John Cormer, a professor at Liverpool University, discusses the relationship between the public and popular audiences in developing documentary films. He also discusses changes in British lifestyle choices, public focus on more leisure-centered activities, and its negative effects on the documentary ...
With the death consciousness movement on the rise, the conversation about death and dying is picking up in the mainstream. The top documentaries about deathare not only NOT on the fringe, they are winning awards, returning huge at the box office and sparking a larger conversation about the iss...
The end-of-life documentaries that focus on natural death struggle with the question as to whether cinematic technology is able to express death as an event and whether it should even aspire to do so. In the process of filming dying people, questions of vulnerability, privacy, and empowerment...
The documentary tells the story of Sharon Marshall, a woman found dying on the side of the road who leaves behind a son and a man who claims to be her husband. Get ready for tons of twists and turns before you figure out who this woman truly is. Where to watch: Netflix “Worst...
We've rounded up the very best documentary films and TV series on Netflix, so you can load up on some of the strangest, most enraging, most uplifting true stories, all crafted by those determined documentary makers who spend hours and hours editing their findings into a compelling path....
50. “Mr. Bachmann and His Class” (2021) “Mr. Bachmann and His Class”Courtesy Everett Collection Maria Speth proves herself a cinematic heir to Frederick Wiseman with this 217-minute “fly on the wall” depiction of about six months in the classroom of an elementary school for immigrant...
Ocean Documentaries on Netflix 1. Chasing Coral Rated TV-PG. 1 hour 29 minutes. This documentary features underwater footage and commentary from photographers, scientists and divers on a mission to document why our coral reefs are dying. 2. My Octopus Teacher Rated TV-G. 1 hour 25 minutes....
Over 200 filmgoers have voted on the 30+ Best Documentaries About Japan, Ranked. Current Top 3: Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story, Budo: The Art of Killing, ...
Also ranks #3 on Great Movies About the Death of a Spouse 14 Invincible Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Anna Gourari 4 votes "Invincible" tells the true story of Zishe Breibart, a Jewish blacksmith from eastern Poland who travels to Berlin in the 1930s to join a night club cabaret. He is bil...
The Central Park jogger case rattled New York City in 1989, the events of which many won't soon forget: a gruesome rape, a woman on the brink of death, and the five (Black and Latino) men found responsible for her unspeakable trauma. However, this case is far from cut and dry. Writ...