What Documentary Movies to watch on Pluto

'Black and Cuba' follows street-smart students, who are outcasts at an elite Ivy League university, as they band together and adventure to Cuba to see if revolution is truly possible. While filming their poignant encounters with AfroCuban youth, breathtaking sites and moving hip-hop performances, the travelers confront realities behind myths of color-blindness and social mobility. This edgy and artful documentary of their journey uncovers renewed hope for equality and human rights. 'Black and Cuba' is the feature film directorial debut of international human rights advocate and scholar Robin J. Hayes, PhD.

A comprehensive look at a quintessential American musical instrument, the banjo, from its African roots to contemporary jazz and into the 21st century.

A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem.

Barack Obama, a freshman at Harvard Law School, gets a job at a Chicago law firm under the orders of young Michelle Robinson. After some reluctance, Michelle accepts Obama's invitation for a trip that will change her life.

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, addicted gang biker Sam Childers is released from prison and learns that his wife Lynn is no longer a stripper but has converted to Christianity. One night, Sam and his best friend Donnie give a ride to a hitchhiker who threatens Donnie with a pocketknife; however Sam reacts and turns the tables on the stranger. Sam is affected by the incident and is convinced by Lynn and his mother Daisy to join their church, and he is baptized. Sam finds a straight job in construction. When he meets a preacher from Africa, he decides to visit the continent. Sam travels to Northern Uganda and South Sudan many times and builds an orphanage for the victims of the cruel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Further, he fights whenever necessary and becomes a legend known as The Machine Gun Preacher.

A documentary following the life of Lizzie Velasquez, her triumphant journey to the other side of bullying, and her mission to inspire and empower a more positive online environment.

This epic story of the rise of three of the most successful boxers of our time challenges the perception of the American Dream through the intimately personal life trajectories of Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins and Mike Tyson. Much like modern day gladiators, our protagonists come from the bottom rungs of society, choosing the path of boxing or "the poor man's sport," as a last resort, and an alternative to much bleaker options such as prison or, worse yet, death. Following these fighters' paths from success to self-discovery, they recount their battles while illuminating our country's most critical social issues, including the struggle with poverty, racial inequality, broken homes, drug and alcohol abuse, violence and the failures of our educational and prison systems. CHAMPS unearths the unique resilience of these men in the face of life's most difficult obstacles - from personal finance to sustained brain injury - and highlights how our society and their industry exalts their fleeting success, but leaves them without the skills, protections, medical care and training that they need to succeed outside of the ring. We call them "champs" in sport, but cannot help but ask whether they can truly be champions in life.

On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 20,000 concertgoers from his hotel room at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. In a matter of minutes, Paddock killed 58 people and wounded more than 400. It was the largest mass shooting in the history of the United States. Yet, just a couple of years later, Vegas seems to have forgotten it completely. Needless to say, mass shootings are not good for business and it didn't take long for the Vegas money machine to get to work making this one disappear. In the aftermath of re-marketing Las Vegas as a safe destination for tourists, many questionable practices were put into place-one of the most shocking being filing a lawsuit against the victims of this devastating tragedy. On top of that, despite the popular #VegasStrong movement and nationwide fund-raising, there's still a huge question of where all that money went. An enthralling documentary about the dark side of the Las Vegas economy, Money Machine exposes Sin City's darkest secrets - including its culpability in this country's deadliest shooting.

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.

This observational documentary intercuts and follow the lives of several of Las Vegas' most dynamic exotic dancers over the course of several days.

An extensive all access documentary examining the life and career of indie filmmaking icon Kevin Smith. Featuring never before seen interviews with friends, family, filmmaking peers, and icons of the film, comedy and comic worlds.

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

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.

Killer Bees. Murder Hornets. Their name alone is enough to trigger fear in people the world over. Is their terrifying name deserved? And which of the two is the deadliest? Follow us as we travel the world and delve onto the biology, history and dangers of both these fascinating and fearsome insects in Murder Hornets Vs Killer Bees.

