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GRIZZLY MAN, Timothy Treadwell, 2005, (c) Lions Gate/courtesy Everett Collection

‘Grizzly Man’ (2005)

Timothy Treadwell ventured into the Alaskan wilderness to live among its grizzly bears. He returned yearly, until his death by one of creatures he sought to protect and, on some level, to become.

‘Free Solo’ (2018)

Alex Honnold has a dream: to climb the 3,000-foot El Capitan wall without a rope. The doc is gripping — but what about its daredevil hero? This Oscar-winning doc is a nail-biter.

AMERICAN MOVIE: THE MAKING OF NORTHWESTERN, Mike Schank, Mark Borchardt, 1999, (c)Sony Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

‘American Movie’ (1999)

Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt attempts to film his fraught horror movie "Coven." With a crew made up of friends and family members.

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‘Boys in Blue’ Director Peter Berg on Capturing Tragedy in Real Time with Minneapolis High School Football Team

Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

  • Nancy Salzman 'The Vow' where is she now

    ‘The Vow’ Director Breaks Down Nancy Salzman’s Finale Reveal and How Prison Has Changed Her

    Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

  • The Descendant doc from Netflix.

    Director Margaret Brown On What’s Next for the Clotilda Descendants

    Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

  • All That Breathes Documentary

    Shaunak Sen on the ‘Blunt Power’ of Boredom in ‘All That Breathes’ and Finding Hope Through the Fog

    Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

  • 'A Sexplanation'

    ‘A Sexplanation’ Director Alex Liu Unpacks the Failures of Sex Education in America

    Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!

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