THEME EXPLORATION

documentary realism

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
1997 · Jean Rouch
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Ted
Ted
2012 · Seth MacFarlane
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
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
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Justin Tipping U.S.

Grounded storytelling that captures street-level authenticity and interpersonal dynamics with unflinching honesty.

 Kon Ichikawa Japanese

Ichikawa synthesizes documentary precision with narrative depth to expose war's dehumanizing brutality.

 Michael Winterbottom UK

Winterbottom blends documentary urgency with narrative fiction to explore contemporary political and social crises.