Observational Cinema Movies

Shots from a trip in Maine both distorted and regular. Whether it be the wild or modern places

The innocent lines of a young girl’s diary recount the visit of her father’s colleagues, the games played in the garden, and the weight...

The diary of Takuya Ogushi, a 18 years old Japanese, who begins his new life as a sumo wrestler.

In a quiet Rajasthani village, young Ali clings to his cricket bat as his friends chase it. What starts as playful mischief reveals a film crew...

A boy stands in a field, flying his kite.

This film is an exercise in observational cinema and it's emotional effect on the viewer. Shot on iPhone 11 and completed within a two hour timeframe.

Shot in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and bound by elements of fiction, this unexpected documentary short is a glimpse into...

A story of life and death, featuring Lozinski's six-year-old son Tomaszek and elderly people spending time on the benches of a Warsaw park. Riding...

“Olive” is a short documentary that follows Olive Hagemeier, an energetic woman, on her daily routine of salvaging, repackaging and...

A tender moment between a woman and her grandchild.

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

A sole bird sits atop a spire, observing those around them.

Short experimental film that captures glimpses of everyday reality and, in this process, encourages the viewer to poetically observe these details.

A construction of obscured VHS footage. A distortion of childhood memories.

On the 43rd day the rain ceases to subside.

A mixture of documentary and fiction as seen through the eyes of a non-participant observer, this drama presents the life of the fisherman Maldonado....

The young director, Gael Metroz, takes the road alone, camera in hand, in the footsteps of Nicolas Bouvier. He discovers that the East is no longer...