Most Popular Documentaries This Year

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Caroll Spinney has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969; at 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

I Am Not Your Negro

Raoul Peck’s fluid documentary uses the timeless anger of James Baldwin to animate his history of the black experience in America, from Hollywood stereotypes to police brutality.

I Called Him Morgan

An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.

I, Dolours

Dolours Price was one of very few women who rose to the top of the IRA and who was involved in bombings during the Troubles in the 1970s.

In Search of Tomorrow

A nostalgic journey through '80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance.

The Innocent Man

The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Inside Job

The global financial meltdown that took place in 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession.

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

Irene's Ghost

A filmmaker explores the life of the mother who died when he was just three years old.

Iris

Filmmaker Albert Maysles pays tribute to nonagenarian Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, longtime interior designer and outspoken champion of eclectic fashion.

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.

Italy's Invisible Cities

Using the latest 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott uncover the hidden history of Italian civilisation and city life.

James May: Oh Cook!

James May provides a unique perspective on kitchen creations for those who don't know how to cook.

Jane

The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.

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.

Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut Story

From Seattle to his final days in London, this series explores in depth, through interviews with the people who knew him and the man himself, the life behind the artist.

Jodorowsky's Dune

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

A brief look into the life of John Shepherd who spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space.

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.

The Keepers

A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.

Kids for Cash

Filmmaker Robert May chronicles the case of a once-respected judge who received kickbacks for sending juvenile offenders to prison, even for minor crimes.

Killing Patient Zero

In the early 1980s, a gay flight attendant's assistance in a medical study helps prove that HIV/AIDS was a sexually transmitted disease.

Kim Swims

New Zealand native Kimberley Chambers faces her greatest challenge when she attempts a record-breaking 48 kilometre swim off the coast of San Francisco.