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  1. Powaqqatsi 1988

    Documentary

    An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

    The sides of Powaqqatsi

    • Workers of the developing world in slow motion
    • A Philip Glass score
    • No words at all

    Good for you if

    • you like faces and crowds filmed in slow motion.
    • you like a Philip Glass score carrying a whole film.
    • you like feeling the scale of human labour across continents.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that moves forward.
    • you need the images explained, and no one says a word.

    About: labour · modernity · tradition

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  2. Baraka 1992

    Documentary

    A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.

    The sides of Baraka

    • A monkey sitting in a hot spring
    • Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges
    • Time lapse of crowds and skies

    Good for you if

    • you want ninety minutes of images shot on seventy millimetre film.
    • you want a score to carry you from a temple to a factory.
    • you like feeling small in front of deserts, monks and cities.

    Bad for you if

    • you want people talking and there is not one line in the film.
    • you need momentum and not a held shot of a mountain.

    About: the sacred · work · the planet

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  3. Heima 2007

    Documentary

    Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop.

    The sides of Heima

    • Sigur Rós playing free shows across Iceland
    • Gigs in village halls, a coffee shop and outdoors
    • Icelandic landscapes between songs

    Good for you if

    • you love Sigur Rós and slow, soaring music.
    • you want Iceland's landscapes on a big screen.
    • you like a quiet, unhurried film.

    Bad for you if

    • you want talk and story, and this is mostly songs and landscapes.
    • you won't read subtitles. The band talks in Icelandic between songs.

    About: home · community · stillness

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  4. A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.

    The sides of Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

    • The birth of the universe
    • Life appearing and evolving on Earth
    • A narrator asking questions to a mother figure

    Good for you if

    • you like feeling small in front of billions of years.
    • you want galaxies, volcanoes and cells as pure images.
    • you like the cosmos from its first moment to its end.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that moves, not a long meditation.
    • you roll your eyes at whispered questions to the universe.

    About: creation · the meaning of life · time

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  5. Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.

    The sides of Encounters at the End of the World

    • A research station in Antarctica
    • Divers under the ice
    • A penguin heading inland alone

    Good for you if

    • you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.
    • you like silent dives beneath the Antarctic ice.
    • you like Werner Herzog's odd questions to odd people.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum, and this one wanders at Herzog's pace.
    • you'd rather not hear musings on the end of humanity.

    About: nature · solitude · science · the end of the world

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  6. Lessons of Darkness 1992

    Documentary

    Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

    The sides of Lessons of Darkness

    • Kuwait's oil fields burning after the Gulf War
    • Firefighters capping the wells
    • Werner Herzog filming Earth like another planet

    Good for you if

    • you like burning oil fields filmed like an alien world.
    • you like images carried by Wagner and Verdi.
    • you like Werner Herzog's strange, poetic way of seeing.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum. Long shots of burning wells glide by with barely a word.
    • you want things explained. Herzog never lays out the war and narrates it like science fiction.

    About: war · apocalypse · landscape

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  7. Human 2015

    Documentary

    A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, it brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. Our Earth is shown at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection. This film is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.

    The sides of Human

    • Faces talking straight to the camera
    • Aerial views of the Earth
    • Stories of love, war and poverty

    Good for you if

    • you like aerial images of the Earth that hold you still.
    • you're moved by strangers telling you about love and loss.
    • you like a soaring score between the voices.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through three hours in one evening.
    • you can't take testimonies of war and poverty face to face.
    • you won't read subtitles in dozens of languages.

    About: humanity · love · injustice

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  8. My Octopus Teacher 2020

    Documentary

    After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

    The sides of My Octopus Teacher

    • A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
    • A year following one octopus
    • A shark hunting her in the shallows

    Good for you if

    • you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
    • you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
    • you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.

    Bad for you if

    • a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
    • you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.

    About: connection · healing · the life cycle

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  9. Winged Migration 2001

    Documentary

    This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.

    The sides of Winged Migration

    • Birds filmed in flight up close
    • Journeys across oceans and the Arctic
    • Storks, pelicans and cranes

    Good for you if

    • you like following migrating birds over every continent.
    • you like flying wing to wing with geese above the clouds.
    • you like images shot so close you can see each feather move in flight.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story with momentum, not long flights.
    • you'd rather hear only the birds than a sweeping score and songs over them.

    About: migration · survival · the earth

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  10. Home 2009

    Documentary

    In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.

    The sides of Home

    • Aerial footage from every continent
    • Dried riverbeds, oil fields and greenhouses seen from above
    • A commentary counting what two hundred thousand years cost the planet

    Good for you if

    • you want ninety minutes of images you could never see from the ground.
    • you like deltas, ice fields and herds filmed from a helicopter.
    • you like being made to feel small by the scale of a landscape.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a voice telling you what to feel about every image.
    • you want someone to follow, and there is not a single character in it.

