Movies: Firecracker Films

Examining one of the most baffling unexplained deaths of recent years. In August 2010, Gareth Williams, a GCHQ employee on a 3-year secondment to MI6, was found dead inside a padlocked duffle bag in the bath of his London flat....

Hills Like White Elephants is a 2002 short film based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's story was published in 1927 in the second collection of short stories titled Men without Woman....

In June 2016, 20-year-old Brit Michael Sandford was arrested at a Donald Trump rally, after trying to take a police officer's gun in a bid to shoot the then republican presidential nominee. Michael immediately found himself at the centre of a media ...

Over the years, Joe Swash’s magnetic personality has endeared him to millions of TV viewers, but now he is delving into something more serious, and more personal. This documentary follows Joe as he explores the stories of teens in care over the age ...

Gay saunas are places where men meet strangers to have sex. With exclusive access to one Nottingham business, this candid one-off documentary enters the often controversial and always secretive world of the gay sauna for the very first time. The prog...

Discovery Channel introduces its viewers a group of ordinary people as they gear up for a zombie takeover and explores the science behind this end-of-the-world scenario in Zombie Apocalypse....

On 12 August 2021, Jake Davison shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself. How did a seemingly normal young man turn into one of Britain’s most lethal killers?...

A man shows the gentle and agressive side of Brown and Black Bears living with and around them. After "Grizzly Man" died in Alaska trying to do the same thing, it's truly amazing to watch this documentary....

Documentary in which singer Alesha Dixon, concerned about the increasing pressure on women to conform to an ideal body type, investigates the practice of airbrushing and retouching that has become a staple of magazine photos. Keen to discover whether...

Urban free climbers are a new breed of daredevils, young men and women who illegally climb cranes and buildings without any safety equipment, then hang from them, hundreds of metres above the ground, one slip from certain death... Free climbing orig...

Award winning filmmaker Osca Humphreys follows the day-to-day life of the woman behind the most extraordinary success story of our time. With remarkable access this film takes a revealing and emotional look at how Susan has been coping with her new l...

A documentary surrounding the investigation into Litvinenko’s murder and the undeniable radiation health emergency. Who were the people behind the scenes who dealt with a deadly radioactive poisoning on British soil?...

A documentary about autistic driving students and the obstacle they face while learning to drive....

Featuring three bodyshockers as they prepare for difficult moments in their lives...

A documentary looking at polyamorous relationships....

A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the secretive world of female masking, where men transform themselves into dolls by squeezing into elaborate rubber second skins....

An estimated 15 million Brits are currently looking for a partner online. Thanks to the internet and social media, the whole world is now open for love. From Thai romance tours to speed-dating in the Ukraine, will they find 'the one'? And having part...

Documentary following the story of teenager Jamie Campbell, who wants to be a drag queen. But will he be accepted by his family and his peers?...

Chris Johnson and Devin Hester challenge the cheetah in an extraordinary race of a lifetime....

Documentary about Dena Thompson, called the Black Widow by the tabloids, who poisoned her husband and was discovered to have lived a life of deception, fraud and bigamy over the twenty years beforehand. Includes contributions from former husbands and...