Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Photographic Memory (2011)

Photographic Memory poster
Directed by
Ross McElwee
Genre
documentary film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Documentarian Ross McElwee returns to a place from his past and reflects on his early experiences with filmmaking. The movie follows his journey to reconnect with old friends and places.

introspectivemeditativepersonalreflectivenostalgiccontemplativegentle

What happens

Photographic Memory is a 2011 documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about a voyage back to the roots of his involvement with the camera. Photographic Memory premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival and won the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?