Which film is more recent, Man of Aran or 51 Birch Street?
Man of Aran Man of Aran is a 1934 Irish fictional documentary (ethnofiction) film directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays characters living in premodern conditions, documenting their daily routines such as fishing off high cliffs, farming potatoes where there is little soil, and hunting for huge basking sharks to get liver oil for lamps. Some situations are fabricated, such as one scene in which the shark fishermen are almost lost at sea in a sudden gale. Additionally, the family members shown are not actually related, having been chosen from among the islanders for their photogenic qualities.
An Insignificant Man An Insignificant Man an upcoming 2016 Hindi/English Indian political thriller directed by and and produced by filmmaker Anand Gandhi (known for his film "Ship of Theseus"), and is about the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man's Party). The film received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has gone on to have sold out screenings at major festival across the world including the BFI London Film Festival & Busan International Film Festival.