Underground Film Journal

Streaming: Documentary

To find the most wonderfully challenging, thought-provoking and enduring documentaries ever made to watch online, just look below.

Waiting For NESARA

A documentary on The Open Mind Forum, a group that believes that George W. Bush is a reptilian alien from space.

Director: Zeb Haradon

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Scrap

This documentary profiles two eccentric artists, Jim Bishop and Tom Every, who have independently have erected a massive hand-built castle and an enormous scrapyard garden respectively.

Director: Paul von Stoetzel

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S&Man

Horror filmmaker J.T. Petty investigates the world of underground horror and meets an unusual man who makes some very disturbing movies.

Director: J.T. Petty

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The Rock-afire Explosion

The tender, touching and true story of the rescue of an anthropomorphic animatronic band from the garbage heap following the closure of the Showbiz Pizza Place back in the ’90s.

Director: Brett Whitcomb

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The Philosopher Kings

This inspiring documentary profiles eight maintenance workers at seven different institutes of higher learning all over the country.

Director: Patrick Shen

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It Came From Kuchar

Underground filmmaking legends George and Mike Kuchar are two of the most eccentric and prolific directors of all time, making classics such as Sins of the Fleshapoids and Hold Me While I’m Naked.

Director: Jennifer M. Kroot

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Hybrid

A profile of Milford Beeghly, the eccentric farmer who invented hybrid corn seed.

Director: Monteith McCollum

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Every Other Day Is Halloween

This documentary profiles Count Gore DeVol, Washington, D.C.’s beloved horror TV host who became a worldwide phenomenon after taking his act to the Internet.

Director: C. W. Prather

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Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone

This documentary chronicles the friendship and tenacity of Fishbone lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher, who struggle to keep their beloved band popular and relevant.

Director: Chris Metzler

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East 3: Exploring A Frozen Frontier

A documentary profiling the cold, remote town of Inuvik, which is in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where traditional ways of life meet modern social problems.

Director: Mr. Young

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