TDH's Top 10 Docs of 2011
Top 10 Documentaries of 2011.
If I've missed out on obvious one, best to assume I just haven't seen it yet!
For Top 100, please see www.thedochierarchy.com
If I've missed out on obvious one, best to assume I just haven't seen it yet!
For Top 100, please see www.thedochierarchy.com
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- DirectorSteve JamesStarsTio HardimanAmeena MatthewsToya BateyA year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.Synopsis: Documenting the efforts of three 'Violence Interrupters' as they attempt to stem the cycle of neighborhood violence engulfing inner-city Chicago.
- DirectorAndrew RossiStarsDavid CarrSarah EllisonLarry IngrassiaUnprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.Synopsis: The New York Times' "Media Desk", created to report on changes in the media industry and the Times itself, is the subject of a broader look at the future of the newspaper industry.
- DirectorPeter RichardsonStarsHarry BrutonRay CarnayCody CurtisIn 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize a terminally ill person's request to end his or her life with medication. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had legalized the practice. 'How to Die in Oregon' tell the stories of those most intimately involved with the practice today -- terminally ill Oregonians, their families, doctors, and friends -- as well as the passage of a similar law in Washington State.
- DirectorConstance MarksPhilip ShaneStarsKevin ClashWhoopi GoldbergFrank OzThe Muppet Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet - the heart and soul of Elmo - Kevin Clash.Synopsis: Meet Kevin Clash, the Baltimore puppeteer behind Sesame Street's star muppet, Elmo.
- DirectorJarreth J. MerzKevin MerzAn African Election is a political documentary that exposes the never-before-seen, nitty-gritty of political electioneering in Africa. It captures the intrigues of political campaigns; the almost carnival like atmosphere that is laced with fear of the unknown and the danger that lurks behind-the-scenes.Synopsis: The Ghanaian Electoral Commission struggles to ensure the election of the nation's Third President sets an appropriately peaceful example to the rest of the continent.
- DirectorJon FoyStarsJustin DuerrMarc DuerrKevin RileyAn urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.Synopsis: Artist Justin Duerr resolves to hunt down the tiler responsible for a series of ambiguous messages found on sidewalks and roads along his mail route. Despite their existence in both North and South America - seemingly over a period of decades - their message has yet to be decoded, and creator yet to be found.
- DirectorSusan SaladoffStarsChuck AllenJudy AllenJay AngoffHow the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and similar cases were exploited as part of a right wing crusade to weaken civil justice.Synopsis: An analysis of the impact of tort reform on the civil justice system in the United States, using as a case study, the infamous McDonald's 'Hot Coffee' case where a spilled cup of boiling hot coffee led to a multi-million dollar settlement for the victim.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsBobby FischerDavid EdmondsAnthony Saidy'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.
- DirectorDavid WeissmanBill WeberStarsEd WolfDaniel GoldsteinGuy ClarkA deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.Synopsis: An emotional and moving reflection of the outbreak, in the early 1980s, of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco.
- DirectorMarshall CurrySam CullmanStarsDaniel McGowanLisa McGowanTim LewisA rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'Synopsis: An in-depth profile of Daniel McGowan, a former member of the environmental organization the 'Earth Liberation Front', as he awaits trial for a series of co-ordinated arson attacks in the 1990s and 2000s.