MTV Documentary Films Movie Trailers
Most Popular MTV Documentary Films Trailers
Total trailers found: 48
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker Trailer (2021)
17 June 2021
Coded tells the story of illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid the foundation for today's out-and-proud LGBTQ advertisements.
Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance Trailer (2021)
12 November 2021
Dawn Porter’s uplifting short takes us behind the scenes of Amy Sherald’s Breonna Taylor portrait, bringing grace and dignity to the tragic loss of her life.
Mixtape Trailer (2022)
07 April 2022
Mixtapes have an out-sized role in the emergence of hip hop around the world. Before radio play, the internet, and social media, there were mixtapes.
Finding Yingying Trailer (2020)
13 March 2020
Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday.
Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba Trailer (2017)
21 January 2017
In the spring of 2016, global music sensation Major Lazer performed a free concert in Havana, Cuba—an unprecedented show that drew an audience of almost half a million.
Omoiyari Trailer (2022)
14 March 2022
Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.
Pay or Die Trailer (2023)
01 November 2023
Today, nearly two million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days.
Going to Pot: The High and Low of It Trailer (2021)
20 April 2021
Exploring the rapidly growing marijuana industry through an irreverent approach to the misconceptions and promises of the marijuana explosion.
Hunger Ward Trailer (2020)
11 November 2020
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war.
Milli Vanilli Trailer (2023)
10 June 2023
The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany.
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day Trailer (2021)
01 October 2021
This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
Art & Krimes by Krimes Trailer (2022)
30 September 2022
While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper.
R.I.P. T-Shirts Trailer (2021)
22 June 2021
A small custom T-shirt shop in Washington, DC, sees a generation of Black youth experience gun violence.
Mourning in Lod Trailer (2023)
18 May 2023
MOURNING IN LOD, takes a microcosmic look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Musa, Yigal, and Randa — three people whose fates become inextricably linked in a vicious cycle of violence.
Beautiful Something Left Behind Trailer (2020)
16 March 2020
In New Jersey, the Good Grief community focuses on a holistic way of dealing with grief, where children can give in to rage in ‘the volcano room,' and say goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in ‘the hospital room.
The Choice Is Yours Trailer (2023)
21 November 2023
The story of rapper and artist Andres “Dres” Vargas-Titus, part of the legendary 90’s hip hop duo Black Sheep, and his incredible journey from being on top of the game to struggling with civilian life and staring down the barrel of his last chance at success.
St. Louis Superman Trailer (2019)
20 February 2019
Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri.
A Tattoo on My Brain Trailer (2023)
30 September 2023
A documentary based on Daniel Gibbs' book A Tattoo on My Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease.
Rosie's Theater Kids Trailer (2023)
25 May 2023
Ten years ago, inspired by the teacher who inspired her, actor-comedian Rosie O’Donnell established a school, giving public school kids access to dance, music, and drama.
Ascension Trailer (2021)
08 October 2021
The film explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Explant Trailer (2021)
13 June 2021
Over the past six decades, thousands of women across the globe have become sick with an amalgam of mysterious and severe autoimmune disease symptoms.
Don't Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival Trailer (2023)
28 February 2023
The fears and resiliencies within a group of teenage refugees from Ukraine are uncovered in this film that brings the camera steps away from the front lines to the Ukraine-Poland border.
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" Trailer (2022)
08 July 2022
With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical phenomenon woven deep into the history of American culture, entertaining audiences around the world for over 50 years.
A Life Too Short Trailer (2021)
22 January 2021
Social media superstar Qandeel Baloch pushed boundaries in conservative Pakistan like no other. In 2016, high on her newfound celebrity, Qandeel exposes a well-known Muslim cleric – with tragic results.
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! Trailer (2024)
06 September 2024
Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming strip mall. The massive "Disneyland of Mexican restaurants" is an Old West and Acapulco-inspired fever dream made famous by its indoor waterfall, cliff divers, and haunted caves, and was featured in a classic 2003 episode of South Park.
My Father the Mover Trailer (2020)
27 March 2020
Alatha's father calls himself a Mover. Using African dance moves, he helps kids in Khayelitsha township to transcend their hardship (drugs, poverty and abuse) and "find their superpowers.
The Fire That Took Her Trailer (2022)
21 October 2022
Mother-of-two Judy Malinowski, then 31, was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her crazed boyfriend – and one of the first ever to testify from beyond the grave, at the trial for her own murder.
The ABCs of Book Banning Trailer (2024)
16 February 2024
In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students.
Sabaya Trailer (2021)
20 August 2021
With just a mobile phone and a gun, Mahmud, Ziyad and their group risk their lives trying to save Yazidi women and girls being held by ISIS as Sabaya (abducted sex slaves) in the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, Al-Hol in Syria.
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney Trailer (2023)
04 August 2023
Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.
Gay Chorus Deep South Trailer (2019)
29 April 2019
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Anastasia Trailer (2022)
03 September 2022
Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko was kept under house arrest for two years for speaking out against the government.
76 Days Trailer (2020)
10 September 2020
Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Last Flight Home Trailer (2022)
07 October 2022
Eli Timoner, a dedicated husband, father, and entrepreneur who founded the airline Air Florida in the 1970s, decides to medically terminate his life.
I Am Ready, Warden Trailer (2024)
21 February 2024
In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim's son; an elegy about the death penalty where a prisoner seeks forgiveness.
Death Without Mercy Trailer (2024)
03 May 2024
Chronologically assembled from the reports of hundreds of newscasters, cameramen, and civilians representing the days following the tragic event of the February 6, 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
17 Blocks Trailer (2019)
27 April 2019
Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
Alive in Bronze Trailer (2022)
08 June 2022
Sculpturist Dana King embarks on molding a bust of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Newton, and to get it done right, she calls for help from the love of his life: his wife Fredrika Newton.
More Than I Want to Remember Trailer (2022)
11 March 2022
One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14-year-old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs. As her family scatters to the surrounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself completely alone.
Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later Trailer (2023)
17 November 2023
Follows the lives of four queer masculine-presenting BIPOC – all assigned female at birth – as they challenge conceptions of gender identity while navigating life’s hardships and triumphs.
As Far as They Can Run Trailer (2022)
11 November 2022
Three young adults join a running program for disabled youth in Pakistan, hoping to shift perspectives in their rural community.
Last Song from Kabul Trailer (2023)
01 September 2023
Immerses us in the devastating reality of Afghanistan after the Taliban occupation: music has been banned.
Favorite Daughter Trailer (2022)
03 September 2022
A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.
The Musician Trailer (2020)
13 September 2020
A story of love, war, and hardship in 13th-century Persia.
Afghan Dreamers Trailer (2022)
07 July 2022
An all-girls’ robotics team in Afghanistan risks it all to prove that it can compete against anyone in the world, and demonstrates that girls can become scientists and engineers instead of teenage brides.
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison Trailer (2021)
17 March 2021
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison tells the story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison.
Each and Every Day Trailer (2021)
16 February 2021
Follow the story of young people who have attempted suicide or had suicidal ideations as they share their experiences and the ways they have sought help.
American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself Trailer (2020)
23 October 2020
Acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi captures a snapshot of The United States of America as the country faces a pandemic, a presidential election and a costly financial collapse.
