What Documentary Movies to watch on Tubi

Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still has to maintain the will to live.

Comedy Dynamics sits down with Sam Kinison's brother, Bill, to set the record straight on the stories surrounding this legendary comedian. Including his classic performances, rare TV appearances and photos, this documentary is not to be missed by any true Sam Kinison fan! Plus, you might be surprised who else you see with Sam. He was one popular guy!

The story of Dr. William Hurwitz -- a preeminent pain specialist sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking -- provides a window into the ethical complexities of prescription painkillers.

This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s. Self-educated, and often facing unrelenting hardships, the people associated with the Allegheny Observatory defied the odds to make enormous contributions to the founding of astrophysics and early aviation. Among its many distinctions, the Allegheny Observatory is often regarded as the birthplace of astrophysics, laid the foundation for climate and solar energy research, had made major discoveries in planetary science, and have discovered and studied planets outside our solar system. Samuel Pierpont Langley made the first truly scientific studies of the principles of flight and published a textbook on the subject in 1891. He was also the first person to fly a documented heavier-than-air powered flying machine in 1896. Starting with only a grade school education, John Brashear taught himself physics and astronomy to become one of the world's foremost scientific instrument makers. Among his many accomplishments, he made the highly precise optical apparatus for one of the most famous physics experiments ever performed, the Michelson Morley experiment. This experiment revolutionized all of physics and provided crucial evidence to support Einstein's theory of special relativity. UNDAUNTED is the story of ingenious minds in a little known place, whose remarkable stories of tenacity and determination in the pursuit of furthering science and technology have nearly been forgotten. Features interviews with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Tom Crouch of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Dr. George Gatewood of the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. William Fickinger of Case Western Reserve University.

MATT SHEPARD IS A FRIEND OF MINE is a film about the Matthew Shepard behind the headlines. An honest and intimate portrait of Matt as he is remembered by those who knew him, it is the story of loss, love, and grief that does not go away. As such, the film will provide a proxy for a wide variety of people and communities to experience first hand the devastation of intolerance, the power of love, and the beauty of compassion.

UK's cult legend John Otway returns to his old school to give a course on survival in the music industry. In the midst of the UK's '70s punk revolution and after a momentous TV appearance where five and a half million viewers watched him land painfully on his testicles, Otway was high in the charts. Too bad his next hit was 25 years later. John Otway's career is an educational, yet magical lesson in self-promoting - recruiting his fans for endless manipulative, over-the-top projects which, among others, garnered him status as The Nation's 7th Favourite Lyricist in a BBC poll, secured him a Top Ten Hit for his 50th birthday and a feature film for his 60th. Failure has its rewards. It's kept Otway in the spotlight for 35 years.

We re-trace the steps of Holocaust survivor Israel Arbeiter as he returns to Poland and Germany for the final time to look for items buried in 1939 in the basement of his old home in Plock, Poland as the German army advanced. We also travel with "Izzy" to Treblinka death camp where he parents and younger brother were murdered and to other camps, most notably Auschwitz-Birkenau, where "Izzy" used the motivation of his father's final words to him to stay alive. He is also reunited with those who, at great risk, helped him to stay alive. A somewhat strained impromptu meeting with a former German soldier is also chronicled. Airing on American Public Television.

The story of Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

In marked contrast to "Color Me Obsessed," director Gorman Bechard's risky yet rewarding 2011 Replacements documentary that featured no songs or appearances by its subject matter, his upcoming "Every Everything: the music, life & times of Grant Hart" doc completely flips the formula: It's 100% unfiltered, unrestrained Grant Hart.

A Hundred Miles to the End is a surf film shot entirely on Long Island, New York over a span of three years. Life long surfer, John Beattie suffered a stroke in 2007 which left him unable to surf anymore. So once he recovered enough to drive again he set out to re-discover many of the places he surfed on Long Island during his life, starting in Long Beach and following the coast to the east and finishing in Montauk. Thus the title 'A Hundred Miles to The End'.

Marie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.

Ever wonder where billions of dollars in private wealth and corporate profits are being hidden? OFFSHORE INCORPORATED explores the rampant tax avoidance schemes found in the UK and around the world today which keep billions from contributing to the bottom lines of national governments or aiding the needy around the globe. Narrated by Dominic West and featuring music from Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Massive Attack's Robert del Naja.

The Renaissance master Botticelli spent over a decade painting and drawing hell as the poet Dante described it. The film takes us on a journey through hell with fascinating and exciting insights into Botticelli's art and its hidden story.

Nearly 10,000 children in Britain visit a parent in prison every week, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Catey Sexton gives a humane and sensitive insight into their lives in this documentary made for [error].

Dry land's misfits find purpose and direction twenty-eight days at a time as the steady hands of a towboat due for the port of New Orleans. From a green deckhand following his father and grandmother into the family business, to a former convict working his way to First Mate, job by job - as long as the boat's moving, they're making money.

Led by a 31-year-old former deputy district attorney from the hardcore gang unit in Los Angeles and a 27-year-old recent graduate of Columbia Law School, the prosecution of the first genocide case in history got underway at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1997. With few supplies and ever fewer guidelines, the first international criminal trial since Nuremberg was dogged by young international activists who were pushing for first-ever charges of rape as war crime. False starts, setbacks, buried secret memos led to the third-to-last witness. And the night before she testified, the break they needed happened. But what was happening, meanwhile, with four courageous women in rural Rwanda is what would make history.

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that's not the story. "All Things Must Pass" is a feature documentary film examining this iconic company's explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder Russ Solomon.

The story of Anne Frank and her step sister, Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz and later read Anne's now famous diary.

Narrated by Colin Farrell, It's Not Yet Dark tells the groundbreaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS, as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.

The musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club exposed the world to Cuba's vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album. Now, against the backdrop of Cuba's captivating musical history, hear the band's story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together.

It is 1775. Henry Felder, a Swiss-German colonist, lives with his family in the British colony of South Carolina. After many years of struggling with corrupt British rulers, Felder is urged by the new patriot governor to write Articles of Separation from the English King. Felder's old Indian fighting comrade forms a Tory militia to assist the Crown as the fight heats up.

The secrets of George III revealed as Robert Hardman explores his private files.

In 1935, 17 year old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career at MGM. She made 54 films in 17 years before a series of unfortunate events led to her being unfairly blacklisted. After the blacklist, she championed humanitarian causes, forging a career as one of Hollywood's first celebrity activists, long before Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, or Angelina Jolie. As far back as 1955, Eleanor Roosevelt was a mentor of hers as they both worked tirelessly to support the work that the United Nations Association was accomplishing in this country. At age 96, Marsha continues to fight for causes she believes in. This film is a call to action for activists of all ages.

After Spring is a feature documentary that focuses on the Syrian refugee crisis. With the Syrian conflict ongoing, millions of people continue to be displaced. This is the story of what happens next. By following two refugee families in transition and aid workers fighting to keep the camp running, viewers will experience what it is like to live in Zaatari, the largest camp for Syrian refugees. With no end in sight for the conflict or this refugee crisis, everyone must decide if they can rebuild their lives in a place that was never meant to be permanent.