Shot entirely within the world of Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Hamlet is a documentary created during the COVID-19 lockdown by out-of-work actor Sam Crane and his wife, Pinny Grylls. The film follows Crane and his friend Mark as they attempt to stage a production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet within the game, casting players they meet in GTA Online.
Helmed by two-time Emmy-nominated director Bess Kargman (First Position), Diane Warren: Relentless is a documentary exploring the life of multi-award-winning songwriter Diane Warren. The feature documentary takes an intimate look beyond Warren’s art, delving into her life filled with her signature humor. It features commentaries from Warren’s notable collaborators, including Cher, Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, and more.
A new documentary series about the life and career of Spanish sports and tennis icon Rafael Nadal is set to be directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director Zach Heinzerling (Stolen Youth, Cutie and the Boxer, McCartney 3, 2, 1).
Netflix debuted the official trailer for Avicii – I’m Tim, the documentary that delves into the life and legacy of Tim Bergling, the DJ and music producer known as Avicii. The film which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, presents a look into his life, featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews, with Tim as the narrator.
Netflix debuted the official trailer for Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, the new documentary directed by Luke Sewell (Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King), that goes behind the scenes of America’s most controversial talk show to expose its biggest scandals, both on- and off-camera.
From Emmy-nominated director Sally Aitken, Every Little Thing is a documentary following the journey of specialist hummingbird rehabilitator Terry Masear as she attempts her goal to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2025 Documentary Motion Picture nominees for the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
Kicking off December, a vast selection of movies is hitting theaters. Steffen Haars and Nick Frost’s family-thriller-comedy Get Away follows a family vacation in Sweden gone wrong. Amy Adams turns into a canine in Nightbitch. Justin Kurzel brings action to theaters with The Order starring Jude Law while Kyle Mooney brings back the early 2000s with Y2K. Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s You Are Not Me turns family drama into horror. Jharrel Jerome is one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles in Unstoppable. Christmas trip turns into heartbreak in H. Nelson Tracey’s drama Breakup Season. Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon attempt to escape mobsters in Lake George. Magnus von Horn’s period drama captures post-WW1 Copenhagen in The Girl With the Needle. Lillah Halla’s Power Alley follows a teenage volleyball player and her struggle for women’s rights in Brazil. Ralph Fiennes is Odysseus in Uberto Pasolini’s The Return. Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical The End stars Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon, and documentary Sabbath Queen follows the story of a gay rabbi.
No Other Land won the top prize of Best Feature Documentary at the 40th IDA Documentary Awards along with Best Director for Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor. The documentary was also honored with the Courage Under Fire Award.
Academy Award-winning director Julia Reichert (American Factory, Union Maids), who passed away in 2022, reflects on her life as a filmmaker and activist in the new Netflix documentary Julia’s Stepping Stones. Narrated by Reichert herself and created with her longtime collaborator and husband, Steve Bognar, the film traces her journey from a working-class upbringing to becoming an Oscar and Emmy-winning artist.
Sony Pictures Classics will release the documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin directed by Bernard MacMahon (American Epic), exclusively in IMAX on February 7, 2025, in almost 200 theaters. Ahead of the release, IMAX Theatres will hold one night only early access screenings on February 5, 2025 in eighteen markets.
Apple TV+ debuted the official trailer for “The Secret Lives of Animals,” the new 10-part docuseries narrated by SAG Award winner Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey).