The Documentary Film Thread

[Stove]

I love documentaries! I love both calm, slice-of-life type docs as well as the heavy, informational ones. And everything in between. 

 

I decided to make this thread because of some really interesting upcoming docs that have been officially announced just in the last week:

 

 

You Can See Everything: “Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait becomes a mind-bending three-year journey.”

 

NAZA: “Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians.”

 

The History of Concrete: “A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete.”

 

Musk: “A thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter.“

 

 

 

What are your favorite documentaries?

 

My top 3 would be Minding the Gap (2018), Paris Is Burning (1990), and Flee (2021)

[blueskiesforever]

 

I probably watch documentaries more than I watch actual movies and tv shows  seriously I can spend all day watching them. Here are a few that are worth a watch IMO:

 

13th

Sunday Best

The Thin Blue Line

My Mom Jayne

Bowling for Columbine

9/11

The Beatles: Eight Days A Week

Any Ken Burns documentary

[jimmyjimmycocoapuff]

I’m so soooo excited for You Can See Everything. I haven’t seen the proper Elizabeth Holmes doc (The Inventor), I’ve heard it’s not the best but I’ll definitely watch it beforehand. I don’t know if I can sit through a 4 hour Musk doc.. 

 

My fav doc is probably Grey Gardens. I should watch more honestly, probably missing out.

[Beautiful Loser]

I’ve watched a documentary series on Muhammad Ali twice, I think it was by PBS, and it’s one of the best documentaries I’ve seen. He’s so inspiring, even today! Family, experts and people close to him were interviewed for it too. Absolutely top notch, you don’t even have to be a sports fan to watch it, believe me, it’ll inspire you anyway.

[An Ocean of Time]

Bowling for Columbine is maybe one of the most important 

[NormanFRockwell]

4 hours ago, Stove said:

I love documentaries! I love both calm, slice-of-life type docs as well as the heavy, informational ones. And everything in between. 

 

I decided to make this thread because of some really interesting upcoming docs that have been officially announced just in the last week:

 

 

You Can See Everything: “Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait becomes a mind-bending three-year journey.”

 

NAZA: “Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians.”

 

The History of Concrete: “A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete.”

 

Musk: “A thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter.“

 

 

 

What are your favorite documentaries?

 

My top 3 would be Minding the Gap (2018), Paris Is Burning (1990), and Flee (2021)

 

 

Love this thread! Looking forward to Naza, and Musk also.

 

Some docs that blew my mind:

 

The Perfect Neighbour

Finding Neverland (truly shocking)

Catfish (this introduced the word 'catfish' into the vocab many years ago)

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Amy

Searching for Sugar Man

 

Just to name a few.

 

 

 

[Lilacs In My Mind]

Century of the Self by Adam Curtis is a must watch for anyone who lives