Documentary Filmmaking Movies

High school graduation doesn't come around often. Not only is it a day of celebration, but also a day of tears and apprehension. Milestone No. 1...

The first gay pride march took place in New York City on June 28, 1970

In 1916, twenty-year-old Marion Wong wrote and directed The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest example of an Asian American film. What initially...

A portrait of life in Islamorada, Florida, its unique residents, and the unprecedented changes that have begun taking place.

A trip to the Valley of Salazar, in the Navarrese Pyrenees. People united for the love of the earth. A story full of hope. People transformed by an...

Dorothy Johnson was a Western writer ahead of her time. Women saved men, heroes died unwept and unsung, whites lived with Indians and benefited from...

An experimental short film shot on Soviet Sveta 8mm film stock expired in 1984. It documents the 25th birthday of the filmmaker.

Himurasak shares stories from communities in Tacloban affected by Typhoon Yolanda, from the collective memory and experiences of the locals...

Gilubong ang Akon Pusod sa Dagat explores the relevance of the sea and its relationship and impact on those who use it as a source of livelihood....

As the filmmaker pursues a creative career, she goes looking for others in similar positions to explore what her decision entails. Mixing...

Anuj Malhotra and Chandan Sen's “Mayadweep” chronicles the diverse set of circumstances that resulted in the institution of the iconic...

For over twenty years, Robert Guédiguian has been making films that occupy an essential place in French cinema. In film after film, he evokes...

South Bend is in the midst of its most dramatic shift since the collapse of Studebaker in 1963. Today, it is at a turning point and still trying to...

Portrait documentary of four different road cycle racing teams and what how much fun it is to be part of the cyclist movement.

Through an intimate conversation, Steph Jane, age 28, shares the struggles and lessons her second diagnosis of stage-4 cancer has taught her. From...

Documentary made a year before the great international pandemic, Bruno Ferreira follows a couple who work as jugglers at traffic lights

Documentary by Juan Francisco de Lasa about a pioneer of Spanish cinema. Gelabert attended one of the first sessions of the Lumière's...

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural...

A pseudo-documentary follows an unnamed raver obsessed with the extreme sub-genre "gabber," as he drifts through his lonely day by day, far from home...

Set in the rugged and dense landscape of the Kosciuszko National Park, MAVEN follows a group of adventurers who call the stunning and often...