    About: the planet · consumption · time

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  11. Honeyland 2019

    Documentary

    When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

    The sides of Honeyland

    • Hatidze, a wild beekeeper in North Macedonia
    • Her old, bedridden mother
    • A nomadic family moving in next door

    Good for you if

    • you like bees, rocks and light in a remote Balkan valley.
    • you like a real life filmed over three years, with no narrator.
    • you're moved by Hatidze caring for her mother alone.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you need momentum. The film follows the bees season by season.

    About: balance · solitude · greed

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  12. Our Planet 2019

    Documentary

    Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.

    The sides of Our Planet

    • Wildlife from jungles to frozen seas
    • Walruses crowding a shrinking shore
    • How climate change reaches every habitat

    Good for you if

    • you like animals in their habitats, from forests to the deep sea.
    • you want every shot to look like it took months to get.
    • you like being reminded how much life the planet holds.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch animals suffer, like walruses falling from cliffs as the ice melts.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt appeals. David Attenborough's narration keeps pleading for what we are losing.

    About: climate change · the living world · conservation

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  13. Blue Planet II 2017

    Documentary

    There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.

    The sides of Blue Planet II

    • Fish that hunt birds out of the air
    • Deep-sea dives in submersibles
    • Plastic in the ocean

    Good for you if

    • you like ocean life, from coral reefs to the deep sea.
    • you want underwater shots that look impossible to get.
    • you like discovering animals you never knew existed.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a plot to follow. Each hour simply dives into a new part of the ocean.
    • you want human stories, and here people stay behind the camera.

    About: the ocean · pollution · the living world

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  14. Into the Inferno 2016

    Documentary

    With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.

    The sides of Into the Inferno

    • Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer
    • Lava lakes in Vanuatu and Ethiopia
    • A North Korean volcano treated as sacred

    Good for you if

    • you like standing at the edge of a boiling lava lake.
    • you want eruptions and lava flows filmed up close.
    • you like Herzog drifting from volcanoes to cults and myths.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum, not Herzog's long detours.
    • you want eruptions back to back, not interviews between them.

    About: nature · belief · the end of the world

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  15. Human Planet 2011

    Documentary

    A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.

    The sides of Human Planet

    • Hunters on the Arctic sea ice
    • Fishermen in jungles and rivers
    • People living in deserts and on mountains

    Good for you if

    • you like people living alongside wild animals and harsh landscapes.
    • you like being amazed at how humans adapt to the extremes of the planet.
    • you like real people finding food where it seems impossible.

    Bad for you if

    • you want one story and the same people to follow across episodes.
    • you need chases and fights, not patient observation.

    About: adaptation · humans and nature · tradition

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  16. Naqoyqatsi 2002

    Documentary

    A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

    The sides of Naqoyqatsi

    • A wordless montage of a digital world
    • A Philip Glass score with Yo-Yo Ma's cello
    • Archive images reworked by computers

    Good for you if

    • you like letting images wash over you for an hour and a half.
    • you like a Philip Glass score carrying a whole film.
    • you like the third Qatsi film's strange computer-made imagery.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that moves forward.
    • you want people talking, and nobody speaks here.

    About: technology · violence · modern life

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  17. Jane 2017

    Documentary

    Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.

    The sides of Jane

    • Jane Goodall in Gombe in the 1960s
    • Lost National Geographic footage
    • Chimpanzees filmed up close

    Good for you if

    • you like chimpanzees filmed up close in the wild.
    • you want Jane Goodall telling her own story.
    • you like a Philip Glass score carrying the images.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more momentum than long scenes of watching chimps.
    • you need suspense to stay with a film.

    About: curiosity · nature · a life's work

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  18. Samsara 2011

    Documentary

    Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

    The sides of Samsara

    • Monks at work on a sand mandala
    • Pilgrims circling at Mecca seen from above
    • A production line of chickens

    Good for you if

    • you want images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film.
    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors.
    • you like landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think.

    Bad for you if

    • you want people talking and there is not one line in the film.
    • you can't watch an industrial line of live animals.
    • you need momentum and not a slow pan across ruins.

    About: the cycle · work · faith

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  19. Oceans 2010

    Documentary

    An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

    The sides of Oceans

    • Whales, sharks and dolphins filmed up close
    • Underwater footage from seas around the world
    • A quiet warning about what humans do to the ocean

    Good for you if

    • you like spending an evening among sea creatures.
    • you like feeling small next to a whale.
    • you want underwater images you've never seen before.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story with momentum, not long drifting shots.
    • you need people to follow, and here the only cast is sea creatures.

    About: the ocean · wildlife · human impact

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  20. Fantastic Fungi 2019

    Documentary

    A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.

    The sides of Fantastic Fungi

    • Mushrooms growing in time-lapse
    • The underground network linking trees
    • Mycologist Paul Stamets

    Good for you if

    • you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.
    • you like discovering that something ordinary connects the whole planet.
    • you like time-lapse shots of mushrooms rising and glowing.

    Bad for you if

    • you need every claim proven, and here guests speak of mushrooms with a kind of intelligence.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt talk about mushrooms healing the world.

    About: connection · ecology · healing

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