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Documentaries have always been very popular with people. They help to shed light on things hidden in everyday life from the eyes of society. All films of this genre are based on real events and have irrefutable evidence of the authenticity of events.
Readers are presented documentaries, list of the best.
10 Fog of War | 2003
“Fog of war” (2003) opens top ten documentaries. This is a story about the wars of the 20th century, as told by the influential US politician Robert S. McNamara. He discusses why the 20th century was full of various kinds of military conflicts and disasters. The politician is trying to analyze the train of thought of the heads who ruled the powers and sent people to war. In 2004, the film was awarded an Oscar.
9. An inconvenient truth | 2006
“Inconvenient Truth” (2006) – Davis Guggenheim documentary film about global warming with the participation of American politician Al Gore. A politician explains in an accessible language the scientific and economic side of his understanding of the problem. In his speech, he makes it clear that if you do not limit the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, this will lead to serious and irreversible consequences. The film won two Oscar statuettes at once, winning in the Best Documentary and Best Song categories.
8. Rope walker | 2007
“Rope Walker” (2007) – documentary film, Oscar winner. This is the story of an amazing man, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit, who in August 1974 demonstrated the impossible: for forty-five minutes he walked on a tightrope that was stretched between the towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Thus, Philippe Petit was able to gain general fame for himself by committing what was later marked as “the artistic crime of the century.” In addition to the Oscar, the film was also awarded other prestigious film awards.
7. Bay | year 2009
“Bay” (2009) is a documentary film that is the best work of director Louis Psyhoyos. The film tells about the mass extermination of dolphins for food in the Taiji National Park off the coast of Japan. The film sheds light on the true number of exterminated marine animals per year, which is 23 thousand. Director Louis Psihois, along with former dolphin trainer Rick O’Barry, discover a bay where animals are being captured for destruction or resale. The film was awarded the Oscar and received 22 other prestigious film awards.
6. Insiders | 2010
“Insider” (2010) – the best documentary film about the financial crisis of 2007-2010. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in spring 2010. According to the director himself (Charles Ferguson), the picture is a story about systemic corruption in the financial sector of America and its consequences. The documentary includes interviews with well-known bankers, politicians and financiers who conclude that the cause of the crisis is the excessive liberalization of financial markets. In 2011, the film was awarded the Oscar film award. Also, “Insiders” received a lot of positive feedback from viewers and film critics.
5. Undefeated | 2011
“Undefeated” (2011) – Best Documentary by Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin, Academy Award winner. In the center of the plot is a group of black guys who trade in robbery and racketeering. All of them come from dysfunctional families. But one day one of them offers to organize a football team and do daily training. Newly minted athletes suffer defeat after defeat. Everything changes when Billy Courtney becomes their coach. In a short time, the team becomes the owner of the championship cup and their life becomes completely different from that former, criminal one …
4. In Search of Sugar Man | year 2012
“In Search of Sugar Man” (2012) – a film by Malik Benjellul, which is included in the list of the best documentaries made over the past decade. This is the story of the legendary singer Sixto Rodriguez. In the 70s, he released a couple of albums that did not bring him the expected popularity. The singer stopped recording and disappeared. But over time, his songs have become popular among the youth of South Africa. The identity of Rodrigues remained in the shadows for his fans for a long time. Rumors began to circulate about his suicide right on stage. In the early 90s of the last century, two fans of the singer decide to conduct their own investigation to find out who Rodriguez really was and what really happened to him. The film won Oscar, BAFTA, Amanda, Golden Bug and many other prestigious awards.
3. Two steps away from glory | year 2013
“Two Steps From Glory” (2013) opens the top three documentaries. Darlene Love, Lisa Fisher, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Joe Laurie, Tata Vega – all these names are completely unfamiliar to most people. But in fact, in the world of rock, these women are real legends. They sang and worked on the same stage with rock stars, but remained in the shadow of their fame. All of them had a strong voice, but they could not become famous, since the world of show business is quite cruel. The heroines worked with such legendary stars as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elto John, Sting and others. The film won an Oscar in 2014.
2. CITIZENFOUR: Justice for Snowden | 2014
«CITIZENFOUR: Justice for Snowden» (2014) – Best Documentary Film by Laure Poitras. In January 2013, journalist, film producer, film director and cameraman Laura Poitras began receiving encrypted emails from a person who signed as Citizenfour. In them, he claimed to be a high-ranking government official and had evidence that the National Security Agency was secretly monitoring millions of people around the world. Five months later, she and two fellow journalists traveled to Hong Kong to The Mira Hong Kong to meet Citizen Four, whose real name was Edward Snowden. All the characters in the film played themselves. The documentary was awarded the Oscar, Sputnik and BAFTA film awards.
1. Amy | 2015
“now” (2015) – Best Documentary directed by Azif Kapadia. The picture sheds light on the life of singer Amy Winehouse and consists of memories of relatives and friends, from a video archive of the family and autobiographical texts of the most popular star of her time. For a very long time, unique materials for the film were collected, and, as it turned out, not in vain. The film won the following Oscar, BAFTA, Sputnik, Empire, MTV and European Film Awards for Best Director.