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What Documentary Shows and Movies to watch on Plex

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Not Black Enough

1 hr 23 mins

Not Black Enough is a film about class warfare and the cross-tides that African-Americans are dealing with within the black community. The film takes a sometimes humorous, always personal, brutally honest and insightful look into a seldom-explored phenomenon that is pervasive in the black culture- The ostracizing of blacks for being Not Black Enough. Not Black Enough, a feature length documentary, will explore the reasons behind this practice of fear and loathing internal to the black community.

Not Black Enough
  • 2017

49 Pulses

1 hr 23 mins

Utilizing survivor interviews, re-enactments, and police body cameras, this documentary examines the Orlando Night Club shooting, one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.

49 Pulses
  • 2017

Fire on the Hill

1 hr 24 mins

On the edge of Compton, California- a place notorious for gang violence-a hidden band of inner-city cowboys has persevered since the 1800's. FIRE ON THE HILL is the story of the Black Cowboys of Compton and South Central LA, and their fight to preserve their culture by resurrecting an inner city horse stable that was mysteriously burnt to the ground.

Fire on the Hill
  • 2020

Sheep Hero

1 hr 21 mins

A traditional shepherd is forced to innovate in a neo-liberal world that conflicts with his idealistic views. Shepherd Stijn has chosen to live as a free man, supporting his family in an honest and sustainable way. Or so he thought. But modern neoliberal life has its demands and grinds him down bit by bit. What is left of his freedom, when he's constantly fighting to protect it? Is there a solution?

Sheep Hero
  • 2019

Extra Innings

1 hr 25 mins

A documentary film following a Major Plus Senior softball team. Join us as we unfold the stories behind these men who are redefining what it means to live.

  • 2014

The Bray Road Beast

1 hr 6 mins

In the early 1990's a rural Wisconsin community called Elkhorn was at the center of a series of real-life werewolf sightings. As local reporter, Linda Godfrey, began her investigations into the "Beast of Bray Road".

The Bray Road Beast
  • 2018

The Green Wave

1 hr 16 mins

The Green Wave tells the true story of Louis Mulkey, a Charleston firefighter, basketball coach and substitute teacher at a local high school, who passes away in a massive fire, while on duty. His underdog team continues playing on without their coach, trying to win the 2008 State Championship title in his honor.

The Green Wave
  • 2020

The Match

1 hr 59 mins

Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens

The Match
  • 2020

Lords of Water

1 hr 28 mins

They call it 'blue gold'. Around the world, demand for water is exploding. By 2050, at least one in four will live in a country suffering from water shortages - creating ideal conditions for a new market - Banks, investment funds and hedge funds are all rushing to invest billions of euros in anything related to water. A real monopoly has begun. The financialization of water is a battle taking place on many fronts: ideological, political, environmental, and of course, economic.

Lords of Water
  • 2019

Break Every Chain

1 hr 43 mins

A police officer's battle with alcoholism, depression, and devastating loss; and the true story of how God changed his life forever.

Break Every Chain
  • 2021

The Life & Death of Tupac Shakur

1 hr 4 mins

Tupac Shakur endures as one of hip-hop's most iconic figures and its most potent enigma - he elevated rap, changing it from a passing trend to a complex art form. Seen as a poet whose tales of urban alienation captivated young people of all races and backgrounds, he set the stage for the current and continuing evolution of the hip-hop phenomenon.

The Life & Death of Tupac Shakur
  • 2021

The Act of Reading

1 hr 27 mins

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

The Act of Reading
  • 2021

Mustang Saviors

1 hr 40 mins

American veterans are killing themselves by the thousands each year. It is a national tragedy on an epic scale. But a remarkable treatment is proving more powerful than ever imagined: Wild mustangs taken straight off the range. Pairing them with veterans, is miraculously turning despair into enduring hope.

Mustang Saviors
  • 2020

Mallory

1 hr 32 mins

Mallory Grossman a 12-year-old girl, took her own life after months of relentless bullying at school and online. Mallory's school failed to stop the bullying after continued outreach. Her family has never stopped fighting for justice.

Mallory
  • 2021

Woman in Motion

1 hr 36 mins

In 1977, NASA struggled to recruit scientists, engineers and astronauts for their new Space Shuttle Program. That's when Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, challenged NASA by asking the question: "Where are my people?" and embarks on a four-month campaign to recruit the first Black, Latino and Asian men and women to fly in space.

Woman in Motion
  • 2019

Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence

1 hr 42 mins

An honest testimony of addiction, and one woman's discovery that the only way to save herself, is to save others.

Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence
  • 2021

Tribes on the Edge

1 hr 18 mins

Building on a family legacy of exploration and environmental filmmaking, CELINE COUSTEAU journeys to the Brazilian Amazon at the request of tribal leaders in order to bear witness to the indigenous communities' fight for survival. She shares their rarely seen stories of cultural pride and traditional way of life set against the legacy of colonialism, and documents the ever-present threats to their land and health crises triggered by contact with outsiders.

Tribes on the Edge
  • 2019

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

1 hr 45 mins

Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible - and how that threatens democratic freedoms.

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel
  • 2020

Rock Camp

1 hr 27 mins

Get a backstage pass into the inspiration behind Rock ā€˜n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, follow four campers through their journey to shred with their heroes and see how they overcome their fears and transform their lives. Rock stars remember their humble beginnings and reconnect with their love of music.

Rock Camp

Blood on the Crown

1 hr 42 mins

Just Noise (Storbju) chronicles how the citizens of Malta fought for independence from Britain in 1919. When the Army was sent to quell the riots and the British government covered up the bloody encounter, more than 100 Maltese were accused of instigating the violence and jailed.

Blood on the Crown
  • 2021

A Space in Time

1 hr 28 mins

A SPACE IN TIME is the story of a family seeking to transcend disability, with the two young boys at the heart of the film, and their parents, ultimately left to wonder whether their rare disease and disability is not a weakness but instead a superpower, something extraordinary.

A Space in Time
  • 2021

The Fandom

1 hr 29 mins

The Fandom explores the history of animation fans who brought anime to the western world in the 1970s, Disney animators who faced threats to their careers, sci-fi fans who started the first furry conventions, and why furries became early adopters of the 1980s internet. It contrasts that with the modern fandom covering how it became a haven for the LGBT community as well as a positive economic and artistic impact on major US cities.

The Fandom
  • 2020

Going Om

1 hr 16 mins

In the beginning, there was sound. It has been used throughout history as a transformational tool in ceremonies, celebrations and even in times of war. It can soothe us in the form of a gentle rain or create anxiety invoked by blaring sirens passing by. Will sound, vibration and frequency be the medicine of the future? What if your words could literally change the world around you? Are we capable of healing through sound vibration? From plants to outer space, GOING OM explores the secrets and power of sound.

Going Om
  • 2021

Held for Ransom

2 hrs 18 mins

The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye (Smed), who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days along with 23 other foreign nationals including the ill-fated American journalist James Foley (Kebbell). The film follows Daniel's fight for survival and the alliance he formed with Foley before his shocking public execution in 2013.

Held for Ransom
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