DocPlay brings an exclusive new series to its service in August, as well as adding several new documentaries, including a couple that have been held in high critical acclaim.

The DocPlay Original, A Dangerous Boy, is headlining the month of August for DocPlay. The series focuses on the story of ‘Siggi the Hacker,’ an Icelandic hacker who was an informant for the FBI against Julian Assange. Among the other docs joining DocPlay in August include Stories We Tell from actor/director/writer Sarah Polley which was a huge success and earner many dominations in its releases in 2012.

Check out the list of movies, series and specials coming to DocPlay in August 2025 below. In the comments section, let me know which ones you are the most excited to watch.

AUGUST 4

A Dangerous Boy [DocPlay Exclusive Series]

Reality beats fiction in the story of Icelandic teenage hacker Siggi who became Julian Assange’s sidekick in a story of paranoia, intelligence services, abuse, friendship and betrayal. A coming-of-age story unlike any other

AUGUST 7

Lynch/Oz [New To DocPlay]

Through six distinct perspectives, Alexandre O. Philippe’s Lynch/Oz helps us reexperience and reinterpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch.

AUGUST 18

Songs of Earth [New To DocPlay]

Documentary filmmaker Margareth Olin’s 84-year-old father is our guide to the Norwegian valley where his family has lived side-by-side with nature for generations. Executive produced by Wim Wenders and Liv Ullmann.

A New Kind of Wilderness [New To DocPlay]

Winner of Sundance’s World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, this poignant film follows a family living off-grid and learning to face change in the wake of the unexpected.

AUGUST 21

A Still Small Voice [New To DocPlay]

An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself.

Stories We Tell [New To DocPlay]

Academy Award®-nominee Sarah Polley’s extraordinary Stories We Tell is a deeply moving portrait of a family dealing with a legacy of secrets and lies, and the elusive nature of truth itself.

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