50 Decisive Docs (2000-2015)
Top 50 (rated 8,9 or 10/10) loosely by director in order
and a few others more to see
Runner Ups:
Viva La Frida! (2001)
Biggie and Tupac (2002)
9/11 (2002)
Control Room (2004)
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004)
La marche de l'empereur (2005)
Mystery of the Nile (2005)
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
Manufactured Landscape (2006)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Shadow of the House (2007)
Up the Yangtze (2007)
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)
Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010)
First Position (2011)
Samsara (2012)
Marley (2012)
To the Arctic 3D (2012)
The Invisible War (2012)
Visitors (2013)
Corée, l'impossible réunification? (2013)
Le monde en face: Leçon de propagande chinoise en zone interdite (2014)
One Couch at a Time (2014)
The Visit: An Alien Encounter (2015)
and a few others more to see
Runner Ups:
Viva La Frida! (2001)
Biggie and Tupac (2002)
9/11 (2002)
Control Room (2004)
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004)
La marche de l'empereur (2005)
Mystery of the Nile (2005)
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
Manufactured Landscape (2006)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Shadow of the House (2007)
Up the Yangtze (2007)
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)
Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010)
First Position (2011)
Samsara (2012)
Marley (2012)
To the Arctic 3D (2012)
The Invisible War (2012)
Visitors (2013)
Corée, l'impossible réunification? (2013)
Le monde en face: Leçon de propagande chinoise en zone interdite (2014)
One Couch at a Time (2014)
The Visit: An Alien Encounter (2015)
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