THEME EXPLORATION

documentary investigation

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes
1967 · Shohei Imamura
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel
2014 · Michael Winterbottom
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
2019 · Jordan Hill
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
The Protagonists
The Protagonists
1999 · Luca Guadagnino
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
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
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Announcement
Announcement
1997 · Jean Rouch
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jordan Hill

Investigative documentarian who uncovers alternative narratives around iconic figures and unexplained phenomena.

 Len Wiseman United States

Pioneer of observational documentary who investigates institutional systems and human behavior through unflinching, lengthy examinations of prisons, hospitals, and government agencies.

 Richard Curtis United Kingdom

Constructs complex investigative narratives that interrogate power structures, ideology, and hidden histories through archival footage and bold analytical montage.