Poetic Documentary Movies

A montage of the skyscrapers of Manhattan opens with a succession of stationary views of the upper portions of numerous buildings. This is followed...

In a small commercial harbour in the south of France, two Moroccan sailors are watching over ferries that were abandoned by ship-owners. Young...

In this short film the director reflects on the feeling of being on the wrong path in your life, that you have no control over your own life. But...

For two centuries, the Sycamore Gap tree stood as an iconic sentinel along Hadrian's Wall, shaping the landscape and lives of Northumberland. Its...

In an age of chaos, destruction, and decay, the resurrection of nature was the last ray of vitality and a testament to survival. The film ventures...

Through an unsent letter, the author travels through time and recalls moments when love affected him intensely. Evocative images explore how pain and...

In intimate confessions and poetic imagery, the film transforms simple fruit into a profound metaphor for the eternal quest for meaning, love, power,...

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

An experimental film that reflects on the past, encourages audiences to live in the present and look into the future with optimism.

A poetic documentary in which the narrator must grapple with the grief and emotions following the death of a close friend.

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

A short film following Anthony, a young child from the small, rural town of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. We see him in different moments of...

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

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

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to...