Documentary Filmmaking Movies

Himurasak shares stories from communities in Tacloban affected by Typhoon Yolanda, from the collective memory and experiences of the locals...

Backstage Bardo is a short documentary film that takes viewers on a unique journey into the daily life of morgue workers. The challenges of dealing...

Take a chilling tour through the twisted minds of some of the most violent serial killers including Jeffrey Dahmer and the BTK killer. What defines a...

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl method’ is conveyed here vividly and...

A day in a retirement home.

Documentary explores the life stages of different people.

In this short documentary film, the activation of grandma's memory is explored by revisiting old pictures of her loved ones.

A collaborative video and activism project between long-time community filmmaker Rebecca Garrett and Sanctuary, a church community drop-in, evolves...

Set in the semi-arid village near the Haryana-Rajasthan border, Gangu and his family of agricultural bonded labours are not given access to water for...

"Recording Josephine" showcases the personalities and recording process involved in the making of the album, "Josephine" by Magnolia Electric...

At 90 years old, Larry shows us that life does not need to stop, but rather can flourish at any age. Larry pushes the boundaries of his age by...

Christmas Eve in rapid camera.

Sugaring time marks the end of the Quebec winter, and the traditions associated with this highlight of the year are centered around the sugar shack....

This short documentary follows historian Kate Taylor as she recounts John Wilkes Booth's final attempt to escape across the Potomac River.

A personal and intimate documentary in which Maria Cleusa dos Santos, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother tells her life story and about the...

In this documentary the poet Nelson Castelo is filmed in the intimacy of his home and reflects a little about himself.

Delving into the world of funk from the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Na Batida follows a participatory journey in which the filmmakers themselves...

A short documentary about the community within and history surrounding a historically Black Brooklyn mosque, produced in collaboration with the Jacob...

Award-winning documentary about kids who filmed Super 8 epics in the '70s, a time when dinosaurs, aliens, and killer sharks ruled the backyard!