For Designers

When we are stuck in a creative routine, we usually search for inspiration on the web. Sorting through the vast content on the internet can be challenging, but a visual inspiration always proves to be fun.

We have sorted through the content and unearthed the 10 best creative movies available on OTT platforms to help you make the most of your work from home setup.

1. High Score (2020)

Available on: Netflix  Runtime: 1 season (6 episodes)

This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life. It features stories and interviews with the developers and creators of early video games. 

Watch the Trailer: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81019087 

2. The Creative Brain (2019)

Available on: Netflix  Runtime: 52 mins

The documentary features Neuroscientist David Eagleman, who taps into the creative process of various innovators like prolific architect Bjarke Ingels and musical artist Grimes to unravel their thought processes and explore brain-bending and risk-taking ways to spark creativity.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/5gSmcL1CJMQ 

3. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2016)

Available on: Netflix  Runtime: 1 hour 18 mins

People dedicated to rejecting the American ideal that things bring happiness are interviewed in this documentary showing the virtues of less is more. It examines the roots of minimalism as a reaction to modern consumerism and media overload, and how it led to new movements such as decluttering and simplified ways of living.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/0Co1Iptd4p4 

4. Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)

Runtime: 1 hour 34 mins

An intimate journey through the life and career of 80-year old Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney Studios. It's an incredible story of a man who comes across as humble yet charming, incredibly creative yet unassuming and underappreciated: an inspiration, in short, for us all.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/-xBOM-I3p28  

5. The 100 Years Show (2015)

Runtime: 40 mins

Feeling like you haven't had the career success you deserve? Well, there's still time, and here's a great example of how to get recognition for your work late in life. Born in Cuba in 1915, artist Carmen Herrera sold her first piece aged 84, and held her first solo exhibition at 89. Her abstract and minimalist art has since brought her international recognition, and this documentary was made to celebrate her 100th birthday in 2015.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/t7rUjd0xaYw  

6. Print the Legend (2014)

Available on: Netflix  Runtime: 1 hour 40 mins

This award-winning, original documentary chronicles the race for market leadership in 3D printing, the next wave of technological evolution.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/JeqT2NvTFSw 

7. Design and Thinking (2012)

Runtime: 1 hour 14 mins

It is a documentary on design thinking and its impact on society and businesses. The film pays homage to the design trade, the motivations and peculiarities of designers. It shares insights and stories on the topic from some of design thinking’s leaders, up-and-comers, and outsiders while exploring practices and events in our world that demonstrate the philosophy of Design Thinking.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/uilcaXYnluU 

8. Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)

Runtime: 1 hour 27 mins

It is a documentary film that tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, the amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/oHJBdDSTbLw 

9. The Pixar Story (2007)

Available on: Hotstar  Runtime: 1 hour 28 mins

The Pixar Story takes viewers behind the scenes to witness the creative struggle and determination that fueled the next-level animation technology which revolutionized Hollywood. The film stitches together never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with pivotal people including Tim Allen and Tom Hanks to chronicle Pixar’s journey from startup to paradigm shifter.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/aU1fVeYzYlI 

10. Helvetica (2007)

Runtime: 1 hour 20 mins

It is an American documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the eponymous typeface. Its content consists of a history of the typeface interspersed with candid interviews with leading graphic and type designers. 

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/wkoX0pEwSCw 

Share your favorites or any others we may have missed in the comments below!

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