Documentary Filmmaking Movies

The documentary Rouch's Gang follows the film crew and provides a glimpse behind the scenes as Jean Rouch and his four friends from Niger make their...

The Purdue men's basketball team enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2023-24, reaching the National Championship game and winning a school-record 34...

This film shot by Michael Pilz between 1964 and 2005 is a meditative documentary in which personal images can be read as the director's way to...

An intimate confession of a girl who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 23, created as an assignment for a Documentary Film course. In the...

Shot shortly before and after the 2024 presidential election, 15 different people answer one question, "What will the United States be like in 10...

Found footage Horror film about two student filmmakers making a documentary about the Ribbersford woods murders that happened in 2006. Sally Edwards...

A glimpse into the existential angst of an idyllic summer.

In September 2017 three actor roommates disappeared near their apartment in Toronto, Canada while shooting a home documentary trying to get YouTube...

Extreme Beachcombing is an intimate portrait of retired plumber John Anderson and his 46-year obsession with collecting manmade objects that wash up...

A short anecdotal documentary about the nature of destruction, a debilitating deadlock of humanity.

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

Mariam Shahin has been making films about Gaza for over thirty years. When she moved to Gaza in 2005, she felt a powerful sense of optimism following...

The documentary follows the journey of workers in the city of São Paulo whose crafts have been passed down from generation to generation. Amid...

Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of...

A documentary on the students willing to race against time.

This documentary film traces the struggle of Indian auto workers of the Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near Delhi, in forming a union....

A meditation on memory around Iceland's famous Ring Road.

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

A glimpse into the parkour journey of Malik Osborn.