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Browse the HBO Documentaries Catalog (Alphabetical by title)
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Sand and Sorrow SAND AND SORROW details the historically tragic events in Dafur that have given rise to an Arab-dominated government's willingness to kill and displace its own indigenous African people.
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Shelter Dogs What happens to the approximately five million abandoned and unwanted dogs who end up in shelters across the U.S. each year? Only a quarter of America's shelter dogs ever find new homes, presenting a murky moral debate for those who care for the leftovers. Through a unique window into an upstate New York shelter, this documentary takes a hard, bold look at a tough dilemma.
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Shock Video All over the world, TV audiences are tuning in to a spicy menu bursting with more sexy, over-the-top programs than ever before. This sizzling documentary series introduces titillating examples of how pervasive sex on television has become around the globe.
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Shot in the Dark Adrian Grenier questions the necessity of fatherhood and the meaning of family history as he embarks on a personal quest to become reacquainted with his estranged father.
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Showgirls: Glitz & Angst Employing an innovative blend of high-energy dance numbers, verité footage and home video shot by the cast, this film is a fast-paced, narratively driven rush of hopes, dreams and harsh realities. The film's multiple cameras chronicle the backstage tensions - weigh-ins, company politics, frank girl talk, untimely injuries and even firings, from auditions through rehearsals.
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Sister Rose's Passion Nominated for an Academy Award® this year in the Documentary Short Subject category, SISTER ROSE'S PASSION is a inspiring portrait of a remarkable woman who challenged the doctrine that blamed the Jews for the death of Jesus, and took a leading role in Vatican II, which officially changed the Catholic Church's position on its relationship with the Jewish people.
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Spellbound From the hardscrabble plains of Texas, to the manicured lawns of Connecticut, to inner-city Washington D.C., teenagers of diverse backgrounds do battle in the National Spelling Bee every spring, hoping to make their dreams come true. SPELLBOUND follows eight young Americans who wrestled with daunting words in the 1999 competition, capturing the behind-the-scenes drama.
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Stevie From the award-winning director of "Hoop Dreams," the acclaimed feature documentary STEVIE takes a compelling look at how a myriad of forces from poverty, neglect and abuse have affected the development of a troubled young man from the Midwest.
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Taxicab Confessions Take a ride in HBO's Taxicab. Outrageous stories of love, life and loss are always a sure bet in this hit series.
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Terror in Moscow In October 2002, 41 Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater, demanding an end to Russia's war against their homeland. This gut-wrenching documentary takes you through the endless hours of waiting, a seemingly miraculous rescue operation, and the ultimate tragedy, that could have been avoided.
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The Agronomist The Agronomist, directed by Jonathan Demme, interweaves footage and photos of journalist and freedom fighter Jean Dominique with the testimonies of family, friends and colleagues who worked with him.
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The Day I Will Never Forget Offering a rare glimpse into the practice of female circumcision in modern Kenya, filmmaker Kim Longinotto compassionately offers the stories of women and girls of all ages who personalize this fiercely debated practice.
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The End What is life like for someone in the last stages of a terminal illness - and for the loved ones who share those final days? To find out, filmmaker Kirby Dick gave video cameras to the families of five patients in Los Angeles' Kaiser Permanente Hospice Program. The diverse experiences they recorded encompass humor, sadness, anger, transcendence and, ultimately, acceptance.
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The Gates This 98-minute film chronicles the tenacious, decades-long effort of landscape artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to bring their most ambitious work of art to fruition.
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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this Sundance Award-winning documentary explores the shocking plight of women and girls caught in the sexual crossfire as this giant African nation enters its second decade of internal conflict.
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The Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality Nearly 60 years after his death, Adolf Hitler continues to hold a perverse fascination for the public. But could the Nazi dictator - who was responsible for one of the worst campaigns of anti-gay persecution in history -- have concealed one explosive secret? Could Adolf Hitler have been homosexual?
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The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt Ingrid Betancourt shook up the political scene in Columbia with her ambitious 2002 presidential candidacy, but was silenced after she was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT recounts the extraordinary story of her family's desperate struggle to free her and keep her message alive.
