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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,608 films · Page 212.

Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (2004)

documentary film

Short Cut to Nirvana Looks at the Kumbh Mela from the point of view of four visitors from the US and Canada, each on their first visit to the event, although one, Los Angeles-based photographer Jasper Johal, is himself an Indian returning for the first time in 23 years. Two of the visitors, Dyan Summers and Justin Davis, befriend a likable young Hindu monk Swami Krishnanand, who acts as their guide and translator, and appears in much of the film. The structure of the film is episodic with an underlying theme that builds, with visits to various elaborate camps set up by gurus and yogis, some of whom have unusual and extreme practices, such…

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After Winter, Spring (2012)

documentary film

Setting thumb|A view of the Périgord region of southwest France (Dordogne). The landscape contains the Dordogne River, farms trees and rich agricultural land. Farming output of the land consists of walnuts, strawberries, tobacco and sunflowers.The Périgord region of southwest France has been inhibited by humans for over 17,000 years, and farming tools have been found there dating back 4,000 years.

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Rethink Afghanistan (2009)

documentary film, war film

Part 1: More Troops + Afghanistan = Catastrophe, questions the value of increasing the number of US troops in Afghanistan. Part 2: The Most Dangerous Country in the World argues that the ongoing conflict may further destabilized Pakistan, an unpredictable and volatile nuclear power. Part 3: The Cost of War explores the financial impact of the war, calculating that it could easily cost American taxpayers in excess of a trillion dollars.

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Mr. Leos caraX (2014)

documentary film

The film focuses on the French filmmaker Leos Carax, his work and his reputation in cinema. Though interviews with collaborators and relatives such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Harmony Korine and Kylie Minogue, Mr Leos caraX explores the creative process and vision of the French director. The film uses the director’s filmography as a storyline to describe his approach to filmmaking, reinforced by insights from actors and crew members having participated to his lifework, such as Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier and Eva Mendes.

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Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)

documentary film

The documentary depicts the trials and tribulations faced by Rafea, an illiterate Jordanian Bedouin as she follows her aspirations of lighting up her village by harnessing the power of solar energy by enrolling in the Barefoot College solar program in India and so becoming one of the women affectionately known as Solar Mamas. The story takes the viewer through Rafea's and her neighbour's physical and emotional journey before she triumphs. Following the release of the film, Eldaief stated Rafea and her aunt installed 80 solar panels in one week and Rafea's determination remains unshaken in spite of personal and financial burdens.

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