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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a 2022 documentary by Sharon "Rocky" Roggio about the word "homosexual" entering the 1946 Revised Standard Version Bible in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and its aftermath.
2000 Meters to Andriivka
2000 Meters to Andriivka (2000 метрів до Андріївки) is a 2025 Mstyslav Chernov documentary, an AP-FRONTLINE co-production following a 3rd Assault Brigade platoon retaking Andriivka near Bakhmut in 2023; Sundance Directing Award and Emmy winner.
2000 Mules
2000 Mules: 2022 D'Souza documentary, based on True the Vote cellphone geolocation data, claiming paid ballot "mules" in five swing states; widely debunked, retracted by Salem Media in 2024.
Am I Racist?
Am I Racist? is a 2024 American comedic documentary in which conservative commentator Matt Walsh goes undercover in the DEI industry, directed by Justin Folk for the Daily Wire.
American Doctor
American Doctor (2026) is a 93-minute vérité documentary by Malaysian-American filmmaker Poh Si Teng, her feature debut, following three American physicians, Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter, and Feroze Sidhwa, who volunteer in Gaza's Nasser Hospital and later advocate in the US Congress; it premiered at Sundance 2026.
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Apocalypse in the Tropics (Apocalipse nos Trópicos) is Petra Costa's 2024 Netflix documentary on evangelical influence in Brazilian politics, featuring Lula, Bolsonaro, and pastor Silas Malafaia; Venice premiere, 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bad Faith (film)
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy is a 2024 American documentary by Stephen Ujlaki and Christopher Jacob Jones tracing Christian nationalism from Paul Weyrich and the CNP to January 6, 2021.
Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre
Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre, also a 2025 feature film October 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre, covers an Israeli 47-minute restricted documentary compiling Hamas bodycam, security-camera, and first-responder footage of the October 7, 2023 attacks, shown in private screenings in over 30 countries, distinct from the 2025 Jesse Schluntz feature.
Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion
Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion (2024) is an HBO documentary by Eva Orner exposing toxic workplace culture, discrimination, and one-size sizing at teen brand Brandy Melville, plus fast fashion's waste in Prato, Italy and Accra, Ghana.
Bread and Roses (2023 film)
Bread and Roses (Bread & Roses) is Sahra Mani's 2023 Cannes-premiered documentary on three Afghan women resisting Taliban rule after the 2021 fall of Kabul, produced by Jennifer Lawrence and released on Apple TV+ in November 2024.
Cover-Up (2025 film)
Cover-Up (2025) is a 117-minute American documentary by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus about investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, from My Lai to Abu Ghraib; released theatrically December 5, 2025 and on Netflix December 26, 2025.
Crows Are White
Crows Are White is a 2022 documentary by Ahsen Nadeem about a Muslim-born filmmaker who befriends a rebellious monk, Ryushin, at Japan's Mount Hiei Tendai monastery while hiding his relationship with a non-Muslim woman from his devout parents.
Cutting Through Rocks
Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار) is a 2025 documentary by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni about Sara Shahverdi, first elected councilwoman of her rural Iranian village; Sundance Grand Jury winner and 2026 Oscar nominee.
Dahomey (film)
Dahomey is Mati Diop's 2024 Golden Bear-winning documentary following 26 royal artifacts looted from the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1892, repatriated from Paris's Musée du quai Branly to Benin in 2021, narrated partly by the statue of King Ghezo.
Demon House
Demon House (2018) is a documentary horror film directed by Zak Bagans about the Ammons haunting case in Gary, Indiana; he bought and demolished the Carolina Street house, and critics gave it mixed reviews.
Europa: The Last Battle
Europa: The Last Battle is a 2017 ten-part, over-12-hour English documentary by Swedish activist Tobias Bratt presenting revisionist WWII history with antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial, classified as neo-Nazi propaganda and spread via social media.
Everybody to Kenmure Street
Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026) is a British documentary by Felipe Bustos Sierra about the 13 May 2021 Glasgow protest that stopped the Home Office deportation of Sumit Sehdev and Lakhvir Singh; Sundance Special Jury Award winner.
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money is a 2025 documentary, the directorial debut of actor Ben McKenzie, investigating cryptocurrency hype and fraud; it premiered at SXSW London 2025 and opened in US theaters April 17, 2026.
Fahrenheit 11/9
Fahrenheit 11/9 is Michael Moore's 2018 political documentary on Trump's 2016 election victory, the Flint water crisis, Parkland activism, and Democratic failures; released September 2018 by Briarcliff Entertainment before the midterms.
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing is a 2026 Netflix documentary by Rory Kennedy, follow-up to Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, investigating Boeing safety failures, whistleblower John Barnett's 2024 death, and the 737 MAX and Flight 1282 crises.
From Ground Zero (من الأرض للسما)
From Ground Zero (من المسافة صفر) is a 2024 Palestinian anthology documentary of 22 short films shot in Gaza, initiated by Rashid Masharawi, Palestine's shortlisted 97th Academy Awards submission.
God & Country
God & Country (2024) is a 90-minute documentary directed by Dan Partland and produced by Rob Reiner, based on Katherine Stewart's The Power Worshippers, examining Christian nationalism's threat to American democracy and Christianity; released February 16, 2024, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In Waves and War
In Waves and War is a 2024 documentary by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen following Navy SEAL veterans Marcus Capone, DJ Shipley, and Matty Roberts through ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT therapy in Mexico, with Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab research; it premiered at Telluride 2024 and streamed on Netflix November 3, 2025.
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Louis Theroux: The Settlers is a 2025 BBC Two documentary in which Louis Theroux returns to the occupied West Bank to meet Israeli settlers, fourteen years after The Ultra Zionists.
Monogamish (film)
Monogamish (2017) is Tao Ruspoli's documentary on love, sex, and monogamy, made after his divorce from Olivia Wilde, featuring Dan Savage, Esther Perel, and Christopher Ryan; distinct from 2017 shorts and a 2023 film of the same name.
Mr Nobody Against Putin
Mr Nobody Against Putin (2025) is a Danish-Czech documentary by Pavel Talankin and David Borenstein about a Karabash schoolteacher secretly filming militarized Russian education; it won the 2026 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature and was banned in Russia.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow is Julia Loktev's 2024, 324-minute iPhone-shot documentary about Russian independent journalists, mainly TV Rain staff, branded foreign agents and forced into exile after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Natchez (film)
Natchez is a 2025 documentary by Suzannah Herbert about Natchez, Mississippi's antebellum tourism and contested memory; it won Best Documentary Feature at Tribeca 2025 and aired on Independent Lens in 2026.
Navalny (Навальный)
Navalny (Навальный) is Daniel Roher's 2022 CNN Films/HBO Max documentary about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after his 2020 Novichok poisoning, his investigation into the FSB, and his January 2021 return; it won the 2023 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
NAZA (film)
NAZA (נז"א) is a 2026 British investigative documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced by The Guardian and JW Films, in which 24 anonymous Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers describe Gaza targeting systems on Tel Aviv rooftops; it won the Venice Special Jury Prize and sparked an IDF rebuttal.