Their approach to filmmaking is collective.
Filmmaking is a matter of trying to find performances that you believe in and creating images that have emotional power.
Many film historians have remarked upon the many great works of cinema that emerged from this period of highly regimented film-making.
However, he also pursued experimental film-making as an amateur beginning in the 1930s.
The producer of the film had previously worked on newsreels which inspired the film-making style.
He's also known for giving film-making courses around the world.
Their aim is to enter into people's lives in a way that provides an authenticity to film-making that goes beyond simple realism.