Awesome Documentary

Trip the light fantastic with The Atlantic, as we tour the fires we made 400,000 years ago, then move on to oil lamps, lighthouses, neon, flash bulbs, television screens, and OLEDs of modern times. The simple animation makes it all the more dazzling.

July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. To commemorate this event, CNN Films made a documentary about the first successful manned mission to the Moon. The critically–acclaimed film is made almost entirely of never before seen 70mm footage.

The latest episode of Salomon Running’s web series is an awe-inspiring introduction to Skyrunning – a sport that combines mountaineering and marathon. The video features interviews with leading skyrunners, including founder Marino Giacometti.

“You can’t walk around being funny all the time. You have to be yourself sometimes.” A documentary about the late comedian Chris Farley, a talented but troubled soul. Premieres 8/10/15 on Spike.

(PG-13) Foster Huntington’s wonderful short film documents how he and his friends and family built a tree house, a skate bowl and a hot tub in a forest in Skamania County, Washington, and all the fun they had along the way.

Where I’m From documents the 8-show effort Jay-Z put into opening Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. He rode the subway to the last show which allowed him to re-introduce himself to an adorable older lady.

Ian Palmer’s Knuckle is an epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting; the gritty film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.

Get swept away in the adrenaline-charged Tornado Alley, which documents Storm Chasers host Sean Casey’s thrilling quest to experience a tornado’s destructive power at point blank range.