Based on the 2017 memoir of Japanese journalist Shihori Ito, ‘Black Box Diaries’ is a critically acclaimed documentary produced and directed by Ito herself as she seeks for justice, investigating her own sexual assault case involving former head of the Tokyo Broadcasting System Noriyuki Yamaguchi.
Following up on the success of the 2019 Spanish Thriller ‘The Platform‘ which gained over 80 million streams, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for the sequel to the film, ‘The Platform 2.’ Helmed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia who also directed the first film, ‘The Platform 2’ continues the concept of the first film, set in a vertical prison where prisoners are fed on a descending platform.
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin teams up with frequent collaborators Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson on ‘Rumours’ an absurd black comedy film about world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit to talk about an existential global threat facing humanity.
World premiering this year at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the directorial debut of New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless, ‘Never Look Away’ documents the incredible story of war photojournalist Margaret Moth. The documentary follows Moth’s career as she films footage from war-zones and her life after getting shot while filming in Sniper Alley in Saravejo.
In the middle of the Cold War in 1961, Jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crashed the UN Security Council in protest against the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the prime minister of Congo.
From the Emmy-winning team behind Netflix’s ‘Our Great National Parks,’ former US president Barack Obama returns to narrate a five-part nature documentary series on the beauty of the oceans, ‘Our Oceans.’ The documentary highlights the unique characters of the creatures within the five majestic oceans, from playful and cunning to resilient and mysterious.
Helmed by long-time collaborator Emmy and Grammy award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny, ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’ follows legendary rock-star Bruce Springsteen and his band, The E Street Band, as they prepare to embark on their 2023-2024 world tour.
National Geographic unveiled the official trailer for The Devil’s Climb, the documentary on world-class mountain climbers, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, as they attempt the impossible, summiting the infamous Devil’s Thumb, a sinister tower and legendary 9,000-foot peak in the Alaskan wilderness surrounded by old-growth rainforest and known as one of the most dangerous mountains in North America.
Following the release of the anthology series, ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ Netflix follows up with the trailer for ‘The Menendez Brothers,’ a true crime documentary deep diving into the case of the Menendez Brothers’ murders of their parents.
Following the story of a former ISIS captive, the documentary ‘Mediha’ tells the remarkable story of the resilience of a young girl named Mediha coming to terms with her life after being held captive by ISIS, with the help of her film camera. The documentary follows her journey as she searches for her missing family members and helps investigators identify her captors.
Directed by Matty Kiel, ‘Unicorn Boy’ is a young adult LGBTQ+ themed coming-of-age animated film that explores the complicated nature of sexual identities. The film world premiered at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival and went on to screen at other film festivals including the Florida Film Festival and Mamoth Lakes Film Festival.
Academy Award-winning director of ’12 Years a Slave’ Steve McQueen returns after a six-year narrative film hiatus with ‘Blitz,’ a war drama starring Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan as mother and son looking for each other in the midst of World War II England.