Documentaries

Documentaries

So many people say it was watching one powerful documentary that set them on a new path in life. We have some of the most powerful documentaries ever made available for you. Some, like Vegucated, are lighthearted. Others, like Earthlings or Dominion, are intense. Still others, like UnchainedTV's original documentary, Countdown to Year Zero, offer alarming predictions about what could soon happen if the human race does not adjust its behavior. Watch and get ready to be transformed!

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  • Land of Ahimsa Trailer

    The Land of Ahimsa has won numerous awards. Step into a world where religion and money, power and ethics, collide.

  • MAA KA DOODH

    This award-winning film feels like a fictional thriller. But, it's all really happening. A doctor quits his job and embarks on an investigative journey across India to find out if there is indeed a link between the nation’s massive dairy consumption and its beef exports. Through an extensive seri...

  • The Grizzly Truth

    As we barrel towards species extinction, there is growing outrage and alarm over hunting. Filmmaker Tom Reissmann deconstructs Canada's bear hunt, dispelling myths that hunters use to justify their violence against these animals. Hunting proponents paint the bears are dangerous when it's the huma...

  • Land of Ahimsa

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    India is the world’s second most populous country with about 1.4 billion people. Now, there’s an award-winning new film, streaming for free on UnchainedTV, about a growing movement with its roots in the teachings of Gandhi. Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn is one of the executive producers. And,...

  • The Elephant in the Room

    This film delves into the wildlife tourism industry throughout Thailand and just how much of an impact these practices have on the lives of wildlife in the country.

  • Hero Dog Documentary

    One dog’s heroic act—caught on surveillance camera—inspires a filmmaker to travel to Chile to explore the feasibility of a search for the hero dog. The result is a stirring documentary and the adoption of multiple street dogs, proving that courage is contagious… and that one dog can make a differ...

  • Lion Ark

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    More action-adventure than traditional documentary, Lion Ark follows the world's most ambitious and daring animal rescue, with a narrative compiled from film, interviews, conversations, and the real-time reactions of rescuers as events unfold – this is up close and personal.

    A shocking undercov...

  • Cost of Freedom

    COST OF FREEDOM is the story of a wolf the feds named B36F. She was one of 66 wolves brought from Canada to the lower 48 states during the Wolf Reintroduction Program of 1995. While other wolves formed packs, B36 roamed the Idaho mountains alone. After several years, she found her mate—a native w...

  • Dominion

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    WARNING: Graphic content, images contained herein may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

    Dominion is an Australian documentary film by animal rights activist, Chris Delforce. The film reveals what really happens to animals in modern day "farms" and sla...

  • Cull of the Wild

    Every year, millions of animals are trapped and killed in the United States for the fur trade and by Wildlife Services, a notorious arm of the US government that is a continuous, taxpayer-funded, wildlife killing spree at the behest of the livestock industry. Millions more are accidentally caugh...

  • Friends of Bonobos of the Congo - Extended Version

    Extended Version. Winner of the Boden International Film Festival (BIFF) Best Short Documentary

    An introduction to bonobos and the conservation mission of Friends of Bonobos of the Congo, an environmental nonprofit rooted in the belief that love heals and that -- through education and opportunit...

  • SANCTUARY | Every Form of Refuge has its Price

    Enter SANCTUARY: an emotionally touching glimpse into the lives of our primate brothers and sisters...Their right to life, happiness, and freedom are ironically stolen by their human relatives who aspire to achieve the same in life. This beautiful documentary takes the viewer into the lives of Pu...

  • The Grizzly Truth

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    The Grizzly Truth has won multiple awards and was instrumental in ending the grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia, Canada. It currently boasts an IMDB rating of 8.6.

  • Earthlings - 10th Anniversary Edition

    Narrated by Oscar-winner, Joaquin Phoenix, Earthlings is the documentary that has possibly turned more people vegan than any other production. Only watch if you want your life to be changed. Learn more at nationearth.com.

  • Where Have All the Orcas Gone?

    When people think about extinction, they often limit their imagination to the crisis with disappearing wild animals on land. But, sea animals are also under assault and vanishing at an alarming rate. In this 2002 Michael Harris’ documentary, part of The Inland Sea series, Jean-Michel Cousteau exp...

  • Finding Shelter

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    Finding Shelter follows the Rowles family, from the UK, as they pack up their 4 kids and move to a small town in Bulgaria, in search of a quiet life. Their plans are altered, as they butt heads with the locals and slowly transform a community, with the opening of an animal shelter.

  • Called to Rescue

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    Called To Rescue is a compassionate, non-violent story about the lives of farm animals as experienced through the lens of their caregivers. The rescued farm animals, simply by being who they are, are changing lives, lifestyles, and beliefs on both sides of the fence. This glimpse into sixteen far...

  • Moving Giants

    Network for Animals’ elephant translocation documentary, Moving Giants, won Best Wildlife Conservation Film at the 10th annual Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF) that took place in 2020.

  • Hero Dog
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    Hero Dog

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    One dog’s heroic act—caught on surveillance camera—inspires a filmmaker to travel to Chile to explore the feasibility of a search for the hero dog. The result is a stirring documentary and the adoption of multiple street dogs, proving that courage is contagious… and one dog can make a difference....

  • PlantPure Nation

    Fast-paced and feeling more like a thriller than a documentary, Plant Pure Nation is a movie that could save your life. No kidding. T. Colin Campbell is an American biochemist. His specialty? The impact of nutrition on long-term health. What he learns and shows you in this film will blow your min...

  • The Human Experiment

    Narrated & Executive produced by Sean Penn, this riveting documentary will scare the wits out of you in terms of the chemicals being poured into our lives and our bodies.

  • Blinders

    This film reveals the shocking truth of what happens to carriage horses trying to navigate traffic in New York City. TheirTurn.net

  • Speciesism The Movie - Director's Cut

    Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States are raised in giant, bizarre “factory farms,” hidden deep in remote areas of the countryside. Speciesism: The Movie director Mark Devries set out to investigate. The documentary takes viewers on ...

  • Countdown to Year Zero

    We only have a few years left before we reach the point of no return, so what can you do about it? Watch this award-winning film produced by Jane Velez-Mitchell and find out! The clock is ticking.