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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.

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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
L'Age d'Or 1930 France Luis Buñuel Albert Duverger Luis Buñuel, Georges van Parys
Alice (Neco z Alenky) 1988 Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, West Germany Jan Švankmajer Svatopluk Malý
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
Bestiaire 2012 Canada, France Denis Côté Vincent Biron
Blue 1993 Japan, United Kingdom Derek Jarman Simon Fisher-Turner
Bodysong 2003 United Kingdom Simon Pummell Jonny Greenwood
The Campfire 2024 Philippines Frederick C.G. Borromeo
Chronos 1985 United States Ron Fricke Ron Fricke Michael Stearns
The Clock 2010 United Kingdom Christian Marclay
Decasia 2002 United States Bill Morrison Michael Gordon
Delirium 2013 Ukraine Ihor Podolchak Mykola Yefymenko Alexander Shchetynsky
Diva Dolorosa 1999 Netherlands Peter Delpeut Loek Dikker
Distortion 2023 Philippines Frederick C.G. Borromeo
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
The Falls 1980 United Kingdom Peter Greenaway Mike Coles, John Rosenberg Michael Nyman
Field Niggas 2015 United States Khalik Allah Khalik Allah
Film Socialisme 2010 France, Switzerland Jean-Luc Godard Fabrice Aragno, Paul Grivas
Hitler: A Film from Germany
(Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland) 		1977 France, United Kingdom, West Germany Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Dietrich Lohmann
Koyaanisqatsi 1982 United States Godfrey Reggio Ron Fricke Philip Glass
The Last of England 1987 United Kingdom, West Germany Derek Jarman Tim Burke, Richard Heslop, Christopher Hughes, Derek Jarman, Cerith Wyn Evans Simon Fisher-Turner
Las Meninas 2008 Ukraine Ihor Podolchak Serhiy Mykhalchuk Alexander Shchetynsky
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
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
The Mirror 1975 Soviet Union Andrei Tarkovsky Georgi Rerberg Eduard Artemyev
Naqoyqatsi 2002 United States Godfrey Reggio Russell Lee Fine Philip Glass
Palestrina - Prince of Music 2009 Italy Georg Brintrup Benny Hasenclever, Paolo Scarfò, Oliver Kochs Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 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
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
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
Sophie's Place 1986 United States Larry Jordan
Sweetgrass 2009 France, United Kingdom, United States Lucien Castaing-Taylor Lucien Castaing-Taylor
El Valley Centro 2000 United States James Benning James Benning
Visitors 2013 United States Godfrey Reggio Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe Philip Glass
¡Vivan las Antipodas! 2011 Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands Victor Kossakovsky Victor Kossakovsky Alexander Popov
Walden (Diaries Notes and Sketches) 1969 United States Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas
Winged Migration 2001 France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats Various Bruno Coulais
Zorns Lemma 1970 United States Hollis Frampton

See also

References

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