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The One Percent Director and heir Jamie Johnson (Born Rich) profiles the tiny percentage of Americans who control nearly half the U.S. wealth. Interviewees include Steve Forbes, Cody Franchetti and Bill Gates, Sr.
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The Power of Good & Gray Matter Gray Matter investigates the circumstances by which an esteemed Austrian physician allegedly killed innocent children during WWII in order to experiment on their brains. The Power of Good tells the story of Englishman who in 1939 saved the lives of 669 mostly-Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, by bringing them across Hitler's Germany to his native Britain.
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The Sex Inspectors: A Real Sex International British Import This British import gives adult couples sound, no-nonsense advice on how to get their love life on track.
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The Trials of Darryl Hunt This award-winning documentary investigates a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly convicted man, Darryl Hunt, imprisoned nearly 20 years for a crime he did not commit.
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Thinking XXX Acclaimed portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders presents a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his new book of adult film star portraits, combining candid insights from a diverse collection of porn stars with reflections on sexuality from cultural observers, authors and artists.
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Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure This is the remarkable story of three courageous sisters - filmed at a time when Jenifer is almost completely paralyzed, but still fighting for a cure for ALS - even if it comes too late to save her life.
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To Die In Jerusalem The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is humanized through the story of two teenage girls - one Israeli, the other a Palestinian suicide bomber - whose lives intersected tragically in 2002, triggering a four-year attempt by the girls' mothers to connect.
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To Live Is Better Than To Die This documentary records a year in the life of a family in the village of Wenlou in Henan province, chronicling their bleak day-to-day existence and struggle to cope under dire circumstances.
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Too Hot Not to Handle Executive produced by environmental activist Laurie David, this one-hour special sheds important light on climate change and global warming, especially as they impact, and are impacted by, the United States.
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Twist of Faith When he was a teenager 20 years ago, Tony Comes says a Catholic priest in his Ohio hometown sexually abused him. Humiliated and ashamed, Tony carried the secret with him into adulthood, even as he married, had two kids and became a firefighter. But when Tony recently learned that the same priest now lived down the street, he decided to take action -- even if it meant going public.
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Presents dramatic selections from the extensive Slave Narrative Collection through on-camera readings by over a dozen actors, interspersed with archival photographs, music, film and period images.
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Unknown Soldier: Searching for a Father On June 30, 1969, Lieutenant Jack Hulme of the U.S. Marine Corps was killed in Vietnam, just days before he was to leave the country and see his newborn son for the first time. Thirty years later, John Hulme - the son Jack never met - decided to uncover the truth about the father he never knew.
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The Vagina Monologues Acclaimed writer/performer Eve Ensler is the star of this innovative special that features some of the candid, funny, painful, yearning insights of women talking about their no-longer-so-private part.
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Watermarks Eight swim-team members of the legendary Hakoah Vienna Women's Sports Club shed light on life in Nazi-occupied Vienna - and reunite in the city for the first time since leaving it prior to WWII - in this heartfelt documentary feature.
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When I Knew Documents a cross-section of men and women of all ages and lifestyles who invoke the exact moment in their lives - whether as toddlers, grade-schoolers, teens or young adults - when they knew, once and for all, that they were gay.
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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts This intimate, heart-rending portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction tells the heartbreaking personal stories of those who endured this harrowing ordeal.
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White Cane & Wheels This verite documentary charts the physical challenges and emotional bonds shared by a middle-aged couple with disabilities from California.
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White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Filmmaker Steven Okazaki revisits the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and shares the stories of the only people to have survived a nuclear attack.
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Wide Awake Using himself as a primary case study, director and lifelong insomniac Alan Berliner artfully explores the world of chronic sleep deprivation - an affliction experienced by more than 100 million Americans.
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Xiara's Song This 36-minute documentary profiles a seven-year-old girl named Xiara, whose father Harold, has been in and out of jail her whole life - and whose current sentence will keep him locked up until she's 17.
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Yellow Brick Road Chronicles the heartwarming efforts of a Long Island based organization as they mount a performance of The Wizard of Oz, revealing the positive impact of community-based efforts to bring joy and purpose to people living with disabilities.
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