In the arena of cryptozoology, few creatures have captured the imagination like the Loch Ness Monster. Evidence of its presence is anecdotal, with several disputed photos and sonar examinations, but does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? Follow us as we deep dive into the facts.

We hear a full 50 of the Beach Boys' hits when Brian Wilson goes on a road trip with a friend through Los Angeles, a trip down memory lane. Brian Wilson was the band's longtime frontman and songwriter, known for creating magic at the mixing desk. The song Good Vibrations was recorded in four different studios. But Wilson would have an often difficult path through life.

The historical racism toward and under-representation of ethnic minorities in Hollywood films due to white people being at the top of the pecking order is discussed, this issue especially as it relates to East Asians. The most egregious practice within this issue is what is called yellowface, where white actors portray East Asian characters, it justified by those white people in power deeming white actors to be more mainstream and believing they more acceptable to the most white conservative factions of the country. This yellowfacing was not only done by minor actors in B-movies, but big name stars in big/"important" movies such as Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937), Katharine Hepburn in Dragon Seed (1944), Marlon Brando in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), and arguably most infamously Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Their portrayals full of East Asian caricatures arguably to make them appear more East Asian to proverbial white middle America instead make them more offensive. White actors taking such roles also acted as obstacles for what few East Asian actors with names in the first half of the twentieth century, such as Sessue Hayakawa and Anna May Wong, to access starring roles. The roles of the Hays Code in the 1930s and WWII in the early 1940s in exacerbating the problem are also discussed. The softening of the racism is then presented, starting in the post-WWII era in America becoming friendly with its war enemies, and growing stronger in the 1960s with the civil rights movement. The few groundbreaking Hollywood movies addressing the East Asian experience positively and/or realistically are talked about. And the continued under-representation of East Asians and the more covert yellowfacing in today's Hollywood movies concludes the discussion.

Prince Philip's journey from refugee to consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Descendant of kings and queens, he shaped and modernized the British monarchy.

T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé rocks the school, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to do to be accepted.

In an icy cold Europe, people are slowly moving on after the shocking terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo. In Copenhagen, the newly released criminal Omar has his agenda. Meanwhile, filmmaker Finn, Jewish watchman Dan and the worn-out action force officer Rico live their various everyday lives unaware of their common destiny. They are all affected by a rapidly changing world while trying to make sense of their own. All too late they realize that life changes in an instant, fast and merciless, leaving only one of them left to tell the story about the tragic attack that forever changed the country.

Three women who need and want to keep their spots on the world’s best roller derby team try to balance work and sports demands in New York City.

Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa's Storm Lake Times, fight-at the local level-for the survival of their biweekly small-town newspaper

Today, 91% of our fish is imported and the U.S. is flooded with six billion tons of imported seafood. Consumers across America eat blissfully unaware of the dire consequences that a demand for five species of fish sourced from distant oceans brings to our shores. FISH and MEN exposes the high cost of cheap fish in the modern seafood economy and the forces threatening local fishing communities and public health by revealing how our choices as consumers drives the global seafood trade. But, a new movement is underway - an opportunity to return sustainability to both fish and fishermen. Thriving on local communities, pioneering fishermen and celebrated chefs are leading a revolutionary new model, a 'Catch of the Day' revival based on local, seasonal sustainable fish - introducing consumers to discover new varieties of storied seafood and reconnect us with those who risk their lives to harvest the bounties of the sea.

The secret of the UFOs may be buried deep within the impenetrable realms of the "Industrial Military Complex". A vast organization of the most elite factions on earth dealing with the highest levels of technology within not only the military but the private sector. Billions are spent on projects that are hidden from the masses as well as the highest levels of government, presumably even the office of the President of the United States. Explore this mysterious and enigmatic area that is increasingly becoming the hottest topic and concern in the UFO community in light of the recent UFO video leaks and admission of unknown aerial phenomena operating with impunity in global airspace. Who are they and what do they want? This is the most important question in human history.