Observational Documentary Movies

A cat lounges on a chair, while the sound of birdsong and traffic echoes through a window.

The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their...

Features gourmets chowing down on bats, voodoo practitioners, a chap who has a fetish for being covered in bees and a gal who has the Eiffel Tower...

On September 11, 2001, the unimaginable transpired when devastating attacks on the World Trade Center forced the shutdown of the entire U.S....

Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and...

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly...

What would Jesus preach in the 21st century? Who would his disciples be? And how would today's society respond to the return of the Son of God? With...

The Spectacle is a short reflective documentary that explores the world of modern tourism. Filmed in various locations across Europe, the documentary...

An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert land grabs by some of the world’s most powerful...

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and...

An intimate portrait of an old man coming to terms with own mortality and letting go off his magnum opus - his garden. Living through an autumn of...

The "gravity" nightmare is becoming a reality: tons of rocket and satellite parts have been scattered into space over the past 60 years. The...

Secret territories still exist in France today. This film is a personal quest, the story of a crazy gamble taken by a passionate dreamer, an...

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

The White Planet or in French, La Planète Blanche, is a 2006 documentary about the wildlife of the Arctic. It shows interactions between...

The story of a Warlpiri woman, Audrey, and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for...

In this emotionally compelling documentary, Sister Helen opens a private home for recovering addicts and alcoholics in the South Bronx after the...