Observational Documentary Movies

A look at the routine activities of the diplomats and electronics technicians who operate the U.S. Sinai Field Mission, the early warning system...

The race for supremacy in the age of artificial intelligence is on: between the USA, China and Europe. Between big tech companies and start-ups. Who...

This documentary profiles a Maine craftsman and his son, who are among the last practitioners of the art of wooden boat building.

A look back at the encounter between the King, then a conscript in Germany, and a 14-year-old “nymphet“ who became his wife, for better...

After traveling the globe to highlight low-tech, Corentin de Chatelperron has set himself a new challenge: to live independently, alone for four...

Suicide is one of the world's leading causes of death, with almost 800,000 people taking their own lives every year, not counting those who go...

In this documentary by Coline Serreau, known for her feature film Why Not?, a selection of Frenchwomen in characteristically no-win situations...

Ivo, a young Argentine of Chinese descent, dreams of becoming a filmmaker, but his family's supermarket leaves little room for his ambitions. Caught...

Filmed in Paris in 1964, this documentary short follows two fifteen-year-old girls from the city’s 16th arrondissement as they move through...

Most Australians know about the Mabo and Wik decisions, but few know much about the decision makers — The High Court of Australia. Having...

In November 2018, the news of the death of a 27-year-old American on the shore of a small island in the Indian Ocean went around the planet. Clash of...

Is Taiwan the scene of the next bloody war? A Chinese attack could trigger a conflict between the superpowers. How great is the danger of a Chinese...

The director films their neighborhood over the course of a day