A feature documentary about documentary, Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment is a major retrospective of some of the century′s finest nonfiction films and a celebration of the legacy of the cinema Verite revolution of the late 1950s and ′60s. This revolution in documentary film had many names: Free Cinema, Direct Cinema, Candid Eye, Cinema Verite. It broke out simultaneously in England, France, the U.S. and Canada. Wherever it appeared the form marked a completely new way of understanding film, the audience, and the world. Part road movie, part history, part glimpse of the future, Cinema Verite" Defining the Moment travels across North America and Europe in search of the great filmmakers who changed the way we see the world - and changed the world we see. Rich in footage from verite classics, Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment looks at some of the most exciting and influential films of the 20th century.