Free Contemporary Literature Documentaries

In this somewhat unsettling documentary, author Don DeLillo takes viewers into the world of the image showing footage of assassinations and terrorism alongside other random images from TV and film.

Famous recluse J.D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm.

A vibrant portrait of a Beat Generation icon, WILLIAM S BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors.

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC Omnibus in 1978 on the subject of Hunter S. Thompson, directed by Nigel Finch.

This film follows J.K. Rowling from October 2006 - October 2007; the year in which she completed the final novel in the Harry Potter series: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.' The documentary features an intimate, personal look at a very private woman.

A 90-minute color documentary on the life of the colossus of Big Sur at work, living and revisiting old haunts in Paris and Brooklyn, talking with such friends as Lawrence Durrell, Anais Nin, Alfred Perles, Brassai and Jakob Gimpel.

This 1983 documentary explores the life and work of popular American writer Kurt Vonnegut, perhaps best-known for penning such classics as Slaughterhouse Five and Breakfast of Champions.

Author Neil Gaiman narrates this formally irreverent, witty and often touching look at the life of Douglas Adams, who became world famous for his series of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books.

Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog', 'from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.

A look at the wild, colorful life of the writer who created "Gonzo journalism"--an innovative mix of journalism, subjectivity, and fiction.