Best 16 Documentary Movies Releases from 1994

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional. Check out Hoop Dreams / IMDB / YouTube

1992, Florida, USA. Aileen Wuornos is claimed to be the world's first female serial killer. Learn about Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director most notorious for making the most effective propaganda films for the Nazis. Find out about The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl / IMDB / YouTube

An intimate look into one of the most influential bands in music, Nirvana, in this collage of performances, interviews, and touring. Find out about Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! / IMDB / YouTube

Two famous surfers, Patrick O' Connell and Robert Wingnut Weaver, set out for an international worldwide surfing safari adventure with documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown. Info on The Endless Summer 2 / IMDB / YouTube

The journey of the Romany people told through musicians and dancers of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain. Read about Latcho Drom / IMDB / YouTube

Third installment in the That's Entertainment series, featuring scenes from The Hollywood Revue of 1929, Brigadoon, Singin' In The Rain, and many more MGM films. See more about That's Entertainment! III / IMDB / YouTube

The Eagles perform in concert, in celebration of the group's reunion, which was supposed to occur when hell freezes over. See more about Eagles: Hell Freezes Over / IMDB / YouTube

Bonnie Jean Foreshaw was sentenced to the longest prison term of any woman in the state of Connecticut in 1986. She was the first person to shoot and kill a pregnant woman, which she did in self defense against a man. This man, Hector Freeman, testified to pulling the women in front of him, and using her as a shield. Pro life groups campaigned to charge her with doubl. Learn about The Nature of the Beast / IMDB / YouTube

Stand up comedy by Martin Lawrence, filmed in the Majestic Theater in New York City. Martin Lawrence talks about everything from racism, to relationships, to his childhood. Read about Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

The life of Australian tenor Harold Blair who is believed to be the first Aboriginal to sing opera and who later became a model for assimilation. Discovered at 17 while working as a tractor driver at a sugar mill, he went on to achieve popularity as a concert performer. Following a stay in New York in the early 1950s to study music, a visit to Harlem makes him more aw. Learn about Harold / IMDB / YouTube

An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield. Read about London / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary that looks at the people working in the river Douro, around the city of Porto. Details on Labor on the Douro River / IMDB / YouTube

Featuring singer Peter Gabriel live in concert in Modena in Italy. Info on Peter Gabriel's Secret World / IMDB / YouTube

The Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania, Africa. Once a year, in the time of drought, about two million herd animals like antelopes travel north to feed and mate before moving south again, when plants there begin to blossom. Get info on Africa: The Serengeti / IMDB / YouTube

A family describes their time within a religious cult, one that perpetuated pedophilia, sexual abuse, and prostitution. Learn about Children of God / IMDB / YouTube