The exclusive film Your Fat Friend follows the rise of writer, podcaster, and activist Aubrey Gordon. It’s the highlight of the new films on DocPlay in November 2024.

Film fans will want to check out Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself, which dives into discovering more about the man behind films like Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and more. Plus, the Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 closing film, Clean will debut on DocPlay this month.

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

NOVEMBER 4

• Loading Docs: Season 10

Loading Docs returns with a brand new collection of exceptional films made by some of New Zealand’s most exciting emerging storytellers. From a professional gamer to a former meth addict to a teenage bodybuilder, the subjects of these films share stories of the most vulnerable, desperate and hopeful times in their lives.

NOVEMBER 11

• Your Fat Friend [DocPlay Exclusive]

Made over 6 years, acclaimed director Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling author and beloved Maintenance Phase podcaster. Aubrey’s aim? A paradigm shift in the way we see fat people and the fat on our own bodies.

• Clean

Premiering at MIFF Closing Night, Lachlan McLeod’s riveting documentary tells the story of how ‘trauma cleaner’ Sandra Pankhurst responded to an unseen world with radical kindness.

NOVEMBER 14

• Rose Gold

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how the Boomers achieved their first ever international medal, alongside the story of basketball in Australia, and a thrilling account of mateship.

NOVEMBER 25

• Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

A touching farewell to the world’s most beloved son cubano musicians, first introduced to audience in Wim Wenders’ beloved Buena Vista Social Club.

• Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself [DocPlay Exclusive]

Inspired by the French film pioneer Georges Méliès and his inventor grandfather, Michel Gondry has created three decades of fascinating and poetic work. Here, his unusual creative process is on full display as he shares his ethos of “creating without caring what others think, learning while doing it.”

Check out our ‘Now Streaming‘ page to find out what else is streaming on Binge, Netflix, Stan, and more.

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