Liz Garbus

An unflinching investigation of the role that poverty, mental health, race, and sexuality play within the criminal justice system. (Home Box Office)

Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates - victims of horrific violence and tragedy - who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center [IMDB]

This documentary explores faith, family, identity and love in a complex portrait of a woman who had to bury her true self in order to survive. (Seventh Art Releasing)

First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus talks about the history and current state of free speech in America (imdb)

Gripping documentary detailing the lives of six prisoners.

Explores the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. (imdb)

The mysterious tragedy of "super mom" Diane Schuler who drove into oncoming traffic and killed multiple people (including children).

Love, Marilyn is an intimate excursus into the never-before-seen letters, diaries and notebooks of Marilyn Monroe. Appearing on screen to perform Marilyn's words are renowned contemporary actresses, including Maria Tomei, Uma Thurman, and Glenn Close. (tiff.net)

A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul." (imdb)

The film follows four brain-injured patients receiving treatment at the JFK-Johnson Medical Facility in New Jersey. (en.wikipedia.org)

Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family's history. (imdb)

Actor and FDNY veteran Steve Buscemi looks at what it's like to work as a New York City firefighter. (imdb)

Documents a young girl's struggle to stay connected to her father, while her mother struggles to keep her daughter from following in his dangerous footsteps. (Moxie Firecracker (production company))

The documentary examines and chronicles the years following the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary.

When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers. (imdb)

The hour-long episodes detail the personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn. (imdb)

This documentary examines the current wave of voter suppression efforts in the U.S., following the dramatic fight of Georgia candidate for governor Stacey Abrams against voter suppression efforts led by Republican candidate Brian Kemp. The film delves into the history of largely white male elites' efforts to stop Black, Native, Latinx, and Asian Americans from voting, from the abolition of slavery to the present.

Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their child's condition.

A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage.

Explores the span of their relationship, from the early days of the couple's courtship to the challenges and controversies that prompted them to step back from the royal family. (imdb)

Two transgender pioneers, April Ashley and Amanda Lear, navigated public scrutiny of their identities in contrasting ways, shaping their legacies.

Natalia Grace is adoped by Kristine and Michael Barnett. She is a child with dwarfism who the Barnetts decide to abandon after she starts to display peculiar behavior, which they justify by falsely claiming she had been an adult pretending to be a child. (en.wikipedia.org)

A look back at the women who disappeared from New York City and Long Island before the 2010 discovery of female remains found in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, which lead authorities to believe the deaths were all connected. (imdb)