China's Forgotten Emperor

Wu Zetian rose to power over 1300 years ago when she became the only woman in history to claim the title of Emperor of China. Her history has been marred in scandal and controversy. In its examination of newly discovered artifacts and other materials, China’s Forgotten Emperor attempts to piece together the real story behind this enigmatic leader. Zetain first...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/2UeCVeQ

The Sackler Family: A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire

Opioid addiction is the leading public health crisis facing the United States today, and it represents the leading cause of death among people under the age of 50. While the cause is multi-faceted, there are powerful and influential forces at work that have propelled it to the status of an epidemic. Enter the Sackler family, the owners of the pharmaceutical company...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/2ZbjHfH

Fools and Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest

Hugh Wilson, the manager of the Hinewai Nature Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in the southeast corner of New Zealand's Banks Peninsula, is a man on a mission. An impassioned botanist with grand ambitions, he was growing tired of witnessing the destruction of nature's splendor. When he announced his plans to reverse these tides of decay, he was met with widespread...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/33OiyJA

The New Silk Road

China's global reach and influence have made them a true global superpower, a status they are determined to widen ever further through the construction of a complex set of interconnections between Asia and all of Europe. This is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects of the modern age. In the two-part documentary The New Silk Road, two journalists examine...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/2ZbQErr

Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence

It's the greatest story ever told. But did women play a larger role in this epic tale than we've been led to believe? Theologians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor believe so. In the provocative documentary Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence, they travel from Rome to Israel to uncover the scope of female involvement in the saga of Jesus. What they find could reshape...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/2Z3Ahcp

Trump/Russia

For the past few years, the world has been asked to reckon with an uncomfortable possibility. Did Russia interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and to what extent did President Trump willfully collude in these efforts? These accusations plagued the American president even before he took his place in the White House. Following the release of special...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/31xX7uz

The Search for the Last Supper

Completed in the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is one of history's most revered and recognizable paintings. For hundreds of years, generations of awe-stricken onlookers have visited this masterwork. Little did they know what they were missing. Restoration efforts have been ongoing for nearly two decades, and have uncovered something alarming....

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/2MakTsW

Freedom from Choice

Many Americans regard freedom as one of life's most cherished gifts. The documentary feature Freedom from Choice claims that these freedoms are merely an illusion. After all, the film argues, how free can we be when the U.S. government colludes with the biggest corporations in food, finance, media and medicine? When you step into a grocery store and are faced with...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/31eqUZ4

Guilty: the Conviction of Cardinal Pell

Cardinal George Pell was one of the highest ranking and most powerful figures in the Catholic Church. When he was convicted of sexual crimes against two 13-year old boys, it shook the already trembling credibility of the church. In Guilty: The Conviction of Cardinal Pell, ABC News Australia outlines the troubling saga of Pell, his many victims, and the plague that...

from Top Documentary Films https://ift.tt/338kUTt