Cultural Documentaries

HyperNormalisation

Our world is strange and often fake and corrupt. But we think it’s normal because we can’t see anything else. HyperNormalisation - the story of how we got here.

Is There Anybody Out There?

Ella Glendining’s intelligent documentary challenges the discriminatory attitudes she faces as a young woman with a rare physical disability.

James May: Our Man In Japan

James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south.

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

On the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster film that shocked and excited the world, Steven Spielberg shares an exclusive look inside the story of Jaws.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Using 100 hours of footage from the set of "Man on the Moon," filmmaker Chris Smith documents Jim Carrey's transformation into legendary performance artist Andy Kaufman.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

Journal de France

Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing France with a large format camera.

Judy Blume Forever

Trailblazing author Judy Blume's radical honesty changed the way millions of adolescent readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up.

Kimono: From Kyoto to Catwalk

Exploring the sartorial, aesthetic and social significance of kimono from the 1660s to the present day, both in Japan and the rest of the world.

Kubrick by Kubrick

A rare and transcendent journey into the life and work of the director Stanley Kubrick, featuring unearthed interview recordings with the American filmmaker spanning over 30 years.

The Last Waltz

The Band's final concert featuring an astounding guest-line up interspersed with interviews and anecdotes.

The Librarians

Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy's frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.

Life After the Navigator

A celebration of the 1986 classic `Flight of the Navigator', and a look at the life of child star, Joey Cramer, and his roller-coaster life since that breakthrough role.

A Life in Ten Pictures

A series of extraordinary lives each unlocked by a just a handful of images, from iconic shots to private snaps, their secrets revealed by those who know their stories best.

Life Itself

The 70-year life of legendary film critic Roger Ebert, charted and celebrated. With contributions from his friends, family, peers and those he reviewed.

Little White Lie

Eight years in the making and put together by Lacey herself, Little White Lie tells the compelling story of an uncomfortable, unacknowledged truth.

Liyana

Five children in the Kingdom of Eswatini turn past traumas into a tale of a Swazi girl named Liyana who embarks on a dangerous mission to save her twin brothers.

London: 2,000 Years of History

London's evolution from Roman outpost to modern megacity, as experts examine its battles with invasions, fires and plague while becoming capital of the British Empire.

Looking for Light: Jane Bown

In the almost six decades that Jane Bown worked for the Observer newspaper, she became renowned for insightful, highly individualistic portraits of the famous.

Lynch/Oz

Documenting director David Lynch's obsession with `The Wizard of Oz' and its influence on his films.

Mad Women

The story of pioneering women making iconic TV ads that changed the world: from Shake n' Vac and Levi's, to the Flake girl in the bath and the Lynx effect.

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Eminent American filmmaker Martin Scorsese shares his lifelong love affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger.

Made in the 80s: Decade That Shaped Our World

The extraordinary story of how a Britain in turmoil changed the world by stealth through its politics, culture and technology.