAbbyJudith ArcanaHeather BoothPolice arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.
- DirectorJames RedfordKirby WalkerTOXIC HOT SEAT follows a courageous group of firefighters and mothers, journalists and scientists, politicians and activists as they fight to expose a shadowy campaign of deception that left a toxic legacy in our homes and bodies - a campaign so cunning, it's taken nearly 40 years to unravel.
- DirectorDaphne PinkersonStarsSuzanne Pred BassLeigh BeninDennis ClanceyOn March 25, 1911, a catastrophic fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. Trapped inside the upper floors of a 10-story building, 146 workers--mostly young immigrant women and teenage girls--were burned alive or forced to jump to their deaths to escape an inferno that consumed the factory in just 18 minutes. It was the worst disaster at a workplace in New York State until 9/11. The tragedy changed the course of history, paving the way for government to represent working people, not just business, for the first time, and helped an emerging American middle class to live the American Dream.
- DirectorChristina ClusiauShaul SchwarzStarsTim BlackPhilip GlassChristo GomesThis in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as commodities.
- DirectorRosa Ruth BoestenStarsGeorge Anthony MortonGeorge Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.
- DirectorRachel FleitStarsSelma BlairA deeply intimate and raw portrait of Selma Blair after she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and tries to slow the progression of her disease.
- DirectorAlexandra PelosiAlexandra Pelosi turns her camera on some of the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Through a series of candid interviews, Pelosi talks to several individuals charged with crimes for their participation.
- DirectorDaniel NorthcottStarsDaniel NorthcottErin NorthcottMatthew Rocksborough-SmithDaniel Northcott began documenting his surroundings at 7 when he got his dad's video camera. He filmed his family and friends growing up then traveled, capturing meaningful moments with new people and places.
- DirectorSara NodjoumiTill SchauderStarsNicky NodjoumiSara NodjoumiNahid HagigatSara Nodjoumi delves into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 "treasonous" paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
- DirectorDan ReedStarsAlex JonesRussell DowdenRob JacobsonCenters on families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. They take Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist, to court for spreading lies about the event being a hoax.
- StarsConan O'BrienJarle WallevikSebastianFollows Conan O'Brien as he visits new friends he made through his podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2018), and engages in in-depth discussions with viewers from all around the nation and the globe.
- DirectorJakub PiatekStarsLeonora ArmelliniAlexander GadjievEva GevorgyanYoung pianists take part in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition. A unique chance of a lifetime, portrayed from backstage and set to Chopin's music.
- DirectorW. Kamau BellStarsW. Kamau BellMultiracial children and their families share the joys and struggles of growing up mixed in the Bay Area.
- DirectorJon AlpertEllen Goosenberg KentStarsJames GandolfiniDawn HalfakerDexter PittsAmerican Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings.
- DirectorJames AdolphusStarsMary Tyler MooreJames L. BrooksRob ReinerExplores the vanguard career of Mary, who, as an actor, performer, and advocate, revolutionized the portrayal of women in media, redefined their roles in show business, and inspired generations to dream big and make it on their own.
- DirectorBogna KowalczykStarsAndrzej SzwanAn openly gay man organized underground parties and after curfew salons of men inside private apartments. He enthusiastically took up drag, despite a fiercely homophobic culture, to free himself from the stifling correctness of the 80s.
- DirectorTravon FreeMartin Desmond RoeStarsKorey ColemanJoe MaimoneQuincy TalmadgeFollows the investigation which occurred when the Bishop Sycamore Centurions, a presumed high school football team from Columbus, Ohio, took on perennial prep powerhouse, IMG Academy.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsDorothy Otnow LewisCatherine YeagerRichard BurrAn examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.
- DirectorNailah JeffersonStarsGroucho MarxJohnny CarsonJuan FernándezExplores the amazing life and career of Donyale Luna, as one of the first black models to appear on the cover of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar in Europe.
- DirectorMark Jonathan HarrisStarsEarcylene BeaversJessica ChandlerJacqueline ChunOscar®-winning filmmakers Deborah Oppenheimer and Mark Jonathan Harris (Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport) reunite for a revealing first-hand look at the foster care system as seen through the eyes of those who know it best. With extraordinary access to the inner workings of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Oppenheimer and Harris go beyond the sensational headlines and stereotypes to take an unprecedented look at an often misunderstood world and upend some of the most enduring myths about foster care and those involved in the system.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsUsain BoltNugent Walker Jr.Ricky SimmsThe legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt.
- DirectorLaurent BouzereauStarsParis BarclayDustin Lance BlackTom DaleyCenters around the upbringing of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and how his close relationship with his mother led to and inspired his activism.
- DirectorNaomi AustinStarsMichel AndreGhislain BardoutEmma CampLegendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle and a cast of pioneering marine scientists tell the story of the incredible work being undertaken across the planet to protect the fragile ecosystem of our oceans. Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans is a showcase of the wonder of the sea, of the living laboratory we all live in and of the vital science being carried out beneath the waves every single day. Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Antarctica, and the world's other unique ecosystems are highlighted in the gripping and visually stunning documentary.
- DirectorNelson GeorgeStarsJeffrey WrightReggie JacksonBob CostasArchival footage, contemporary interviews and reflection on Willie Mays and his trailblazing influence in and outside baseball too.
- DirectorGonzalo AriasMartín MéndezStarsRicardo DarínRodrigo De PaulMario De StéfanoIt narrates the epic title obtained by the Argentine National Team in the World Cup Qatar 2022 with testimonies of the protagonists, told from the intimacy and in first person.