Powaqqatsi (1988)

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Naqoyqatsi (2002)

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Oh My God? (2009)

People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"

My Winnipeg (2007)

Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In Search of Kundun With Martin Scorsese (1998)

Gates of Heaven (1978)

A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.

Black Mother (2018)

From red light districts to lush rain-forests, 'Black Mother' is a loving and lyrical ode to Jamaica and its people, a visual poem that is at once deeply felt love letter and ecstatic street-corner prayer.

The Man With a Movie Camera (1929)

Part documentary and part cinematic art, this film follows a city in the 1920s Soviet Union throughout the day, from morning to night. Directed by Dziga Vertov, with a variety of complex and innovative camera shots, the film depicts scenes of ordinary daily life in Russia. Vertov celebrates the modernity of the city, with its vast buildings, dense population and bustling industries. While there are no titles or narration, Vertov still naturally conveys the marvels of the modern city.

Into Great Silence (2005)

Filmmaker Philip Gröning travels to the French Alps to document the daily lives and rituals of the Carthusian Order of monks.

Baraka (1992)

A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.

Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (2008)

African singer Youssou N'Dour ignites controversy in his native Senegal and other Muslim countries by recording and releasing an album about Islam.

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Religulous (2008)

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Jesus Camp (2006)

A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)

A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.

Robinson in Space (1997)

Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions, with the unseen Robinson, around the country. They mainly concentrate on ports, power stations, prisons, and manufacturing plants, but they also bring in various literary connections, as well as a few conventional landscapes.

Bright Leaves (2003)

McElwee family legend has it that the Hollywood melodrama "Bright Leaf" starring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, is based on filmmaker Ross McElwee's great-grandfather, who created the Bull Durham brand.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)

Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells for the first time what really happened when they lost control of the first and most successful TV ministry of its kind.