Capturing Reality
6.1/ 10(8 votes)
1h 30m
November 1, 2008
EN
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?
Directed byPepita Ferrari
Cast (32)
Errol Morris
Self
Werner Herzog
Self
Jessica Yu
Self
Albert Maysles
Self
Nick Broomfield
Self
Laura Poitras
Self
Kevin Macdonald
Self
Patricio Guzmán
Self
Jennifer Baichwal
Self
Scott Hicks
Self
Michel Brault
Self
Molly Dineen
Self
Eduardo Coutinho
Self
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Self
Jennifer Fox
Self
Manfred Becker
Self
Paul Cowan
Self
Alanis Obomsawin
Self
Denis Gheerbrant
Self
Serge Giguère
Self
Heddy Honigmann
Self
Sylvain L'Espérance
Self
Kim Longinotto
Self
Stan Neumann
Self
Velcrow Ripper
Self
Joan Churchill
Self
Barry Stevens
Self
Hubert Sauper
Self
Nettie Wild
Self
Rakesh Sharma
Self
Peter Wintonick
Self
Jean-Pierre Lledo
Self
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