The CRISP. List – Documentaries To Watch Before You Die

Carmen Adkins — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:01:14 +0000

If like us, you’re interested in learning about anything and everything. Here’s the ultimate CRISP. guide of documentaries you NEED to see.

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“POLITICAL”

13th (2016)

IMDB / Director : Ava Duvernay

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.

In Prison My Whole Life, The Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal (2007)

IMDB / Director : Marc Evans

A look at the life of imprisoned political activist and former Black Panther member, Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose death sentence for killing a police officer was overturned in 2001 due to errors made during his original 1982 sentencing hearing.

The Seven Five ( 2014)

IMDB / Director : Tiller Russel

Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.

The Michael Moore Collection

Roger and Me
Bowling For Columbine
The Awful Truth
Fahrenheit 9/11
Sicko
Slacker Uprising
Capitalism: A Love Story
Where to Invade Next?
Michael Moore in Trumpland
Fahrenheit 11/9

The Amy Berg Collection

Deliver Us From Evil
West Of Memphis
Bhutto
An Open Secret
Prophets Prey
Janis
The Case Against Adnan Syed

Dirty Wars (2013)

IMDB / Director : Jeremy Scahill

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America’s expanding covert wars.

Unlawful Killing (2012, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Keith Allen

A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed

Citizenfour (2014)

IMDB / Director – Laura Poitras

A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden

Gasland (2010)

IMDB / Director – Josh Fox

An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.

The Square (2013)

IMDB / Director – Jehane Noujaim

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

The Invisible War (2012)

IMDB / Director – Kirby Dick

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

IMDB / Director – Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi

A documentary on a Palestinian farmer’s chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.

NATURE

Blackfish (2013)

IMDB / Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Free Solo (2018)

IMDB / Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

https://youtu.be/4KRD8e20fBo

The Cove (2009)

IMDB / Director: Louis Psihoyos

Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

The Elephant in the Living Room (2011)

IMDB / Director: Michael Webber

The Elephant in the Living Room is an award-winning documentary film about the controversial American subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets.

Cowspiracy (2014)

IMDB / Director: Kip Anderson

Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

IMDB / Directors – Davis Guggenheim

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

HEALTH

https://youtu.be/fQwwGPiyW9M

Run From The Cure (2012, Full Movie)

Director – Rick Simpson

Rick Simpson is a Canadian man who Rediscovered Cannabis as a Cure for Cancer and many other Diseases. Rick Simpson CURED his own Skin Cancer “Basal Cell Carcinoma” Using 100% Natural THC containing Hemp Oil.

https://youtu.be/6YPpNW_kezg

The Beautiful Truth (2008, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Steve Kroschel

A troubled 15-year-old boy attempting to cope with the recent death of his mother sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson’s claims of a diet that can cure cancer

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2010, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Joe Cross

100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn’t end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn’t far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe’s personal mission to regain his health.

Super Juice Me! (2014, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Jason Vale

8 people, 22 diseases, 28 days on juice… could the results of this four-week “juice-only” experiment show that the answer to treating most chronic disease may be cheaper and simpler than we think?

MUSIC

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

IMDB – Director – Malik Bendjelloul

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Amy (2015)

IMDB / Director – Asif Kapadia

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

808 (2015)

IMDB / Director – Alexander Dunn

808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It’s the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever… by accident. It’s the story of a sound that has been embraced by the world’s top producers and performers and has been name-checked on a whole host of hit records. It defined hip hop and modern dance culture and it’s sound continues to deliver dancefloor smashing beats today.

SPORT

Hoop Dreams (1994)

IMDB – Director – Steve James

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Undefeated (2011)

IMDB – Directors – Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin

Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Senna (2010)

IMDB / Director – Asif Kapadia

A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.

Maradona (2018)

IMDB / Director – Asif Kapadia

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.

ART and FASHION

McQueen (2018)

IMDB – Directors – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.

Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)

IMDB / Director – Banksy

The story of how an eccentric French shop-keeper and amateur film-maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world’s most infamous graffiti artists at work.

TRUE CRIME

O.J. Made in America (2016)

IMDB / Director – Ezra Edelman

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Making a Murderer (2015)

IMDB / Directors – Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi

Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

https://youtu.be/-349HTKhPno

The Act of Killing (2012, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director – Josh Oppenheimer

A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

MISC

Abstract, The Art of Design Season 1 & 2 (2019)

Netflix

Abstract: The Art of Design returns to take you beyond blueprints into the art, science, and philosophy of design. From how we see the world to how we impact the world, the series goes inside the minds of the world’s greatest designers, showcasing the most inspiring visionaries from a variety of disciplines whose work shapes our culture and future.

Explained, Short Documentary Series (2018)