Documentary Filmmaking Movies

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

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

D. stalks Sandra but she doesn't know it. She does think that D. is a documentary filmmaker having her be in film about conquering fear. Little does...

Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British...

Björn Lindqvist is the world's best town planner. He isn't changing the world, he's just trying to improve it.

The story behind the production of "Il Kapitano: Una dedica a Francesco Silvestre" (2025)

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into...

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.-Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty,...

This film takes us on an emotional journey from sacred ground above Byron Bay to Antarctica, Indonesia to Pakistan, and is sure to light a fire under...

A rock documentary, about the Mexican band Molotov, that focuses more in the political and musical context of Mexico rather than in the actual story...

Supernatural visions and indigenous folk myths intrude in an unpredictable and dreamlike Mexican film about a family living in the shadow of the...

Over the span of a year, filmmakers Marte(Norway) and Jéro (South Korea) exchange visual letters, documenting their everyday lives.

An introduction to the great film critic Raymond Durgnat's appreciation of the nature of cinema.

"Everything In Between" follows a group of filmmakers that are passionate about their work. An intimate portrait of film making and the deep trust...

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

A short documentary about the rapidly disappearing era of heritage movie palaces and the film going experience once offered within those hallowed...

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in...

Regina Celia Paradise, an iconic old lady, hires a film crew to record the testimony of her own will.

Georg Stadler, from Lower Bavaria, is one of the last well builders who still masters the old techniques. This documentary follows him while building...