Observational Documentary Movies

The first installment of a documentary trilogy chronicling the highs and lows of an APUSH class with a nonsensical substitute teacher.

Forget the neon lights and cherry blossoms — this is Japan like you’ve never seen it. In this gripping short documentary, Omar Farooq...

Life in These Days is a documentary short film exploring the changing reality of childhood in modern cities. As urban spaces become increasingly...

Like crocodiles pulling zebra into the Mara River and like Orcas beaching themselves to capture sea lions, the aerial attacks of great white sharks...

The film is a documentary on the day April 17, 2013, when West, a small farm community in Texas was changed forever by a devastating explosion.

An intimate portrait filmed across 10 years of Mary, a charismatic and complex woman, born and raised in rural Kansas, USA. She runs a curiosity shop...

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

In the shadow of the expanding Sahara, 'The End of the Road' unveils the battle of a Moroccan village against desertification and water scarcity.

In this film, we get to know the socially engaged sculptor Asbjørn Høglund, who has made a deep impression through his contributions to...

The adults and children who reside in the South African village of "Sparrow Village", enjoy a day of tranquility and peace in this free roaming...

An observational documentary that follows dairy farmer Sophie Gregory at Home Farm.

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...

Joyce Poole fell in love with wild Africa when she was only seven years old. As a scientist working in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, she made...

An observational documentary follows a pack of canines inhabiting the dynamic crossroads between the urban landscape and the natural world along the...