cinéma vérité
77 movies and shows
We Put the World to Sleep
Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.
Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
Fri, 18 Jul 2025
A couple in a long-distance relationship reunite for a road trip through Sri Lanka. Things go awry.
Capturing Reality
Sat, 01 Nov 2008
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?
Mysterious Object at Noon
Wed, 08 Nov 2000
A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story.
Making Kayfabe
Fri, 23 Feb 2024
Facing a mid-life crisis, a journalist discovers the regular folk moonlighting as indie wrestlers, who help him transform his childhood dream into reality as "Fake Nooz Neville."
Perhaps Today...
Sun, 03 Dec 2017
Oum Karim, a 60-year-old Beiruti lady, is used to preparing Lahm Bi Ajin (Lebanese ham pie) once per week.
Long Encounters Quick Farewells
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A group of artists set out on a quest of organising their own biennale in Istanbul.
Several Successful Situations; Simultaneous & Successive
Mon, 09 Sep 2024
I enjoy religion, I appreciate belief systems and how they offer structure to people's lives. I also appreciate how spirituality manifests itself in Asian cultures as this almost earthbound presence guiding people through every day life and when they need an extra bit of help they need only ask whichever deity holds dominion over their desire. Here is an experimental film I made with videos from my iPhone. Shot across Taiwan and South Korea. An experimental film I made with videos from my iPhone. Shot across Taiwan and Korea. My aim was to explore success in how it pertains to every day life, the satisfaction of small moments, spirituality, superstition, and daily rituals.
The Lovely Month of May
Fri, 03 May 1963
Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.
Ragged Heart
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
When his estranged daughter Miranda tragically dies, a retired musician sets out to complete the last song she wrote.
Come Hungry: A Day in the Luzhou Night Market
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As dawn breaks over Taipei, a whole world comes to life around the Luzhou temple night market, only to be dismantled by sunrise. In COME HUNGRY, Oscar-winner Carol Dysinger creates a city symphony out of the rhythms, sounds, colors, and flavors of this ephemeral community that revolves around Taiwanese food, traditions, and identity.
A Normal Life. Chronicle of a Sumo Wrestler
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
The diary of Takuya Ogushi, a 18 years old Japanese, who begins his new life as a sumo wrestler.
The War Room
Wed, 03 Nov 1993
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.
Dont Look Back
Wed, 17 May 1967
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.
Can You Hear Me?
Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Todd, an artistic, sensitive teenager, finds himself at odds with his controlling family as they struggle to care for his dying grandmother. Originally titled, "Severe Decline."
Un día de marzo
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Sábado
Mon, 16 Jun 2003
"Mother" stands out on the front of her black t-shirt, "Fucker" on the back. And as angrily as these words sound when combined into a curse, is how Antonia behaves. Because she is pregnant, and Victor, who slept with her, is getting married in a few hours to Blanca.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Mon, 28 Oct 1968
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
Medium Cool
Wed, 27 Aug 1969
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.