Capturing Reality

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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?

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Cast

Errol Morris actor Werner Herzog actor Jessica Yu actor Albert Maysles actor Nick Broomfield actor Laura Poitras actor

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Kevin MacDonald actor Patricio Guzmán actor Jennifer Baichwal actor

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Scott Hicks actor Michel Brault actor

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Molly Dineen actor Eduardo Coutinho actor

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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade actor

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Jennifer Fox actor

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Manfred Becker actor

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Paul Cowan actor Alanis Obomsawin actor

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Denis Gheerbrant actor Serge Giguère actor