Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2008

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?

Capturing Reality

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2008

Capturing Reality
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?
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers
Original title Capturing Reality
Directors Pepita Ferrari
Writers Pepita Ferrari

Cast

Errol Morris

as Himself

Werner Herzog

as Himself

Jessica Yu

as Herself

Albert Maysles

as Himself

Nick Broomfield

as Himself

Laura Poitras

as Herself

Kevin Macdonald

as Himself

Patricio Guzmán

as Himself

Jennifer Baichwal

as Herself

Scott Hicks

as Himself

Michel Brault

as Himself

Molly Dineen

as Herself

Eduardo Coutinho

as Himself

Jennifer Fox

as Herself

Manfred Becker

as Himself

Paul Cowan

as Himself

Alanis Obomsawin

as Herself

Denis Gheerbrant

as Himself

Serge Giguère

as Himself

Heddy Honigmann

as Herself

Kim Longinotto

as Herself

Stan Neumann

as Himself

Velcrow Ripper

as Himself

Joan Churchill

as Herself

Barry Stevens

as Himself

Hubert Sauper

as Himself

Nettie Wild

as Herself

Rakesh Sharma

as Himself

Peter Wintonick

as Himself

Jean-Pierre Lledo

as Himself