Documentary Feature

A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. Such films were originally shot on film stock—the only medium available—but now include video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video, made into a TV show or released for screening in cinemas. “Documentary” has been described as a “filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception” that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.

U.S. and foreign films

The English film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed. Foreign-language films are subtitled in English.

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Dubliner

Linda Rosenfeld | Russian Federation | 01:03:52 | 2021 English The film “Dubliner”, 2019 (Ireland/Russia/France/Italy) is a tribute to Stephen Keenan, Irish freediver who set a few national records in freediving and was considered among the best safety divers on the planet. Stephen Keenan had a fatal blackout on the 22nd of July 2017 in… Read more »

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All Around Us

As we follow Psychic/Medium Seth Michael through his life starting with learning about his childhood, we quickly find out that Seth is not your typical, everyday person. He is one with psychic/medium and empath abilities. Through his struggles and triumphs, we witness the healing Seth brings through his gifts to others while meeting the people… Read more »

Celso Antônio, Brazilian

The documentary is an immersion in the trajectory of the Maranese sculptor Celso Antônio de Menezes, who lived between 1896 and 1984 and intensively participated of the modernist movement, along with Di Cavalcanti, Anita Malfatti, Manuel Bandeira, among others. Although acclaimed as an important avant-garde artist, his work today is held hostage by the unknown…. Read more »

CONFRA

In 1952, Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate), along with six other friends, started the Pyrates Confraternity at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Supreme Eiye Confraternity began in 1963, and the Buccaneers Confraternity in 1972. Some other groups emerged later, and they all coexisted peacefully on the campuses. However, in the 1980s, things changed. And ever… Read more »

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Truth Be Told: Irving Norman and the Human Predicament

Ray Day | United States | 01:02:00 | 2020 English Social-Surrealist artist Irving Norman, (1906-1989) lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay area where for 50 years he worked tirelessly creating over 200 oil and watercolor canvases both large, with amazing detail and always about socially relevant themes. Composer Maikel Garcia Despaigne

Voices from Vietnam

Mark Biggs | United States | 00:52:05 | 2021 English In March 1967, Lt. Larry Rottmann deployed to Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division. For the next 30 years, like so many other Americans and Vietnamese, he struggled to make sense of that war. Seeking answers and some semblance of personal peace, he returned to… Read more »

Intimate Violence

Nolan Zunk | United States | 01:43:47 | 2021 English Co-director Stephanie Sandberg Cast Ellen Gerstein Lisa Richards Producer Shawn Paul Evans

Max In Space – 12 Conversations With the Artist Max Dean

Max Dean is a preeminent Canadian artist whose multidisciplinary work has startled, engaged and intrigued for decades. This documentary in the form of 12 conversations in 12 spaces over the course of one year follows Dean from studio to exhibition spaces and even into Lake Ontario to capture a year in the life of an… Read more »

Message in a Bottle

Sent to the forest to give remedial lessons to the Pygmee children, a teacher from the city of Yaounde decides to use music to bring the students back to school.

Open Mic Dublin – The Movie

This documentary is the result of a two-year comprehensive examination of the open mic scene in Dublin, Ireland. The stories are great, the talent is astounding and the origins from 25 years ago is a surprise and delight. The whole film is awash with revealing interviews and superb music and poetry, captured live and in… Read more »