THEME EXPLORATION

process documentation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Len Wiseman USA

His observational documentaries meticulously capture institutional processes—from hospitals to courts—revealing how systems actually function through patient documentation.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films document the gradual processes of human adaptation and survival, capturing the incremental steps through which people navigate economic and social systems.