This is a list of documentary films produced in the Colombian cinema, ordered by year and decade of release.
1910s Title Director Cast Notes 1914 El triunfo de la fe Floro Manco Documentary 1915 El drama del 15 de octubre Francisco di Doménico, Vincenzo di Doménico Also known as La vida del General Rafael Uribe.
1920s Title Director Cast Notes 1925Manizales City Félix R. Restrepo
1930s
Title Director Cast Notes 1933 Colombia Victoriosa Gonzalo Acevedo Bernal, Álvaro Acevedo Bernal
1940s
Title Director Cast Notes 1944 Alas de Colombia Gonzalo Acevedo Bernal, Álvaro Acevedo Bernal 1945De Cartagena a Cumaná Gonzalo Acevedo Bernal, Álvaro Acevedo Bernal
1960s
Title Director Cast Notes 1960Luz en la selva Enoch Roldán 1963Rhapsodie in blue: Rapsodia en Bogotá José María Arzuaga 1967Colombia, paraíso de América Juan Ocampo
1970s
Title Director Cast Notes 1970Se llamaría Colombia Francisco Norden 1971Cali, ciudad de América Diego León Giraldo Planas, testimonio de un etnocidio Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva Oiga vea! Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina 1972Chircales Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva 1974Camilo, el cura guerrillero Francisco Norden 1975The Abandoned Children Danny Lyon American-Colombian co-production. 1976Corralejas de Sincelejo Ciro Durán, Mario Mitrotti Winner of Melbourne International Film Festival. 1977Gamín Ciro Durán French-Colombian co-production. Best New Director at San Sebastián International Film Festival.
1980s
Title Director Cast Notes 1980Amazonas, infierno y paraíso Rómulo Delgado 1982Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva Won FIPRESCI Prize and OCIC's Forum of New Cinema awards at Berlin International Film Festival. Golden Colon at Huelva Latin American Film Festival. 1984Los emberá Roberto Triana 1985La guerra del centavo Ciro Durán 1986Elementos para una acuarela Sergio Cabrera Andrés Caicedo: Unos pocos buenos amigos Luis Ospina 1987Antonio María Valencia: Música de Cámara Luis Ospina 1988Amor, mujeres y flores Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva Colombian-British co-production.
1990s Title Director Cast Notes 1990Comment vont les enfants Lino Brocka, Rolan Bykov, Ciro Durán, Jerry Lewis, Euzhan Palcy, Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville Colombian-French-Nigerien-Filipo-Soviet-American-Swiss co-production (UNICEF-sponsored). 1992Un ángel subterráneo Óscar Campo Won Grand Coral at Havana Film Festival. 1993Nuestra película Luis Ospina 1994Secuestro Camila Motta A la rueda, rueda de paz y candela Ana Victoria Ochoa, José Miguel Restrepo 1996Do Wabura Beatriz Bermúdez 1997Un ángel del pantano Óscar Campo 1998Eduardo Umaña Jairo Escobar Fragmentos Herib Campos-Cerbera, Carlos Santa 199950 años de monte Yves Billon French-Colombian co-production.Running for Bogotá Odile Isralson Colombian-American co-production. Nominated for Best Documentary at Cinequest Film Festival.
2000s Title Director Cast Notes 2000Estanislao Zuleta, biografía de un pensador José Antonio Dorado 2001Orozco el embalsamador Kiyotaka Tsurisaki Japanese-Colombian co-production.Nunca más Fernando Restrepo, Marta Rodríguez El proyecto del diablo Óscar Campo 2002Noticias de la guerra en Colombia Óscar Campo Exiliados en exilio Rolando Vargas Función de gala Pakiko Ordóñez El rostro del secuestro Marcelo Salinas Mirada de cóndor María Cecilia de Posada Spanish-Colombian co-production. 2003Tomas de guerra Patricia Castaño, Adalaida Trujillo Colombian-German-British co-production.La desazón suprema: Retrato de Fernando Vallejo Luis Ospina Best Documentary at Toulouse Latin America Film Festival.Bienvenidos a Colombia Catalina Villar Colombian-French co-production.Memoria de los silenciados: El baile rojo Yezid Campos 2004Carlitos Medellin Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire French-Colombian co-production.Ciudadano Escobar Sergio Cabrera Colombian-Spanish co-production.Los archivos privados de Pablo Escobar Marc De Beaufort Rebel Music Americas Marie Boti, Malcolm Guy Canadian-Brazilian-Argentine-Colombian co-production.Del palenque de San Basilio Erwin Göggel Best Documentary at Bogotá Film Festival.Circo para todos Luis Eduardo Merino Peláez, Amanda Rueda La gracia de caer Claudia Pedraza, Karolina Ramírez Aguaviva: La vida en tres maletas Mario Burbano, Verónica Marchiaro Argentine-Colombian-German co-production.La tranca Alexandra Henao Colombian-Venezuelan co-production.Fidelidad Juan Zapata Brazilian-Colombian co-production. 