Documentary of the Week

Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 'One to One'
Apr 11, 2025 – 00:01:46
'We Want the Funk' moves your mind and body
Apr 5, 2025 – 00:01:57
'Secret Mall Apartment' explores a rebellious art project
Mar 28, 2025 – 00:01:49
Looking back at Japan's Aum cult
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:01:38
'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse' profiles the cartoonist of 'Maus'
Feb 21, 2025 – 00:01:58
'Sly Lives!' explores a musical legacy
Feb 14, 2025 – 00:02:01
A painting escapes from prison
Feb 6, 2025 – 00:01:52
'The Fall of Diddy' explores accusations against Sean Combs
Jan 31, 2025 – 00:01:55
Liza Minnelli looks back
Jan 24, 2025 – 00:01:54
'The Only Girl in the Orchestra' profiles Orin O'Brien
Jan 17, 2025 – 00:01:50
Exploring the legacy of Loïe Fuller in 'Obsessed with Light'
Dec 6, 2024 – 00:01:47
'Space Cowboy' profiles an aerial stunt artist
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:01:40
'Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat' blends music and history
Nov 8, 2024 – 00:01:53
'No Other Land' focuses on the West Bank
Nov 1, 2024 – 00:01:58
Japan's #MeToo moment in 'Black Box Diaries'
Oct 25, 2024 – 00:01:56
'Union' follows the labor movement at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island
Oct 18, 2024 – 00:01:36
'Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid' profiles the maverick political consultant
Oct 11, 2024 – 00:01:59
'Patrice: The Movie' is a romantic comedy about disability rights
Oct 3, 2024 – 00:01:54
Certifying elections in 'Denial'
Sep 27, 2024 – 00:01:57
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele take a road trip
Sep 20, 2024 – 00:01:48
Pursuing a surfing record in 'Maya and the Wave'
Sep 13, 2024 – 00:01:39
'Look Into My Eyes' profiles psychics in New York City
Sep 6, 2024 – 00:01:47
'Happy Campers' on the fleeting pleasures of summer
Aug 9, 2024 – 00:01:49
'Mountain Queen' profiles Lhakpa Sherpa
Aug 2, 2024 – 00:01:50
Trespassing on rooftops in 'Skywalkers: A Love Story'
Jul 26, 2024 – 00:01:45
'Sorry / Not Sorry' looks at Louis C.K.
Jul 12, 2024 – 00:01:56
'The Grab' is a journalistic thriller on global politics
Jun 28, 2024 – 00:01:52
'Copa 71' uncovers a hidden history of women in sports
Jun 21, 2024 – 00:01:47
'The Luckiest Guy in the World' profiles Bill Walton
Jun 7, 2024 – 00:01:54
Collecting records and reviving dreams in 'Flipside'
May 31, 2024 – 00:01:53
'Queen of the Deuce' profiles the grandmother who ran porn theaters
May 24, 2024 – 00:01:37
'A Time to Stir' looks at Columbia University in 1968
May 10, 2024 – 00:02:21
Is 'The Contestant' the most bizarre documentary of the year?
May 3, 2024 – 00:01:39
'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton
Apr 26, 2024 – 00:01:40
'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero
Apr 19, 2024 – 00:01:48
'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie
Apr 5, 2024 – 00:01:50
Exploring the career of Paul Simon
Mar 29, 2024 – 00:02:07
'Carol Doda Topless at the Condor' profiles a trail blazer
Mar 22, 2024 – 00:01:34
'Frida' profiles the Mexican painter in her own words
Mar 15, 2024 – 00:01:54
'A Revolution on Canvas' profiles Iranian artists in exile
Mar 8, 2024 – 00:01:48
'God Save Texas' challenges preconceptions about the state
Mar 1, 2024 – 00:02:04
'Breaking the News' follows the journalism team at The 19th*
Feb 23, 2024 – 00:04:56
'Island in Between' looks at tensions between Taiwan and China
Feb 16, 2024 – 00:01:52
'Bobi Wine: The People's President' follows a pop star turned politician
Feb 9, 2024 – 00:01:58
'The ABCs of Book Banning' listens to students
Feb 2, 2024 – 00:04:11
Covering Ukraine in '20 Days in Mariupol'
Dec 8, 2023 – 00:01:58
'Deciding Vote' on legalizing abortion
Dec 1, 2023 – 00:01:49
'The Disappearance of Shere Hite' profiles the controversial sex researcher
Nov 17, 2023 – 00:01:44
Liv Ullmann in person at the DOC NYC festival
Nov 10, 2023 – 00:01:54
'Another Body' explores deepfake pornography
Nov 3, 2023 – 00:01:58