(BFI) London Film Festival 2019 | (ALL) Documentary Films
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1. The Cave (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, War
Amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
Director: Feras Fayyad | Stars: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour, Alaa, Samaher
Votes: 2,946
2. Rewind (III) (2019)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger | Stars: Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Henry Nevison, Howard Nevison
Votes: 2,631
3. The Street (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Drama
Some of the businesses on Hoxton Street have been around for over a hundred years. Recent times have witnessed an explosion of property development. The locals feel the exclusion of being priced out, and wonder who's to blame.
Director: Zed Nelson | Stars: Adrian, Aina, Alan, Anna
Votes: 434
4. Western Stars (2019)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Music
Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'.
Directors: Bruce Springsteen, Thom Zimny | Stars: Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen
Votes: 1,970
5. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Director: Midge Costin | Stars: Gary Rydstrom, Steven Spielberg, Teresa Eckton, Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 2,238
6. Citizen K (2019)
Not Rated | 126 min | Documentary
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Putin, Leonid Nevzlin, Boris Berezovsky
Votes: 1,601
7. The Kingmaker (2019)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Imelda Marcos, Etta Rosales, Ferdinand Marcos, George Bush
Votes: 2,624
8.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
(2019)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend. Full access to Davis' estate provides rare footage and photos, outtakes from recording sessions and new interviews.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Miles Davis, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe
Votes: 3,283 | Gross: $0.19M
9. Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (2019)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
For over 30 years, Marion Stokes obsessively and privately recorded American television news 24 hours a day filling 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing wars, talk shows and commercials that show us how television shaped the world of today.
Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Anne Stokes Hochberg, Frank Hollman, Tom Keenan, Anna Lofton
Votes: 558
10. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,787 | Gross: $0.09M
11. Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, Mystery
After losing his memory in an accident, Alex Lewis trusts his twin brother, Marcus, to tell him about his past only to discover that he's hiding a dark secret about their childhood.
Director: Ed Perkins | Stars: Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Evan Milton
Votes: 16,764
12. The Disappearance of My Mother (2019)
94 min | Documentary
A once-iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
Director: Beniamino Barrese | Stars: Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Lauren Hutton, Stephanie DeBaillew
Votes: 412
13. The El Duce Tapes (2019)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Between appearing in supporting roles in General Hospital and local TV commercials, Ryan Sexton spent the early 90s documenting the life and art of El Duce, lead singer of the notorious ... See full summary »
Directors: Rodney Ascher, David Lawrence, Ryan Sexton | Stars: Steve Broy, Eric Carlson, El Duce, Gwar
Votes: 298
14. George (I) (2018)
120 min | Documentary
Documentary feature length film/video portrait of George Maciunas, the founder of the avant-garde art movement 'FLUXUS'
Director: Jeffrey Perkins | Stars: George Maciunas, Eric Andersen, Ay-o, Vyt Bakaitis
Votes: 39
15. My Friend Fela (2019)
94 min | Documentary
My Friend Fela provides a new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, in order to counter the most often portrayed narrative of Fela "as an eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto"... See full summary »
Director: Joel Zito Araújo
Votes: 55
16. Sid & Judy (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death. Fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy's own inimitable words.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Fred Astaire, Count Basie, George Cukor, Rob Dodd
Votes: 555
17. Talking About Trees (2019)
93 min | Documentary
Four older Sudanese filmmakers with passion for film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan, not without resistance. Their 'Sudanese Film Club' have decided to revive an old cinema, and again draw attention to Sudanese film history.
Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari | Stars: Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Ibrahim, Altayeb Mahdi, Ibrahim Shaddad
Votes: 854
18. Hope Frozen (2019)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Drama
After her untimely death, a scientist from Bangkok cryo-preserves his daughter's brain. Scandal swirls around the family as they struggle to grieve a child that, in their view, is suspended between death and reawakening.
Director: Pailin Wedel | Stars: Max More, Matrix Naovaratpong, Nareerat Naovaratpong, Sahatorn Naovaratpong
Votes: 641
19. The Valley (IV) (2019)
76 min | Documentary, Drama
As thousands of migrants attempt to cross the French-Italian border on foot through treacherous mountain routes, the state cracks down on the local communities that come to their aid in ... See full summary »
Director: Nuno Escudeiro
Votes: 20
20. Overseas (2019)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The question of domestic slavery in our globalized world, while emphasizing those women's determination, sisterhood and the strategies they find to face the obstacles that awaits them in the near future.
Director: Sung-a Yoon | Stars: Wela Mae C. Bunda, Mary Beth C. Campo, Hilda D. Coronel, Marivic L. Dumaguit
Votes: 448
21. Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019)
102 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.
Director: Richard Lowenstein | Stars: Michael Hutchence, Dennis Farriss, INXS, Andrew Farriss
Votes: 2,671
22. The Cordillera of Dreams (2019)
84 min | Documentary
Patricio Guzmán left Chile more than 40 years ago when the military dictatorship took over the government. However, he never stopped thinking about a country, a culture and a place on the map.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Jorge Baradit, Vicente Gajardo, Francisco Gazitúa, Pablo Salas
Votes: 925
23. The Australian Dream (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
"The Australian Dream" is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper, more powerful story about race, identity, and belonging.
