Modest but effective, and unexpectedly moving, this documentary on Taylor Swift gives us the broad strokes of a human being who is always trying to prove herself through her music artistry and compassion for others.
Moving in unexpected ways, this meta-filmic documentary about a director who conducted a series of film classes for a group of German girls in 1968, brings everyone back for a reunion as they revisit those wonderful days when filmmaking seemed to have limitless pedagogical possibilities.
One of 2024’s absolute gems, this rapturous, stunningly-edited Sundance award-winning documentary sets the GOATs of American jazz against the tumultuous political history of Congo’s struggle for independence during the decolonisation phase of the Cold War.
A documentary project by both Palestinians and Israelis that provides the necessary context for the eradication of several Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank by the IDF and armed settlers—it’s hard-hitting but a testament to courageous and responsible filmmaking in torrid circumstances.
Brazilian director Karim Ainouz looks back at his family’s history as he journeys to his late father’s Algeria in search of his roots in this poetic, experimental documentary that constantly surprises with its film form and language.
In what could be Seidl’s least provocative film, he tackles the notion of pure religious faith as a single, static camera is objectively set up in various churches to capture several devout Catholics in private conversations with Jesus.
A Chinese conglomerate sets up shop in a vacant factory plant in Ohio, transforming livelihoods but also creating cultural and social tensions in this well-made if not particularly memorable Oscar-winning documentary.
A son films his dying father’s last performances on the piano in this elegiac final tribute to one of the most creative musical minds of the last 50 years.
Akerman’s rarely-seen made-for-TV documentary about Pina Bausch is intimate, minimalist and soul-stirring as the famous choreographer goes on a European tour with her company of dancers.
A wonderful tribute and starting point to explore one of American silent cinema’s greatest exponents, judiciously put together by narrator-director Bogdanovich.
Eternality Tan 