Movies and TvShows featuring "direct-cinema" theme.

Gimme Shelter is a documentary film that chronicles the ill-fated Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in California in 1969. The film showcases the violence, tragedy, and chaos that unfolded during the event, including the involvement of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, resulting in the death of a concertgoer. It captures the end of an era and highlights the counterculture movement of the 1960s.

A behind-the-scenes look at Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour of England, depicting his interactions with fans, reporters, and fellow musicians.

Grey Gardens is a documentary that follows the lives of Edith 'Big Edie' Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, as they live in squalor and isolation in their decaying mansion in the Hamptons. The film explores their eccentricities, co-dependency, and their relationships with each other and the world around them.

After consolidating itself as a tourist destination in the mid-1960s, this small coastal village has become the dormitory town for the workers of a Nuclear Power Plant. With the liberal promise of prosperity and socioeconomic wellfare, many workers left their homes to move to the small city and started working at the new Nuclear Power Plant. The collective unrest and the silence, cut off by the great gusts of wind, articulate the landscape of the village that is now under the aid of the Nuclear Power Plant.

Monterey Pop is a documentary film that chronicles the legendary Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, featuring electrifying performances by some of the biggest rock acts of the time. The film captures the spirit and energy of the counterculture movement and the emergence of rock music as a cultural force. From the fiery performances to the smashing of guitars, Monterey Pop showcases a pivotal moment in music history.

Titicut Follies is a banned documentary film that exposes the horrific conditions and treatment at Bridgewater State Hospital. It highlights the abuse, neglect, and mistreatment of the patients, including convicted pedophiles, schizophrenics, and individuals with paranoid schizophrenia. The film also explores themes of anger, involuntary commitment, and the controversial practice of psychiatric commitment. It features scenes of patients standing on their heads, dressing a dead body, singing, and engaging in extreme-unction. Other notable elements include cigarette smoking, a bathtub scene, a priest, and a man undressing. The documentary sheds light on the dark reality of this prison-like asylum, sparking controversy and leading to its classification as a psychotronic film.

A group of artists set out on a quest of organising their own biennale in Istanbul.

Follow the journey of a US politician as he travels across rural America, meeting voters, conducting interviews, and giving speeches during a primary election campaign.

The War Room takes viewers inside the campaign headquarters of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the strategy, challenges, and personalities involved.

Salesman is a 1969 documentary film that follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they travel through various neighborhoods and attempt to sell books. The film provides a behind-the-scenes look at their lives on the road and explores themes of disillusionment, optimism, and failure.

With noise-canceling headphones, they communicate with an inaudible counterpart. Decoupled, they move around the room and meet their surroundings. Intimate stories and needs are discussed. The personal blends into a shared portrait.

January 13th, 2024; Suffolk County's punk, grunge, and emo scenes are showcased through the more than a hundred attendees at Caveversary; an annual celebration of the independent basement venue, The Cave.

After their hunger strike in Berlin's government district, 5 climate activists reunite. While Lina has joined the "Last Generation," her comrades prepare for the eviction of Lützerath, a village facing demolition for mine expansion. How far will they go for their ideals?

Living among the percebeiros of the Coast of Death (Galicia), this documentary shows a unique relationship between man and his surroundings, man and the sea. At the end of Europe, years after the Prestige oil spill disaster, these fishermen face an uncertain future.

Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."

This documentary explores the events behind the racial tension in 1963, focusing on the events at the University of Alabama and Huntsville, as well as the actions of the President and Governor. It sheds light on the civil rights movement and the struggle for racial integration in the United States.

A family-oriented man is caught off-guard when his number is misused by a bunch of gangsters. He then tries to find a way out this trouble, highlighting how people, especially the youth, should use technology wisely and be wary of being too exposed to it.

Years after the crime, three clueless investigators discuss the disappearance of a young tourist in a small French town.

The Lovely Month of May is a documentary essay film that takes an intimate look at the lives of various French-speaking individuals during the month of May in 1963. Through a series of long-takes and nonlinear storytelling, the film delves into the personal journeys and experiences of a young man, a young woman, and a young soldier. It touches on themes of identity, class differences, social criticism, and the impact of politics and literature on French society.

In this French Canadian film, the lives of teenagers are examined in fantasy sequences and through the use of documentary interviews. Prompted by the filmmaker, nine teenagers individually act out their secret dreams and, between times, talk about their world as they see it. The fantasy sequences make creative use of animation, unusual film-development techniques, and stills. Babette conceives of herself as an abbess defending her fortress, a convent; Michelle is transported in a dream of love where all time ceases; Philippe is the revolutionary, defeating all the institutions that plague him, and so on, through all their fantasies. All the actual preoccupations of youth are raised: authority, drugs, social conflict, sex. Jutra's style in "Wow" exhibits his innovative approach to storytelling and filmmaking, showcasing his talents as a director during that period. With English subtitles.