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Capturing Reality (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?

Release: 2008-11-01
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: 6.1 / 10
Cast
Errol Morris
Errol Morris
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Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
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Jessica Yu
Jessica Yu
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Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
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Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield
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Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
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Kevin Macdonald
Kevin Macdonald
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Patricio Guzmán
Patricio Guzmán
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Jennifer Baichwal
Jennifer Baichwal
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Scott Hicks
Scott Hicks
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Michel Brault
Michel Brault
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Molly Dineen
Molly Dineen
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Eduardo Coutinho
Eduardo Coutinho
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
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Jennifer Fox
Jennifer Fox
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Manfred Becker
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Paul Cowan
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Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
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