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About
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?
Theatrical
Oct 20, 2009
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 20, 2009
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Errol Morris
Self
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Werner Herzog
Self
J
Jessica Yu
Self
A
Albert Maysles
Self
N
Nick Broomfield
Self
L
Laura Poitras
Self
K
Kevin Macdonald
Self
P
Patricio Guzmán
Self
J
Jennifer Baichwal
Self
S
Scott Hicks
Self
M
Michel Brault
Self
M
Molly Dineen
Self
E
Eduardo Coutinho
Self
J
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Self
J
Jennifer Fox
Self
M
Manfred Becker
Self
P
Paul Cowan
Self
A
Alanis Obomsawin
Self
D
Denis Gheerbrant
Self
S
Serge Giguère
Self
