Documentaries

The untold stories from behind the scenes of Race Around the World, the show that launched John Safran and became one of the 90s most unlikely hits.

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has produced a new two-part documentary, Number One on the Call Sheet.

The director said he was arrested for filming an attack on his neighbour's house in the village Susiya. 

In just over an hour's run time, Skin in the Game ambitiously explores the big issues that plague rugby league and broader Australia, with Marlee Silva's own family story at its heart.

Five new shows to watch this month, including the highly anticipated Seth Rogen comedy and a murder mystery set at the White House.

Australia's first Indian film festival is pulling away from the stereotypes of Bollywood, screening South Asian films in multiple languages and genres.

This simple father-son road trip film — where a man and his best friend try to make his father smile again — has become the most popular Swedish documentary of all time.

This is not a simple documentary about the repatriation of precious artefacts. Director Mati Diop literally gives her country's royal treasures a voice in this rich and eerie film.

A Sydney-based production company is behind the Oscar-nominated documentary Porcelain War which shows fragile, porcelain figurines being handed to Ukrainian soldiers preparing for battle.

Hitting Aussie cinemas this week, 'The Last Journey' is the most-watched documentary in Swedish history. It explores a loving son's attempts to coax his ageing father back into the world by taking him on a road trip through the South of France.

Apple cider vinegar is so popular in the wellness world that it's being used as the title of a new TV series about disgraced influencer Belle Gibson. But is it actually good for you?

Unlike so many fame-obsessed rock documentaries, Becoming Led Zeppelin maintains a dedicated focus on the music itself.

From filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros is an affectionately and attentively detailed peek behind the kitchen door of one of France's finest restaurants.

New documentary One Mind, One Heart tells the incredible true story behind the Yirrkala bark petitions and follows their repatriation journey back home.

Five new shows to watch this month, from The Jerry Springer Show tell-all to a new panel talk show from ABC Indigenous with an inaugural episode that focuses on the Australia Day debate. 

Since his 2024 arrest, there has been a rush of "rise and fall" documentaries about Sean "Diddy" Combs. One of the first to hit Australian streamers is Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy.

Ben Cropp is not proud of the way he rose to fame. The 88-year-old sea dog tells about the pivotal moment that made him stop killing sharks and why his next adventure might be his biggest yet.

Five new shows to watch this holiday season, from Harry and Meghan's attempt to make polo happen to Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano as a married couple in their new dark comedy/mystery No Good Deed.

When Jason di Rosso started making video diaries to process the news his father was dying, he didn't plan on "baring [himself] to the public", but the result is the remarkably intimate film The Hidden Spring.

From 2019–2023, these Palestinians filmed what was happening in their West Bank village. Those thousands of hours of footage have been turned into a new documentary that is gathering Oscar's buzz.