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  1. Hoop Dreams 1994

    Documentary

    Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

    The sides of Hoop Dreams

    • Two Chicago teenagers dreaming of the NBA
    • A long daily commute to a suburban basketball school
    • Five years of their families' lives

    Good for you if

    • you like basketball as the dream that holds a family together.
    • you want real lives followed over five years, with no script.
    • you're moved by parents who sacrifice everything for their sons.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hours is too much for you in one sitting.
    • you need a story that moves faster than real life.

    About: ambition · poverty · family · race

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  2. Spellbound 2002

    Documentary

    This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

    The sides of Spellbound

    • Eight kids heading for the national spelling bee
    • Parents and coaches drilling word lists
    • A final round in Washington

    Good for you if

    • you hold your breath over one letter in a hard word.
    • you want kids you root for, from very different homes.
    • you like real kids and their real families, followed all the way to the national final.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more happening than children spelling words.
    • you roll your eyes at hard work and the American dream.

    About: ambition · immigration · childhood

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  3. Boys State 2020

    Documentary

    This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up.

    The sides of Boys State

    • 1,100 Texas teenagers building a government
    • A race for governor
    • Steven, Ben, René and Robert

    Good for you if

    • you like watching a campaign get won and lost up close.
    • you like teenagers learning who they are under pressure.
    • you want real boys, not actors, making real choices.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at teenage campaign speeches.
    • you need more happening than debates and meetings.

    About: democracy · ambition · identity

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  4. On the Way to School 2013

    Documentary

    These children live in the four corners of the earth, but share the same thirst for learning. They understand that only education will allow them a better future and that is why, every day, they must set out on the long and perilous journey that will lead them to knowledge. Jackson and his younger sister from Kenya walk 15 kilometres each way through a savannah populated by wild animals; Carlito rides more than 18 kilometres twice a day with his younger sister, across the plains of Argentina; Zahira lives in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains who has an exhausting 22 kilometres walk along punishing mountain paths before she reaches her boarding school; Samuel from India sits in a clumsy DIY wheelchair and the 4 kilometres journey is an ordeal each day, as his two younger brothers have to push him all the way to school…

    The sides of On the Way to School

    • Jackson and his sister walking past elephants in Kenya
    • Carlito riding a horse across Argentina
    • Samuel pushed in a wheelchair by his brothers in India

    Good for you if

    • you want to show children what getting to school means elsewhere.
    • you like savannahs, plains and mountain paths of the Atlas.
    • you're moved by children who walk for hours to learn.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you need a plot, and this is four journeys to class.

    About: education · courage · childhood

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  5. Intocable 2011

    Película

    Un hombre tetraplégico y millonario contrata como cuidador a domicilio a Driss, un inmigrante de un barrio marginal recién salido de la cárcel. Aunque no parece la persona más indicada, congenian hasta forjar una amistad tan sólida como inesperada.

    Las caras de Intocable

    • Un hombre rico que no puede moverse
    • Un cuidador de los suburbios
    • Una amistad que nadie esperaba

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una comedia en la que dos hombres opuestos se pican.
    • te gusta una película que sienta bien y que además te emociona.
    • te gusta una historia real, con los verdaderos Philippe y Abdel al final.

    Mala para ti si

    • no lees subtítulos. Está en francés, aunque existe una versión doblada.
    • no te ríes de los chistes sobre un hombre que no puede moverse.

    Temas: la amistad · la discapacidad · las clases sociales

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  6. How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

    The sides of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

    • Two friends known as The Minimalists
    • People living in tiny homes
    • A life with fewer things

    Good for you if

    • you like real people explaining why they gave things away.
    • you like a calm film that makes you look at your own shelves.
    • you like hearing how each person came to want less.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at sincere talk about what really matters.
    • you need suspense, and this is mostly people talking.

    About: consumption · happiness · simplicity

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  7. Knock Down the House 2019

    Documentary

    In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

    The sides of Knock Down the House

    • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez behind a bar in the Bronx
    • Four women running for Congress
    • Campaigns with no corporate money

    Good for you if

    • you want to see Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before anyone knew her name.
    • you like underdogs taking on powerful incumbents.
    • you care about four women with no political experience, not only the one who won.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at hopeful campaign speeches.
    • you'd rather not cry over a mother running for Congress after losing her daughter.

    About: politics · the underdog · hope

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  8. Stutz 2022

    Documentary

    In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.

    The sides of Stutz

    • Jonah Hill filming his own therapist
    • Therapy tools drawn on index cards
    • A psychiatrist living with Parkinson's

    Good for you if

    • you like long, honest conversations about how to live.
    • you like the warmth between Jonah Hill and Phil Stutz.
    • you want to know the man behind the therapist.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at self-help and open hearts on camera.
    • you need more than two men talking in a room.

    About: therapy · self-acceptance · mentorship

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  9. Waiting for "Superman" 2010

    Documentary

    Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

    The sides of Waiting for "Superman"

    • Five children hoping to win a school lottery
    • Families chasing a good public school
    • A look at the American school system

    Good for you if

    • you want to follow real families through a charter school lottery.
    • you like asking who decides how schools are run.
    • you're ready to be moved by children waiting for their name to be called.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a light, easy evening. Five families wait on a lottery for their children's future.
    • you roll your eyes at a passionate call to action.

