Documentary Filmmaking Movies

Regina Celia Paradise, an iconic old lady, hires a film crew to record the testimony of her own will.

Documentary by Juan Francisco de Lasa about a pioneer of Spanish cinema. Gelabert attended one of the first sessions of the Lumière's...

In the depths of the Louisiana swamps, Shelby lives an extraordinary life of adventure and survival. This documentary unveils his mysterious world of...

A day in a retirement home.

A group of queer Latinx skaters struggle with crippling mental health and societal expectations in Southern California. In their local skate...

There are very few icons in Argentine culture capable of appealing to both popular and elitist tastes. Leonardo Favio was undoubtedly one of them. An...

Three documentary makers, are heading home from Burning Man in their RV and decide to pull off into the desert to camp for the night. Things get...

This short documentary explores the intimate and unconventional life of my grandmother and her relationship with magic and with the love of her life....

In 1996, Women's Educational Media released their groundbreaking documentary Its Elementary-Talking About Gay Issues in School. It's Still Elementary...

Discovered in 1990, the clandestine grave at the Dom Bosco cemetery in Perus is a symbol of the violence and repression of the 1964 military...

In response to a humorous and heartfelt letter that he sent to his son in high school to wish them good luck in their GCSE exams, M.J Connor decides...

Is there a mental health crisis in agriculture in Colorado? Farming and ranching has become increasingly difficult over the years. An industry that...

A unique portrait of New York's iconic Raoul's Restaurant - told through the eyes of a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur who was trying to...

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl method’ is conveyed here vividly and...

A look-back at popular French movie "La Boum" (The Party).

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a...

A short documentary about a local Drogheda barbershop owner, detailing his history, taste in music and the history of the shop all while having a...

Two amateur film-makers find the movie they thought they were making, is actually making them.