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Season 1

  • S01E01 Sandy Passage

    • August 20, 2015
    • IFC

    An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. Inspired by the documentary Grey Gardens.

  • S01E02 Kunuk Uncovered

    • August 27, 2015
    • IFC

    An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication. Inspired by the documentary Nanook of the North.

  • S01E03 DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

    • September 3, 2015
    • IFC

    The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord. Inspired by VICE News documentaries.

  • S01E04 The Eye Doesn't Lie

    • September 10, 2015
    • IFC

    An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death of the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow. Inspired by the documentary The Thin Blue Line.

  • S01E05 A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

    • September 17, 2015
    • IFC

    A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

  • S01E06 Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

    • September 24, 2015
    • IFC

    Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

  • S01E07 Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

    • September 24, 2015
    • IFC

    Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Bunker

    • September 14, 2016
    • IFC

    A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

  • S02E02 Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

    • September 21, 2016
    • IFC

    Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.

  • S02E03 Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

    • September 28, 2016
    • IFC

    Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

  • S02E04 Globesman

    • October 5, 2016
    • IFC

    A tribute to the 1968 Maysles documentary "Salesman" that followed a wearied quartet of door-to-door Bible salesmen, "Globesmen" shares a similar story about four hard-working business men trying their best to sell globes to a community of people who find them too expensive and ultimately prefer atlases. Feeling pressure from their regional manager, and dealing with the constant rejection from customers, the salesmen do anything they can to reinvent the globe as a need-to-have household item.

  • S02E05 Final Transmission

    • October 12, 2016
    • IFC

    A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

  • S02E06 Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)

    • October 26, 2016
    • IFC

    An in-depth look at Hollywood legend Jerry Wallach and his 40-year quest to win an Oscar.

  • S02E07 Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)

    • October 26, 2016
    • IFC

Season 3

  • S03E01 Batsh*t Valley (1)

    • February 20, 2019
    • IFC

    Self-appointed spiritual guru Father Ra-Shawbard starts a commune in rural Oregon with the help of overly devoted assistant Ra-Sharir; exasperated FBI agent Bill Doss dedicates himself to exposing the man behind the mantras.

  • S03E02 Batsh*t Valley (2)

    • February 20, 2019
    • IFC
  • S03E03 Original Cast Album: Co-Op

    • February 27, 2019
    • IFC

    A fly-on-the-wall look at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 Broadway musical comedy centered around a cast of characters who work, live, or want to live in the same co-op.

  • S03E04 Waiting for the Artist

    • March 6, 2019
    • IFC

    An internationally-acclaimed performance artist prepares for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner, who she hasn't seen in two decades.

  • S03E05 Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side

    • March 13, 2019
    • IFC

    A superfan sets out to make a documentary about the comic strip that changed his life and personally deliver the film to its reclusive creator.

  • S03E06 Long Gone

    • March 20, 2019
    • IFC

    An impressionistic look at the turbulent life of American jazz guitarist Rex Logan, who became a cultural icon in Eastern Europe when his music provided the soundtrack for the 1991 revolution in the Republic of Sárdasovinia.

  • S03E07 Any Given Saturday Afternoon

    • March 27, 2019
    • IFC

    A profile of life at the top of the Professional Bowling League during the 2003 tournament season, shining a spotlight on the highs and lows of its three most beloved competitors.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

    • October 19, 2022
    • IFC

    In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Part I.

  • S04E02 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

    • October 19, 2022
    • IFC

    In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Part II.

  • S04E03 Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)

    • October 26, 2022
    • IFC

    A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook.

  • S04E04 How They Threw Rocks (1996)

    • November 2, 2022
    • IFC

    A chronicle of the iconic 1974 Craig Maes (Field Rock) showdown dubbed 'The Melon vs. The Felon.'

  • S04E05 My Monkey Grifter (2020)

    • November 9, 2022
    • IFC

    A filmmaker forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey.

  • S04E06 Trouver Frisson (2000)

    • November 16, 2022
    • IFC

    Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences "frisson" - the goosebumps that have always been her guide.