    About: education · inequality · hope

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  10. Chronicle of a Summer 1961

    Documentary

    Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's misfortunes.

    The sides of Chronicle of a Summer

    • Passersby in Paris asked if they are happy
    • Workers, students and friends talking about their lives
    • Paris and Saint-Tropez in the summer of 1960

    Good for you if

    • you like black and white films that invented a way of filming.
    • you like long, honest conversations with ordinary people.
    • you want to feel France in 1960, with the Algerian war in the background.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you need momentum more than long conversations.

    About: happiness · work · friendship · the human condition

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  11. Period. End of Sentence. 2018

    Documentary

    In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern India. Using the machine, a group of local women is employed to produce and sell pads, offering them newfound independence and helping to destigmatize menstruation for all.

    The sides of Period. End of Sentence.

    • A pad-making machine in a village in northern India
    • Women earning their own money
    • Talking openly about periods

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing village women run their own small business.
    • you like a short, hopeful story of a taboo breaking.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you want suspense more than a gentle social portrait.

    About: women's independence · taboo · dignity

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  12. The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpected players in basketball history—and his rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.

    The sides of Stephen Curry: Underrated

    • An undersized player at Davidson College
    • Four NBA championships with the Warriors
    • A star going back to finish his degree

    Good for you if

    • you love basketball and the three-point shot that changed it.
    • you want Steph Curry's rise from Davidson to the NBA told by himself.
    • you like seeing the parents behind the player.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at an inspirational underdog story.
    • you need suspense, and you already know how his career goes.

    About: doubt · hard work · family

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  13. Messi 2014

    Documentary

    His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.

    The sides of Messi

    • Messi's childhood in Rosario
    • A boy leaving Argentina for Barcelona
    • Coaches and teammates talking around a dinner table

    Good for you if

    • you like Messi's Barcelona years told by the people who coached him.
    • you like a small boy leaving his country to chase football.
    • you want to see what moving to Barcelona cost his family.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather watch the goals than hear people talk about them over dinner.

    About: talent · exile · family

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  14. To Be and to Have 2002

    Documentary

    The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

    The sides of To Be and to Have

    • A one-class village school in Auvergne
    • A patient teacher, Georges Lopez
    • Children from four to twelve over one school year

    Good for you if

    • you like a quiet year in a small village classroom.
    • you like watching children grow up across one school year.
    • you enjoy patient scenes with no narration and no hurry.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a French documentary.
    • you want a documentary about school policy, not one classroom's year.

    About: education · childhood · patience

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  15. Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.

    The sides of Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

    • Pope Francis talking straight to the camera
    • Wim Wenders as director
    • Questions on poverty, migration and the planet

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear Pope Francis in his own words.
    • you like sincere talk about the poor, the planet and kindness.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum more than a man speaking calmly to the camera.
    • you want a documentary with conflict and hard questions.

    About: faith · poverty · ecology · justice

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  16. American Factory 2019

    Documentary

    In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

    The sides of American Factory

    • A Chinese glass company in an old GM plant in Ohio
    • American and Chinese workers on the same line
    • A vote on whether to join a union

    Good for you if

    • you want to see real workers in an Ohio plant bought by Fuyao.
    • you like watching who holds the power when a union vote looms.
    • you like hearing American and Chinese workers tell their own lives on the same line.

    Bad for you if

    • you need things to happen fast.
    • you won't read subtitles for the Mandarin parts.

    About: work · culture clash · automation

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  17. Tomorrow 2015

    Documentary

    Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

    The sides of Tomorrow

    • A film crew travelling to ten countries
    • Urban farms, local currencies and clean energy
    • People already fixing things where they live

    Good for you if

    • you want a climate film that offers hope instead of fear.
    • you care about farming, energy and the planet.
    • you like meeting real people who started change in their own town.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles, and this documentary is mostly in French.
    • you need conflict and suspense to stay with a documentary.

    About: the climate · hope · local action · democracy

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  18. The Pixar Story 2007

    Documentary

    A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

    The sides of The Pixar Story

    • John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs
    • The making of Toy Story
    • Pixar's early years with Disney

    Good for you if

    • you like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.
    • you want a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of.
    • you like getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a documentary with real conflict and suspense.
    • you roll your eyes at a company telling its own success story.

    About: creativity · teamwork · technology

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  19. Welcome to Wrexham 2022

    Documentary

    Documentary series tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars (Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.

    The sides of Welcome to Wrexham

    • Two Hollywood actors buying a Welsh football club
    • A working-class town in North Wales
    • Fans, players and staff of Wrexham AFC

    Good for you if

    • you like the ups and downs of a lower league football season.
    • you like being moved by a town that lives for its club.
    • you laugh at Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds learning football.

    Bad for you if

    • five seasons is too much for you.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt underdog stories.

    About: community · hope · belonging

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  20. This series takes an unprecedented closeup look at Lionel Messi and the Argentine team's battle to break a 28-year title drought in 2021's Copa América.

    The sides of Be Eternal: Champions of America

    • Messi and Argentina at the 2021 Copa América
    • Inside the dressing room
    • A final against Brazil at the Maracanã

    Good for you if

    • you like football seen from inside the team.
    • you want to see Messi up close, away from the cameras of the match.
    • you like being moved by a team chasing a title after 28 years of waiting.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at heroic sports storytelling.

    About: victory · national pride · waiting

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