THEME EXPLORATION

documentary journey

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gray’s Anatomy
Gray’s Anatomy
1996 · Steven Soderbergh
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films blur documentary and personal philosophy, transforming journeys into profound explorations of human obsession and the limits of civilization.

 Agnès Varda France

She pioneered the essay-documentary form, using personal wandering and reflection to create intimate, poetic journeys through landscape, memory, and human connection.

 Len Wiseman United States

His immersive observational documentaries take viewers on deep journeys into institutions and communities, revealing the complexity of human systems through patient, unmediated exploration.