Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

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1. Positive70jS8h5LSep 14, 2022

   To be completely honest - my memory for films is terrible, so I struggle to remember why I loved many of these. Also, many of them take unexpected twists and to say why I loved them so much risks ruining part of the surprise. I've watched countless documentaries and in order for them to make this list I have to _really_ enjoy them, and for the most part they require no interest in the subject matter in my opinion - they're just objectively good. So, I'd recommend literally any to start with, but with all that being said, some favourites amongst the favourites:

   The Crash Reel - an amazing tale of a person preparing for the olympics, with an unexpected turn and just a very heartwarming/impressive journey - very very highly recommended.

   The Cove - follows a whaling event that happens every year, and exposes the savagery of it. However, it's filmed almost like a thriller, in how the team set up to expose the event. Very eye opening, if a little sad, but very very good.

   Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - just an amazing documentary about a man who makes amazing film posters - incredible, you'll see that he's responsible for so many recognisable posters from your childhood.

   Being Elmo - lovely film about the puppeteer behind Elmo - really heartwarming

   13th - very good film about racial injustice in the legal system.

2. Positive70jS8h5LSep 11, 2022

   I love documentaries, and these are my favourites. All very worth a watch.

   - The Crash Reel

   - McConkey

   - Buck

   - Apollo 11

   - Carts of Darkness

   - The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

   - Samsara

   - Baraka

   - Brooklyn Castle

   - Spellbound

   - Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

   - Crumb

   - The Jinx

   - The Art of Flight

   - King of Kong

   - Indie Game: The Movie

   - Capturing the Friedmans

   - OJ: Made in America

   - The Barkley Marathons

   - The Seven Five

   - Murderball

   - Unbranded

   - Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

   - Big River Man

   - Hoop Dreams

   - Word Wars

   - Free Solo

   - Long Shot

   - Meru

   - Being Elmo

   - All This Mayhem

   - Jiro Dreams of Sushi

   - The Cove

   - Project Nim

   - Alone in the Wilderness

   - Behind the Curve

   - The Dawn Wall

   - Grizzly Man

   - 13th

   - Winnebago Man

   - Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler

   - Get Me Roger Stone

   - Icarus

   - 13th

   - Koyaanisqatsi

   - The Thin Blue Line

   - An Inconvenient Truth

   - Oklahoma City

   - Virunga

   - The Staircase

   - Evil Genius

   - Undefeated

   - Betting on zero