Browse documentary movie and series in Ireland
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The narrator collides with animal-shaped shooting targets in the woods. She sets out to unravel a breathtaking and fascinating cultural-historical tangle of animal and human rights: the power of a gaze, the objects of exhibition, and the secondary power of being under scrutiny.
Ellipsis (2021 )
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Delve deep with this series that explores everything from supernatural creatures and unsolved crimes to horrific conspiracies that both baffle and fascinate. This investigative series explores the lesser-known, often terrifying stories you've never heard.
Dark Passages (2021 )
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Follow the offstage, unlikely romance of the king of country, Blake Shelton, and pop princess, Gwen Stefani. Both stars braved their share of challenges on the way to writing their own love song.
Blake and Gwen: Now and Then (2021 )
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Along with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook, Amazon is one of the Big Five companies in the US tech industry. It has become one of the most influential companies in the world. In 2018, it surpassed 100 million subscribers worldwide. It took someone like Jeff Bezos to build the revolutionary business. The American audacious entrepreneur, one of the worlds’ richest business leaders…and founder of the giant tech company and world’s largest marketplace. As of February 2021, he was reported to be the second-richest person in the world, with an estimated worth of $185 billion, after Elon Musk.
Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos (2021 )
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"Champions" (Campeonas) explores the past, present and future of women's soccer by looking at three generations united by passion across different European countries. In each episode, a pioneering player will talk about the past, a current star will showcase the current challenges and a future heroine will reflect on what's to come. With a road movie narrative, each episode will travel the world with the aim of uncovering the origins of women's soccer, the obstacles it has overcome, the challenges it still faces and what's left to do. The series will also focus on inclusion, the different game styles by country and, of course, meet and share testimonials of today's top European players.
Champions (2021 )
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Interviews with casual retro game collectors to collectors with the most expensive retro game collections in the world
Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era (2021 )
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Celebrated Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Rabbit-Proof Fence) talks about his adventurous life and career in this frank and insightful documentary.
Like the Wind (2021 )
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Seve Ballesteros was an artist, a golfing Picasso. He was a fighter; against back injury, rivals on the golf course, a disintegrating swing, and finally cancer.
Seve: Artist, Fighter, Legend (2021 )
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Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Never Events is a term that refers to mistakes that should never occur in the medical field. This documentary shares the stories of individuals and physicians affected by preventable medical harm. Using information from top medical professionals and patient safety advocates, the film showcases ways to prevent medical errors and provides tools for the audience to better protect themselves from medical harm.
Never Events (2021 )
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Chelsea Bledsoe and her husband Graig throw a surprise intervention for her old high school boyfriend, Henry, with a mismatched group of acquaintances from back in the day to fill out the guest list.
An Intervention (2021 )
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Coming attractions from 25 of everyone's favorite sci-fi UFO films from the 50s. Plus, there are stills, posters, and lobby cards, along with production facts and behind-the-scenes stories.
UFOs Invade Hollywood (2021 )
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Ocean Souls Films and Wildlife Media unite 100+ filmmakers, scientists, and leading experts to shine a bright, new spotlight on humanity’s closest living relatives - cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). New footage and scientific discoveries reveal the extraordinary world beneath the ocean’s surface, where these majestic beings exhibit characteristics not unlike ours in terms of emotions, language, family, intelligence, and human interaction. Directed by Philip Hamilton, this multi-award-winning film inspires people to care and want to protect the oceans.
Ocean Souls (2021 )
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Perhaps it is his distinctive velvet smooth voice and calming demeanor that made Morgan Freeman a household name. World-renowned actor, Freeman has starred in over 100 movies in just three decades and continues to break barriers.
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2021 )
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1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt is what’s separating more than 40 million Americans to achieve their goals in life. This crisis is only getting bigger and more dangerous.
The Real Cost (2021 )
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Infamous comedy duo Jono & Ben are on the hunt for Aotearoa's most unique sports. From roller derby to chilli eating and speed cubing, our country is overflowing with unsung sporting heroes.
