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    A.K. 1985 POSTER

    A.K.

    1985

    French

    3

    Biography

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    History

    making of

    movie business

    portrait of an artist

    Chris Marker Chris Marker Director Teruyo Nogami Teruyo Nogami as Self Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa as Self Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Self Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda as Self
    An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
    All I Had Was Nothingness 2025 POSTER

    All I Had Was Nothingness

    2025

    French

    2

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    film about film

    film about filmmaking

    filmmaking

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    portrait of a filmmaker

    War

    Guillaume Ribot Guillaume Ribot Director Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann as Self
    Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the untold, using only Lanzmann’s words and unseen footage from the masterpiece.
    Je n'avais que le néant - Shoah par Lanzmann 2025 POSTER

    Je n'avais que le néant - Shoah par Lanzmann

    2025

    French

    1

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    film about film

    film about filmmaking

    filmmaking

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    portrait of a filmmaker

    War

    Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the untold, using only Lanzmann’s words and unseen footage from the masterpiece.
    Breakdown: 1975 2025 POSTER

    Breakdown: 1975

    2025

    English

    2

    62%

    1970s

    cultural revolution

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    film critic

    groundbreaking

    new american cinema

    In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
    Opus Zero 2017 POSTER

    Opus Zero

    2017

    Spanish

    4.8

    10

    42%

    Action

    composer

    Crime

    dead father

    documentary filmmaking

    Drama

    Fantasy

    mexican desert

    narration

    rural setting

    Daniel Graham Daniel Graham Director Cassandra Ciangherotti Cassandra Ciangherotti as Fernanda Leonardo Ortizgris Leonardo Ortizgris as Gilles Irene Azuela Irene Azuela as Maia Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Paul
    Paul, an American composer, arrives in the desert town of Real de Catorce where his father recently died. For the past ten years, Paul has been consumed with the task of composing an ending for the masterpiece of an early twentieth century musician. Being isolated from the world, he sees an opportunity to finish the symphony. However, Paul is caught up in a new mystery, the disappearance thirty years ago of a woman named Marianne.
    Use Me 2019 POSTER

    Use Me

    2019

    English

    4.2

    14

    100%

    72%

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaker

    found footage

    humiliation

    nsfw

    sex worker

    Thriller

    Julian Shaw Julian Shaw Director Ceara Lynch Ceara Lynch as Ceara Jonathon Green Jonathon Green as Dr. Brian Westlake Joseph D. Reitman Joseph D. Reitman as Luke Adore Sarah Armanious Sarah Armanious as Rose
    An ambitious filmmaker discovers the darkest parts of himself while making a documentary about a beautiful woman who humiliates men for money.
    Tread 2019 POSTER

    Tread

    2019

    English

    7.1

    9

    92%

    85%

    Action

    bulldozer

    colorado

    Crime

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    rampage

    tank

    vendetta

    Paul Solet Paul Solet Director JohnRobert Schoen JohnRobert Schoen as Glenn Trainor Robert Fleet Robert Fleet as Marvin Heemeyer reenactor) Marvin Heemeyer Marvin Heemeyer as Self Teresa Riley Teresa Riley as Self - Librarian
    Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.
    Flannery 2019 POSTER

    Flannery

    2019

    English

    7.3

    3

    74%

    100%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    historical

    historical figure

    literature

    writing

    Mark Bosco Mark Bosco Director Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen as Flannery Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien as Self Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Self Brad Dourif Brad Dourif as Self
    Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered journals, and interviews with Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilton Als, and more.
    Real Cases of Shadow People: The Sarah McCormick Story 2019 POSTER

    Real Cases of Shadow People: The Sarah McCormick Story

    2019

    English

    3.4

    26

    Action

    disappearance

    documentary filmmaking

    film crew

    found footage

    Horror

    Mystery

    shadow people

    Thriller

    video surveillance

    Joseph Mazzaferro Joseph Mazzaferro Director Randy Herman Randy Herman as Clip 2 Lisa Mcconnell Lisa Mcconnell as Clip 4 Michael Kenneth Fahr Michael Kenneth Fahr as Clip 5 Joseph Mazzaferro Joseph Mazzaferro as kyle Miller
    Three students went missing in October 2018. Sarah McCormick, Kyle Miller, Joseph Moore. Authorities have now come forward with the information that video surveillance was found inside of the abandoned Yost home that shows the crews last few moments documenting the Shadow People before their mysterious disappearance.
    Survival of the Film Freaks 2018 POSTER

    Survival of the Film Freaks

    2018

    English

    6.8

    2

    95%

    Action

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    Bill Fulkerson Bill Fulkerson Director Ted Raimi Ted Raimi as Self Chris Gore Chris Gore as Self BJ McDonnell BJ McDonnell as Self Kansas Bowling Kansas Bowling as Self
    Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. Through interviews and fan events, the documentary will trace decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies.
    One Child Left Behind: The APS Teaching Scandal 2020 POSTER