2005La sierra Scott Dalton, Margarita Martínez Alfredo Aguilar, Eva Ahen, Juan Miguel Anzola American-Colombian co-production. Nominated for Best Documentary at Independent Spirit Awards. Won Grand Jury Prize - Documentary Features at Miami International Film Festival.Viajero de mí mismo Galina Likosova, Hernán Restrepo Claroscuro, la tragedia de un gran músico Galina Likosova, Hernán Restrepo Así como la guerreo Lucas Nieto Hoja de vida Silvia María Hoyos Detrás de P.: The Making of 'Perder es cuestión de método' Margarita Jimeno Lenguaje maestro Pakiko Ordóñez 2006Caro es caro Juliana Flórez Ritual de vida José Roberto Levy Mexican-Colombian co-production.Paraíso Felipe Guerrero Best Experimental Documentary at Barcelona Docupolis. Special Mention at Marseille Festival of Documentary Film.El Mágico Camilo Martin Ortiz Manati, retablos de un pueblo subdesarrollado y feliz Hugo Santander Colombian-French-American co-production.Con olor a melón Mario Burbano La gran Colombia Annie Canavaggio, Gabriela Sosa, Diego Velazco, Fanny Veliz Colombian-Ecuadorian-Venezuelan-Panamanian co-production. 2007El sueño del paraíso Carlos Palau Pablo Escobar, ángel o demonio Jorge Granier Colombian-Venezuelan co-production.Personal Che Douglas Duarte, Adriana Marino Brazilian-American-Colombian co-production.Budapest to Gettysburg Jake Boritt Austrian-Colombian-Hungarian-Romanian-American co-production.Margem Maya Da-Rin Brazilian-Colombian-Peruvian co-production.El corazón Diego García Moreno Sunshine Swim Team Jaime Escallon-Buraglia Colombian-Canadian co-production.Hartos Evos, aquí hay. Los cocaleros del Chapare Manuel Ruiz, Héctor Ulloque Colombian-Bolivian co-production.Salvador, el fuego y los sueños Fernando Valenzuela Argentine-Colombian-American co-production.The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America Gabriela Bohm American-Israeli-Ecuadorian-Colombian-Brazilian-Argentine co-production.Gabriel García Márquez: La escritura embrujada Yves Billon, Mauricio Martínez-Cavard French-Colombian co-production.Un tigre de papel Luis Ospina 2nd place for Best Documentary at Lima Latin American Film Festival. Special Mention (Documentary Features) at Miami International Film Festival. 2008¡Colombia Vive!: 25 años de resistencia Mauricio Gómez, Julio Sánchez Cristo 16memorias Camilo Botero Won Audience Award and Special Mention (Dox Competition) at Miami International Film Festival.Biblioburro, the Donkey Library Carlos Rendón French-Colombian-Belgium co-production.Tumaco Pacífico Samuel Córdoba Es más vida Amanda Robalino, Johanna García Ruiz Ecuadorian-Argentine-Colombian co-production.Down the Road Joel Christensen, Chris Gordon, Cody Shirk American-Colombian-Costa Rican-Salvadoran-Honduran-Nicaraguan-Panamanian co-production.Barranquilleros, herederos de una tradición Ika Santamaria The Golden Age Scott Duncan, Phil Tuckett American-Paraguayan-Ecuadorian-Colombian-Chilean co-production.Bagatela Jorge Ramos Won Human Rights Award at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema. 2009Pecados de mi padre Nicolas Entel Argentine-Colombian co-production. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at Argentine Film Critics Association. Won Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize (Dox Competition) at Miami International Film Festival. Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft (Music and Sound) at News & Documentary Emmy Award. Nominated for World Cinema (Documentary) at Sundance Film Festival.Falsos positivos Simone Bruno, Dado Carillo American-Colombian-Italian co-production.La casa Tayo Cortés Won Silver Dove (International Competition) at Dok Leipzig.Bagatela Jorge Ramos Won Human Rights Award at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.La costura de América Iosu López 15-countries co-production.Dalai Lama, Colombia Lina Dorado American-Colombian-Chinese co-productionRobatierra Margarita Martínez, Miguel Salazar El Salado, rostro de una masacre Antonio Rubio Rosita no se desplaza Alessandro Acito, Leonardo Valderrama Colombian-Italian co-production.Babalú, la vida cantada Jaime Dávila, Alex Toedtli Mera Spanish-Colombian co-production.Sin historia no hay cámara Patricia Boadas, Carlos Sánchez-Llibre Colombian-Spanish co-production.Blas: El hombre y su leyenda Galina Likosova, Hernán Humberto Restrepo Botero Lucky 13 David Caneva, Johanna Zuleta Adiós al cholero Carolina Arango, Carlos Mario Urrea Leche brava Ramón Jimeno Garras de Oro: Mudo testigo de una injusticia Óscar Campo, Ramiro Arbeláez La virgen de la arena Jorge Caicedo
2010s