New American Documentaries
by rafael-super-tramp | created - 20 Aug 2017 | updated - 20 Aug 2017 | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Music, News
Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett | Stars: Dan Cohen, Louise Dueno, Nell Hardie, Norman Hardie
Votes: 3,238 | Gross: $0.15M
2. The American Nurse (2014)
PG-13 | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, News
THE AMERICAN NURSE is a heart-warming film that explores some of the biggest issues facing America - aging, war, poverty, prisons - through the work and lives of nurses. It is an ... See full summary »
Director: Carolyn Jones | Stars: Lafayette Ballard, Stephen Bloesl, Jason Cross, Namoi Cross
Votes: 43
3. Back on Board: Greg Louganis (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Feature-length documentary about the greatest diver of all time. Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis has faced more than his share of challenges. In 2011, he is far from the public eye... See full summary »
Director: Cheryl Furjanic | Stars: David Boudia, Jimmy Carter, Sergei Chalibashvili, Mary Ellen Clark
Votes: 433
4. Becoming Bulletproof (2014)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary, Western
A group of men and women with disabilities come together to star in a unique new western film in which they have the leading roles.
Director: Michael Barnett | Stars: Vanessa Halby, Peter Halby, Ila Halby, Ajani A.J. Murray
Votes: 146
5. Beginning with the End (2014)
64 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Beginning With the End takes viewers on a profound, and profoundly moving, journey with a group of high school seniors working as trained hospice volunteers -- a story of beginnings and endings in a year of self-discovery and awakening.
Director: David B. Marshall
Votes: 14
6. Big Dream (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Big Dream follows the intimate stories of seven young women who are breaking barriers and overcoming personal challenges to follow their passion in science, math, computing & engineering.
Director: Kelly Cox | Stars: Said Alharbi, Cassidy Williams
Votes: 7
7. The Case Against 8 (2014)
TV-14 | 109 min | Documentary, Biography, News
A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Directors: Ben Cotner, Ryan White | Stars: Ted Olson, Christopher D. Dusseault, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, Paul T. Katami
Votes: 1,157
8. Concrete, Steel and Paint (2009 Video)
55 min | Documentary, Crime
When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide ... See full summary »
Directors: Cindy Burstein, Tony Heriza
9. Evolution of a Criminal (2014)
81 min | Documentary
Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.
Director: Darius Clark Monroe | Stars: Dante E. Clark, Rosalyn Coleman, Ellie Foumbi, Yvette Ganier
Votes: 304
10. The Homestretch (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school, and life alone on the streets to build a brighter future.
Directors: Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly
Votes: 71 | Gross: $0.02M
11. Far from Home: Uganda to the Tetons (2014)
75 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Sometimes the rockiest roads lead to the highest peaks.
Director: Galen Knowles | Stars: Travis Rice, Robbie Toussaint, Chase Josey, Philip Hessler
Votes: 11
12. Keep on Keepin' On (2014)
R | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin as the young man prepares to compete in an elite, international competition.
Director: Alan Hicks | Stars: Clark Terry, Justin Kauflin, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock
Votes: 1,054 | Gross: $0.16M
13. The Human Face of Big Data (2014)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, News
With the rapid emergence of digital devices, an unstoppable, invisible force is changing human lives in ways from the microscopic to the gargantuan: Big Data, a word that was barely used a ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Smolan | Stars: Lexie Butler, Lisa Coronado, Miles Dewar, Chris Grounds
Votes: 204
14. The Last Patrol (2014)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
Two journalists and two veterans examine war.
Director: Sebastian Junger | Star: Brendan O'Byrne
Votes: 264
15. LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 (2014)
63 min | Documentary, Biography
Biographical documentary shining a spotlight on the leadership role Comanche LaDonna Harris has had in Native and American and international civil rights since the 1960s.
Director: Julianna Brannum | Star: LaDonna Harris
Votes: 68
16. Paper Tigers (2015)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Family
Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of a high school that has radically changed it's approach to disciplining its students, becoming a model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affects families.
Director: James Redford
Votes: 148
17. Levitated Mass (2013)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Story of Michael Heizer's Monolithic Sculpture.
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: Mark Albrecht, Rick Albrecht, Kathleen Anderson, John Bowsher
Votes: 181 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Private Violence (2014)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Oklahoma Cop Deanna was kidnapped by Robbie, her estranged husband, and beaten in the cab of his truck over a harrowing four-day journey. They were pulled over by police and she was taken ... See full summary »
Director: Cynthia Hill | Stars: Kit Gruelle, Deanna Walters, Stacy Cox, Kimlani Ford
Votes: 285
19. Little White Lie (2014)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A film about denial, race, family secrets and a search for identity.
Directors: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, James Adolphus | Stars: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Sarah Brokaw, Bruce Corwin, Joshua Corwin
Votes: 940
20. Seeds of Time (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, History, News
SEEDS OF TIME follows agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler's global journey to save the eroding foundation of our food supply in a new era of climate change.
Directors: Sandy McLeod, Chad Chamberlain
Votes: 74
21. The Overnighters (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Drama
Broken, desperate men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.
