Movies: Documentary filmmaking

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 call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged i...

An exciting and colorful glimpse into the lives of the emerging voices of Mexico City's drag scene. We meet Andromeda Dugay, a trans woman from Coahuila who arrives in the city to fulfill her dreams of becoming a star; and Clover Clow, the matriarch ...

"Turntables" explores the vibrant world of vinyl records through Vishwas, a dedicated store manager in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. Amidst the bustling streets, Vishwas shares his passion for analog music, fostering a community united by the timeless allure...

Assassinated Lebanese intellectual Mahdi Amel — often dubbed “the Arab Gramsci” — famously said: “He who resists is never defeated.” What use is his thought to us today, and what is our responsibility as image makers to Gaza?...

Telugu Film Director Vamsy Shares the Story of Actor Rajanala....

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...

In the uncertainty of Indonesian football conditions, Aldian is trying to survive amidst the league stoppage while Ronaldo strives to become a football athlete....

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Fragments of interesting people and things amongst a handful of D train stops in Queens, New York. Filmed on Super 8 mm....

In this documentary the poet Nelson Castelo is filmed in the intimacy of his home and reflects a little about himself....

Plagued by injuries, former world champion powerlifter Kirill Sakharov re-examines his origins and mentality as he seeks to overcome self-doubt and return stronger....

Religious imagery in Curado I, a small neighbourhood in the northeast of Brazil....

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

Confronted by retirement, a fourth generation fisherman grapples with the selling of the boat he built with his father....

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

Brazil is going through a political crisis which even representatives of our institutions reproduce speeches that seek to criminalize social movements by framing them as terrorists. The short "Teto Pra Quem" seeks to question the brutality of common ...

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

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar’s short film documents one audience’s response to its first f...

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

Trevor spends a week away from home to spend some time writing and hiking....