The Making of Michel Petite

Once There Was Everything

August 2017 •English

Kogonada looks at how the motif of doors reverberates through Robert Bresson's work.

Race With the Other Side - Behind the Scenes

March 2024 •English

Based on a dream I had some weeks (or months) ago where I was back in 1973 directing a film. but couldn't figure out what we were doing.

Preternatural

May 2016 •English

Two amateur film-makers find the movie they thought they were making, is actually making them.

Donosti 2730

March 2024 •Spanish

A youngster writes a letter to his grandmother about his last trip to Donosti (Spain). This city inspires him to ponder about the language of cinema, time, cities, and sharing memories with our loved ones.

A Hard Day's Night

July 1964 •English

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.

The Life Coach

November 2005 •English

A mockumentary about the rise and fall of Hollywood's life coach to the stars.

Geography River

December 2021 •English

A mockumentary exploring the "mythical" geography river next to a highschool.

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

March 1967 •French

As the city of Paris and the French people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills.

Surf's Up

June 2007 •English

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Visions of Europe

May 2004 •English

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Ghostumentary

October 2015 •English

Why is it we never actually see a ghost in the dozens of documentaries out there, yet people claim they see them daily. A non believer, and his film friends seek out to find the truth.

What is... Puscifer

November 2013 •English

The two-hour sketch comedy show-meets-concert film builds upon and punctuates the multimedia format of the band's live performances with skits from the stable of Puscifer characters such as Billy D, Hildy and Major Douche woven into the performance footage of the Maynard James Keenan led quintet."Being surrounded by so many talented and creative people is an endless source of inspiration. This film only scratches the surface of how deep our proverbial rabbit hole goes. What Is Puscifer is meant to conjure as many questions as it answers," explained Maynard James Keenan.Puscifer's concerts have been praised for their out-of-the-box take on what a live performance can be, with the Orange County Register saying "the production matters as much as the music" and describing the event as "a thought-provoking, senses-jabbing statement on a variety of topics."

Brother Mary

November 2021 •English

To understand a mysterious man in a Victorian gown, who sings praises to God on the streets of contemporary Vancouver, we meet the people who claim to be closest to him.

Some precious things

April 2021 •Portuguese

During an audio message sent to his daughter, a father reflects on how the recent discovery of dusty reels and scratchy VHS tapes capturing childhood moments has propelled him on a journey of ancient memories and forgotten dreams . Using a blend of personal, public domain, and freely available footage, the film deconstructs reality and reimagines the past, questioning where memory ends and imagination begins.

What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires

January 2005 •English

Three vampires who share an apartment are interviewed by a TV crew.

The Weight of Sight

January 2024 •Norwegian

The Weight of Sight is a playful and very personal essay where director Truls Krane Meby, through a massive archive of his own material - anything from DV-tapes to 35mm - explores the last 20 years of digital development - how it’s influenced the images we make, and our bodies. What kind of images do we get of the world now that everyone is a photographer, and what does it do with how we unfold our identities? How has the internet both captured and freed us? And will Truls even dare to show this film?

Don't Work (1968-2018)

July 2018 •French

A year in the life of Elsa Michaud and Gabriel Gauthier, students of Fine Arts in Paris, lovers in troubled times, overwhelmed by maddening verbal and auditory stimuli, witnesses of a globalized violence more visible than ever in a chaotic digital era, in which the slow execution of simple gestures in a silent performance is an act of resistance.

Sons of Provo: Confidential

March 2007 •English

A 30-minute mockumentary special, and sequel to the original Sons of Provo, revealing the secrets of bands who have come and gone. The extended story of EVERCLEAN is told through interviews with family, friends, and fans of EVERCLEAN who tell of the rise and success of the famous Mormon boy band, and ultimately, the fall and breakup.

Attak

April 2018 •English

After James Benning's YouTube

March 2024 •English

Divided into 26 parts, an attempt to remake James Benning's film, YouTube (2011) with similar internet footage after 13 years.