Experimental Documentary Movies

Trail traces.

This film portrait of a new kind is a deep dive into the heart of the art scene of Los Angeles. From a ride on Sunset Boulevard in a convertible car...

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

A letter writer reflects on the space and people she encounters in her never ending journey. A letter reader dreams of unexpected things in his never...

A frenetic Santiago gives me space to reflect on depression, loneliness and home in an attempt to piece together my past. Pandemic revelations and...

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

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...

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 grandmother faintly narrates her quilts, as seen through the warped glass lens of a broken camera, a laptop webcam, and a clunky Xerox scanner.

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

An Indonesian student in London attempts to deal with the absurdity of confinement and immobility due to then-ongoing coronavirus lockdown by talking...

Thirty-three shots based on the landscapes of the Isère region near Vienne. A work of observation on light, the dilation of Time, wind, calm...

This short experimental diary film reveals my struggles with mental illness in my adolescence and queer adulthood while simultaneously reflecting...

A mythic narrative inspired by the common threads of Arnold Schwarzenegger's filmography and biographical trajectory.