Poetic Documentary Movies

A formally free poetic documentary filmed through a summer depression in northern Portugal.

A teenager (Jude DeWit) documents and attempts to capture the most emotional and thrilling summer of his life.

An experimental half-documentary half-fiction about a young person’s routine of getting to sleep and waking up.

A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

An introspective journey through the silent language of architecture, "Sensuousness" presents an evocative tapestry of black-and-white imagery. Each...

One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.

The second half of Gustav Deutsch's experimental Film ist. series, constructing new narratives and moods out of existing footage, mostly from early...

A story of The Map and The Territory. Shot in BC, California, and Nevada. Original music by Tashi Townley, Jack Brintnell, Luc Wiebe, and George Lee.

Utopian symbolic playgrounds from memories are interconnected through sharp, flickering lights.

Exploration of the ordinary lives led by women of different classes—a college professor, an unmarried woman, and a seasoned drama artist. They...

An experimental documentary on the Magdalene Laundry Institutions in Ireland, told through the myth of the banshee.

The study of the artistic work and its relationship with the author generates reflections on the connection between the material and the spiritual....

Special Olympics athlete Jesse Lanterman prepares for her upcoming competition in her usual ways: working her salon job, bowling with friends, and...

A poetic documentary viewing the shared experience amongst people who have experienced loss.