Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed
Marco Polo became a legend after his epic, 24 year trek across Asia. Was he the world’s greatest overland explorer? Or the biggest liar? National Geographic’s own legend, Michael Yamashita, used Polo’s book as a guide to find the truth.
Hitler’s Riches
How rich was Hitler really, and how did he waste his money, both while living and in his will?
Finding Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier’s photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she’d collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street…
Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree’s Story
Addicted to breaking records, this former world champion puts his mind and body on the line one last time. 20 years after his last world record he is in the…
The Day Hitler Died
The story of Hitler’s final hours told by people who were there. This special features exclusive forgotten interviews, believed lost for 65 years, with members of Hitler’s inner circle who…
Love, Deutschmarks and Death
Cem Kaya’s dense documentary essay celebrates 60 years of Turkish music in Germany. An alternative post-war history that is at the same time a musical Who’s Who – from Yüksel…
Reconstruction of Occupation
Documentary filmmaker Jan Sikl came across several hours of footage showing the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in private film archives. 53 years later, historical memory awakens from a long…
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh
In his first HBO comedy special, Gary Gulman offers candid reflections on his struggles with depression through stand-up and short documentary interludes. While speaking to issues of mental health, Gulman…
Over the Rainbow
This documentary explores Scientology as a young religion through the eyes of its believers. By showcasing interviews with active and inactive members of the church, the film presents broader questions…
That’s Entertainment! III
Some of MGM’S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin’ in…
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
From Rickrolling to viral conspiracy theories, explore how an anonymous website evolved into a hub for real-world chaos in this documentary.
Anastasia
The director of The Sound of Mumbai and The Dark Matter of Love, celebrated documentarian Sarah McCarthy returns to the Festival with this heart-wrenching portrait of a woman whose resistance…
43
43 young male students were abducted from a Mexican college on September 26, 2014. They have yet to resurface. This documentary probes the disturbing event, how it shook a community,…