Movie List for "documentary"

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the … Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Rick Ray
Writer: Rick Ray
Actors: The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Bagdro, Bob Dole, Richard Gere

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: Al Gore
Actors: Al Gore, Billy West

New Orleans Music in Exile (2006)

Documentary about the many well-known New Orleans musicians who were forced to leave the city by Hurricane Katrina, where they wound up, how (and if) they plan to return to the city. Also … Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Robert Mugge
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jim Taylor, Lewis Setliff III, Dr. John, Jan Ramsey

D-Day: The Price of Freedom (2006)

Narrated by Peter Kessler. Five D-Day veterans return to Normandy and re-visit the locations they landed on June 6, 1944, sharing their own very personal stories of war. New England region … Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Tim Gray
Writer: Tim Gray
Actors: N/A

Who Needs Sleep? (2006)

A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Haskell Wexler
Writer: N/A
Actors: David Agus, Netta Bank, Annette Bening, Gilbert Cates

Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (2006)

Before Dietrich and Garbo, there was Negri. What does it mean to be a star? Why do some actors become stars and legends for all time? This documentary film answers these questions by … Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Mariusz Kotowski
Writer: Lynn Moran
Actors: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, A.C. Lyles, Cyndi Williams

Goal Keepers (2006)

German coach Adrian Haasner travels to Israel to teach Jewish and Palestinian boys how to play soccer. The story reaches its climax at a big tournament in an Arab city with over a thousand … Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Simon Joecker
Writer: Brian Funck, Simon Joecker
Actors: Ahmed Abu-Hussein, Emran Abu-Hussein, Majd Abu-Hussein, Abas Asaed

Wally (2006)

An older handicapped man is left without caretaking plans when his doting parents die. His sister had promised to move in with him, but her husband threatens divorce if she follows through. She is left with a dilemma. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Bob Fink
Writer: Bob Fink
Actors: N/A

Full Metal Village (2006)

Full Metal Village Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary, Music
Director: Sung Hyung Cho
Writer: Sung Hyung Cho
Actors: Uwe Trede, Lore Trede, Klaus H. Plähn, Irma Schaack

An Unreasonable Man (2006)

A look at the career of consumer advocate Ralph Nader from wannabe presidential candidate to public pariah. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Henriette Mantel, Steve Skrovan
Writer: Henriette Mantel, Steve Skrovan
Actors: Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, Howard Zinn, Eric Alterman

Wide Awake (2006)

A filmmaker documents his bout with insomnia. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Alan Berliner
Writer: Alan Berliner
Actors: William C. Dement

TV Junkie (2006)

A man tries to discover his purpose in life after searching through 3000 hours of video and over 5000 photos. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Michael Cain, Matt Radecki
Writer: Rick Kirkham (based on: the video diaries of)
Actors: Rick Kirkham, Tom Brokaw, James Brown, George Bush

Black Gold (2006)

An in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Marc J. Francis, Nick Francis
Writer: Marc J. Francis
Actors: N/A

Small Town Gay Bar (2006)

The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Malcolm Ingram
Writer: Malcolm Ingram
Actors: Jim Bishop, Terry Capps, Jackie Cox, Bill Curtis

Children of War (2009)

A unique and incandescent documentary which follows a group of former child soldiers as they undergo a process of trauma therapy and emotional healing while in a rehabilitation center. Year 2009.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Bryan Single
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

A Grain of Sand (2009)

Brendon Grimshaw, a British national, was editor to some of the most important newspapers in Africa. But in 1972, he gave it all up to go and live on Moyenne Island, which he purchased for … Year 2009.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Joseph Richard Johnson Camí
Writer: N/A
Actors: Brendon Grimshaw, James Michelle, Joel Morgan, Suketu Patel