Observational Cinema Movies

The innocent lines of a young girl’s diary recount the visit of her father’s colleagues, the games played in the garden, and the weight...

Tracing the process through which cattle and sheep become consumer goods, Frederick Wiseman's deep dive depicts the processing and transportation of...

Shots from a trip in Maine both distorted and regular. Whether it be the wild or modern places

“Olive” is a short documentary that follows Olive Hagemeier, an energetic woman, on her daily routine of salvaging, repackaging and...

The diary of Takuya Ogushi, a 18 years old Japanese, who begins his new life as a sumo wrestler.

Across the seasons, the film gives an account of life and work and the animals and visitors at Zurich Zoo, an institution that is one of the leading...

Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of...

In a quiet Rajasthani village, young Ali clings to his cricket bat as his friends chase it. What starts as playful mischief reveals a film crew...

Shot in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and bound by elements of fiction, this unexpected documentary short is a glimpse into...

A sole bird sits atop a spire, observing those around them.

Short experimental film that captures glimpses of everyday reality and, in this process, encourages the viewer to poetically observe these details.

This film is an exercise in observational cinema and it's emotional effect on the viewer. Shot on iPhone 11 and completed within a two hour timeframe.

In March 2023, despite a flush of police raids and arrests in the struggle against Cop City in Atlanta, the Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival gathered...

In a near future shaped by a five-degree rise in global temperature, Raj moves through a flooded Singapore, his body already showing signs of...

A mixture of documentary and fiction as seen through the eyes of a non-participant observer, this drama presents the life of the fisherman Maldonado....

A story of life and death, featuring Lozinski's six-year-old son Tomaszek and elderly people spending time on the benches of a Warsaw park. Riding...

A boy stands in a field, flying his kite.

A lonely man falls in love with his ChatGPT companion, challenging the boundaries of love and what it means to be human.