The Film library

Dive into the art of visual storytelling with The Darkroom Rumour's handpicked collection of documentaries on photography. From the intimate tales of renowned photographers to the exploration of photographic techniques and histories, our library is a gateway to seeing the world through a different lens. Explore, learn, and be inspired by the unique perspectives and captivating stories that each film offers. New films are added each month.

 

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Je reste photographe COVER
67’
Paul Kodjo | I Remain a Photographer
Côte d’Ivoire - 2022 fr en

Saving an œuvre, bringing post-independence Abidjan back to life.

Christine Spengler - cover
88’
Christine Spengler | The Spenglers
France - 2022 fr en

Photographing war, revealing the intimate.

Battre le pavé - cover
24’
Pounding the Pavement
Canada - 2025 fr en

Six photographers, six ways of exploring Montreal and revealing what its streets have to offer.

 

Voyage au bout des mers Marcel Mochet cover
51’
Marcel Mochet | Journey to the End of the Seas
France - 2015 fr en

A photographic journey into the lives of those who work at sea.

Rebels Cover
84’
Rebels
Germany - 2022 de en

Three artists, united by the same urgency for freedom.

Syria Street Cover
25’
Stefano De Luigi | Syria Street
Italy, Syria, Lebanon - 2015 it en

Stefano De Luigi photographs a street in Tripoli where war has divided two neighborhoods, two sides, two everyday lives.

2. Publicidad Metinides
88’
Enrique Metinides | The Man Who Saw Too Much
United States, Mexico - 2015 es en

Metinides’s world: fragile, brutal, magnetic.

Massimo Berruti 6 - cover
29’
Massimo Berruti | Guerra infinita 
Italy - 2014 it en

Massimo Berruti photographs lives marked by war in Pakistan.

Oliviero Toscani in Oliviero Toscani | Cover
25’
Oliviero Toscani in Oliviero Toscani
Italy - 2014 it en

When advertising becomes a visual weapon, between provocation, political awareness, and unapologetic scandal.

La rue zone interdite | La rue zone interdite | Cover
61’
Off Limits
Canada - 2005 fr en

Gilbert Duclos’s fight to preserve the freedom to photograph the street.

Latif Al-Ani | Iraq’s Invisible Beauty - A film by Jurgen Buedts - cover
86’
Latif Al-Ani | Iraq’s Invisible Beauty
Belgium, France - 2023 en en

A moving pilgrimage into Iraq before the disaster: a portrait of an erased golden age.

Antoine d'Agata | The Cambodian Room | Cover
55’
Antoine d’Agata | The Cambodian Room
France, Italy - 2009 fr en

In a Phnom Penh room, photography confronts its own limits.

Louis Stettner | In Memory’s Light| A film by Christophe Debuisne (Cover)
23’
Louis Stettner | In Memory’s Light
France - 1999 fr en

Walking Paris with Louis Stettner, chasing the everyday light of memory.

Image #2  CHIM
86’
Robert Capa, Gerda Taro & David Seymour|The Mexican Suitcase
Mexico, Spain - 2011 es en

The rediscovered negatives of Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David Seymour (Chim).

Letizia Battaglia (Cover)
27’
Letizia Battaglia|Amore Amaro
Italy - 2012 it en

A photographer against the mafia, a life of resistance, a sensitive and sharp eye.

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6’
Martin Bogren|August Song
Sweden - 2021 sv en

Sensuality of the body, a poetic approach to country life.