With Center for Independent Documentary (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Missing in America (2005)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, War
Jake has lived alone in the woods since the Vietnam War hiding from long buried memories. His gruff exterior and lonely routines are suddenly broken down by a young and feisty girl who works her way into his heart, changing him forever.
Director: Gabrielle Savage Dockterman | Stars: Danny Glover, Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton, Zoe Weizenbaum
Votes: 1,595
2. 76 Days
105 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography | Post-production
Steven Callahan gives a gripping first-hand account of his NYT bestselling novel "Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea." On the eve of February 4, 1982, in the middle of the night there was a loud ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Wein | Star: Steven Callahan
3. This Is Jessica (2021)
81 min | Documentary
In the quest to find herself, Jessica Bair had to be prepared to lose her family, her faith, her job-and nearly her life.
Director: Andrea Meyerson | Stars: Jessica M. Bair, Ashlynne Bair, Christian Bair, Lauren E. Bair
Votes: 216
4. How I Live (2020 Video)
87 min | Documentary
Follow the incredible journeys of four children with cancer and the healthcare teams working to cure them. Filmed on the front lines of global pediatric oncology in Egypt, Myanmar, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ghana.
Director: Meghan Shea
5. After Stonewall (1999)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary/Historical retrospective of the Gay Rights movement from the 1969 Stonewall riots to the present.
Director: John Scagliotti | Stars: Craig Rodwell, Melissa Etheridge, Mike Carney, Barney Frank
Votes: 657
6. Michael Lally: I Want to Call It Poems
Documentary, Biography | Post-production
From an Irish working-class family of cops and priests emerged an unlikely poet and Hollywood actor who lived and chronicled the front lines of social change.
Director: Rachel Elle Diken | Stars: Sharon Stone, Karen Allen, Alec Baldwin, Jeff Kober
7. Electoral Dysfunction (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Political humorist Mo Rocca takes an irreverent road trip to see how voting works - and doesn't work - in America.
Directors: David Deschamps, Leslie D. Farrell, Bennett Singer | Stars: Mo Rocca, Alexander Keyssar, Jamie Raskin, Mike Marshall
Votes: 109
9. Determined (2020)
52 min | Documentary
What will it take to cure your most dreaded disease? A pound of flesh? A genius mind? How about the ability to wrangle with family.
Director: Melissa Godoy | Star: Jeannette Robinson
10. The Tinaja Trail (2014)
64 min | Documentary
In the desolate borderlands of the American Southwest, hundreds of undocumented immigrants die every year while attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico. In response, ... See full summary »
Director: Bryce Newell | Stars: Ben Cassel, Ricardo Dominguez, Alvaro Enciso, Mary Goethals
11. Behind Our Eyes: The Human Cost of War
240 min | Documentary, Biography, History | Filming
Stars: Ron Kovic, Joseph Lee Galloway, Charles Durning, Paget Brewster
12. Dear Georgina (2019)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A Passamaquoddy elder tries to sharpen the blurry outlines of her identity.
Directors: Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip | Star: Georgina Sappier-Richardson
13.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
(2006)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Hear the story of Woody Guthrie's creative energy, personal imperfections and family tragedy.
Director: Peter Frumkin | Stars: Peter Coyote, Rick Sharp, Robin Wiley, Peter Mark Joliat
Votes: 144
14.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Prison Town, USA
(2007)
Documentary
Directors: Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins
Votes: 7