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The Image Book

The Image Book

2018 · Jean-Luc Godard

IndieWorldDocumentaryDramaHorror
Gold
Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009 · Michael Moore

DocumentaryCrimeHistory
Gold
Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004 · Michael Moore

IndieDocumentaryDramaWar
Gold
Acta General de Chile

Acta General de Chile

1986 · Miguel Littin

WorldDocumentary
Gold
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
IndieDocumentaryBiographyHistory
Gold
From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses
WorldDocumentaryBiographyHistory
Gold
Darwin's Nightmare

Darwin's Nightmare

2004 · Hubert Sauper

IndieDocumentary
Gold
The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

2014 · Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

IndieWorldDocumentaryBiographyHistory
Silver
Our Land

Our Land

2025 · Lucrecia Martel

IndieWorldDocumentaryCrimeHistory
Silver
Fang Xiuying

Fang Xiuying

2017 · Wang Bing

WorldDocumentary
Silver
Manakamana

Manakamana

2013 · Stephanie Spray

IndieWorldDocumentary
Silver
Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

2008 · Ari Folman

IndieWorldDocumentaryAnimationBiography
Silver
Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

2002 · Michael Moore

DocumentaryCrimeDrama
Silver
Afternoons of Solitude

Afternoons of Solitude

2024 · Albert Serra

IndieWorldDocumentaryDrama
Silver
Naza

Naza

2026 · Yuval Abraham

IndieWorldDocumentaryWar
Silver
The Six Billion Dollar Man

The Six Billion Dollar Man

2025 · Eugene Jarecki

Documentary
Silver
Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller

2024 · Elizabeth Lo

IndieWorldDocumentaryFamily
Silver
En construcción

En construcción

2001 · José Luis Guerín

WorldDocumentary
Silver
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