Highest-Rated Movies about 'Documentary Filmmaking', Sort by Popularity

What Is Democracy? (2018), Uncle Howard (2016), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018), Brillo Box (3 Cents Off) (2016), For Sama (2019), Tru Confessions (2002), Beware the Slenderman (2016), Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Documentary Filmmaking movies.

#5. For Sama (2019)

Storyline: FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice - whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter's life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much. The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts.

Plot Keywords: mother, husband, daughter, survivor, documentarian, doctor, inspiring ...

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#6. Tru Confessions (2002)

Storyline: When a local TV station launches a filmmaking contest, teenager Tru Walker (Clara Bryant) enters in a heartbeat. Her life seems full of drama to document -- including a surgeon father who's never there and a mother, Ginny (Mare Winningham), who seems as if she isn't there even when she is. In the end, Tru chooses to make a film about her mentally impaired twin brother, Eddie (Shia LaBeouf). But as airtime nears, Tru fears how others will react to her rather personal story.

Plot Keywords: father, twin, brother, surgeon, mother, teen girl, touching ...

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#8. Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)

Storyline: Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives explores the social impact of what the Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.—Bobbito Garcia

Plot Keywords: speaker, radio dj, jay-z, rapper, musician, amusing, charming ...

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#9. Facing Ali (2009)

Storyline: The life and career of Muhammad Ali (1942- ) as seen chronologically in archival footage: Ali as a fighter, a personality, a political lightening rod, and a man. Boxers who fought him describe what led up to major fights and the matches themselves; they also offer personal revelations about their own lives: George Chuvalo's family losses, George Foreman's conversion, Ken Norton's gratitude, Ron Lyle's teaching, Earnie Shaver's encounter with the Klan, and Joe Frazier's good humor pack their own punch. The fighters talk about Ali's quickness, cunning, and recuperative powers - and how fighting him changed their lives.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: boxer, muhammad ali, trainer, expert, speaker, fascinating, profound ...

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#10. Mission Blue (2014)

Storyline: Legendary oceanographer and TED prize winner Dr. Sylvia Earle is on a mission to save our oceans. Mission Blue is part action-adventure, part expose of an Eco-disaster. More than 100 scientists, philanthropists and activists gather in the Galapagos Islands to help fulfill Dr. Earle's lifelong wish: build a global network of marine protected areas, like underwater national parks, to protect the natural systems that keep humans alive. As the expedition ends, the Deep water Horizon oil well explodes. With oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Sylvia and an environmental dream team race around the world trying to defend her 'Hope Spots'.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: environmentalist, diver, animal, touching, emotional, profound, powerful ...

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#13. Ever Since the World Ended (2001)

Storyline: Many years after a global plague wipes out nearly all of humanity, two San Francisco filmmakers traverse the city and beyond to interview fellow survivors. The pair document the day-to-day struggle for survival and the underlying battle between two generations: The elders who wish to hang onto the past, and their children, who want to go forward.

Plot Keywords: filmmaker, pyromaniac, businessman, robber, doctor, nomad, bleak ...

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#15. The Cold Blue (2018)

Storyline: In 1943, director William Wyler crafted 'Memphis Belle,' a tribute to the titular WWII bomber. Using footage from the National Archives shot by Wyler and his team, director Erik Nelson has created a new film, featuring narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots.—AFI Fest

Plot Keywords: director, actor, documentarian, inspiring, touching, powerful, fascinating ...

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