Fata Morgana

Fata Morgana (1972)

February 1st, 19721h 16min

Documentary
66%

Overview

Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City


Released on: 1927-09-23
Documentary

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations


Released on: 1938-04-21
Documentary

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty


Released on: 1938-06-02
Documentary

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...

Microcosmos

Microcosmos


Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil


Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words...

143 Sahara Street

143 Sahara Street


Released on: 2021-06-16
Documentary

Alone in a small white house on the edge of national road 1, the Trans-Saharan road, which connects ...

Bouzareah

Bouzareah


Released on: 1950-01-01
Documentary

Arriving aboard the liner “Ville d’Alger”, young French citizens go to Bouzareah to follow a one-yea...

P.M.

P.M.


Released on: 1961-01-01
Documentary

Controversial cinéma vérité analysis of Havana’s lumpenproletariat in waterfront bars and cafés shor...

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi


Released on: 1983-04-27
Documentary, Drama

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having...

Destins: Général De Bollardière

Destins: Général De Bollardière


Released on: 1975-03-24
Documentary, War

The exceptional portrait of a pacifist general, the only senior officer to have spoken out against t...

2012: Time for Change

2012: Time for Change


Released on: 2010-10-08
Documentary

2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable soc...

Taris

Taris


Released on: 1931-01-01
Documentary

Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for...

PROTOTYPE

PROTOTYPE


Released on: 2017-09-08
Science Fiction, Documentary

As a major storm strikes Texas in 1900, a mysterious televisual device is built and tested. Blake Wi...

Baraka

Baraka


Released on: 1992-09-15
Documentary

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that...

Chronos

Chronos


Released on: 1985-05-10
Documentary

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinemat...

Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious

Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious


Released on: 1964-01-01
Documentary

The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal fou...

Pick up the Wind

Pick up the Wind


Released on: 2021-04-11
Documentary

A short film following Anthony, a young child from the small, rural town of San Antonio de los Baños...

Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi


Released on: 2002-09-02
Documentary

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

El Ouafi Boughera, The marathon runner of history

El Ouafi Boughera, The marathon runner of history


Released on: 2018-11-11
Documentary

On August 5, 1928, after 2 hours and 32 minutes of racing, the 71st rooster wearing the bib entered ...

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero


Released on: 2011-12-22
Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Animation, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of...