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The Beaches of Agnès 2008
Documentary
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
The sides of The Beaches of Agnès
- Agnès Varda looking back at eighty
- Mirrors set up on a beach
- Her life with Jacques Demy
Good for you if
- you like a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way.
- you like playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach.
- you want time with a warm, curious, funny woman.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a French film.
- you need a documentary that moves fast and sticks to the facts.
About: memory · aging · love · cinema
The September Issue 2009
Documentary
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
The sides of The September Issue
- Anna Wintour preparing Vogue's biggest issue
- Grace Coddington fighting for her pages
- Shoots, cuts and meetings at the magazine
Good for you if
- you like watching who decides what at the top of fashion.
- you like the duel between Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington.
- you like a real look inside Vogue while one huge issue is made.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than meetings and photo shoots.
- you want a documentary that moves you.
About: fashion · work · authority
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 2013
Documentary
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
The sides of The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
- Hayao Miyazaki at work on The Wind Rises
- A year inside Studio Ghibli
- Producer Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata
Good for you if
- you want to watch Miyazaki draw, grumble and doubt at his desk.
- you like a quiet, patient film about daily work.
- you love Ghibli films and want to see where they come from.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you need drama or stakes to stay with a film.
About: work · creation · ageing

Wandering Stars 2019
Documentary
This film follows the making of Nekfeu's 3rd album, between Paris, Japan, Greece and the United States.
The sides of Wandering Stars
- Nekfeu making his third album
- Studios in Japan, Greece and the United States
- A crew of friends around him
Good for you if
- you like watching French rap being written and recorded.
- you want to follow a real artist from Paris to Japan, Greece and the United States.
- you like seeing Nekfeu at work and among friends.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles. Nekfeu and his crew speak French.
- you need momentum, and long studio sessions lose you.
About: creation · friendship · travel
The Gleaners and I 2000
Documentary
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
The sides of The Gleaners and I
- Agnès Varda with a small digital camera
- People picking up what fields and markets leave behind
- Heart shaped potatoes
Good for you if
- you like meeting real people who live off what others throw away.
- you like Varda herself, filming her own hands and her own age.
- you want a gentle, curious film that wanders where it likes.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles to hear Varda and the gleaners talk in French.
- you need momentum. Varda stops to film trucks on the road and a clock with no hands.
About: waste · ageing · what we keep

Nude 2017
Documentary
NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.
The sides of Nude
- Photographer David Bellemere at work
- A fine art calendar of nude photographs
- Models talking about posing nude
Good for you if
- you like watching how a photographer builds an image.
- you like hearing the models talk about their bodies and why they pose.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not watch nudity, or you watch with others.
- you need a story with conflict and suspense.
About: art · the body · beauty
McQueen 2018
Documentary
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
The sides of McQueen
- Alexander McQueen, from East London to Paris
- Runway shows staged like theatre
- Archive footage and memories of those close to him
Good for you if
- you love fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales.
- you want the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion.
- you like a portrait that leaves you moved.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not face grief and suicide on screen.
- you need a life story that ends in hope.
About: genius · fame · grief
Iris 2014
Documentary
IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.
The sides of Iris
- Iris Apfel at 93
- A New York apartment full of clothes and jewelry
- Her husband Carl, nearly a hundred
Good for you if
- you love a sharp old woman who dresses however she likes.
- you want a warm film about staying curious at any age.
- you enjoy Iris's quick, dry one-liners.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that goes somewhere, not a portrait.
- you'd rather a darker portrait than a joyful one.
About: style · old age · creativity
The Five Obstructions 2003
Documentary
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
The sides of The Five Obstructions
- Jørgen Leth remaking his own short film
- Lars von Trier inventing the rules
- One remake made as a cartoon
Good for you if
- you like a game between two directors that keeps getting stranger.
- you're fascinated by Lars von Trier trying to break his mentor.
- you enjoy two filmmakers sparring across a table.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for the Danish parts.
- you need to know at the end who won the game between the two men.
About: creativity · constraints · mentorship
Caesar Must Die 2012
Documentary
Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
The sides of Caesar Must Die
- Prisoners rehearsing Julius Caesar
- A high-security prison in Rome
- Shakespeare's lines in real inmates' mouths
Good for you if
- you like real inmates playing Brutus and Caesar with everything they have.
- you like stark black and white images of prison corridors turned into a stage.
- you want to see how Shakespeare's betrayals echo the lives of men serving long sentences.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for an Italian film.
- you find black and white images dated.
About: freedom · betrayal · art

