Documentary Films on The D-Word
Who is Highlife? Ghana Music - Made in Germany (2009)
"Highlife Music" "Ghana Music" "Burger Highlife" Ghana " "Afro Beat" "George Darko" "Lee Dodou"
monks - the transatlantic feedback (2009)
Produced by Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios
philosophical biopic about the first avant-garde pop band
The Practice of the Wild (2010)
Directed by John J. Healey
A conversation with Gary Snyder and Jim Harrison
Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê (2010)
The story of three young black women searching for identity and self-esteem in Bahia, Brazil
Children of Congo: From War to Witches (2008)
Produced by Dan Balluff
This film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in the DR Congo.
Growing up Gay (2010)
Directed by Aoife Kelleher
A two-part documentary series exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Soccer City (2011)
Directed by Nick Fitzhugh
Life and soccer in township South Africa during the first ever FIFA World Cup in Africa.
The Perfect Belgian (2011)
In a country where languages and communities are so easily mixed up, nationalism meets surrealism.
Station 58 (2008)
Produced by Syed Azfar Ali Rizvi
All men are born equal, then some become fireman.
Only One Boss (2010)
Directed by Ellen Brodsky
Everything we know about conflict, we learn as toddlers—here’s the hilarious proof.
Nathan Davis Still Lives (2011)
Produced by Dean Garris
Music, once admitted to soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.
Ready, Set, Bag! (2008)
Directed by Justine Jacob & Alex D. da Silva
A documentary about being the best you can be.
Today is better than two tomorrows (2009)
Directed by Anna Rodgers
A coming of age story of the friendship between two Buddhist novices in Laos.