Observational Documentary Movies

MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

A documentary film on Kasimedu fish market, Chennai

This documentary profiles a Maine craftsman and his son, who are among the last practitioners of the art of wooden boat building.

After a failed suicide attempt and time in a psychiatric hospital, Raffael, a young father, decides that he must create his own “missing...

As winter approaches and the seasonal drought hits his small business, Massimo - a lifelong farmer living with his 90-year-old mother on Villa...

Montreal — one of the few remaining affordable cities in North America — is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. An...

Melissa, a seasoned midwife, and her protégé, Allison, navigate family, career, and grief while fostering a community of women who find...

Is Taiwan the scene of the next bloody war? A Chinese attack could trigger a conflict between the superpowers. How great is the danger of a Chinese...

Utquiagvik is the northernmost city in Alaska, located 555 km beyond the Arctic Circle. This meditative documentary follows its young Inuit...

A short look into an independent Mexican eatery in Surrey and the characters who work there.

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into...