Experimental Documentary Movies

Actors work with a director to find the rhythm of a scene.

This J.G. Ballard documentary assembles decades of interviews and archival material to paint a striking portrait of one of the most imaginative and...

A personal journey into the ‘rape revenge’ genre. Blood in the Frame considers the impulses behind and the effects of watching rape...

A quirky deep dive into the mind of a confused young man struggling to balance personal ambitions and family responsibilities.

"Are WE Beautiful?” is an exploration of the way societal views affect the Black self-image. Told through a series of interviews with real New...

A poetic mosaic of intimate and cultural perspectives on Pará reveals a sensory experience of discovery. Between spontaneous records, memory,...

Blending candid interviews, experimental moments, and reflective narration, this 55-minute personal doc explores what it means to grow up when the...

An intimate glimpse into 3 years of serene moments, compiling video, polaroids and other things that were lying around when editing.

This short documentary explores the intimate and unconventional life of my grandmother and her relationship with magic and with the love of her life....

Dan and Doris both find themselves single in their 70s after their spouses of decades have passed away. After using an online dating service during...

A portal, a sorceress, a fictional device to portray existence as a moment encapsulated inside an instantaneous photograph to present fragmented...

An unhinged, diaristic examination of devastating friendship breakups.

Roads fall into the sea and a travelogue breaks against the landscape.

In Sastre y Ortiz, a small town in the province of Santa Fe, carnival is experienced as something far deeper than a mere celebration. Constructed...

In the fall of 1986, Richard Fung made his first visit to his father's birthplace, a village in southern Guangdong, China. This experimental...

Eligibility is a film made by Ryan Cunningham. In this film, they discuss the question, "Why do I have to prove myself?" Through 80 minutes of...

A televisual stream of consciousness assembled from archival footage set in the Black media explosion of the 1980s. A frenetic remix of public access...

A short documentary and character study about a woman's complex relationship with religion and family.