Observational Documentary Movies

Montreal — one of the few remaining affordable cities in North America — is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. An...

This documentary profiles a Maine craftsman and his son, who are among the last practitioners of the art of wooden boat building.

In the Makarenko public elementary school in the Paris outskirts, children want to learn and to be cheered while teachers know they do not only...

Choreography of familiar gestures that the author was able to spice up with a peculiar and original perspective.

In March 2023, despite a flush of police raids and arrests in the struggle against Cop City in Atlanta, the Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival gathered...

Shark filmmakers hunt for "Air Jaws" breaching in New Zealands hidden "launch pad".

From our window one can see a set of the film The Green Years, directed by Paulo Rocha in 1963. This was our starting point: guided by Rocha's gaze,...

"The Pipeline of the Century -- How Soviet Natural Gas Came to the West" by director Matthias Schmidt shows touching personal memories. The...

A documentary part of CBS reports. The plight of mental patients fit for discharge, but who find themselves thrust into communities unprepared to...

MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

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

For forty days, a group of fourteen volunteers led by explorer and researcher Christian Clot lived independently in a cave in Ariège. Immersed...