Observational Documentary Movies

A tiny parcel shop in Berlin, which sends packages to faraway loved ones, offers the city’s Georgian community a slice of home.

"Smoke Signals" follows the volunteers at High Point Lookout, one of the last remaining fire lookout towers in California. Alternating between the...

A retired bricklayer wants his grandson, who lives hundreds of miles away, to stay with him. Will he convince the young man despite the lack of...

As winter approaches and the seasonal drought hits his small business, Massimo - a lifelong farmer living with his 90-year-old mother on Villa...

Lipstick, which has been around since the beginning of time and over the centuries has been considered both a symbol of power and an instrument of...

Our planet is running out of drinking water. Only a vanishingly small proportion of the world's water is available as usable fresh water. This...

This is the story of a team of 40 agents facing 4,000 job seekers at a job centre in the Parisian suburbs. Samia, Corinne, Thierry, Zuleika must...

Interspersing daily life during the occupation with the fight for rights, the documentary follows the Warao indigenous people and portrays their...

Every year, the most beautiful, best and proudest representatives of German youth meet in Dresden to take to the streets together.

A documentary film on Kasimedu fish market, Chennai

During the pandemic, a 14 year old boy remains stuck in his school dormitory while his mother tries to contact him.

The film consists of video tapes made by the filmmaker’s father documenting daily scenes of family life, family celebrations, and holidays over...

This documentary profiles a Maine craftsman and his son, who are among the last practitioners of the art of wooden boat building.

Roger Boussinot directed this episode of the French television show Italiques, which features an overview of the art and career of Fantastic Planet...