God's Angry Man (Werner Herzog, 1983)

This documentary film revolves around Doctor Gene Scott, one of the more famous televangelists in California. He stars in a show where he exhibits a strong, aggressive temperament and talks about beatitude, urging his listeners to send sums of money to his church’s bank account. Scenes from this show alternate with a series of dialogues with the preacher in which he talks about himself and his private life.

The film was produced for television.

M (Fritz Lang, 1931)

M (German: M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder) is a 1931 German drama-thriller directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou. It was Lang's first sound film, although he had directed more than a dozen films previously.

Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)

Metropolis, 1927 [2001 Restored Version]

Metropolis is a German expressionist film directed by Fritz Lang. Produced in Germany during a stable period of the Weimar Republic, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and makes use of this context to explore the social crisis between workers and owners in capitalism. The film was produced in the Babelsberg Studios by Universum Film A.G. (UFA). The most expensive silent film ever made, it cost approximately 5 million Reichsmark. About $200 million in todays money.

Luminous People (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2007)

A trip along the Mekong River (on the border between Thailand and Laos) to scatter the ashes of a dead father. On the soundtrack, a crew-member recalls how his late father visited him in a dream. The presence of the dead, the memories of the living.

Thirdworld (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 1998)

"This film depicts landscapes, metaphorically and actuality, of the southern island called Panyi. It reflects the impression of the shooting time at the island for several days. The sounds are taken from different sources, but all were recorded while the subjects were not aware of the recording apparatus. Thus, this piece may be called a re-constructed documentary. The title is intended as a parody of the word that is being used by the West to describe Thailand or other exotic landscapes. This film is the voice from individuals who reside in such environment. The film is presented in crude and rugged quality, as it is a product from the uncivilized." -Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The film can be seen on Youtube: Part 1 | Part 2

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Haiku (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2009)

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Visions du Réel, the festival has asked select filmmakers for the gift of images, in the form of cinematic haikus. Each short film in the Haiku series is comprised of “three shots to contemplate reality and to capture, in the manner of Japanese poems, the unforeseeable, fleeting eternity of a moment, to be discovered at the beginning of each projection."

The Seafarers (Stanley Kubrick, 1953)

The Seafarers (1953) - Part 1

The Seafarers (1953) - Part 2

Stanley Kubrick's first film made in color. Lost for over 40 years! The documentary extolls the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union.

Although often referred to as a "documentary", this is actually a promotional film, made for the Seafarers International Union.