Poetic Documentary Movies

  • 1983
    Koyaanisqatsi

    Koyaanisqatsi

    Koyaanisqatsi

    7.91983HD

    Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem...

    Koyaanisqatsi
  • 2011
    Samsara

    Samsara

    Samsara

    8.12011HD

    Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied...

    Samsara
  • 2002
    Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

    6.1252002HD

    A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

    Naqoyqatsi
  • 1938
    Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

    Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

    Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

    6.91938HD

    Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form....

    Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
  • 1988
    Powaqqatsi

    Powaqqatsi

    Powaqqatsi

    7.31988HD

    An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

    Powaqqatsi
  • 1992
    Baraka

    Baraka

    Baraka

    8.21992HD

    A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of...

    Baraka
  • 1983
    Sans Soleil

    Sans Soleil

    Sans Soleil

    7.41983HD

    A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan,...

    Sans Soleil
  • 1930
    À propos de Nice

    À propos de Nice

    À propos de Nice

    6.8751930HD

    What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, especially its...

    À propos de Nice
  • 1996
    Microcosmos

    Microcosmos

    Microcosmos

    7.51996HD

    A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting...

    Microcosmos
  • 2011
    Life in a Day

    Life in a Day

    Life in a Day

    7.22011HD

    A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th...

    Life in a Day
  • 1938
    Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

    Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

    Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

    6.7041938HD

    Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form....

    Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
  • 1985
    Chronos

    Chronos

    Chronos

    7.481985HD

    Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history...

    Chronos
  • 1927
    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    7.51927HD

    A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions...

    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
  • 2023
    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    62023HD

    May Pang lovingly recounts her life in rock & roll and the whirlwind 18 months spent as friend, lover, and confidante to one of the towering figures...

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
  • 1929
    Rain

    Rain

    Rain

    7.4311929HD

    A lyrical portrait of Amsterdam and its changing appearance during a rain-shower.

    Rain
  • 1971
    Fata Morgana

    Fata Morgana

    Fata Morgana

    6.61971HD

    Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing...

    Fata Morgana
  • 1928
    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    6.41928HD

    This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by...

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra
  • 1921
    Manhatta

    Manhatta

    Manhatta

    6.61921HD

    Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall...

    Manhatta
  • 2024
    Elas vêm de LÁ

    Elas vêm de LÁ

    Elas vêm de LÁ

    02024HD

    Women find empowerment behind the red nose and makeup, revealing the playful and subversive spirit of female clowning. Through poetic and intimate...

    Elas vêm de LÁ
  • 2021
    Life in a Day 2020

    Life in a Day 2020

    Life in a Day 2020

    82021HD

    On July 25th, 2020, Ridley Scott and Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald invite you to be part of Life in a Day—a historic, global documentary...

    Life in a Day 2020