From Handwiki The distinction between non-narrative film and "narrative films" can be rather vague and is open for interpretation. Few filmmakers would define their works as non-narrative. The following list contains films which have been described as "non-narrative" by independent sources.
| Title | Year | Country | Director(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Music | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Lakes | 2004 | United States | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| 23rd Psalm Branch | 1967 | United States | Stan Brakhage | [1] | ||
| Age d'Or L'Age d'Or
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1930 | France | Luis Buñuel | Albert Duverger | Luis Buñuel, Georges van Parys | [1] |
| Alice (Neco z Alenky) | 1988 | Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, West Germany | Jan Švankmajer | Svatopluk Malý | [1] | |
| Anima Mundi | 1992 | Italy, United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry | Philip Glass | |
| Ashes and Snow | 2005 | United States | Gregory Colbert | Gregory Colbert | ||
| Atlantis | 1991 | France, Italy | Luc Besson | Luc Besson | Éric Serra | |
| Baraka | 1992 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Michael Stearns | [2] |
| Bestiaire | 2012 | Canada, France | Denis Côté | Vincent Biron | ||
| Blue | 1993 | Japan, United Kingdom | Derek Jarman | Simon Fisher-Turner | [3] | |
| Bodysong | 2003 | United Kingdom | Simon Pummell | Jonny Greenwood | ||
| Chronos | 1985 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Michael Stearns | |
| Clock The Clock
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2010 | United Kingdom | Christian Marclay | [3] | ||
| Decasia | 2002 | United States | Bill Morrison | Michael Gordon | [1] | |
| Diva Dolorosa | 1999 | Netherlands | Peter Delpeut | Loek Dikker | [1] | |
| Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux | 2004 | France | Patrice Leconte | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Étienne Perruchon | |
| Earth from Above | 2004 | France | Renaud Delourme | Laurent Fleutot, Daniel Marchetti | Armand Amar | |
| Epic Java | 2013 | Indonesia | Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara | Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara | Denny Novandi Ryan | |
| Falls The Falls
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1980 | United Kingdom | Peter Greenaway | Mike Coles, John Rosenberg | Michael Nyman | [3] |
| Field Niggas | 2015 | United States | Khalik Allah | Khalik Allah | [4] | |
| Film Socialisme | 2010 | France, Switzerland | Jean-Luc Godard | Fabrice Aragno, Paul Grivas | [3] | |
| Hitler: A Film from Germany (Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland) |
1977 | France, United Kingdom, West Germany | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Dietrich Lohmann | [3] | |
| Koyaanisqatsi | 1982 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Ron Fricke | Philip Glass | [5][6] |
| Last of England The Last of England
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1987 | United Kingdom, West Germany | Derek Jarman | Tim Burke, Richard Heslop, Christopher Hughes, Derek Jarman, Cerith Wyn Evans | Simon Fisher-Turner | [1] |
| Laya Project | 2007 | India | Harold Monfils | Yuk Hoy Cheong, Agung Dewantoro | Yotam Agam, Patrick Sabag | |
| Leviathan | 2012 | France, United Kingdom, United States | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | ||
| Lines | 2016 | Greece | Vassilis Mazomenos | George Papandrikopoulos | Dna | [7] |
| Man with a Movie Camera | 1929 | Soviet Union | Dziga Vertov | Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb Troyanski | ||
| Microcosmos | 1996 | France, Italy, Switzerland | Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Thierry Machado | Bruno Coulais | |
| Mirror The Mirror
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1975 | Soviet Union | Andrei Tarkovsky | Georgi Rerberg | Eduard Artemyev | [3] |
| Naqoyqatsi | 2002 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Russell Lee Fine | Philip Glass | [6] |
| Palestrina - Prince of Music | 2009 | Italy | Georg Brintrup | Benny Hasenclever, Paolo Scarfò, Oliver Kochs | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | |
| Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
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2011 | Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Denmark | Roy Andersson | István Borbás, Gergely Pálos | Stock music from various sources, The Battle Hymn of the Republic prominently featured | |
| Powaqqatsi | 1988 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis | Philip Glass | [5][6] |
| Rasa Yatra | 2012 | India, United Kingdom | Param Tomanec | Param Tomanec | Kalindi Dasi, Krishangi Lila | |
| Ruhr | 2009 | Germany | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| Sacred Site | 1986 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | ||
| Samsara | 2011 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Marcello de Francisci, Lisa Gerrard, Michael Stearns | [8] |
| Silence Above the Clouds (Ticho nad oblakmi) |
2009 | Slovakia | Pavol Barabáš | Pavol Barabáš | Maok Martin Tesak | |
| Sixty Spanish Cigarettes | 2015 | Spain | Mark John Ostrowski | Mark John Ostrowski | Gabriel Prada | [9] |
| Sophie's Place | 1986 | United States | Larry Jordan | [1] | ||
| Sweetgrass | 2009 | France, United Kingdom, United States | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | [10] | |
| Valley Centro El Valley Centro
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2000 | United States | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| Visitors | 2013 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe | Philip Glass | |
| Vivan las Antipodas ¡Vivan las Antipodas!
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2011 | Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands | Victor Kossakovsky | Victor Kossakovsky | Alexander Popov | |
| Walden (Diaries Notes and Sketches) | 1969 | United States | Jonas Mekas | Jonas Mekas | [3] | |
| Winged Migration | 2001 | France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States | Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Various | Bruno Coulais | [11] |
| Zorns Lemma | 1970 | United States | Hollis Frampton | [3] |
Categories: [Narratology]