Documentary Filmmaking Movies

This short documentary follows historian Kate Taylor as she recounts John Wilkes Booth's final attempt to escape across the Potomac River.

In 1994, an earthquake hit Northridge. There was a lot of damage and the CSUN was also hit hard. This documentary shows what happened then through...

Mexico City was built on a lake, yet today it faces water scarcity. This film allows us to reflect on this contradiction. It also travels back in...

Five years ago, Nick and Mark received permission to excavate an old pond on Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest in Leytonstone,...

Shot shortly before and after the 2024 presidential election, 15 different people answer one question, "What will the United States be like in 10...

Archives from Swarm's Involving Heritage 2024 tour with Piri Reis in five cities on the island of Java.

An abstract perspective into two young South African workers in the heart of Johannesburg's industrial sector during Covid-19

Material filmed during and after the battle of Amman, in September 1970. The images document the rubble after the bombings, showing displaced people...

In 1970, Dennis Hopper shot 'The Last Movie' in Chinchero (Peru), an enigmatic Western about the possibility of an indigenous rebellion against a...

Jump Cut Jukebox is a highly stylized semi-fictional fly-on-the-wall documentary which was cobbled together from random bits of footage collected...

In the depths of the Louisiana swamps, Shelby lives an extraordinary life of adventure and survival. This documentary unveils his mysterious world of...

Filmed at Avebury Stone Circle, West Kennett Barrow, Silbury Hill, and The Cove, Avebury Wiltshire UK. A world heritage site, the location is home to...

Little Minds on the Prairie is a documentary capturing life through the eyes of a filmmaker growing up in a restless generation. Filmed from 2010...

A collaborative video and activism project between long-time community filmmaker Rebecca Garrett and Sanctuary, a church community drop-in, evolves...

The first gay pride march took place in New York City on June 28, 1970

Himurasak shares stories from communities in Tacloban affected by Typhoon Yolanda, from the collective memory and experiences of the locals...

Chapter One of this anthology embarks on a journey into the world of filmmaking, pulling back the curtain to reveal the complexities, passions, and...

An upcoming documentary on the Arizona screamo band Journal.

Anuj Malhotra and Chandan Sen's “Mayadweep” chronicles the diverse set of circumstances that resulted in the institution of the iconic...