    One Child Left Behind: The APS Teaching Scandal

    2020

    English

    6.3

    2

    Action

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    education

    scandal

    social documentary

    Jodi Gomes Jodi Gomes Director Diane Ravitch Diane Ravitch as Lamar Waldron Lamar Waldron as Gerald Griggs Gerald Griggs as Self
    In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislations called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one of the most complex scandals in American history.
    River's End: California's Latest Water War 2021 POSTER

    River's End: California's Latest Water War

    2021

    English

    8.1

    3

    Action

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    human vs nature

    river

    water supply

    Jacob Morrison Jacob Morrison Director Delanna Studi Delanna Studi as Narrator Char Miller Char Miller as Self Alan Bacock Alan Bacock as Self Peter H. Gleick Peter H. Gleick as Self - Scientist and Author
    A documentary that reveals California's complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and how moneyed interests game the system. Constant battling over uncertain water supplies heralds an impending crisis—not just in California, but around the world.
    Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy 2020 POSTER

    Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

    2020

    English

    7.0

    90%

    Action

    biography

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    juilliard

    moni yakim

    teacher

    Rauzar Alexander Rauzar Alexander Director Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain as Self Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac as Self Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Self Kevin Kline Kevin Kline as Self
    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 under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, United States' greatest performing arts school. This compelling portrait of the master teacher - the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division - takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and his wife Mina pour their love and passion into preparing the next generation of actors for the spotlight.
    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 2019 POSTER

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    2019

    English

    7.1

    32

    100%

    32%

    Action

    behind the scenes

    creative process

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    making of

    movie making

    Jeanie Finlay Jeanie Finlay Director Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke as Herself Jason Momoa Jason Momoa as Himself Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen as Himself Sean Bean Sean Bean as Himself
    For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” chronicling the creation of the show’s most ambitious and complicated season. Debuting one week after the series 8 finale, GAME OF THRONES: THE LAST WATCH delves deep into the mud and blood to reveal the tears and triumphs involved in the challenge of bringing the fantasy world of Westeros to life in the very real studios, fields and car-parks of Northern Ireland. Made with unprecedented access, GAME OF THRONES: THE LAST WATCH is an up-close and personal portrait from the trenches of production, following the crew and the cast as they contend with extreme weather, punishing deadlines and an ever-excited fandom hungry for spoilers. Much more than a “making of” documentary, this is a funny, heartbreaking story, told with wit and intimacy, about the bittersweet pleasures of what it means to create a world – and then have to say goodbye to it.
    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno 2009 POSTER

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    2009

    French

    7.4

    4

    100%

    82%

    Action

    archive footage

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    interview

    making of

    woman director

    Serge Bromberg Serge Bromberg Director André Luguet André Luguet as Duhamel Bernard Blier Bernard Blier as Self Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as Self Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras as Self - Interviewee
    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 three weeks the production collapsed. This documentary presents Inferno's incredible expressionistic original rushes, screen tests, and on-location footage, whilst also reconstructing Clouzot's original vision, and shedding light on the ill-fated endeavor through interviews, dramatizations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot's own notes.
    Bet Raise Fold 2013 POSTER

    Bet Raise Fold

    2013

    English

    7.2

    Action

    Crime

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    Drama

    online gaming

    poker

    Sport

    Ryan Firpo Ryan Firpo Director Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu as Self Danielle Andersen Danielle Andersen as Self Tony Dunst Tony Dunst as Self Aaron Groben Aaron Groben as Viktor Blom
    BET RAISE FOLD: The Story of Online Poker is a feature documentary that follows a new generation of Internet poker professionals during the meteoric rise and sudden crash of the multibillion dollar online poker industry of the 2000s.
    Friedkin Uncut 2018 POSTER

    Friedkin Uncut

    2018

    English

    7.1

    6

    85%

    88%

    biography

    Biography

    director

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    historical figure

    History

    semi autobiographical

    semi-biographical

    Francesco Zippel Francesco Zippel Director Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey as Self Gina Gershon Gina Gershon as Self Juno Temple Juno Temple as Self Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Self
    An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Killer Joe. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and the stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career.
    Body Parts 2022 POSTER

    Body Parts

    2022

    English

    6.2

    4

    87%

    behind the scenes

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    female director

    filming

    History

    photoshoot

    woman director

    Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Director Guinevere Turner Guinevere Turner as Self Jim Frohna Jim Frohna as Self Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Arquette as Self Emily Meade Emily Meade as Self
    An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and tracing the legacy of exploitation of women in the entertainment industry.
    The Pervert's Guide to Cinema 2006 POSTER

    The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

    2006

    English

    7.8

    6

    87%

    86%

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    philosophy

    pop culture

    psychoanalysis

    sigmund freud

    Sophie Fiennes Sophie Fiennes Director Slavoj Zizek Slavoj Zizek as Self
    A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.
    Expedition China 2017 POSTER

    Expedition China

    2017

    English

    6.6

    1

    china

    documentary

    Documentary

    documentary film

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    wildlife photographer

    Ben Wallis Ben Wallis Director Maggie Q Maggie Q as Narrator Rolf Steinmann Rolf Steinmann as Self Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Self Steven Ballantyne Steven Ballantyne as Self
    Expedition China invites you on location in some of the world's most intense, hard-to-reach environments with the filmmakers of Disneynature's big-screen adventure Born in China.
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