The one film that sticks with me more than any other doc I've ever seen is CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS.
Recommended Documentaries
Recommended Docs
This is a topic where you can say which documentary has really impressed you, and why people should see it. Can be a recent one or an all-time favourite. Can't be your own though, sorry...
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Re: Nick Higgins's post on Wed 16 Mar 2011: View thread
I second COUNTDOWN TO ZERO, screen it as a double feature with INTO ETERNITY for a completely relevant and mind blowing evening.
Wed 16 Mar 2011
Edited Wed 16 Mar 2011 by John Burgan
An earlier environmental disaster in Japan: Minamata, The Victims of Their World
Another aftermath of a catastrophic event: Iraq in Fragments by James Longley. One man with a video camera: children & war
Wed 16 Mar 2011
Edited Wed 16 Mar 2011 by John Burgan
And just for inspiration: Perlov Diary by David Perlov. Filmmaker's first shot: out the window. Start with your own backyard.