Observational Documentary Movies

An observational documentary, shot on high-contrast black and white 16mm film, about a largely undeveloped river in southeastern North Carolina that...

As an avid endurance athlete and someone who is always seeking the next challenge, Justin Kinner was naturally drawn to the Grand Slam of...

The inhabitants of a lobstering village in Maine all have one thing on their minds: their impending deaths.

Like crocodiles pulling zebra into the Mara River and like Orcas beaching themselves to capture sea lions, the aerial attacks of great white sharks...

The film is a documentary on the day April 17, 2013, when West, a small farm community in Texas was changed forever by a devastating explosion.

Life in These Days is a documentary short film exploring the changing reality of childhood in modern cities. As urban spaces become increasingly...

After a failed suicide attempt and time in a psychiatric hospital, Raffael, a young father, decides that he must create his own “missing...

From the slow waitings for opening of the big top to the loneliness in the dressing room backstage, Abuhadba follows the life of a small circus in...

Does Europe also have its own animistic heritage, like Pachamama in South America and Shinto in Japan? If so, which one? In the Misty Lands, i.e....

In this film, we get to know the socially engaged sculptor Asbjørn Høglund, who has made a deep impression through his contributions to...

Sixteen best friends from across the planet meet for the first time and experience loss, love, and grief through the power of live music. Can they...

In a rapidly changing America where mass inequality and dwindling opportunity have devastated the black working class, three Detroit men must fight...

In the coastal village of Amed, Bali, life moves to a rhythm set by the sea and the volcano. However, an unexpected change is taking shape on the...

A documentary exploring the relationship between devotion, dairy, and modern Hindu practice through the lens of Krishna consciousness in contemporary...

An observational documentary follows a pack of canines inhabiting the dynamic crossroads between the urban landscape and the natural world along the...

Every year, the most beautiful, best and proudest representatives of German youth meet in Dresden to take to the streets together.

The adults and children who reside in the South African village of "Sparrow Village", enjoy a day of tranquility and peace in this free roaming...