THEME EXPLORATION

Documentary exploration

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Boulevards d'Afrique
Boulevards d'Afrique
1989 · Jean Rouch
My Jules Verne
My Jules Verne
2005 · Patricio Guzmán
The Twenty-Four Dollar Island
The Twenty-Four Dollar Island
1927 · Robert Flaherty
The Silent World
The Silent World
1956 · Louis Malle
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Michael Jelenic
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore human obsession, nature's mysteries, and the boundaries between reality and madness through deeply personal investigations.

 Agnès Varda France

She pioneered poetic documentary-essay hybrids that explore memory, identity, and everyday life with intimate curiosity and philosophical depth.

 Len Wiseman United States

His observational documentaries provide unflinching, immersive explorations of institutions and human behavior without narration or editorializing.