The Fear of 13
The Fear of 13 documents the life of a convicted murderer who spent 21 years on death row in Pennsylvania. Through his own narration, Nick Yarris explains how he tried to convince the court to carry out his execution. However...
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After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News explores the ongoing threat posed by the ‘fake news’ phenomenon in the United States, focusing on the real-life consequences of spreading disinformation, false stories and...
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a three-part documentary series that explores African American history through the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party. It examines both the powerful appeal of the organi...
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things details the benefits of living a non-materialistic, or minimalist, lifestyle. Directed by Matt D’Avella, the documentary follows several people on their journeys towards a...
HyperNormalisation
HyperNormalisation, by Adam Curtis, argues that in an age of perplexing world events and uncertainty, politicians and the public alike have retreated into an over-simplified version of reality. Over the past 40 years, those i...
A Gray State
A Gray State examines the life of David Crowley, an up-and-coming filmmaker who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life in 2015. Crowley’s film Gray State was only partially completed when the deaths oc...
Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge, by Barak Goodman, tells the true story of the Weaver family, who held out against the federal government in an armed standoff that captivated the nation. In August 1992, on a remote stretch of land in northern Ida...
Twin Sisters: A World Apart
Twin Sisters: A World Apart tells the story of identical twin sisters from China who were adopted by different families. One set of parents settled in California, while the other lived in a remote fishing village in Norway. M...
One Killer Punch
One Killer Punch examines the phenomenon of the one-punch kill, in which a single blow results in the death of the victim. Covering three separate cases, the film explores the often innocuous circumstances that have led to fa...
The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Louis Theroux travels to the city of Fresno, California, which has one of the largest concentrations of crystal meth users in the United States. The City Addicted to Crystal Meth explores the dangerous reality of living with...
Madness in the Fast Lane
In 2008, two Swedish sisters, Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, were filmed by BBC cameras throwing themselves into oncoming traffic on a British motorway. The shocking scenes came to national attention in the UK, where they were w...
Under the Knife
Louis Theroux explores the world of plastic surgery by travelling to Los Angeles and even experiencing a procedure first-hand. Plastic surgery has become exceedingly popular over the years, and many individuals are making app...