Director: Jesse Moss | Stars: Jay Reinke, Andrea Reinke, Alan Mezo, Shelly Schultz
Votes: 2,551 | Gross: $0.11M
22. SlingShot (2014)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, News
SlingShot focuses on noted Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis. An eccentric genius with a provocative world view, Kamen is an inspiration for future ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Lazarus | Star: Dean Kamen
Votes: 944
23. Print the Legend (2014)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Follows the people racing to bring the hot new 3D printing technology to your home, documenting the "Macintosh Moment" of this revolution and exploring what it takes to live the American Dream.
Directors: Luis Lopez, Clay Tweel | Stars: Chris Anderson, Bruce Bradshaw, Craig Broady, Bill Buel
Votes: 2,050
24. Top Spin (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Three teenagers' quest to qualify for the 2012 US Olympic table tennis team.
Directors: Sara Newens, Mina T. Son | Stars: Ariel Hsing, Michael Landers, Lily Zhang, Xinhua Jiang
Votes: 584 | Gross: $0.01M
25. Remote Area Medical (2013)
TV-14 | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on the annual three-day "pop-up" medical clinic organized by the non-profit Remote Area Medical (RAM) in Bristol, Tennessee's NASCAR speedway.
Directors: Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman | Star: Stan Brock
Votes: 156
26. An American Mosque (2012)
G | 27 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
A documentary film about a farming community, an unprecedented crime, and the determination to build a place of worship.
Director: S. David Washburn
Votes: 8
27. She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women's movement from 1966 to 1971.
Director: Mary Dore | Stars: Chude Pamela Allen, Alta, Judith Arcana, Nona Willis Aronowitz
Votes: 1,651 | Gross: $0.42M
28. Deeper Than Black (2013)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A Ghanaian American filmmaker looks to bridge the divide between his African pedigree and American birthright by confronting the question: "Who am I, and where do I belong?"
Director: Sean Addo | Stars: Sean Addo, Briana August, Sonjah August, Granvil Bell
29. Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Family, History
A film that explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. This epic tale poetically moves ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Allen Harris | Stars: Arthé Anthony, Anthony Barboza, Hugh Bell, David G. Berger
Votes: 189 | Gross: $0.07M
30. Of Many (2014)
34 min | Short
Set against the dramatic backdrop of 9/11, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the tension between Jewish and Muslim students on college campuses, Of Many focuses on the surprising and ... See full summary »
Director: Linda G. Mills | Stars: Khalid Latif, Yehuda Sarna
Votes: 12
31. We Could Be King (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Sport
Germantown and Martin Luther King High Schools were bitter rivals for over 40 years. This past year, a budget crisis caused Philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close two dozen ... See full summary »
Director: Judd Ehrlich | Stars: Dontae Angus, Ed Dunn, Salvatore Henderson, William Wade
Votes: 404
32. One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp (2014)
Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Camp that encourages children who lost close family members to open up about their feelings.
Director: Irene Taylor
Votes: 134
33. A Good Man (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
A Good Man follows acclaimed director/choreographer Bill T. Jones for two tumultuous years, as he tackles the most ambitious work of his career, an original dance-theater piece in honor of Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial.
Directors: Bob Hercules, Gordon Quinn | Stars: Nana Amoah, Bill T. Jones, Lindsay Jones
Votes: 15
34. A Life with Asperger's (2014)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
'A Live with Aspberger's' is an animated documentary that explores the challengers of growing up and living with Asperger's Syndrome. It is a voice over narrative that demonstrates that ... See full summary »
Director: Jaime Ekkens | Stars: Emmett Goodman, Emmett Goodman
35. Anatomy of a Snow Day (2014)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Family
When his school remains open during a winter storm, an ambitious young documentary filmmaker searches for answers from the adults calling the shots.
Director: Zachary Maxwell | Stars: Zachary Maxwell, Lucas Maxwell
Votes: 11
36. Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace (2014)
Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Famous for his vibrant reinterpretations of classical portraits featuring African-American men, New York-based painter Kehinde Wiley has turned the practice of portraiture on its head and ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Dupre | Star: Kehinde Wiley
Votes: 35
37. The Icing on the Cake (2010)
3 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Blanca Alvarez and her husband risked crossing the border to immigrate into the U.S. and then struggled to make ends meet. They hoped to shelter their children from these harsh realities, ... See full summary »
Directors: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch
Votes: 10
38. On Beauty (2014)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
ON BEAUTY follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the restrictive parameters of the industry's standard of beauty.
Director: Joanna Rudnick | Stars: Rick Guidotti, Sarah Kanney, Nadia Merchant, Jayne Waithera
Votes: 13
39. Eyes on the Stars (2013)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Carl McNair tells the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars.
Directors: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch
Votes: 24
40. Me and You (2012)
5 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Lost and alone in a crowded market, young Jazz follows a look-alike into the reflective layers of her dream. As she gets closer, she begins to wonder whether she's chasing another girl - or herself.
Directors: Heidi Berg, Doron Dor | Stars: Jazz Dimet, Lenny Dimet
Tell Your Friends