With RYOT Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 15,450
2. Mogul Mowgli (2020)
89 min | Drama
A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.
Director: Bassam Tariq | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Anjana Vasan, Nabhaan Rizwan
Votes: 2,651
3. The Seer and the Unseen (2019)
80 min | Documentary
THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN is a magic realist documentary about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real ... See full summary »
Director: Sara Dosa | Star: Ragnhildur Jonsdottir
Votes: 93
4. Lil Dicky: Earth (2019 Music Video)
TV-14 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Lil Dicky leads an all-star cast with top-artists in his new music video, "Earth" which really supports nature.
Directors: Federico Heller, Nigel W. Tierney | Stars: Dave Burd, Backstreet Boys, Justin Bieber, Zac Brown
Votes: 771
5. You Resemble Me (2021)
91 min | Drama
When two young sisters are torn apart, the eldest loses her identity and transforms into someone new in the name of belonging and resistance.
Director: Dina Amer | Stars: Lorenza Grimaudo, Ilonna Grimaudo, Dina Amer, Jonathan Barbezieux
Votes: 170
6. WrestleMania 36 (2020 TV Special)
TV-PG | 383 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Legacies will be defined, and legends will be born in part one of The ONLY WrestleMania Too Big for Just One Night.
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Mark Calaway, A.J. Styles, Brock Lesnar, Drew Galloway
Votes: 608
7. Searching Eva (2019)
85 min | Documentary
A boundary-pushing exploration into harnessing sexual autonomy and empowerment in a 21st-century world.
Director: Pia Hellenthal | Stars: Eva Collé, Pietro Zambello
Votes: 325
8. The Brink (2019)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
A fly-on-the-wall chronicle of embattled former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's global mission to spread extreme nationalism.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Steve Bannon, Sean Bannon, Raheem Kassam, Andy Surabian
Votes: 799 | Gross: $0.11M
9. Gloomy Eyes (2019 Video)
28 min | Animation, Short
When the sun got tired of the humans it decided to hide and never rise again. The darkness awoke the dead from their graves. A zombie kid called Gloomy and a mortal girl called Nena fall in love and immerse in a deep connection.
Directors: Fernando Maldonado, Jorge Tereso | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jam Hsiao, Tahar Rahim
Votes: 63
10. 5B (2018)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary
Documentary about the staff and patients of San Francisco General Hospital's AIDS ward during the early years of the epidemic.
Directors: Paul Haggis, Dan Krauss | Stars: Alison Moed Paolercio, Cliff Morrison, David Denmark, Mary Magee
Votes: 269
11. The Disappearance of My Mother (2019)
94 min | Documentary
A once-iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
Director: Beniamino Barrese | Stars: Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Lauren Hutton, Stephanie DeBaillew
Votes: 372
12. Meet the Hitlers (2014)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Meet the Hitlers is a feature documentary that examines the relationship between names and identity, by exploring the lives of people who are linked by the name 'Hitler.' The film raises ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Ogens | Stars: Deborah Campbell, Heath Campbell, David Gardner, Hitler Gutierrez
Votes: 426
13. On Her Shoulders (2018)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to the world, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the international stage as the voice of her people.
Director: Alexandria Bombach | Stars: Nadia Murad, Murad Ismael, Simone Monasebian, Michelle Rempel
Votes: 496 | Gross: $0.03M
14. Fire on the Hill (2018)
84 min | Documentary, Western
On the edge of Compton, California- a place notorious for gang violence-a hidden band of inner-city cowboys has persevered since the 1800's. FIRE ON THE HILL is the story of the Black ... See full summary »
Director: Brett Fallentine | Stars: William Bias, Chris Byrd, Ghuan Featherstone, Derrick Finnels
Votes: 68
15. Hunger Ward (2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Short, War
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the ... See full summary »
Director: Skye Fitzgerald | Stars: Aida Alsadeeq, Omeima Essa Salem Abdullah, Mekkia Mahdi, Abeer Otham Thaneb
Votes: 746
16. Dinner Party (II) (2018)
13 min | Short, Drama
Dinner Party is a 3D virtual reality experience based on the true story of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who in 1961 reported the first nationally known UFO abduction. It's ... See full summary »
Director: Angel Manuel Soto | Stars: Malcolm Barrett, Will Branske, Trip Langley, Sarah Jane MacKay
Votes: 22
17. Satan & Adam (2018)
80 min | Documentary, Music
SATAN & ADAM chronicles the unlikely pairing of legendary one-man-band Sterling "Mr. Satan" Magee and harmonica master Adam Gussow. Shot over 20 years, the film showcases one of the ... See full summary »
Director: V. Scott Balcerek | Stars: The Edge, Harry Shearer, Al Sharpton, Sterling Magee
Votes: 460
18. I Promise (2020– )
Documentary
An in-depth look at the first academic year inside LeBron James' I Promise School in Akron, Ohio that opened its doors in 2018.
