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Capturing Reality

1h 30min

Documentary

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

Cast

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self
Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self
Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu

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Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

Self
Nick Broomfield

Nick Broomfield

Self
Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Self
Kevin Macdonald

Kevin Macdonald

Self
Patricio Guzmán

Patricio Guzmán

Self
Jennifer Baichwal

Jennifer Baichwal

Self
Scott Hicks

Scott Hicks

Self
Michel Brault

Michel Brault

Self
Molly Dineen

Molly Dineen

Self
Eduardo Coutinho

Eduardo Coutinho

Self
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Self
Jennifer Fox

Jennifer Fox

Self
Manfred Becker

Manfred Becker

Self
Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan

Self
Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Self
Denis Gheerbrant

Denis Gheerbrant

Self
Serge Giguère

Serge Giguère

Self
Heddy Honigmann

Heddy Honigmann

Self
Sylvain L'Espérance

Sylvain L'Espérance

Self
Kim Longinotto

Kim Longinotto

Self
Stan Neumann

Stan Neumann

Self
Velcrow Ripper

Velcrow Ripper

Self
Joan Churchill

Joan Churchill

Self
Barry Stevens

Barry Stevens

Self
Hubert Sauper

Hubert Sauper

Self
Nettie Wild

Nettie Wild

Self
Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma

Self
Peter Wintonick

Peter Wintonick

Self
Jean-Pierre Lledo

Jean-Pierre Lledo

Self

Release date

1st Nov 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English