Film ❯ Documentary

Directors

Lucrecia Martel Petra Costa Gianfranco Rosi Albert Serra Benjamin Ree Marcel Ophüls Tamara Kotevska Eugene Jarecki Questlove Kateryna Gornostai Werner Herzog Marcel Ophuls Kristen Vaurio Alex Gibney Laura Poitras Sepideh Farsi Luiz Fernando Feres da Cunha Ferraz Sofia Coppola Raoul Peck Alexander Rodnyansky Kaouther Ben Hania Sergei Loznitsa Sergeï Loznitsa David Bingong Lana Wilson Yariv Mozer

Lucrecia Martel’s Landmarks Wins London Film Festival’s Top Prize

Jurors praised its deep empathy with journalistic rigor, marking the filmmaker’s first feature since 2017 as her first documentary.

At Venice, Lucrecia Martel’s First Documentary, 'Nuestra Tierra,' Confronts an Indigenous Leader’s 2009 Killing

At Venice, Poitras’ Cover-Up Profiles Sy Hersh—and His Warning About Trump

Gianfranco Rosi’s Below the Clouds Bows in Venice to Strong Early Reviews

National Geographic Buys Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’ for 2026 Streaming After Venice Premiere

NEON Debuts First Trailer for Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 Ahead of TIFF Premiere

Marcel Ophuls, Filmmaker Who Exposed France’s WWII Collaboration, Dies at 97