IDA has listed their top 25 documentaries.
Personally, I 100% agree with Hoop Dreams as the number one documentary of all time. The number two choice, The Thin Blue Line, was the film that made me want to make documentaries. I was in high school and an active member of Amnesty International. We were part of a letter writing campaign that along with the film helped to successfully release Randall Adams.
The rest of the list has some great choices (Capturing the Friedmans and Sherman’s March); some I am not sure I agree with (Fahrenheit 9/11) and some I haven’t seen (Night and Fog and Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance).
What do you guys think? Who do you think is missing?
Cross posted on Engine Feed.
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