Documentary Filmmaking Movies

Just after midnight on 10 March 1945, the US launched an air-based attack on eastern Tokyo; continuing until morning, the raid left more than 100,000...

A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of Contour, an independent martial arts comedy made for only $6,000.

In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, especially Palestinians residing in Lebanon, resulting in...

To My Motherland is an experimental personal essay film that blends personal photographs and home videos to explore the complexities of immigration,...

Upon learning of his father's terminal illness diagnosis, a young, autistic, hearing-impaired artist travels back to Taiwan with a filmmaker to make...

When her wife, Eurydice, is bitten by a snake and killed, Orpheus and her camera crew must journey down to the underworld to find the Offices of...

A cheerful road movie all about Belgian films at Cannes over the past 70 years. Filmmakers from the past converse with those from the present to...

A retrospective of documentary films by Donald Brittain offering a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work. Dedicated and...

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to...

Fragments of interesting people and things amongst a handful of D train stops in Queens, New York. Filmed on Super 8 mm.

Kuyashii Gonzo: Blood Visions and Chaos Magic is a Gonzo documentary about trying to make a no-budget feature film against the onset of the COVID-19...

Different faces show us an Iran where tradition and modernity coexist and confront each other. Erfan Shafei invites us to discover a country through...

In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges,...

A short documentary exploring the reason behind the return of analog media, specifically vinyl. The documentary focuses on Gabriella, the main...

Over a candid interview with its subject, a documentary concerning the life and work of film director Mike Hodges.

This is Black is a conversation with and for the black community. We aim to dismantle the stereotypes and get rid of the stigmas by telling a few...

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New...

When a small film crew ventures into a remote Italian forest to investigate reports of strange occurrences, they expect to uncover a story—not...