The label NONFY Documentaries (short: NONFY) was founded in 2018 by UCM.ONE. The name contains the words “no” and “fiction“, as documentary films, especially in the English-speaking world, are also called “non-fiction movies” as distinct from feature films (“fiction movies“). The term documentary was first used in 1926 by John Gierson.
John Gierson defined this then new genre as “the creative treatment of reality“. What did he mean by that? In principle, a documentary always gives the viewer the expectation of being authentic and merely showing facts. A documentary film can never be a mere depiction of reality, since every documentary film is made through the eyes of the producers, the camera work and choice of filmed materials and the editing of the film.
Therefore, the creators of a documentary film label have the special task of selecting not only qualitative aspects but also documentary films that address relevant topics, are interesting, stimulate thoughtful thinking or get to the bottom of the challenges of our time. Exciting…..
The following documentary films were previously published on the film label NONFY Documentaries:
More information about the documentaries listed above (synopsis, backgrounds, trailers, participants & actors, awards) you can get by clicking on the poster of the documentary you want to get more information about.
Jonathan Schörnig’s Oscar 2025-qualifying documentary “One Hundred Four” (German title: “Einhundertvier”) opens today in German cinemas nationwide on the NONFY Documentaries film label. The film team will be guests at the Wolf Kino in Berlin this evening to present the film on its theatrical release. An extensive cinema tour will follow in the coming weeks…
The documentary sea rescue drama “One Hundred Four” (NONFY Documentaries) by Jonathan Schöning has won the main prize at the “It’s all true” film festival 2024, the leading documentary film festival in South America. The festival took place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where the film was named best feature film at the…
The documentary “One Hundred Four” (German title: “Einhundertvier”) by director Jonathan Schörnig will be shown as a preview at various film festivals in Germany at the beginning of May before its official theatrical release on May 23, 2024. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the film at Dok.fest Munich and the Fish Festival in…
The internationally produced documentary “The Mechanics of Things” by Italian director Alessandra Celesia will be released by UCM.ONE on the NONFY Documentaries label in selected arthouse cinemas across Germany on 4 April. Synopsis: It was a minor miracle that her cat Tito survived the fall from the eighth floor, paralysed but with the will to…
This year, the UCM.ONE team will be present at the 74th Berlinale from 15 to 24 February. The Berlinale (or in long form: Berlin International Film Festival) is an annual film festival held in Berlin. Alongside the film festivals in Cannes and Venice, it is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and…
The documentary film “Dreamers”, directed by Stephanie Barbey and Luc Peter, accompanies Carlos and his family, who come from Mexico and immigrated illegally to the USA, and is being released today in selected German cinemas on the NONFY Documentaries film label. Synopsis At the age of 9, he came to Chicago illegally from Mexico with…
