Observational Documentary Movies

The making of CHESS - from first reading to first night.

A retrospective of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States, exploring the drama, emotion and unforgettable moments of a...

Documentary about births around the different cultures and regions of the world.

MEAT traces the process through which cattle and sheep become consumer goods. It depicts the processing and transportation of meat products by a...

"Journey to the West" is an embedded documentary film into a bus full of Chinese tourists visiting Europe (6 countries in 10 days!) for the very...

An international diary of the impact of climate change is constructed from thousands of hours of in-the-moment footage. Through the process, we...

When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their...

Between 1907 and 1909, Robert Lohmeyer (1879-1959), a German pioneer of color photography, traveled through the German colonies in Africa and...

A hush rests upon the monastery, stirred by echoes that drift through its halls. Chants, prayers, and gentle whispers compose the soundscape of the...

In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the...

They come from all walks of life and have lived for almost a century. They have lived through the upheavals of history. They are funny, moving and...

Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny percentage of...

Journalist Laurence Haïm, a 25-year U.S. correspondent, explores the complexities of this powerful nation. Following the presidential race...

Sportswear dominates everyday street wear; but so does haute couture: what began a hundred years ago as functional clothing for playing tennis or...

The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food...

This documentary investigates the mysterious phenomenon of "Breatharianism".

Lipstick, which has been around since the beginning of time and over the centuries has been considered both a symbol of power and an instrument of...

SINAI FIELD MISSION shows the routine activities of the diplomats and electronics technicians who operate the U.S. Sinai Field Mission, the early...