Jono & Ben: Good Sports (2021 )
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A heady, energised mash-up of animation, unseen archive footage and interviews, Rebel Dykes provides an intimate insight into the politically charged, artistically radical subculture in 1980s London, and the individuals who helped shape and change their world. Bringing together BDSM nightclubs, inclusive, sex-positive feminism, DIY zine culture, post-punk musicians and artists, squatters, activists and sex workers, these rebel dykes went out onto the streets to make their voices heard. [Feature length version of 2016 short of the same name.]
Rebel Dykes (2021 )
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Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.
Action Figure Adventure (2020 )
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Tackling one of the most haunted houses in the United States, a team of paranormal investigators study a supposedly supernatural home.
The House in Between (2020 )
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David Kinsella, funded by the Norwegian Film Institute, arrived in North Korea ready to make a documentary about a young poet at the invitation of the North Korean government, but filming hadn’t gotten very far when Kinsella realized that everything he was filming was fiction not fact, even the young poet. Each day the government brought in extras and staged every scene too essentially create a propaganda film for the country. Not to be deterred Kinsella took the manipulation of his work in stride and started to capture large expanses of industrial areas to alter later with animation and create an amazing film.
The Wall (2020 )
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A tribute to The E Street Band, rock ‘n’ roll, and the way music has shaped Bruce Springsteen’s life, this documentary captures Bruce reflecting on love and loss while recording with his full band for the first time since Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020 )
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Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
Beastie Boys Story (2020 )
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‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
Billie (2020 )
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Ed Sheeran went from homeless, to being in the homes of millions - from busking on the streets of London to being the most streamed artists of the last decade. Ed has found success from being, just simply, a man + his guitar.
Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar (2020 )
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Learn from real-life Top Guns, who have flown as the Navy's best aviators in the iconic F-14 Tomcat, and are ready to discuss their experiences.
Tomcat Tales (2020 )
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A melancholy and affectionate look at the global obsession with movies, "TINSEL - The Lost Movie About Hollywood" was lost for 30 years and never shown publicly. An outside-in, inside-out view of the Motion Picture Industry circa 1990, it is a film about fame in general and the love of movies in particular. The film includes new footage offering perspective from the 21st century. The film examines the uncertain future the industry faces in its second century, as technology and new platforms change the movie-watching experience forever.
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood (2020 )
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A uniquely Kiwi story capturing the incredible highs and heartbreaking lows of making world-class wine in New Zealand. Stu, Nick, Ollie and Jess take you on a journey of the all-consuming harvest period known as vintage and the passion and hard-graft that goes into every bottle.
Vintage (2020 )
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In a quest for a new, more humane society, a counter-culture revolution takes the world by storm. In the first of the InterReflections Trilogy, we look back to the modern world and wonder how it was we managed to survive as long as we had.
InterReflections (2020 )
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The film is based on interviews with 2,000 women from 50 countries, and covers the status of women all over the world. The topics covered include forced marriages, sexual assault, female genital mutilation, acid attacks, motherhood, sexuality, menstruation, education and the professional success of women.
Woman (2020 )
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Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet takes a deep dive into the crypto ecosystem and blockchain technology to discover the good, the bad and the ugly of this controversial industry, its major narratives, conflicts and the major players behind it. Can blockchain technology be used to create a new, fairer, decentralised and uncensored web3.0 where we can control our data and protect our online identities? Or will the potential be squandered as mega corporations once again compete for dominance in this new field. With his unrivalled and exclusive access, award-winning filmmaker Torsten Hoffman (Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It) takes us on a journey into the heart of this brave new world.
Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains & the Future of the Internet (2020 )
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A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic experience like no other.
Elementa (2020 )
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When we die, there are still some practicalities that need to be taken care of before our time among the living is finally over. In Meanwhile on Earth we enter the world around our end station, an industry of death. It is a place where the existential meets the mundane, the sacred meets the profane.
Meanwhile on Earth (2020 )
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This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020 )
