40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

Daguerréotypes
1978
7.3/10

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.2/10

Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010
7.3/10

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.8/10

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
6.8/10

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026
8.4/10

Heart of a Dog
2015
6.5/10

Deliver Us from Evil
2006
7.2/10

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
7.3/10

Cameraperson
2016
6.7/10

42 Up
1999
7.6/10

Maidentrip
2014
7.1/10

Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10

Sidney
2022
6.9/10

OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
2022
7.8/10

Four Daughters
2023
7.4/10

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
6.8/10

Varda by Agnès
2019
7.8/10

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
6.8/10

Seduced and Abandoned
2013
6.2/10
Pierrot le Fou
1965
7.301/10