An intimate portrait of three courageous female wrestlers (Luchadoras) from Ciudad Juarez. Despite being surrounded by machismo they redefine the image of women in Mexico.
Being BeBe intimately charts 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet): An immigrant to America from Cameroon, first champion on RuPaul's Drag Race, and a leading artist celebrating Black Queer Excellence today.
In 2019, the “Extradition Bill” which would have allowed the extradition of Hongkongers to China opened a Pandora’s box, turning Hong Kong into a battlefield against the Chinese authoritarian rule.
Winner of the top prize at IDFA, Mr. Landsbergis tells an absorbing story of the Luthianuan nation's fight for independence between 1988 and 1993. This epic documentary focuses on music professor Vytautas Landsbergis, who by the will of fate became the first Head of Parliament of Lithuania after it left the Soviet Union.
This film takes us back to the glory years of Balanchine’s New York City Ballet through the remembrances of his former dancers and their quest to fulfill the vision of a genius.
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy.
This revelatory programme of five newly-restored short documentaries is a tribute to the work of pioneering female documentary-makers whose contribution to the genre is widely overlooked, including Ruby and Marion Grierson.
Lancaster tells he story of the iconic WW2 bomber through the words of the last surviving crew members, re-mastered archive material and extraordinary aerial footage of the RAF’s last airworthy Lancaster.
An unbreakable hope is the driving force behind a young woman called Dilya, who became a human rights activist the day her brother Iskandar was thrown in prison, accused of being a terrorist.
Julia Bacha's revealing documentary spotlights the little-known but widespread US state laws which penalise people for choosing to boycott Israel.
Prolific British producer Kevin Loader joins us to discuss this heady, energetic portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, directed by the late, great and much celebrated Roger Michell (Notting Hill, The Duke).
Almost 35 years after their breakthrough, the 'Take On Me' stars are still together and touring the world. This is the full story of how three young Norwegian men chased their impossible dream of making it big.
Jabir, Usama and Useir are three young brothers living in the Bosnian countryside. They have grown up in the shadow of their father, a strict Islamist preacher, but when he is sentenced to two years in prison, the brothers are suddenly left alone, and begin to question their father's teaching.
A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before.
Meet Szani, Tina and Emese, three young women in their early twenties, who have found each other at a 'second chance high school' in Budapest, struggling to complete their studies and build their adult lives.
A double bill of work by director Richard Fung: his seminal 1984 documentary Orientations: Lesbian & Gay Asians, exploring the perspectives of queer Asians in North America, and Re: Orientations, made over 30 years later, in which he revisits some of the original participants.
Over the course of 11 days in May 2021, more than 60 children were killed in Gaza. An act of remembrance, this film tells the story of each child in turn, their lives and their deaths.
Self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than 40 years. Scores of devoted customers have joined them in creating an intimate place of community.
A portrait of one of the most popular and prolific film composers of the twentieth century, Ennio: The Maestro celebrates the life and legacy of legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone.
In Duterte's Philippines, journalist Maria Ressa places the tools of the free press - and her own freedom - on the line in defence of truth and democracy.
Shot on location in London & Brighton, Andrew Dominik’s new feature documentary This Much In Know To Be True captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums.