Documentaries

SS United States doc

SS United States documentary to show ship's journey from Philly to sea floor

Ken Burns' new series highlights some lesser-known revolutionaries from Philly and South Jersey

Ken Burns doc history

Documentary examines sexual abuse in Amish communities and how survivors are silenced

Amish abuse documentary

Netflix series on '90s mobster violence in Philly casts the conflict as a generational divide

Mob War Philly

Allen Iverson reflects on his rise to fame and life after the NBA in new docuseries

Allen Iverson Docuseries

Documentary from Philly filmmakers tracks five friends over 33 years

What the Hell Happened

'Enongo' follows a rapper and academic, who once lived in Philly, as she finds her voice

Enongo Sammus documentary

Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, C-SPAN turns its focus to the nation's founding and its progress

C-SPAN Independence Hall

New Ellen Greenberg true crime docuseries delves into the Philly teacher's mysterious 2011 death

Ellen Greenberg documentary

Ken Burns aims to challenge 'superficial version' of the Revolutionary War with six-part PBS docuseries

Ken Burns Revolutionary War

New Netflix series chronicles the '90s Philly mob war between Joey Merlino and John Stanfa

Mob war Philly

Wrestling legend Rob Van Dam reflects on Philly's ECW legacy and losing his best friend

Rob Van Dam Wrestler

New documentary filmed over 4 years details Longwood Gardens' renovation

Longwood gardens documentary

Library of Congress adds docuseries on Camden health-care workers to records on COVID-19

Cooper University Health documentary

Peacock debuts 'The Idaho Student Murders,' a Bryan Kohberger documentary

Bryan Kohberger doc

Upcoming documentary will examine the life of Kiyoshi Kuromiya, the 'Forrest Gump of activism'

Kiyoshi Kuramiya documentary

'Call Her Daddy' host Alex Cooper accuses former coach of sexual harassment in new documentary

Alex Cooper Documentary

Golf Channel docuseries will chronicle restoration of century-old Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Cobbs Creek Golf Main

Former Eagles star Terrell Owens to get feature-length documentary on Amazon Prime

Terrell Owens Documentary

As SS United States arrives in Alabama, a documentary about the ship is underway

SS United States Mobile

Philly director's documentary on 1960 fight to desegregate amusement park has two local screenings this month

Civil rights documentary

What to stream: 'Unstoppable,' 'MLK/FBI' and 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'

Streaming guide

These 5 documentaries showcase the wide range of Philly's music scene

Philly music documentaries

Questlove is making a documentary about 'SNL' musical performances to mark show's 50th anniversary

Questlove SNL documentary

Boyz II Men movie to tell story of the R&B group's decades-long career

John Legend-produced documentary explores Philadelphia's unique brand of soul music

Philly sound Teddy Pendergrass

Documentary chronicles the raunchy, ridiculous history of the Wing Bowl

Wing Bowl doc

Philadelphia Film Festival will screen Oscar contenders and a Wing Bowl documentary

Philadelphia Film Festival

Adam McKay now an executive producer on 'Union' documentary about Amazon warehouse workers

Questlove's next film project will be a documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire

Lizzy McAlpine to release documentary about the making of 'Older' album

Rockers Low Cut Connie to debut film next month featuring concert footage and off-stage antics

Low Cut Connie

Penn Vet program for search-and-rescue dogs featured in Netflix documentary

Penn Vet Netflix

Lower Merion native tasked with writing soundtrack for 'road trip' documentary about U.S. National Parks

Lower Merion composer

New Bruce Springsteen documentary coming to Hulu, Disney+ in October

Hulu docuseries follows Bon Jovi from New Jersey beginnings to current crisis

New Hope Film Festival to show Malcolm Kenyatta documentary

Kenyatta Documentary

Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon featured in new boxing documentary 'In the Company of Kings'

Penn Relays documentary explores history, cultural significance of annual track meet at Franklin Field

Penn Relays Documentary

New documentary about Phoenixville's Firebird Festival to play at Colonial Theatre

Firebird Festival documentary

Tierra Whack's pseudo-documentary 'Cypher' to stream on Hulu later this month

New HBO documentary follows Philly high schoolers as they record an album

Stand Up & Shout documentary

In 'Bad Things in Philadelphia,' the film shows how programs for youth could ease the city's gun violence crisis

Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

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