Star: LeBron James
Votes: 80
19. Lowland Kids (2019)
22 min | Documentary, Short
As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that's been their family home for generations.
Director: Sandra Winther
Votes: 38
20. The Rider and the Storm (2013)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Timmy Brennan is a New York iron worker who escapes the grind of the city through his true passion, surfing. But when Superstorm Sandy destroys his home in Breezy Point, Timmy loses ... See full summary »
Directors: David Darg, Bryn Mooser
Votes: 24
22. Lifeboat (II) (2018)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night. LIFEBOAT puts a human face on... See full summary »
Director: Skye Fitzgerald | Stars: Aisha, Miriam
Votes: 863
23. Virtually Mike and Nora (2016– )
Comedy
Nora Kirkpatrick ("The Office", "Edward Sharpe") and Mike O'Brien ("SNL", "Portlandia") have teamed up with HULU to create the first sketch comedy series in virtual reality.
Stars: Nora Kirkpatrick, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Bill Boehler, Punam Patel
Votes: 6
24. The Crossing (V) (2015)
Short
RYOT and The Huffington Post present "The Crossing," a virtual reality film and immersive reporting series hosted by Susan Sarandon chronicling the refugee crisis as it unfolds in Greece. ... See full summary »
Director: Tyson Sadler | Star: Susan Sarandon
Votes: 9
25. Swimming With Wild Dolphins in 360° Virtual Reality: The Dolphin Project (2016 Video)
Short
The Dolphin Project 360 is the first virtual reality film that takes you swimming with wild dolphins to help urge humanity to put an end to their captivity.
Directors: Lincoln O'Barry, Martha Rogers | Star: Ian Somerhalder
Votes: 19
26. Sweet Micky for President (2015)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Music, News
Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential... See full summary »
Director: Ben Patterson | Stars: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel
Votes: 111
27. El Púgil (2016)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
El Púgil (The Boxer) narrates the rags to riches story of the super feather underdog Angel "Tito" Acosta"El Púgil", a young Puerto Rican boxer from the slums of Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, and his ordeal to becoming World Champion.
Director: Angel Manuel Soto | Stars: Angel Acosta, Javier Arce
Votes: 5
28. Watani: My Homeland (2016)
76 min | Documentary
Watani - My Homeland is the story of one family's fight and struggle to survive the Syrian Civil War. Having lost her husband, the mother makes the heart achingly painful decision to leave ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Mettelsiefen
Votes: 268
29. Futurists (2019–2022)
Documentary
FUTURISTS is an 8-part docu-series profiling trailblazers who are revolutionizing their industries and changing the future for good. Traveling all over the world to interview people who are... See full summary »
Stars: Taylor Lane, Jess Brillhart, Jane Chen, Keith Kirkland
30. Salam Neighbor (2015)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Two filmmakers fully embed themselves in a Syrian refugee camp, providing an intimate look at the world's most dire humanitarian crisis.
Directors: Zach Ingrasci, Chris Temple | Stars: Yara Ibrahim, Zach Ingrasci, Chris Temple
Votes: 583
31. The Thousand Year Journey (2015)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Kenny Laubbacher | Star: Jedidiah Jenkins
Votes: 7
32. Body Team 12 (2015)
TV-PG | 13 min | Documentary, Short, News
Body Team 12 is tasked with collecting the dead at the height of the Ebola outbreak. These body collectors have arguably the most dangerous and gruesome job in the world. Yet despite the ... See full summary »
Director: David Darg
Votes: 373
33. Battlescar - Punk was invented by Girls (2019)
28 min | Short
Lupe is a Puertorican-American living in late 1970's New York City. Her handwritten journal guides us through her experiences in 1978 as she meets Debbie, another runaway kid, in the cell of a juvenile detention center.
