documentary - The Film Verdict

Flophouse America

Posted by Carmen Gray | Apr 6, 2025 | Festivals, Visions du Réel 2025 |

Monica Stromdahl’s raw, intimate doc portrait of a teen living in cramped quarters with his alcoholic parents champions the resilience of youth and the dismantling of shame.

Common Pear

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 2, 2025 | Rotterdam 2025, Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Traditional fruit cultivation becomes a source of archival fascination in Common Pear, a sci-fi documentary hybrid set amidst environmental collapse.

Merckx

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 2, 2025 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2025 |

The exploits of the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx are captured in this appreciative archival documentary about his all-conquering career.

Night Has Come

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 3, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

A group of young men must endure the hardships of a rigorous military training programme in Night Has Come, Paolo Tizon’s intimate and revealing documentary.

Lapilli

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jun 30, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

Overcome with grief at the sudden loss of her grandparents, filmmaker Paula Durinova’s expressive documentary Lapilli finds solace in the geological formations of the Aral Sea.

Tag: documentary

Flophouse America

Common Pear

Merckx

Night Has Come

Lapilli