Robert Flaherty is credited with being the father of the modern documentary after making "Nanook of the North" and classics such as "Man of Aran" and "Louisiana Story", but he is also criticized for engaging in distortion and stereotyping.
Robert Flaherty
Self (archive footage)
Richard Leacock
Self
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Brother's Keeper
1992
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Class of ‘92
2013
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Casting By
2012
Night Will Fall
2014
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
Sherman's March
1985
Public Speaking
2011
Seduced and Abandoned
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
Heart of a Dog
My Mom Jayne
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story