THEME EXPLORATION

documentary essay

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orere orara
Orere orara
1971 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
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
Announcement
Announcement
1997 · Jean Rouch
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
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
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
1961 · Mai Zetterling
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
Oraon
Oraon
1957 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her essay films blur autobiography, philosophy, and observation to create deeply personal meditations on memory, aging, and human connection.

 Chris Marker France

He pioneered the essay film form using fragmented narratives, voice-over, and experimental montage to explore history, politics, and the nature of cinema itself.