What is the best documentary you have ever seen?

[Anonymous]

I am a documentary junkie. Any suggestions?


My latest favorite was The Imposter. So many questions! I want an update.

Also many people say "DO NOT WATCH DEAR ZACHARY IT WILL MESS YOU UP FOR LIFE" however I find it to be a brilliant documentary and think it is worth viewing.

I think Just Melvin, Just Evil has the ability to mess with you, especially if you can make it through to the end.

[Anonymous]

I don't know about favorite because they're usually about heavy topics and it's hard to "love" them. Dear Zachary was very compelling. I thought The Cheshire Murders was fascinating, and horrifying.

[Anonymous]

Mea Maxima Culpa. It documents the abuse of boys in a deaf school by priests and the coverups. It's amazingly powerful.

[Anonymous]

Have to think about "the best" sometime but the Enron one ("Smartest guys in the room" or something?) was very powerful.

[Anonymous]

Drop Dead Gorgeous

I loved Young@Heart, Born into rothel and To be and to have

[Anonymous]

One on North Korea, on Netflix. Fascinating

[Anonymous]

Dear Zachary messed up my life

Exit Through the Gift Shop is TO DIE FOR

[Anonymous]

The Impostor was SO FUCKED UP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear Zachary messed up my life

Exit Through the Gift Shop is TO DIE FOR

Isn't that a fake documentary though?

[Anonymous]

There are a ton of greats suggested in earlier threads - here's one from last year - http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/411152.page - but there have been several others as well - just put Documentaries in the search box.

Some good ones I've seen lately - Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014; Southern Rites; Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts

[Anonymous]

Agrees with all these - dear Zachary was brilliant and heartbreaking, and the Cheshire murders was just as horrifying.

I watch a ton of documentaries. Off the top of my head:
Living Dolls (pageant kids)
The Last Just Man (Rwandan genocide)
Stories We Tell (not strictly a documentary but excellent)
Beware of Mr Baker (drummer Ginger Baker)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Impostor was SO FUCKED UP

Agreed!

Way too many questions left. Don't want to spoil it for anyone but seriously, no justice for the one person who deserves it!

[Anonymous]

I joined Netflix just so I could watch Dear Zachary. I was speechless after watching it.

[Anonymous]

First Position (about ballet)

Chimpanzee

Paperclip Project (about a school project to learn about the holocaust)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of greats suggested in earlier threads - here's one from last year - http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/411152.page - but there have been several others as well - just put Documentaries in the search box.

Some good ones I've seen lately - Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014; Southern Rites; Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts

Yea well everything has been discussed on DCUM already, if people didn't start new threads there would be tumble weeds around here.

I vote for Hellhouse, Corpsy, After Porn and Jesus Camp. Haha two right wing, one serial killer and one about old porn stars.