In this special episode, Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss a variety of experimental documentaries; and classify them into distinct categories to explore what they are, why they are worth watching, and what the best ways are to engage with them.
All Light Everywhere (2021); Baraka (1992); Bells from the Deep (1993); Cameraperson (2016); Chronicle of a Summer (1961); Cow (2021); F For Fake (1973); Fata Morgana (1971); Free Solo (2018); Grizzly Man (2005); Gunda (2020); Koyaanisqatsi (1982); Lessons of Darkness (1992); Little Dieter Need to Fly (1997); Machines (2016); Rat Film (2016); Samsara (2011); Seven Up! (1964); Sleep Has Her House (2017); The Truffle Hunters (2020); The White Diamond (2004); Voyage of Time (2015)
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