What's on DocPlay in December 2021

Here's what on DocPlay in December 2021, a mix of series and long form documentaries.

Seeds of Deceit

Prior to his death in 2017, Jan Karbaat was the most renowned fertility doctor in the Netherlands. As his patients’ offspring began connecting the dots of their ancestry, an extraordinary story emerged about a man who secretly impregnated more than 65 of his own patients.

Episodes
1. A Promise
2. Offspring
3. Liquid Love

Philly D.A.

8 Episodes
 
A groundbreaking documentary series embedded inside the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out.

 

Women Make Film

14 Episodes

This epic, five years in the making, is made up of forty “chapters” narrated by Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa Andoh, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton and Debra Winger. WOMEN MAKE FILM follows in the footsteps of Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Film: An Odyssey”, to give us a guided tour of the art and craft of the movies. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest directors – all of them women.

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

Uncover the truth in Oliver Stone's four-part series. 

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Award-winning and critically acclaimed filmmaker Oliver Stone takes a deep dive into new evidence surrounding the assassination of JFK.

Directed by Oliver Stone with a script by JFK assassination expert James DiEugenio, this captivating mini-series is narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland.

New episodes will drop every Monday with the full series available to binge from December 13.

Screened Out 

Screened Out is a provocative look at screen and smartphone addiction and how the tech industry continues to groom future generations of screen addicts. All over the world, as technology grows, so does our addiction to our devices. Join filmmaker Jon Hyatt and his family on a journey through the life changing effects of screen addictions, how the tech industry hooked global consumers and its greater impact on our lives. From smartphones, portable tablets and social media, the tech industry has designed these fun immersive technologies, but are they good for us? Are we too dependent on our devices? What keeps us hooked? How is it impacting our children? (December 9)

When We Were Kings

Academy Award Winner, Best Documentary

On October 30, 1974, perhaps the most famous heavyweight championship boxing match of all time took place in Kinshasa, Zaire: the "Rumble in the Jungle" between champion George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali. In historical footage and new interviews, this documentary explores the relationship between African-Americans and the African continent during the Black Power era in terms of both popular culture and international politics, including the brutality of then-dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. (December 16)

The Story of Drug Trafficking

There are few commodities as global as drugs. How this trade influenced relations between states, global financial interests, secret diplomacies, secret special forces and mafias, on all continents over a century in a half. This series explores the history of drug trafficking from a political perspective and reveals the murky role played by many states which have used the drug trade as an instrument of power. Opium, heroin, cocaine, and designer drugs have sparked wars, financed militias, and brought down states. (December 27)