Capturing Reality

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

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I Want to See

I Want to See

2008

Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe

2004

Microcosmos

Microcosmos

1996

Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies

1961

Cathedrals of Culture

Cathedrals of Culture

2014

Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche

1984

Rise of the Eco-Warriors

Rise of the Eco-Warriors

2014

Cierzo

Cierzo

2022

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

1995

Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

2003

USS Indianapolis: The Legacy

USS Indianapolis: The Legacy

2015

Plains

Plains

2023

Ladies

Ladies

2018

Joyce at 34

Joyce at 34

1972

Ghost Algebra

Ghost Algebra

2010

Daughter of a Lost Bird

Daughter of a Lost Bird

2021

Beauty Bites Beast

Beauty Bites Beast

2016

In Order Not to Be Here

In Order Not to Be Here

2002

Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

2019

The Nun

The Nun

2007