Documentary

[Prosiary]

omg I like documentaries!!! /r/documentaries is my home

not got any favourite but on that subreddit they post new documentaries and most of them are pretty good

[Kyle]

hmm jiro dreams of sushi is interesting
ill watch anything

[peteyt]

The act of killing is an interesting documentary, caught it a while back on Sky on demand. It's about the Indonesian killings of 1965–66, when lots of Communists, chinese etc where killed and with a lot of victims not wanting to or unable to talk, focuses on some of the actual murderers as they reenact their crimes and looks at corruption and a country not wanting to talk about its past. A sequel is being released next year titled The Look of Silence.

A favourite of mine is Ônibus 174 Aka Bus 174. It's based on a hostage situation that happened for four hours on a bus in Brazil, which was also filmed live on TV. The documentary mixes the footage of the situation with interviews, looking at the divide between the poor and rich in Brazil, corruption etc, exploring why the guy ended up taking the hostages. The director went onto to direct Elite Squad and the robocop remake. Última Parada 174 Aka Last Stop 174 is a film version of the events although I've not seen this yet.

Death In Gaza is a great documentary, which sadly ends with the death of the director (off screen). The film focuses on the children in the conflict, how their life is changed and their involvement in the conflict. I'd also recommend Man On Wire, which focuses on Philippe Petit and his illegal 1974 high wire walk between the twin towers

[The Don]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi. His dedication is inspiring.

[Shar]

I watch quite a lot of documentaries so nothing comes to mind