Documentaries : Drama

On the streets of downtown Los Angeles, there are enough homeless to populate a small city....

In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa erupted, killing 36,000 people and unleashing a series of terrifying tsunamis. This docu-drama uses eye witness accounts to tell the true story of one of the most destructive natural disasters in history....

The Post 9-11 world has forever changed the notion of privacy. There are now approximately 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States generating more than 4 billion hours of footage every week. And the numbers are growing. The average American is now captured over 200 times a day, in depar...

Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Interviews with mostly British actors are also included, attemp...

1915, the Lusitania was the fastest, biggest and most glamorous ocean liner on the Atlantic. It was the Cunard flag-ship, steaming the Atlantic between New York and Liverpool. On the morning of May 17, the Lusitania was attacked by a German U-boat. Just 18 minutes later the ship had sunk. 1200 of 1...

Chronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson....

The life and times of Detroit drug dealer Richard Carter -- known to his friends and associates as Maserati Rick -- play out with gritty realism in this docudrama featuring Rick's brothers, Greg and Big "E," and his son, Maserati Rick Jr. A shrewd salesman with the goods to back up his gift for fast...

A drama about political prisoners playing soccer at Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held....

Godard's documentation of late 1960's western counter-culture, examining the Black Panthers, referring to works by LeRoi Jones and Eldridge Cleaver. Other notable subjects are the role of the media, the mediated image, A growing technocratic society, Womens Liberation, the May revolt in France and t...

Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1979. While Yugoslav president Tito is in Cuba settling international matters, a mysterious Phantom occupies the attention and hearts of Belgrade. Every night, he exhibits spectacular driving maneuvers using a stolen white Porsche car through the city streets. Through the radio...