Poetic Documentary Movies

A lonely man falls in love with his ChatGPT companion, challenging the boundaries of love and what it means to be human.

On the creative collaboration and friendship between the staff and students of a youth music school in Leningrad and organ master Justinas...

A city symphony film in 16mm composed from advertising signs, building facades, fragments of music and conversation, and unmarked sites of vanished...

Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...

Tommy sets out to document walking. He meets a colorful cast of characters, attaches microphones to his feet, and contends with what it means to...

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

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...

One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.

A hypnotic and slow-burning journey through the austere landscapes of the island of South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Shot on black and...

A montage of the skyscrapers of Manhattan opens with a succession of stationary views of the upper portions of numerous buildings. This is followed...

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

A rural town in Ireland swells to a population of half a million for one week during the world’s largest annual celebration of Irish music,...

Choreography of familiar gestures that the author was able to spice up with a peculiar and original perspective.

Utopian symbolic playgrounds from memories are interconnected through sharp, flickering lights.