Documentary Filmmaking Movies

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

The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian...

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...

Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before. Featuring never-before-seen archival...

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault...

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some...

Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary...

In the year of 2022, a late teenager and their friends film moments they would prefer not to forget: their long season.

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...

In 1945, two young American soldiers, brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg, are commissioned to collect filmed and recorded evidence of the horrors...

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after...

An unsung pioneer of 1970s Texas Progressive Country, Steven Fromholz had a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Revered by legends...

A documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted...

Documentary made a year before the great international pandemic, Bruno Ferreira follows a couple who work as jugglers at traffic lights

Short documentary about true bugs and humans. Short film is also a compassion practice and small journey from human perspective to other playful ways...

Binary is a documentary composed of two stages: the nature and the city. It is a journey that represents the paradox of communication.

A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

A documentary about the comedy clubs reopening in NYC and getting back to some sense of normalcy.