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  1. The Times of Harvey Milk 1984

    Documentary

    Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

    The sides of The Times of Harvey Milk

    • Harvey Milk's rise in San Francisco politics
    • One of the first openly gay elected officials in the US
    • The 1978 assassination and the city's response

    Good for you if

    • you want the real Harvey Milk, in the footage of his time.
    • you like seeing 1970s San Francisco and its fight for gay rights.
    • you can be moved by a candlelight march for a murdered man.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not sit through a real assassination and its grief.
    • you find 1980s documentary footage dated.

    About: gay rights · political courage · grief

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  2. Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

    The sides of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

    • Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
    • Former members and survivors speaking
    • The move to Guyana in 1978

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how ordinary people followed Jim Jones.
    • you like archive footage that shows a story from the inside.
    • you can watch a slow descent you know will end in tragedy.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't face the deaths of more than 900 people, children among them.
    • you need some hope at the end of a story.

    About: faith · manipulation · belonging

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  3. Roger & Me 1989

    Documentary

    A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

    The sides of Roger & Me

    • Michael Moore chasing the head of General Motors
    • Flint, Michigan after the plant closures
    • Evictions at Christmas

    Good for you if

    • you like laughing at a town's collapse to keep from crying.
    • you like seeing who pays when a giant company leaves.
    • you want the real people of Flint telling their own story.

    Bad for you if

    • you need some hope, and Flint keeps losing.
    • you can't watch families being evicted from their homes on camera.

    About: unemployment · corporate power · a hometown

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  4. When We Were Kings 1996

    Documentary

    It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

    The sides of When We Were Kings

    • Muhammad Ali against George Foreman in Zaire
    • A music festival with James Brown and B.B. King
    • Don King and a dictator's money

    Good for you if

    • you like the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope.
    • you like Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win.
    • you like soul and African music filling a documentary.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch men punching each other.
    • you find 1970s archive footage dated.

    About: pride · black identity · comeback

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  5. Gimme Shelter 1970

    Documentary

    A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

    The sides of Gimme Shelter

    • The Rolling Stones on their 1969 US tour
    • The free concert at Altamont
    • The band watching the footage back

    Good for you if

    • you want the Stones live at their peak.
    • you like a documentary that simply films what happened.
    • you're curious about the day the sixties dream turned sour.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a real tragedy unfold in front of the camera.
    • you find 1970 concert footage dated.

    About: the end of an era · violence · fame

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  6. Chernobyl 2019

    Serie

    En Abril de 1986, la Central Nuclear de Chernóbil en Ucrania (en aquel entonces, la Unión Soviética), sufrió una explosión masiva que liberó material radioactivo en Bielorrusia, Rusia, Ucrania, así como en zonas de Escandinavia y Europa Central. La serie relata lo que aconteció en 1986, en uno de los mayores desastres provocados por el hombre en la historia reciente, así como los sacrificios realizados para salvar al continente de un desastre sin precedentes.

    Las caras de Chernobyl

    • La noche en que explotó un reactor
    • Científicos contra las mentiras de un Estado
    • Hombres enviados al tejado

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una angustia que nunca suelta.
    • quieres entender un desastre real.
    • puedes con una historia sombría y sin adornos.

    Mala para ti si

    • la enfermedad por radiación mostrada con detalle es demasiado dura para ti.
    • no soportas ver animales abatidos a tiros. Los soldados limpian la zona de las mascotas abandonadas.

    Temas: la verdad · el sacrificio · la mentira

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  7. Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement.

    The sides of Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

    • 93 days on Kyiv's Maidan square
    • Students facing riot police in the snow
    • Footage filmed from inside the crowd

    Good for you if

    • you want to see the 2013 Maidan protests from inside the crowd.
    • you want to see ordinary people stand up to their own government in the snow.
    • you like living every night of a standoff in the freezing cold.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch protesters being beaten and shot.
    • you find real grief for the people who died on the square too much.

    About: freedom · protest · courage

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  8. Marley 2012

    Documentary

    Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

    The sides of Marley

    • Bob Marley from a Jamaican village to world stages
    • Reggae and the politics of 1970s Jamaica
    • Interviews with his family and bandmates

    Good for you if

    • you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.
    • you want the whole life of Bob Marley told by people who knew him.
    • you like music caught up in a country's politics.

    Bad for you if

    • you find almost two and a half hours too much for one evening.
    • you need a faster pace than a life told from the very beginning.

    About: faith · peace · legacy

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  9. Taxi to the Dark Side 2008

    Documentary

    An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

    The sides of Taxi to the Dark Side

    • An Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar
    • Detention at Bagram and Guantanamo
    • Soldiers and officials on interrogation orders

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.
    • you want to see how orders from the top reached a prison cell.
    • you want to understand what the war on terror did behind closed doors.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a story of torture and death of an innocent man.
    • you can't look at photos of prisoners being abused.

