Movies: Documentary filmmaking

Set in the semi-arid village near the Haryana-Rajasthan border, Gangu and his family of agricultural bonded labours are not given access to water for bathing. This leads to a rise in conflict and anger into an eventual tragedy....

The crews are called to shoot a film, but no one has the script, shooting schedule, food, or even actor. The director also has nothing but urge to film so as always, unpleasant things happened....

Filming for this picture took place in Russia over the course of a quarter of a century: in 2000, 2010 and 2022. The film is preceded by an epigraph: “The fate of every person depends on the country where they live, just as the fate of a country depe...

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A landscape film about a golf course. Shot in the spring of 2025....

Five years ago, Nick and Mark received permission to excavate an old pond on Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest in Leytonstone, East London. This area has a rich history of activism, with past protests here credited for helping la...

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Documentary about Japanese film director Shohei Imamura....

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In this short documentary film, the activation of grandma's memory is explored by revisiting old pictures of her loved ones....

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An aspiring filmmaker interrogates her father, a seasoned director stuck in creative limbo, about his unfinished project - an investigative documentary entering its 13th year of production....

This photography-based short film depicts a part of Athens that remains hidden from the glamour of Hollywood films....

Many years ago, a group of friends started a journey. This documentary looks back at unique hobby that forged an unbreakable brotherhood....

In 2010, the Mariemont Boys Cross Country team tries to repeat the historic season they had in 2009 after they lose their top two runners....

Documentary about emigration between the Canary Islands and Cuba during the late 19th century and early 20th century....

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 appears to be a story about a Chinese family cursed for allowing Western influence through the door, proves...

Outtakes, commentary from Zefier's third film: Jo; or The Act of Riding a Bike....

This short documentary explores the intimate and unconventional life of my grandmother and her relationship with magic and with the love of her life. With nearly 40 years between them and a union that never reached the altar, the story unfolds in a t...