Comments on: IDA Lists Its Top 25 Documentaries

By: kemmett

kemmett — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:40:43 +0000

Big thanks to Henrik. “…brings my piss to a boil” So very descriptive!! I love the internet

By: KC

KC — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:31:11 +0000

Where is King of Kong, and the best nature documentary ever made: The Private Life of Plants?

This list just isn’t broad enough.

By: B Smithy

B Smithy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:55:34 +0000

In some ways the list is depressing…the “International” Documentary Association again picks almost 100% American films.

Where’s Darwin’s Nightmare (overwhelmingly chosen “Best of IDFA ever”, etc. etc. Very navel-gazing list.

By: Eric T.

Eric T. — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:38:54 +0000

Spellbound, Hoop Dreams and Born into Brothels definitely top my list. The last one was such a powerful film and one well deserving of an Oscar. The producer of Born into Brothels, Geralyn Dreyfous, continues to engage in projects that focus on social change and injustice — and she has a lot to say about all of them. She’s really an impressive woman.

I just watched an interesting interview with Geralyn on the webshow “Give and Take” – check it out!

http://juliemenin.com/2009/06/geralyn-dreyfous-part-i/

By: Le

Le — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:32:26 +0000

2. The Thin Blue Line
3. Bowling for Columbine
6. An Inconvenient Truth
9. The Fog of War
10. Roger and Me
14. Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
17. Capturing the Friedmans
23. Grizzly Man
24. Night and Fog

The above are the ones from the IDA list that I’ve seen AND approve of being on such a prestigious list. Personally, I would also add Children Underground, Triumph of the Will, Scratch, and 51 Birch Street.

By: jintau

jintau — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:48:54 +0000

All of these are fairly good, please search brainman

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By: jess

jess — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:00:22 +0000

darius goes west is out on dvd now. id been keeping track of it since i saw it at the Santa Barbara ff last year (and took home its first award). it is amazing. please, do yourself a favor and check it out. you WON’T regret it. dariusgoeswest.com

By: wben37

wben37 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:47:45 +0000

AMERICAN MOVIE AND DARIUS GOES WEST!! 2 BEST MOVIES EVER!!!!!

By: Phil S.

Phil S. — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:00:21 +0000

I’m totally with Hoop Dreams being at number one. And the music in Buena Vista Social Club is mesmerizing. Paradise Lost and Don’t Look Back are a couple of my favorites as well. Some of the films on this list are a little iffy… and it could use some updating.

Like colleeny said, where is King of Kong?

And where is Darius Goes West? It is the most moving film I have ever seen (documentary or not) and last I heard, it had won 26 awards at film festivals this past year, more than any film ever has. It’s a rare watch, an insightful watch, and for such a young crew, a mightily impressive watch.

By: colleeny

colleeny — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:36:16 +0000

King of Kong : Fist full of quarters, has got to be my favorite Docu ever. It is a glorious battle between the forces of good and evil, set in the bizarre world of competitive classic video games. How something that messed up became so overwhelmingly entertaining boggles the mind.

By: nathaniel

nathaniel — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:06:00 +0000

Titticut Follies is an excellent documentary, as is Sherman’s March, but TF is (last I checked) extremely difficult to find, and is quite long. The latter is a good doc, for those that love docs and if you enjoy watching someone search for love in the South from behind his camera. An interesting concept if nothing else.

You may have to be affiliated with a university to see Titticut – as it was tied up in litigation for years and years (he captured the forced feeding and subsequent death of an inmate – the state wasn’t too happy with his portrayal of their institution for the criminally insane).

Surprised Atomic Cafe was snubbed. Having seen all the films on that list with the exception of Grizzly Man, I’ll agree that they all have their place on a top 100, maybe even a top 50, but several should not have made the top 10.