THEME EXPLORATION

documentary-style

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Executioners from Shaolin

Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau

Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog

Underwater Impressions

Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman

Astronomers From My Neighborhood

Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán

The Sound of Claudia Schiffer

The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg

Action et Réaction

Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg

Year of the Devil

Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka

Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis

Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader

12 Photographers

12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Werner Herzog Germany

His films blur fiction and documentary through poetic exploration of obsession, nature, and human struggle in remote landscapes.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

He employs documentary-style realism with non-professional actors to authentically capture social injustice and working-class life.

Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films use documentary aesthetics, non-professional actors, and handheld cameras to create intimate portraits of marginalized communities.