Tribeca 2018: Spotlight Documentary
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1. Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2018)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, Sport
After losing an arm to a shark attack at age 13, Bethany Hamilton refuses to give up her dreams of being a professional surfer.
Director: Aaron Lieber | Stars: Alana Blanchard, Adam Dirks, Tobias Dirks, Madison Graber
Votes: 815 | Gross: $0.59M
2. General Magic (2018)
TV-PG | 93 min | Documentary
The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartphone").
Directors: Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude | Stars: Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Marc Porat, John Sculley
Votes: 1,229
3. Howard (2018)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of songwriter Howard Ashman who penned the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast before he died of AIDS at the height of the AIDS crisis in 1991.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Don Hahn, Sarah Gillespie, Shirley Ashman, Howard Ashman
Votes: 1,466
4. Into the Okavango (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Gelinas | Stars: Chris Boyes, Jack Boyes, Steve Boyes, Adjany Costa
Votes: 579
5. McQueen (2018)
R | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Stars: Alexander McQueen, Joyce McQueen, John Hitchcock, Danny Hall
Votes: 8,420 | Gross: $1.26M
6. Roll Red Roll (2018)
80 min | Documentary, Crime
An account of a notable sexual assault that took place in Steubenville, Ohio in 2012, and the role that social media played in the crime and on the community.
Director: Nancy Schwartzman | Stars: Mark Cole, Anthony Craig, Rachel Dissell, Alexandria Goddard
Votes: 2,691
7. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible | Stars: Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Votes: 1,985 | Gross: $0.12M
8. The Serengeti Rules (2018)
TV-14 | 84 min | Documentary, Biography
Exploring some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, five pioneering scientists make surprising discoveries that flip our understanding of nature on its head, and offer new hope for restoring our world.
Director: Nicolas Brown | Stars: Jim Estes, Jaime Excell, Bob Paine, Mathieson McCrae
Votes: 186
9. Songwriter (2018)
84 min | Documentary, Music
'Songwriter' is an intimate and personal look into the writing process of one of the world's biggest artists - Ed Sheeran.
Director: Murray Cummings | Stars: Ed Sheeran, Beoga, Benny Blanco, John McDaid
Votes: 561
10. Studio 54 (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger
Votes: 3,543 | Gross: $0.20M
11. Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie (2018)
91 min | Documentary
Barbie, the most popular doll ever created is a fashion icon and a target for feminists. This features new footage, access to Barbie's biggest reinvention, and examines 60 years of women through the lens of an 11.5-inch plastic doll.
Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins | Stars: Richard Dickson, Kristina Duncan, Michelle Chidoni, Kim Culmone
Votes: 391
12. The Bleeding Edge (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary
A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Jim Spencer, Jeanne Lenzer, Michael Carome, Angie Firmalino
Votes: 3,105
13. House Two (2018)
Documentary
A look at the investigation of two U.S. Marines who killed 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children in 2005.
Director: Michael Epstein | Star: Neal Puckett
Votes: 11
14. Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (2018)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary
An investigation into what happened to activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after a routine traffic stop.
Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner | Stars: Sandra Bland, Shavon Bland, Hannah Bonner, Joe Booker
Votes: 750
15. Time for Ilhan (2018)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives campaign of Ilhan Omar, a Somalian immigrant who attempts to unseat a 43-year incumbent and other challengers.
Director: Norah Shapiro | Star: Ilhan Omar
Votes: 138
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