Best documentaries you have seen

mauzo! wrote: »

The West Memphis 3. Amazing.

paradise lost the three films before this one are good aswell

I imagine some if not all of these have been mentioned before but a few of my personal favourites include.

Cocaine Cowboys - true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States.

Exit Through the gift shop - a film by street artist Banksy that tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. *well worth a watch

Touching The Void - true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes

Bigger, Stronger, Faster -A film that explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

Dogtown and the Z Boys - Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

And some more recent ones

The Crash Reel - A movie that follows snowboarder Kevin Pearce as he is on the rise and training for the Olympics when he has a major accident that could have killed him and his road to recovery

12 O'Clock Boys - The story a young boy growing up on a combative West Baltimore block, finds solace in a group of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O'Clock Boys.

Black Fish - Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.

*bonus documentary* if you have seen Blackfish and think that is bad have a look at "The Cove" . It's all about the hunting of Dolphins in Japan! For such and advanced race of people the Japanese are absolutely barbaric with their treatment and respect for animals! Hard watching!

The documentary i'm most looking forward to see at the moment is "Narco Cultura" but i can't seem to find it online anywhere even though it was released last year!

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Once Brothers

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This is well worth a look

7-up - a group of 7-year-old kids were interviewed at age 7 then interviewed at 7 year intervals since. I think there was one last year and they were 56.

SeantheMan wrote: »

Camp 14 : Total control zone (docu about the only known person to even escape North Koreas labour camps ...interviews with ex guards etc)

Defo worth reading the buke!

Even if you think its daft, this is a interesting watch

Jesus Camp is really good. It's deals with religious brain washing of children by evangelists. I also love anything by David Attenborough and Louis Theroux. Next on my list to watch is Blackfish, about the mistreatment of orcas by Seaworld.

closer to the edge is pretty good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QldZiR9eQ_0

SeantheMan wrote: »

This !!

and more recently...the most powerful documentary I've watched

Camp 14 : Total control zone (docu about the only known person to even escape North Koreas labour camps ...interviews with ex guards etc)

I found camp 14 to be a bit painful to watch. Not for the story told but the way it was put together. If you take out all the pointless shots of the guy walking down a street or sitting in silence, you're left with so little actual content.
I get that it's a South Korean movie and they want to show the personal aspect. But i think it would be a better documentary if they had a narrator tell facts and cut in his personal story to sections
There was loads of other info I knew about those camps from other sources that they left out