Poetic Documentary Movies

A poetic documentary which explores the relationship between a person and their past, the autistic experience and the teenage sense of self.

The filmmaker, Alexandros Papathanasiou, travels to Crete to meet Lefteris Eliakis, a guerrilla fighter during the Greek Civil War and a political...

A short anecdotal documentary about the nature of destruction, a debilitating deadlock of humanity.

The second half of Gustav Deutsch's experimental Film ist. series, constructing new narratives and moods out of existing footage, mostly from early...

For years I've been looking for the means to capture everyday life just as it is perceived through a glance from the street. Twenty years ago, you...

One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.

Exploration of the ordinary lives led by women of different classes—a college professor, an unmarried woman, and a seasoned drama artist. They...

Meditative and quiet movie about transphormations of Dnipro river in Ukraine, that touches theme of collective versus individual rights, filmed in...

Don't try to understand it. With an experimental visual aesthetic, Ninin invites you to reflect on the fleetingness of existence and the ephemeral...

An experimental film that reflects on the past, encourages audiences to live in the present and look into the future with optimism.

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An ethno-fictional journey in which past and present...

A short documentary that discusses gender and reconciling with the past.

Two street artists with contrasting intentions about the artform tell the relevance of street art in society while accompanied by an enigmatic...

An encounter with the last shamans of Bolivia's Beni River Valley brings the audience on an intimate spiritual journey through the Amazon Rainforest....