    About: torture · responsibility · justice

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  10. Hearts and Minds 1974

    Documentary

    Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

    The sides of Hearts and Minds

    • Interviews with generals and veterans
    • Vietnamese villagers after the bombing
    • The Vietnam War filmed while it was still going on

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what the Vietnam War did to the people on both sides.
    • you like a film made in the middle of the events it shows.
    • you like seeing official speeches set against what happened on the ground.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of napalm and wounded civilians.
    • you find seventies footage dated.

    About: war · propaganda · guilt

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  11. Blackfish 2013

    Documentary

    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.

    The sides of Blackfish

    • Tilikum, a captive killer whale
    • Former SeaWorld trainers telling what they saw
    • The death of a trainer during a show

    Good for you if

    • you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.
    • you care about how intelligent animals live.
    • you like seeing a company's story taken apart piece by piece.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real attacks and a real death described in detail.
    • you want a light animal film. This one leaves you angry.

    About: captivity · guilt · profit

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  12. Collective 2019

    Documentary

    In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

    The sides of Collective

    • A nightclub fire in Bucharest
    • Sports journalists investigating hospitals
    • A new health minister inside the system

    Good for you if

    • you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.
    • you like seeing how corruption reaches from hospitals to ministers.
    • you like a documentary that plays like a political thriller.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Romanian.
    • you can't watch burn victims and grieving families on screen.

    About: corruption · journalism · grief · public health

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  13. Bus 174 2002

    Documentary

    On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.

    The sides of Bus 174

    • A bus held hostage in Rio in 2000
    • Live television footage of the standoff
    • The life of the young man holding the gun

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.
    • you can sit through hours of a standoff that could break at any second.
    • you can take a true story with no comfort at the end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of a hostage taking that ends in death.
    • you can't face a street kid's life of loss, prison and police abuse.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.

    About: poverty · police violence · invisibility

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  14. LA 92 2017

    Documentary

    Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

    The sides of LA 92

    • The Rodney King beating on videotape
    • Six days of riots in Los Angeles
    • Archive footage with no narrator

    Good for you if

    • you want to see the 1992 Los Angeles riots as they were filmed at the time.
    • you want to see how a city answers police brutality and a verdict that cleared four officers.
    • you like the feeling of a city coming apart hour by hour.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real beatings and fires on screen.
    • you'd rather not sit through real racism and real deaths.

    About: racism · police · anger

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  15. The Thin Blue Line 1988

    Documentary

    One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.

    The sides of The Thin Blue Line

    • A policeman shot dead at a Dallas traffic stop
    • A man sentenced for a killing he says he did not commit
    • The same night retold by each witness

    Good for you if

    • you want a real case laid out witness by witness.
    • you like testing one account against another.
    • you like a repeating score that holds the dread steady.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum, this one circles the same night.
    • a killing and a death sentence are too much for your evening.

    About: justice · truth · doubt

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  16. The Ripper 2020

    Documentary

    For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.

    The sides of The Ripper

    • Thirteen women killed in the North of England
    • A police hunt that lasted five years
    • Women of Yorkshire recalling the fear

    Good for you if

    • you want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.
    • you like a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s.
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to families talk about murdered mothers and daughters.
    • you need a story that leaves you with some hope.

    About: violence against women · police failure · fear

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  17. Imagine: John Lennon 1988

    Documentary

    The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.

    The sides of Imagine: John Lennon

    • John Lennon telling his own life
    • Home footage from Yoko Ono's archives
    • Cynthia, Julian and Sean looking back

    Good for you if

    • you love the Beatles and Lennon's solo songs.
    • you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.
    • you like a portrait of a man with all his contradictions.

    Bad for you if

    • you find old 1960s and 70s footage dated.
    • you can't revisit his murder in New York in 1980.

    About: fame · love · peace · loss

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  18. The Filth and the Fury 2000

    Documentary

    Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

    The sides of The Filth and the Fury

    • The Sex Pistols
    • Johnny Rotten in his own words
    • Strikes and rubbish in 1970s Britain

    Good for you if

    • you like raw punk, rehearsals and chaotic live shows.
    • you want the Sex Pistols' story told by the band themselves.
    • you like seeing the angry Britain of the 1970s that made punk.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch Sid Vicious's heroin addiction and his end.
    • you want a warm, gentle evening, not snarling punk and spitting crowds.

    About: rebellion · fame · youth · class

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  19. A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

    The sides of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    • Enron's executives and their fake profits
    • Traders and the California blackouts
    • Employees who lost their savings

    Good for you if

    • you like watching executives build a giant on numbers that weren't real.
    • you want to understand how Enron fell in 2001.
    • you can laugh grimly at traders joking on tape about California's blackouts.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more than charts, tapes and interviews.
    • you need some hope, and thousands of employees lose everything here.

    About: greed · deception · money

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  20. Virunga 2014

    Documentary

    Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.

    The sides of Virunga

    • Rangers guarding Africa's oldest national park
    • Orphaned mountain gorillas and their keeper
    • Hidden camera footage of an oil company's dealings

    Good for you if

    • you love the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them.
    • you like hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen.
    • you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real gunfire and war footage.
    • you roll your eyes at a documentary built as a call to save the park.

    About: conservation · courage · greed · war

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