Documentary Filmmaking Movies

What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied...

BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen...

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

Emerging from the depths of the film industry, the Mad Max saga became an instant cult classic after the release of the first film in 1979. These...

Directed by Jacob Miguel, "PUNK ROCK LOTTERY" embarks on a mission to capture the rapid growth of an annual event known as "The Punk Rock Lottery" in...

Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple....

A documentary maker from Norwegian TV meets resistance when she contacts a group of activists in good faith to tell a story that is not her own.

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local...

A documentary following three young nascent drag artists as they navigate a rising queer scene in Norwich City - a place wherein they express their...

The true story of a young teenage girl whose mother is incarcerated for murder. Living in a Catholic Children's home run by an order of nuns, she...

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

Shot entirely from an apartment window during the first month of New York City’s “Shelter in Place” directive, this film is a...

A Paul Joyce documentary with Peter Bogdanovich

Over the span of a year, filmmakers Marte(Norway) and Jéro (South Korea) exchange visual letters, documenting their everyday lives.

The film takes a look at the daily lives of people in more than two dozen countries around the world during the course of a week. In the film,...

In the absence of any physical connection, this short explores alternative forms of contact among neighbors by making use of an old 16mm camera, a...

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in...

The film shows the behind-the-scenes process of making a documentary about an author known for their autofiction stories. By including its own...