Director: Daniel Gordon | Stars: Adam Goodes, Stan Grant, Nova Peris, Gilbert McAdam
Votes: 947
24. Krabi, 2562 (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Drama
The landscape and stories within the community of Krabi, Southern Thailand. It captures the town in this specific moment where the pre-historic, the more recent past and the contemporary world collide, sometimes uneasily.
Directors: Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong | Stars: Arak Amornsupasiri, Nuttawat Attasawat, Óliver Laxe, Primrin Puarat
Votes: 304
25. You Don't Nomi (2019)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary
Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near-universal derision. "You Don't Nomi" traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
Director: Jeffrey McHale | Stars: Toon Agterberg, Nancy Allen, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Baume
Votes: 1,258
26. Shooting the Mafia (2019)
94 min | Documentary
Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia spends her career documenting the life and crimes of the Mafia.
Director: Kim Longinotto | Stars: Letizia Battaglia, Mariachiara di Trapani, Eduardo Rebulla, Santi Caleca
Votes: 715
27. Cunningham (2019)
PG | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Director: Alla Kovgan | Stars: Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Ashley Chen, Brandon Collwes
Votes: 446
28. Transnistra (2019)
93 min | Documentary
Atmospherically shot on 16mm film, Transnistra is an intimate and vital account of love and friendship in a complex, contradictory world. Award-winning director Anna Eborn (Pine Ridge) ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Eborn | Stars: Tatyana Lipovskaya, Anatoly Nikolaevich, Alexander Stadnik, Dmitrii Maslov
Votes: 254
29. A Pleasure, Comrades! (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Drama
1975, post-Carnation Revolution Portugal, many foreigners come help out in newly formed co-ops. But their progressive views on customs and sexuality soon clash with local mores.
Director: José Filipe Costa | Stars: José Avelino, João Azevedo, Amanda Booth, Amanda Booth
Votes: 81
30. Coup 53 (2019)
120 min | Documentary, History
Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
Director: Taghi Amirani | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Walter Murch, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 685
31. Celebration (2007)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary on Yves Saint-Laurent and the legendary fashion designer's final show.
Director: Olivier Meyrou | Stars: Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Laetitia Casta, Loulou De La Falaise
Votes: 238
32. I Am (Not) a Monster (2019)
98 min | Documentary
Starting with the thoughts of political theorist Hannah Arendt, Ben Hayoun-Stépanian (founder of the University of the Underground) travels the world to meet a variety of people and ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Hayoun- Stépanian | Stars: Adrienn Almásy, Efrem Amare, Arjun Appadurai, Roger Berkowitz
Votes: 87
33. Lost Lives (2019)
93 min | Documentary
Inspired by the book of the same name, it records the circumstances of every man, woman and child who died in a conflict - the Northern Irish 'Troubles.' A reminder that war is hell.
Directors: Dermot Lavery, Michael Hewitt | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Brid Brennan, Roma Downey, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 90
34. The Deathless Woman (2019)
89 min | Documentary
A ghost story for the 21st Century. An elegiac account of the Nazi genocide of the Roma expressed through the filmmaker's engagement with The Deathless Woman.
Director: Roz Mortimer | Stars: Iveta Kokyová, Loren O'Dair, Oliver Malik, Will Forester
Votes: 15
35. Circus of Books (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Mason | Stars: Karen Mason, Barry Mason, Micah Mason, Rachel Mason
Votes: 5,006
36. White Riot (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Music
Rock Against Racism was formed in 1976, prompted by Eric Clapton. It blends fresh interviews with archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches.
Director: Rubika Shah | Stars: Red Saunders, Roger Huddle, Kate Webb, Syd Shelton
Votes: 934
37. Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, exploring the depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: William Friedkin, Hikaru Baba, Yuka Niwa, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 1,010
38. I Die of Sadness Crying for You (2019)
70 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that focus on the powerful Copla genre of Spanish music that flourished in the 1930s and 40s, and their mighty female singers.
Director: Nina Danino | Stars: Nina Danino, Elena Danino, Yolanda Figueroa
39. Adolescents (2019)
135 min | Documentary
Anaïs and Emma have been best friends since childhood. It's a friendship is filmed over the years, during a period when their physical, emotional and intellectual development is dramatic.
Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Stars: Anaïs, Emma
Votes: 972
40. Ouvertures (2019)
132 min | Documentary
Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture, follows a collective's process of translating Édouard Glissant's play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.
Directors: Louis Henderson, Olivier Marboeuf | Stars: Mackenson Bijou, Dieuvela Cherestal, James Desiris, James Fleurissaint
Votes: 29
41. Trouble (III) (2019)
83 min | Documentary, War
A 1971 BBC documentary about love across the religious divide of Northern Ireland is the starting point of this heart-breaking story of a woman reuniting with her estranged father after ... See full summary »
Director: Mariah Garnett
Votes: 16
42. Somebody Up There Likes Me (2019)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Mike Figgis's enthralling documentary about the turbulent life and career of Ronnie Wood, legendary rock guitarist and long-time member of The Rolling Stones.
Director: Mike Figgis | Stars: Ronnie Wood, Sally Humphreys Wood, Imelda May, Damien Hirst
Votes: 245
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