Top 10 Rhode Island Documentaries
by caspian1978 | created - 29 Jun 2015 | updated - 30 Jun 2015 | PublicA list of the best documentaries about or from the State of Rhode Island.
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1. You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park (2007)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, History
This film documents the long history of Rocky Point Park, an amusement park and shore dinner hall situated along the coast of the Narragansett Bay. For over 150 years, New Englanders ... See full summary »
Director: David Bettencourt | Stars: Walter Bailey, Buddy Cianci, Vincent Ferla Jr., George LaCross
Votes: 62
2. 41 (2007)
TV-G | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
In the winter of 2003, a catastrophic fire erupted in a Rhode Island concert club, ultimately claiming 100 lives. For this state of just over a million residents, the devastation was ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian de Rezendes, Christian O'Neill | Stars: Nick O'Neill, Christian O'Neill, Joanne O'Neill, Dave Kane
Votes: 47
3. Buddy (2005)
90 min | Documentary
This film documents the rise and fall of Buddy Cianci, former Mayor of Providence, RI. It shows how he turned a rundown New England city in a vibrant community. It also shows the corruption... See full summary »
Director: Cherry Arnold | Stars: Rudy Cheeks, Buddy Cianci, Frank Corrente, Bob Dole
Votes: 78
4. Happy Endings? (2009)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
An intriguing exploration of the Asian massage parlor industry in Providence, RI, where a 25 year-old loophole has made the exchange of sex for money legal - as long as it happens behind ... See full summary »
Director: Tara Hurley | Stars: David Cicilline, Steven Brown, Joanne Giannini, Donna M. Hughes
Votes: 20
5. Festival (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Lerner | Stars: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 700
6. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Music
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Directors: Bert Stern, Aram Avakian | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Chico Hamilton
Votes: 1,944
7. Vanishing Orchards (2014)
75 min | Documentary
Apples are the basis of much of our food supply in the world. Do you know where apples come from.
Director: Rocco Michaluk
8. America's Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light (2014)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This historical documentary brings to life the extraordinary life of Ida Zoradia Lewis, America's most famous woman lighthouse keeper and national heroine. Hailed as the 'bravest woman in ... See full summary »
Director: Marian Gagnon | Star: Marilyn Murphy Meardon
9. Italian Americans and Federal Hill (2006 Video)
89 min | Documentary
Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island's "Little Italy," is one of America's most storied neighborhoods. Relive the traditions and challenges of Italian Americans whose ancestors immigrated... See full summary »
Director: Jon Raben | Star: Buddy Cianci
Votes: 21
10. Pell (2013)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Steven Feinberg | Stars: David Dooley, David Evans, Thomas Hughes, Leland Melvin
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