Chris C.F’s observational documentary “Aluk,” which follows three generations of a family in Tana Toraja, Indonesia over seven years as they reckon with the loss of their patriarch and their community ...

Frederick Wiseman, a titan of cinema whose singular approach to observational documentaries inspired generations of younger filmmakers, has died at 96 ...

Gar O'Rourke joins the likes of Frederick Wiseman with an immersive observational documentary that takes a sensitive look at a community attempting to relax under conditions of growing unease. Though ...

Due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, Virginia’s Tangier Island is disappearing. The climate crisis is captured in the new documentary “Been Here Stay Here,” which provides a deeper look at ...

This observational documentary tracks four families living in poverty in the capital of Lebanon. By Nicolas Rapold When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

On May 12, a crowd gathered in the DGA’s Theater in New York to attend a stimulating discussion of the role of the documentarian at the DGA’s 75 th Anniversary event: “From Observation to Instigation: ...