Directors: Martin Allais, Nico Casavecchia | Star: Rosario Dawson
Votes: 9
34. Sun City Picture House (2010)
27 min | Documentary, Short, History
Sun City Picture House is the story of Rapheal Louigene a young Haitian man who loves movies. After watching the last of the old colonial movie theaters destroyed in the earthquake he ... See full summary »
Director: David Darg
Votes: 48
35. Inside Trump's America (2016 Video)
5 min | Short
We wanted to know what it looks, feels and sounds like at at Trump event. So, we flew to Chicago from LA and then drove to Janesville, Wisconsin to attend Donald Trump's speech. We also ... See full summary »
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Votes: 13
36. Bashir's Dream (2016)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Bashir's Dream centers around Qusai Bashir Masaama, a 14-year-old Syrian refugee in Jordan who was shot in the back by a sniper while on a candy run. As a result, Qusai is confined to a ... See full summary »
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Votes: 6
37. Fear Us Women (2017)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Fear Us Women follows Hanna Bohman, a Canadian civilian who has spent the last three years in Syria as a volunteer soldier battling ISIS. As a member of the YPJ, an all-female Kurdish army,... See full summary »
Director: David Darg | Star: Hanna Bohman
Votes: 67
38. Lazarus (II) (2019)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Following Lazarus Chigwandali, a street musician with Albinism from Malawi as he teams up with a London-based music producer to record his debut album.
Director: David Darg | Star: Lazarus Chigwandali
39. Flower Punk (2019)
29 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary about the visionary Japanese artist Azuma Makoto, who has sent his floral sculptures into space and sunk them to the bottom of the ocean.
Director: Alison Klayman | Star: Makoto Azuma
Votes: 21
40. Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012)
28 min | Documentary, Short, News
As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing the disease despite glaring evidence suggesting Nepalese peacekeepers are to blame. ... See full summary »
Directors: David Darg, Bryn Mooser
Votes: 37
41. How to Rob Banks for Dummies
Documentary | Post-production
After several bank robberies carried out in the name of art (and money), video artist and former MIT professor Joseph Gibbons leaves prison, re-enters the art world, and tries to go straight for the very first time.
Director: Maxim Pozdorovkin
43. A Life in Flowers (2019)
20 min | Short
An interactive virtual reality experience and fine art installation powered by the participant's own voice.
Director: Armando Kirwin | Star: Makoto Azuma
44. Take Every Wave: Laird in VR (2017)
Short, Sport
For the first time ever, Take Every Wave: Laird in VR brings the viewer on a hydrofoil board with Laird Hamilton. Join him in Chicama, Peru as he chases perfection on the longest wave in the world.
Director: Elijah Allan-Blitz
45. Sailing a Sinking Sea (2015)
65 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music
An experimental documentary exploring the culture of the Moken people of Burma and Thailand. The Moken are a seafaring community and one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Asia, ... See full summary »
Director: Olivia Wyatt
Votes: 44
46. Repensando a Cuba (2016)
5 min | Short
US President Barack Obama made an unprecedented trip to Cuba on March 19th. Spending three days on the communist Island meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro, going to a baseball game and ... See full summary »
Directors: Gabriel Lifton-Zoline, Angel Manuel Soto
47. Kamali (2018)
24 min | Documentary, Short
A single mother fights for her daughter's empowerment in India through skateboarding.
Director: Sasha Rainbow | Stars: Kamali Moorthy, Suganathi Moorthy
Votes: 39
48. A Jester's Tale (2019)
12 min | Short, Mystery
An augmented reality experience that offers the viscerality of a psychologically taxing children's fable merging with the physicality of our world as you come home cold and tired, just in ... See full summary »
Director: Asad J Malik | Stars: Poppy, Aiden Torres, Phoebe van Dusen, Jovanna Vidal
49. Terminal 3 (2018)
Documentary, Animation, Short
Terminal 3 is an interactive, augmented-reality documentary that explores contemporary Muslim identities in the U.S. through the lens of an airport interrogation.
Director: Asad J Malik | Stars: Ahmad Cory Jubran, Asad J Malik, Helya Salarvand, Fereydoun Vakhshoury
50. The Big Picture: News in Virtual Reality (2016– )
News
Stars: Oren Yakobovich, Matthew Toone, Mark Mendez, Yishai Fleisher