Documentary Filmmaking Movies

Documentary on Les Charlots, known as The Crazy Boys in the English-speaking world, a group of French musicians, singers, comedians and film actors...

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj...

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

The relationship between a young director and her actress during the filming of her first short film.

Composed of numerous archives and film clips, this documentary is the story of a transgressive actor, a pirate who came to crack America's too...

Sarah, a young American, convinces her three friends - Isaac, Jackie, and Horacio - to assist in completing her audacious ecological documentary in...

Roland Emmerich himself and many of his companions provide insights into his life. With films such as Independence Day, 2012, and The Day After...

For more than 40 years Kathryn Bigelow has been making films that explore male violence. With movies like Blue Steel, Point Break, The Hurt Locker...

A short portrait of Hungarian production designer József Romvári, made by his granddaughter. Included as a special bonus feature on...

More than two decades after the shooting at Columbine, an entire generation has grown up under the threat of gun violence. This film examines the...

In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.

Six blind people around the world are given a camera and asked to take photos of whatever they like.

There's no definitive separation as long as there is memory'. Since the Tsunami hit the northern part of Japan's coast in 2011, more than 20 thousand...

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells...

To help Francis Hallé in his fight to save the last tropical forests, a documentary filmmaker with a passion for nature decides to make his...

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

Hotel rooms are rarely the destination for pilgrimage. In one hotel room, an iconic picture was taken - the portrait of Theodor Herzl, the most...

This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John...

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local...

In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional...