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  1. The Look of Silence 2014

    Documentary

    An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.

    The sides of The Look of Silence

    • A man facing those who killed his brother
    • Eye tests as a way into conversations
    • Indonesia's 1965 killings

    Good for you if

    • you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.
    • you want to understand a mass killing that is rarely talked about.
    • you like quiet, patient conversations that say a lot.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear to hear killers calmly describe what they did.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Indonesian.

    About: guilt · memory · justice · grief

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  2. Shoah 1985

    Documentary

    Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three categories – survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators – Lanzmann presents testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.

    The sides of Shoah

    • Survivors, bystanders and perpetrators interviewed
    • The sites of the camps filmed decades later
    • No archive footage at all

    Good for you if

    • you want the Holocaust told by those who were there.
    • you can sit with long silences and slow train journeys.
    • you can be moved to tears by a barber breaking down as he recalls Treblinka.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't give more than nine hours to one film.
    • you won't read subtitles, and the film moves between many languages.
    • you can't hear first-hand accounts of mass murder.

    About: memory · testimony · genocide

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  3. Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.

    The sides of Challenger: The Final Flight

    • The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
    • Families of the seven crew members
    • Engineers who warned against the launch

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how the Challenger disaster happened.
    • you like the 1980s space program told by the people who lived it.
    • you care about the human cost of space travel.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not relive a real tragedy through grieving families.
    • you want a big space adventure. This is four episodes of interviews about decisions made on the ground.

    About: responsibility · grief · ambition

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  4. After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.

    The sides of The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

    • A mother pursuing her daughter's killer
    • A Mexican justice system that lets him go
    • Years of protest in Chihuahua

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of Marisela Escobedo's fight for justice.
    • you want to follow a femicide case through Mexico's police and courts.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a mother's grief and a murdered daughter on screen.
    • you need a story where justice wins in the end.

    About: justice · grief · corruption

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  5. One Child Nation 2019

    Documentary

    Through interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast, unprecedented social experiment that shaped — and destroyed — countless lives in China.

    The sides of One Child Nation

    • China's one child policy
    • A new mother going back to her village
    • Officials, midwives and families speaking

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear the people who lived the policy, in their own words.
    • you want to see how a state reaches into every family.
    • you like a filmmaker questioning her own parents and relatives.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't face forced abortions and abandoned babies, even in testimony.
    • you need some hope by the end of a documentary.

    About: state control · silence · motherhood · guilt

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  6. Elena 2013

    Documentary

    A Brazilian actress travels to New York in search of her long-lost sister, piecing together fragments of the past while confronting the lasting scars of the Brazilian dictatorship.

    The sides of Elena

    • A filmmaker following her older sister's path
    • Home videos and diaries from the past
    • New York streets seen like a dream

    Good for you if

    • you like a film that lets grief speak softly.
    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence.
    • you like images that drift like memories.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a film about losing a sister.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.

    About: sisterhood · grief · memory

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  7. 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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  8. Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

    The sides of Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    • The September 11 attacks
    • Twenty years of war in Afghanistan
    • Survivors, soldiers and officials remembering

    Good for you if

    • you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.
    • you like seeing how one day reshaped the following twenty years.
    • you want to understand the choices made in Washington after the attacks.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch footage of the attacks and accounts of torture.
    • you want something light for your evening.

    About: terrorism · grief · security and freedom

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  9. Cuenta la historia de la misión de la NASA que llevó al primer hombre a la luna, centrada en Neil Armstrong y el periodo comprendido entre los años 1961 y 1969. Un relato en primera persona, basado en la novela de James R. Hansen, que explora el sacrificio y el precio que representó, tanto para Armstrong como para Estados Unidos, una de las misiones más peligrosas de la historia.

    Las caras de First Man (El primer hombre)

    • Neil Armstrong antes de la Luna
    • Un padre que llora a su hija pequeña
    • Vuelos de prueba que tiemblan y el programa Apolo

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta la historia real de Neil Armstrong contada desde la cabina.
    • te gusta un retrato tranquilo y paciente, lleno de silencios.
    • te gustan las cápsulas que vibran como latas de conserva.

    Mala para ti si

    • no soportas la muerte de una niña ni el duelo enterrado de un padre.
    • quieres discursos exaltados y un héroe aclamado.

    Temas: el duelo · el sacrificio · la obsesión

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  10. Waltz with Bashir 2008

    Documentary

    A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

    The sides of Waltz with Bashir

    • An Israeli director who can't remember his war
    • Interviews with fellow veterans of Lebanon, 1982
    • Animated memories that end on real footage

    Good for you if

    • you want to know what a war does to the memory of those who fought it.
    • you like a director investigating his own past.
    • you like dreamlike animated images, like soldiers rising from the sea at night.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not see a war documentary in animation.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Hebrew.
    • you can't take a film about guilt and the dead of a war, seen through a soldier's nightmares.

    About: memory · guilt · war

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  11. This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

    The sides of Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

    • The history of Auschwitz-Birkenau
    • Testimony from survivors and former perpetrators
    • Reconstructions of Nazi decisions

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how Auschwitz was built and run.
    • you need to hear survivors and former guards tell it themselves.
    • you want to understand the Second World War beyond the battlefields.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch testimony about mass murder.
    • you need some hope from what you watch.

    About: memory · genocide · responsibility

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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Into the Abyss 2011

    Documentary

    We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

    The sides of Into the Abyss

    • Werner Herzog talking to a man days before his execution
    • A triple murder in a small Texas town
    • Families of the victims and of the killers

    Good for you if

    • you like Herzog's quiet questions and the long answers they get.
    • you can take a film about death with no easy comfort.
    • you want to hear everyone touched by one crime, on every side.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through grieving families and a death row countdown.
    • you need momentum more than long, still interviews.

    About: the death penalty · loss · guilt

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  15. Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' album Skeleton Tree. Originally a performance based concept, the film evolved into something much more significant as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. The result is stark, fragile and raw, and a true testament to an artist trying to find his way through the darkness. It documents the writing, recording and performing of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree.

    The sides of One More Time with Feeling

    • Nick Cave recording an album after losing his son
    • A studio filmed in black and white
    • A family living with grief

    Good for you if

    • you like watching songs take shape in the studio.
    • you like a film that sits quietly with real grief.
    • you like stark black and white images.

    Bad for you if

    • a parent's grief is too much for you.
    • you need some hope by the end.

    About: grief · creation · fatherhood

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  16. On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

    The sides of Society of the Snow

    • A Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashing in the Andes
    • Seventy two days on a glacier
    • An impossible choice to stay alive

    Good for you if

    • you want to be moved by young men holding each other together.
    • you want to feel the cold, the hunger and the avalanche.
    • you want the 1972 crash told with respect for those who died.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't face death and the survivors' choice on screen.
    • nearly two and a half hours is too much for one evening.

    About: faith · brotherhood · grief · survival

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  17. For Sama 2019

    Documentary

    A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

    The sides of For Sama

    • A young mother filming for her baby daughter
    • A hospital in Aleppo under bombing
    • The choice to stay or to leave

    Good for you if

    • you want a war told from inside by the woman living it.
    • you like a love letter from a mother to her child.
    • you want to understand what years of siege did to Aleppo.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear to see wounded children and grieving families.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film mostly in Arabic.

    About: motherhood · freedom · loss · hope

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  18. Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.

    The sides of Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

    • Two 737 MAX crashes months apart
    • Families of the victims
    • Engineers and pilots on the record

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand what led to two real crashes.
    • you like seeing how money can win over safety inside a company.
    • you want the technical failures explained clearly.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch grieving families talk about the people they lost.
    • you need some hope by the end. The families are still waiting for justice.

    About: profit · accountability · grief

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  19. 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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  20. Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella. Together, they embark on an extraordinary journey through the galaxy, encountering mysterious characters and grappling with life's deepest questions.

    The sides of Night on the Galactic Railroad

    • A lonely boy drawn as a cat
    • A train through the stars
    • A last journey with his only friend

    Good for you if

    • you like a quiet train ride through the Milky Way.
    • you like a patient, dreamlike pace with long silences.
    • you like a gentle story that leaves you crying over a friendship.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you can't take a children's film about death and grief.

    About: friendship · death · loneliness · sacrifice

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