Chronicle of a Summer 1961
Documentary
Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's misfortunes.
The sides of Chronicle of a Summer
- Passersby in Paris asked if they are happy
- Workers, students and friends talking about their lives
- Paris and Saint-Tropez in the summer of 1960
Good for you if
- you like black and white films that invented a way of filming.
- you like long, honest conversations with ordinary people.
- you want to feel France in 1960, with the Algerian war in the background.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you need momentum more than long conversations.
About: happiness · work · friendship · the human condition
Faces Places 2017
Documentary
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
The sides of Faces Places
- Agnès Varda and the artist JR
- A photo truck across rural France
- Giant portraits pasted on walls, barns and containers
Good for you if
- you like an old filmmaker and a young artist becoming friends.
- you like a gentle road trip full of kind people.
- you like huge photos of farmers and dockers covering whole buildings.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles to follow Varda and JR chatting in French.
- you need a story that goes somewhere fast.
About: friendship · old age · ordinary people · memory
American Factory 2019
Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
The sides of American Factory
- A Chinese glass company in an old GM plant in Ohio
- American and Chinese workers on the same line
- A vote on whether to join a union
Good for you if
- you want to see real workers in an Ohio plant bought by Fuyao.
- you like watching who holds the power when a union vote looms.
- you like hearing American and Chinese workers tell their own lives on the same line.
Bad for you if
- you need things to happen fast.
- you won't read subtitles for the Mandarin parts.
About: work · culture clash · automation
Fire at Sea 2016
Documentary
Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
The sides of Fire at Sea
- The island of Lampedusa
- A boy named Samuele with a slingshot
- A doctor caring for migrants rescued at sea
Good for you if
- you want to see the migrant crisis from the island where boats arrive.
- you like a documentary with no narration and long, quiet scenes.
- you like Samuele's everyday island life set beside the rescues at sea.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Italian.
- you can't watch the dead and the dying on rescued boats.
About: migration · indifference · childhood
David Lynch: The Art Life 2017
Documentary
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.
The sides of David Lynch: The Art Life
- David Lynch talking while he paints
- A childhood in small town America
- Art school in a dark Philadelphia
Good for you if
- you love Lynch and want to see where his strangeness comes from.
- you like watching paintings take shape in his studio.
- you like a portrait of an artist before he became famous.
Bad for you if
- you want answers. Lynch tells his memories and leaves them unexplained.
- you need momentum, and long quiet shots of painting bore you.
About: art · childhood · becoming yourself
Helvetica 2007
Documentary
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
The sides of Helvetica
- One typeface on signs everywhere
- Designers arguing about fonts
- City streets full of lettering
Good for you if
- you like noticing the letters on signs, subway maps and logos.
- you're curious about the design hiding in plain sight.
- you enjoy designers arguing passionately about a font.
Bad for you if
- you want a documentary that follows one person, and this one follows a typeface.
- you need momentum, and talking heads lose you.
About: design · modernism · everyday life
All That Breathes 2022
Documentary
Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
The sides of All That Breathes
- Two brothers caring for injured birds in Delhi
- A basement workshop turned bird hospital
- Black kites falling from a smoggy sky
Good for you if
- you like animals and a city seen through the birds above it.
- you like carefully framed images of rats, kites and polluted skies.
- you like brothers who argue but keep going together.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one takes its time.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: care · pollution · brotherhood
Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011
Documentary
Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.
The sides of Jiro Dreams of Sushi
- A ten-seat sushi counter in a Tokyo subway station
- A chef of eighty-five still grading his own rice
- A son waiting to take over
Good for you if
- you like watching a real craftsman at work with no story added.
- you like eighty minutes of rice, tuna and repetition.
- you want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles to hear a chef talk about rice.
- you want something at stake beyond the next plate of sushi.
About: mastery · fathers and sons · work
Tim's Vermeer 2013
Documentary
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
The sides of Tim's Vermeer
- An inventor who has never painted
- A room in Texas rebuilt like Vermeer's
- Mirrors, lenses and years of patience
Good for you if
- you like a theory tested with real lenses and mirrors.
- you like a centuries old question about how Vermeer painted.
- you like Dutch painting from the 1600s.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and months of painting wear you out.
- you want Penn and Teller's stage comedy. Here they mostly watch a friend paint.
About: art · obsession · patience
Burden of Dreams 1982
Documentary
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.
The sides of Burden of Dreams
- Werner Herzog shooting Fitzcarraldo in the Amazon
- A steamboat pulled over a mountain
- A film crew facing accidents and delays
Good for you if
- you like watching a real film shoot slowly fall apart.
- you like the Peruvian jungle filmed up close.
- you like the sight of a whole steamboat hauled up a hill.
Bad for you if
- you find early 1980s footage dated.
- you need a film that moves faster than a jungle shoot.
About: obsession · filmmaking · nature