Observational Documentary Movies

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

A short documentary about the behaviour of Japanese primary school students.

Suicide is one of the world's leading causes of death, with almost 800,000 people taking their own lives every year, not counting those who go...

Amina, Sami and Jennyfer are high school students in the Paris suburbs, in 93. At the initiative of 3 of their teachers, they embark on an...

A tiny parcel shop in Berlin, which sends packages to faraway loved ones, offers the city’s Georgian community a slice of home.

Explores the Pyramids of Giza as Egyptologists try to unravel the mysteries and decipher the clues behind these stone giants built over 4,500 years...

When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their...

In Dark Green we follow conservationist and storyteller Paul Rosolie deep into the jungle of the Amazon, risking his life to learn more on this last...

In November 2018, the news of the death of a 27-year-old American on the shore of a small island in the Indian Ocean went around the planet. Clash of...

Moullet explores the causes and consequences of cases of mental disorders that were especially numerous in the Southern Alps.

In March 2023, despite a flush of police raids and arrests in the struggle against Cop City in Atlanta, the Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival gathered...

Stunning stories from the unusual life of the Ural owl, a mysterious nocturnal predator that can fearlessly attack even humans. Set over a period of...

A documentary that chronicles life's natural unfolding when a family tries to live by the seasons instead of by the clock.

Irish director Donagh Coleman explores the extraordinary phenomenon of Tukdam, whereby some Tibetan Buddhist practitioners are able to forestall...

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into...