Documentary Films on The D-Word

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These Amazing Shadows (2011)

Produced by Christine O'Malley

A story about the National Film Registry and the power of the movies.


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Upstream Battle (2008)

Directed by Ben Kempas

Native Americans against an energy corporation. Will they trigger the largest dam removal ever?


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Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping (2004)

Directed by Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios

A film about the political activist and street theatre performer Reverend Billy


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Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1998)

Directed by William Gazecki

Unveiling of the tragedy against the Branch Davidians by the U.S. Government


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Future by Design (2006)

Directed by William Gazecki

The story of Jacque Fresco


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Crop Circles: Quest for Truth (2002)

Directed by William Gazecki

feature-length introduction to the crop circle phenomenon


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A Summer Evening with Floating di Morel (2011)

Directed by Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios

A film about the psychedelic band Floating di Morel


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Through the Garden Gate - A Diary of the English Countryside (2010)

A globetrotting wildlife cameraman's discovery of his own backyard


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STOLEN (2009)

Directed by Violeta Ayala

A riveting and complex exploration of modern slavery in the Sahara . A real life political thriller!


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Klangbad: Avant-garde in the Meadows (2010)

Directed by Dietmar Post

A film about the annual Klangbad music festival


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Who is Highlife? Ghana Music - Made in Germany (2009)

"Highlife Music" "Ghana Music" "Burger Highlife" Ghana " "Afro Beat" "George Darko" "Lee Dodou"


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monks - the transatlantic feedback (2009)

Produced by Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios

philosophical biopic about the first avant-garde pop band


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Finding Humor in Art: Rick Parker (2011)

Directed by Catherine Stratton


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The Practice of the Wild (2010)

Directed by John J. Healey

A conversation with Gary Snyder and Jim Harrison


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Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê (2010)

The story of three young black women searching for identity and self-esteem in Bahia, Brazil


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Dear Matthew (2009)


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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.


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Troubadours (2011)


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Growing up Gay (2010)

Directed by Aoife Kelleher

A two-part documentary series exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender


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If these walls could talk (2009)

Directed by Anna Rodgers