20 movies like I Am Because We Are, ordered by similarity : We Are Together(2006), Half the Picture(2018), Powaqqatsi(1988), 7 Days in September(2002), Born to Be Wild(2011), The Beaches of Agnès(2008), Lost Boys of Sudan(2003), My Kid Could Paint That(2007), Sisters in Law(2005), The Corporation(2003), Into Great Silence(2005), Unlocking the Cage(2016) ...
Documentary
USA
2008
86 Minutes
madonna president bill clinton rev. dr. desmond tutu professor jeffrey sachs filmmaker disheartening passionate uplifting africa malawi united states malawi orphans aids poverty famine outreach transformation sacrifice discovery
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
Documentary, Music
2006
87 Minutes
Lorraine Bracco Alicia Keys Paul Simon Kanye West
orphan choir director uplifting emotional intense africa south africa orphanage aids family illness epidemic growing up discovery 2000s
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
director woman filmmaker activist executive passionate positive powerful uplifting confident hollywood, calif. women in hollywood sexism investigation show business filmmaker career discovery quest adventure
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
Documentary
USA
1988
97 Minutes
David Brinkley Cheryl Tiegs
worker monk child miner african woman disturbing striking passionate third world brazil africa village temple nepal modernization westernization cultural differences technology pollution
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Documentary
USA
2002
94 Minutes
Steve Rosenbaum
police officer rescue worker civilian fireman filmmaker powerful patriotic moving new york city manhattan, n.y. 9/11 attacks terrorism rescue disaster rise fall sacrifice 2000s
This documentary from director Steven Rosenbaum presents the experiences of a diverse group of regular Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Featuring ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2011
40 Minutes
veterinarian animal animal trainer african native poacher charming heartwarming uplifting sad borneo kenya animal reserve daphne sheldrick nature orphans dr. biruté mary galdikas animal slaughter recovery sacrifice rescue
A US drugs cop in Bucharest is up against a Russian gun and drug trafficker employing cute women and a Gypsy gang leader, who plunders, rapes and kills the young and rich. Lots of fighting and shooting.
Documentary, Biography
France
2008
110 Minutes
Agnès Varda André Lubrano Blaise Fournier Vincent Fournier Andrée Vilar Stéphane Vilar
filmmaker artist actor family member winsome emotional creative beach france agnes varda regret art travel family nostalgia discovery transformation love 2000s
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Documentary
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Megan Mylan
orphan immigrant refugee adoptive father peter nyarol dut santino majok chuor moving emotional inspiring sudan village nebraska north dakota airplane houston culture clash refugees immigration new life war
Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest ... See full summary »
Documentary, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2007
82 Minutes
Amir Bar-Lev Elizabeth Cohen
painter wife daughter filmmaker charming disheartening household art gallery coffee shop binghamton, n.y. art marla olmstead charlie rose new york times deception controversy mystery discovery 2000s
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Documentary
Cameroon|UK
2005
108 Minutes
Florence Ayisi
sister african judge lawyer prosecutor engaging inspiring incredible africa small town courtroom cameroon violence african politics women's rights kidnapping vera ngassa beatrice ntuba underdog rise
Set in Kumba in South West Cameroon Sisters in Law follows Adultery, Rape and Abuse cases led by a Female Judge.
Documentary
Canada
2003
168 Minutes
noam chomsky activist expert kathie lee gifford ceo michael moore frightening disheartening passionate rousing sweatshop united states office yard factory corporate greed political activism exploitation capitalism human rights
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Documentary
2005
164 Minutes
filmmaker monk roman catholic engaging profound incredible french alps france monastery religion prayer isolation new life grande chartreuse dedication transformation discovery sacrifice 2000s
Filmmaker Philip Gröning travels to the French Alps to document the daily lives and rituals of the Carthusian Order of monks.
Documentary
USA
2016
91 Minutes
lawyer animal activist judge scientist narrator emotional uplifting fascinating laboratory courtroom office rally street car animal rights activism law opposing ideals science
Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S.
Documentary
USA
2004
121 Minutes
president condoleezza rice donald rumsfeld michael moore soldier terrorist fascinating gripping witty passionate washington, d.c. iraq afghanistan terrorism war george w. bush corporate greed political corruption 9/11 attacks pursuit
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
2009
90 Minutes
politician filmmaker homosexual homophobe passionate powerful shocking washington, d.c. deception sexual repression homosexuality politics homophobia media discovery quest transformation forbidden love 2000s
Filmmaker Kirby Dick examines the hypocrisy of certain closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community to which they secretly belong.
Documentary
USA|Australia
2014
68 Minutes
Ray Charles Samuel L. Jackson Henry Kissinger Christopher Lee Michelle Obama
nelson mandela narrator touching uplifting engaging emotional profound south africa south africa nelson mandela racial tension racism injustice peace apartheid life story discovery rise transformation 20th century
Face Of Unity is the definitive Nelson Mandela documentary feature and first retrospective to be released since the president's death in late 2013. It includes a never before seen speech ... See full summary »
Documentary, War
USA
2018
72 Minutes
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A tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
Documentary
USA
2016
89 Minutes
neurologist cancer patient director emotional engaging inspiring uplifting beach house hospital school grocery store court cancer health society science bad choices discovery pursuit
A personal, important, surprising, and funny documentary about the industries of death that give us cancer, and the unheralded science of prevention.
Documentary
USA
2005
94 Minutes
rebel president victim government official terrorist fascinating tense frightening peru united states terrorism government repression rise rivalry sacrifice revenge 2000s
State of Fear dramatizes the human and societal costs a democracy faces when it embarks on a war against terror, a war potentially without end, all too easily exploited by unscrupulous leaders seeking personal political gain.
Documentary
Germany|Finland|UK|Canada
2001
90 Minutes
artist filmmaker sculptor creative engaging incredible france forest new york state river scotland museum nature art sculpture creative process andy goldsworthy discovery quest 2000s
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
96 Minutes
jazz singer journalist friend character confident passionate engaging fascinating interview courtroom house billie holiday celebrities biography interview book discovery growing up forbidden love sacrifice
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.