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By the final image of The Promised Land, we’ve been taken on an epic adventure, and in our heart of hearts, we are sated by the sweep of it all.
Common Ground is deeply impactful, becoming the vital eye opening documentary it needs to be.
James Benning’s latest work examines the ghostly spaces of human inhabitation through its austere and formalist rigour.
The Harvesters is a film with uncomfortable weight, one that slowly but surely crushes you in the way any society presses on those who don’t fit in.
The Biggest Little Farm is a gorgeous documentary on par with the raw beauty of Planet Earth or any other nature documentary.
When it comes down to it, you’ve seen this type of movie before, but rarely with this setting and with people from this part of the world.
Murder Mountain is a fascinating insight into unique communities, unexplored lands, and disenfranchised voices – and isn’t that the point of a documentary in the first place?
Les Gardiennes is another gracefully-directed film by Beauvois, and it gifts the audience with another perfect arrangement from Legrand, three gripping performances from Smet, Bay, and Bry, and plenty of eye-catching imagery to make up for its lagging pace.
MEAT provides understanding and raises awareness of our eating habits, while taking a palatable approach to show you the origin of meat.
Mudbound is a gorgeous and affecting film, regarding themes of racism and the after effects of war in 1950s Mississippi.
Abundant Acreage Available is a simple package of meditation about life and death you will be thinking about long after the film has ended.
Any advocate for the sustainable farming industry will enjoy director Laura Dunn’s documentary Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry.
Iceland is slowly becoming one of the planet’s leading cinematic nations, with many directors realising that the country’s desolate landscape is the perfect fit for sci-fi. Christopher Nolan and Ridley Scott have both shot there recently, whereas the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was filming there last autumn.
In the very North of England, settled into the cinematic hillside of the North Pennines, there lives a family of sheep farmers. Amongst the snow, the wind, and the dying local farm industry, this small family battles every day to rear the perfect sheep and to pursue the life they have always dreamed of. Meet the Hutchinsons – the stars of quirky documentary Addicted to Sheep.
