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Ghostumentary

Why is it we never actually see a ghost in the dozens of documentaries out there, yet people claim they see them daily. A non believer, and his film f

2015

The Great Martian War 1913–1917

Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a G

2013

A Hard Day's Night

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent jour

1964

Sven-Erik the Comedian

An absurd interview with an aspiring stand-up comedian with more passion than talent.

2020

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives

In April 2013, a fishing vessel was attacked off the coast of South Africa, killing all on board. A TV crew documented Marine Biologist Collin Drake a

2013

The Second Coming of John Cooper

John Cooper, the biggest Hollywood star of his generation, partied away his career and vanished from the public eye. Years later, a documentary crew f

William Banks vs. People's Pops

On October 14th, 2018, William Banks was locked inside a walk-in freezer for 45 minutes. The film examines William’s trauma from the incident and his

2024

Killing Cookie

A film crew follows ex-mobster "Cookie", the first person ever inserted into the Federal Witness Protection Program, as he is kicked out 50 years late

2024

What is... Puscifer

The two-hour sketch comedy show-meets-concert film builds upon and punctuates the multimedia format of the band's live performances with skits from th

2013

The Idiots

A mix of home-video and documentary styles about a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing

1998

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations

2006

Killing Gunther

A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him – but their plan turns into a series of bu

2017

The Divorcing

A marriage counselor must conduct an exorcism over a Zoom call.

2020

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story

Five years into performing as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in the cult comedy show "The George Lucas Talk Show", comedian Connor Ratliff questions

2024

Celeb Five: Behind the Curtain

Jokes and improv take center stage as comedian girl group Celeb Five brainstorms material for a comedy special in this behind-the-scenes mockumentary.

2022

Nasty Girl (The Sharpest Girl in Town)

Using visual assemblage as a technique to delve into the artist's own formation of personal narrative, self-possession and the aestheticization of com

2023

What We Do in the Shadows

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

2014

Todos tus secretos

Susana has gathered all her friends to celebrate a very special evening: it's Toni's birthday, and for the first time he's away in Germany, but the di

2014

Kayfabe

The TCICWF is shutting down forever, and these colorful, eccentric, clueless, indie wrestlers have one last chance to show the world that they belong

2007

In Ictu Oculi

The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of human-mad

2020