Movies by Christopher Nolan

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic.

The Science of Interstellar

The Science of Interstellar

Matthew McConaughey narrates a fascinating look at Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film, 'Interstellar', including scientific foundations, the work of consulting Scientist Kip Thorne, basic film themes, the science behind the search for planets capable of hosting life, space-time and the theory of relativity, the science of wormholes and black holes, crafting the film's visuals based on real scientific observation, the birth of the universe, the Dust Bowl and the evolution of dust as a toxin, the likelihood of future dust storms, the prospects of...

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" about an American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Christopher Nolan's Turning Point

Christopher Nolan's Turning Point

The mastermind of modern cinema, Christopher Nolan’s illustrious 25 year career (Oppenheimer, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight) is a case study in time, memory and structure. However, these obsessions are more than just a motif, but a reflection of Nolan’s own transformative path. After a decade of stalling his dream project, an intimate revelation catalysed a narrative pivot in Christopher Nolan’s storytelling. While suggesting the hidden emotional depth in his filmography, this video respects Nolan’s approach to not overexplaining,...

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of 'Tenet'

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of 'Tenet'

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind The Dark Knight, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX, the new Bat-Suit and Bat-Pod and other exclusive features.

Cinema Futures

Cinema Futures

Analog celluloid strips are disappearing. Is film dying, or just changing? Are the world's film archives on the brink of a dark age? Renowned filmmakers, museum curators, historians, and engineers help dramatize the future of film and the cinema in the age of digital moving pictures.

Batman Tech

Batman Tech

He's caped, cowled and the coolest superhero of them all, because underneath that Batsuit, Batman only has his human strength and intellect to rely on. That and the greatest arsenal of crime fighting weaponry ever devised. But just where does comic book science fiction end and scientific fact begin? What technologies are behind the gadgets in Batman's utility belt? And just how plausible is the Batmobile? Get ready for a real life trip to the Batcave as we reveal the secrets behind Batman Tech.

Tarantella

Tarantella

"Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was studying at University College London. The film aired on "Image Union," a PBS programme in Chicago. It is about the suffering of a young man while he has nightmare about spiders and demons.

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Spielberg, Soderbergh, Stone, Friedkin, Scorsese and others tell how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them and how his unique style was developed.

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Can the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading scientists take you to the cutting edge of dream research in this documentary produced for Christopher Nolan's "Inception."

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabian Desert, to the heights of the Burj Al Arab.