List of National Geographic documentary films
This is a list of films produced and released by National Geographic under their feature Documentary Films banner, established in 2017.[1] National Geographic Partners is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic Society, initially established between 21st Century Fox and the National Geographic Society until Disney's acquisition of Fox's media assets on March 20, 2019.[2]
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA 92 | Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin | April 28, 2017 | Co-production with Lightbox |
| Jane | Brett Morgen | October 20, 2017 | Co-production with Public Road Productions |
| Into the Okavango | Neil Gelinas | April 22, 2018 | |
| Free Solo | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | September 28, 2018 | Co-production with Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Little Monster Films, and Itinerant Media |
| Science Fair | Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster | October 19, 2018 | Co-production with Univision and Muck Media |
| Sea of Shadows | Richard Ladkani | July 12, 2019 | Co-production with Terra Mater Factual Studios, Appian Way Productions, Malaika Pictures, and The Wild Lens Collective |
| The Cave | Feras Fayyad | October 18, 2019 | co-production with Danish Documentary, SWR, TV2, Doha Film Institute, IMS, Hecat Studio, and ma.ja.de Film |
| Saudi Runaway | Susanne Regina Meures | January 25, 2020 | Distribution only[3] |
| Rebuilding Paradise | Ron Howard | July 31, 2020 | Co-production with Imagine Documentaries |
| The Last Ice | Scott Ressler | May 22 2020 | |
| Akashinga: The Brave Ones | Maria Wilhelm | June 17, 2020 | "Doc short" co-production with Avatar Alliance Foundation |
| The Nightcrawlers | Alexander A. Mora | September 13, 2020 | "Doc short", co-production with Violet Films, Genius Loki, and Doc Society |
| Lost and Found | Orlando von Einsiedel | September 18, 2020 | "Doc short" co-production with Rideback and Grain Media |
| Blood on the Wall | Sebastian Junger, Nick Quested | September 30, 2020 | Co-production with Junger Quested, Diamond Docs, Goldcrest Features, and Lone Wolf |
| City So Real | Steve James | October 29, 2020 | Released as miniseries, co-production with Participant and Kartemquin Films |
| Own the Room | Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster | March 12, 2021 | Disney+ original, co-production with Shopify Studios |
| Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer | Dawn Porter | June 18, 2021 | |
| Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story | Sally Aitken | July 23, 2021 | Disney+ original, co-production with Screen Australia, Dogwoof, Screen NSW, TDog Productions, Madman Films, and Wildbear Entertainment |
| Fauci | John Hoffman, Janet Tobias | October 6, 2021 | Co-production with Story Syndicate, Sierra Tango, Better World Projects, and Diamond Docs |
| The First Wave | Matthew Heineman | October 7, 2021 | |
| The Rescue | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | October 8, 2021 | Co-production with Ventureland, Storyteller Productions, Little Monster Films, and Passion Pictures |
| Becoming Cousteau | Liz Garbus | October 22, 2021 | Co-production with Story Syndicate, The Cousteau Society, ACE Content and Diamond Docs |
| Torn | Max Lowe | December 3, 2021 | |
| We Feed People | Ron Howard | May 27, 2022 | Co-production with Imagine Documentaries |
| Fire of Love | Sara Dosa | July 6, 2022 | Distribution only[4] |
| The Territory | Alex Pritz | August 19, 2022 | |
| Retrograde | Matthew Heinemann | September 3, 2022 | |
| The Flagmakers | Cynthia Wade, Sharon Liese | September 16, 2022 | Disney+ original |
| Wild Life | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | April 14, 2023 | |
| Bobi Wine: The People's President | Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp | July 28, 2023 | Distribution only[5] |
| The Mission | Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | October 13, 2023 | |
| The Space Race: The Untold Story of the First Black Astronauts | Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | February 12, 2024[6] | Co-production with K/M Documentaries |
| Sugarcane | Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie | August 9, 2024[7] | |
| Fly | Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwartz | September 2, 2024[8] | |
| Blink | Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher | October 4, 2024[9] | Co-production with MRC, Fishbowl Films, and Eyesteel Film, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner in North America. |
| Awaiting release | |||
| Lost in the Amazon | Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | TBA[10] | |
| Untitled Carl Sagan documentary | Nanette Burstein | TBA[11] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Birnbaum, Debra (2017-01-13). "National Geographic Unveils New Banner to Produce Feature Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "The Walt Disney Company Signs Amended Acquisition Agreement To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., For $71.3 Billion in Cash And Stock". The Walt Disney Company. June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2020-02-25). "Nat Geo Documentary Films Picks Up Sundance Doc 'Saudi Runaway'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Lang, Brent (January 23, 2022). "Sundance: National Geographic Documentary Films Prevails in Bidding War to Buy 'Fire of Love'". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "National Geographic Acquires "Bobi Wine: The People's President"". Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ Acuna, Kirsten. "Disney has 30 major movies coming out in 2024 — here they all are". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ White, Peter (2024-02-21). "Nat Geo Buys 'Sugarcane' Documentary Out Of Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Morfoot, Addie (2024-04-26). "Nat Geo Documentary 'Fly,' Exploring the World of Base Jumping, Unveils First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "National Geographic Documentary Films Dates Domestic Theatrical Release for BLINK, Follow Up Feature From the Academy Award-winning Team Behind NAVALNY, Debuts Trailer and Key Art". BusinessWire. October 4, 2024. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Morfoot, Addie (2024-05-09). "'Free Solo' Directors Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Set Amazon Plane Crash Survival Story as Next Doc (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (March 30, 2023). "Documentary On Carl Sagan, Brilliant Astronomer And 'Cosmos' Author, In The Works From National Geographic & Seth MacFarlane". Deadline. Retrieved November 14, 2023.