Poetic Documentary Movies
- 2024
The Song of the Years to Come
The Song of the Years to Come02024HD
On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An ethno-fictional journey in which past and present...
- 2024
Wrong Way
Wrong Way102024HD
In this short film the director reflects on the feeling of being on the wrong path in your life, that you have no control over your own life. But...
- 1928
The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra
The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra6.41928HD
This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by...
- 1970
Con Traje y Sin Zapatos
Con Traje y Sin Zapatos01970HD
- 2019
The Scars
The Scars102019HD
The personal stories lived by the Uncle, the Father and the Son, respectively, form a tragic experience that is drawn along a line in time. This line...
- 2021
Life in a Day 2020
Life in a Day 20208.0362021HD
On July 25th, 2020, Ridley Scott and Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald invite you to be part of Life in a Day—a historic, global documentary...
- 1958
Glass
Glass7.4171958HD
This short documentary, shot in the glass factories of Leerdam and Schiedam, demonstrates how glass blowers do their work. But thanks to the superbly...
- 2016
Pickle
Pickle6.22016HD
An ode to man's capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence, displayed through the homegrown remedies...
- 2024
The Pool
The Pool02024HD
Bondi Icebergs is the most photographed pool in the world. This is where generations of children have learnt to swim, where the diehard have braved...
- 2023
California Light
California Light02023HD
One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.
- 2024
Roberto Pires: Êle Fêz O Cinema Baiano Nascer
Roberto Pires: Êle Fêz O Cinema Baiano Nascer02024HD
Before Cinema Novo revolutionized the Brazilian cinematic scenery, a young craftsman and Bahian filmmaker had already paved the way for the beginning...
- 1970
Necrology
Necrology5.71970HD
The faces of a 5:00 PM crowd descending via the Pan Am building escalators in one continuous shot. In old-fashioned black and white, these faces...
- 1929
Skyscraper Symphony
Skyscraper Symphony5.81929HD
A montage of the skyscrapers of Manhattan opens with a succession of stationary views of the upper portions of numerous buildings. This is followed...
- 2023
A Little Love
A Little Love102023HD
Through interspersed conversation and prose, this experimental documentary follows a poet and a neuroscientist as they explore the definition of...
- 2024
Walking
Walking02024HD
Tommy sets out to document walking. He meets a colorful cast of characters, attaches microphones to his feet, and contends with what it means to...
- 1970
Almas Silenciosas
Almas Silenciosas101970HD
- 2024
Entre a Lei e a Luta
Entre a Lei e a Luta92024HD
- 2016
Terra Firma
Terra Firma02016HD
In a small commercial harbour in the south of France, two Moroccan sailors are watching over ferries that were abandoned by ship-owners. Young...
- 1961
The Zoo
The Zoo6.91961HD
A perfect, fast and hilarious montage. Using images from Artis (Amsterdam Zoo), Bert Haanstra shows that a couple of similarities can be discovered...
- 2023
vvvamor
vvvamor8.52023HD
A formally free poetic documentary filmed through a summer depression in northern Portugal.