Documentary

In his funny and thought-provoking latest film, Erik Gandini (Videocracy) chronicles the past, present, and future of labor.

During Chile’s military dictatorship, radio operators receive messages from an alien race. Are they real, or is it something more insidious?

Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary is a luminous portrait of iconoclastic German artist Anselm Kiefer, whose monumental work is captured in all its mythic splendor.

This wondrous and warm-hearted documentary follows a neurodivergent Australian family as they experience the joys, misfortunes, and traumas of everyday life.

A father and son embark on an epic bike ride from St. Louis to Chicago in this stirring documentary that takes a hard look at health disparities in the Black community.

Filmmaker Lina Souaelm traces the journeys of her mother — Palestinian actress Hiam Abbas — and the women of her extended family, whose lives have been defined by separation, exile, and resilience.

This playful documentary chronicles the construction of the Depot, a shimmering open-concept space in Rotterdam that reimagines the possibilities for art storage and exhibition.

From the acclaimed director of Prayers for the Stolen comes an exquisitely textured coming-of-age story about an adolescent girl in rural Mexico.

This heartfelt tribute to food, family, and cultural identity charts Chicago restaurateur Billy Dec’s journey to reconnect with his Filipino heritage.

An artistic Cannes-winning tour-de-force blending documentary and fiction that explores the secret trauma at the heart of a Tunisian family.

In this sublime documentary, civilians fleeing war-torn Ukraine share intimate stories of struggle and resilience in the backseat of a minivan.

The community of Highland Park, Illinois, commemorates those who lost their lives in the Independence Day shooting of 2022.

An absorbing, multilayered account of the journey of an American missionary who was killed while attempting to convert an Indigenous people.

From acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho comes an incisive and whimsical essay film about movies, memory, and the places of one’s past.

Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris (The Fog of War) pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell, better known as John le Carré, author of the most classic espionage novels of all time.

These short documentaries offer singular looks into lives that have been transformed by pivotal events.

Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) tells the shocking story of a Black family who fought for decades to keep their ancestral land.

Pioneers in civil rights and outer space, Black astronauts boldly ventured where no Black Americans had ever gone before. This is their untold story.

Based on the book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be An Antiracist), this searing documentary explores the roots of anti-Black racism in America.

In this lively animated music documentary, a New York journalist (Jeff Goldblum) seeks the truth behind the disappearance of a Brazilian jazz pianist.