My Favorite Documentaries/Mis Documentales Favoritos
A list of my all-time favorite documentaries./Una lista de mis documentales favoritos de todos los tiempos.
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- DirectorRicardo Olivero LoraJulio César TorresStarsCarlos Romero BarcelóMichael KillaninRoman PerezThe dramatic story of Puerto Rico's 1979 National Basketball Team, whose players were mainly born or raised in New York.
- DirectorJulien FarautStarsKinuko TanidaYoshiko MatsumuraYoko ShinozakiThe story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."
- DirectorTaylor MordenStarsLauren LapkusTom CaseyKevin SmithThis nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.
- DirectorZak PennStarsZak PennJoe LewandowskiRobert RentschlerA crew search for all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.
- DirectorDavid W. KingThis tasty slice of Americana profiles the rich, nearly 60 years-in-the-making Richwine's Burgerville family legacy of serving great food and providing unrivaled customer service in Polson, Montana.
- DirectorArleen Cruz-AliceaStarsCarlos WeberDocumentary about the life of Chilean journalist Carlos Weber and his healing journey after being captured and tortured by the Pinochet Regime.
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsDiego MaradonaPreben ElkjærEnzo FrancescoliThe official documentary record of the 1986 soccer World Cup, highlighting the Captain of Argentina, Diego Maradona.
- DirectorCharlie MinnStarsCarlos AmezcuaMaria AquinoMax BranscombA doc exploration of the 1984 McDonald's Massacre, where a man walked into a San Diego fast food restaurant and shot forty men, women, and children.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreJohnny FancelliChristina FancelliTo learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
- DirectorMary WilsonStars'Pepper' Paire DavisMarge CallaghanHelen CallaghanDocumentary version that preceded the hit movie A League of Their Own. Meet the women pioneers who played professional baseball in the 1940s in a league that lasted for ten years.
- DirectorMatt WolfStarsAnne Stokes HochbergFrank HollmanTom KeenanFor over 30 years, Marion Stokes obsessively and privately recorded American television news 24 hours a day filling 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing wars, talk shows and commercials that show us how television shaped the world of today.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom JunodAn exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
- DirectorLeslie IwerksStarsKelsey GrammerMark KauslerJohn LasseterA documentary on the life of the under-appreciated animator Ub Iwerks, who played a major role in the creation of Mickey Mouse.
- DirectorJulia MarcheseStarsPatton OswaltEdgar WrightSeth GreenA documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.
- DirectorJoseph CortinaGlenn LazzaroStarsKareem Abdul-JabbarMarv AlbertRed AuerbachDenzel Washington hosts this golden anniversary look at the game, players and coaches who help create NBA history. From Mikan, to Russell, to Chamberlain, to Dr. J, to Bird, to Magic to Jordan..
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorJoe HaldermanStarsRuslan AushevShamil BasayevDmitry BeliakovIn September 2004, Chechen rebels occupied a school in the small Russian city of Beslan, taking some 1,200 people-most of them children-hostage. At the end of three days, over 330 were dead.
- DirectorDan ReedStarsIan McShaneLena BaranovskayaMovsar BarayevTells the terrifying inside story of what really happened during the 57-hour Moscow theatre siege carried out by Chechen gunmen in October 2002.
- StarsRichard LinternMathieu KassovitzDoug RandChronicles Hitler's life as a failed painter and far-right activist up to his election as Chancellor of Germany, leading to his relentless rise to power, culminating in the beginning of World War II.
- DirectorSam DunnScot McFadyenStarsBruce DickinsonJanick GersSteve HarrisA chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam BinneyA documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
- DirectorHarald ReinlStarsHeinz-Detlev BockKlaus KindlerChristian MarschallBased on Erich Von Daniken's book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth.
- DirectorPeter JosephStarsChogyam TrungpaJordan MaxwellGeorge CarlinMythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
- DirectorMark AchbarPeter WintonickStarsNoam ChomskyMark AchbarKarin Aguilar-San JuanA film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.