Give the Gift of Documentary
I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve been seeing all of these ?¢‚Ǩ?ìholiday buyer?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s guides?¢‚Ǩ¬ù floating around the ?¢‚ǨÀúnet and in some magazines but very few actually feature good documentary films. Sure there are DVD?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s on these lists but no docs. So, for those who care, here?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a list in no particular order of five fantastic documentaries that would make great gifts.
American Movie
There?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve been a lot of films about people making movies but this documentary is one of the best, if not the best, of its kind. American Movie follows the exploits of filmmaker Mark Borchardt and his buddies as they try to make a short horror film. On the surface he seems like the last person you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d think would successfully finish a film but he does. It takes him years, but he?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s determined. It?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s an extraordinary and hilarious character study that would please general film fanatics as well as documentary fans.
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Brother?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Keeper
Four elderly and only semi-literate brothers living as outcasts in Munnsville, New York are brought into the spotlight when one of the brother?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s turns up dead. Another of the brothers is arrested and under questioning, signs a confession. The documentary asks whether he was mentally competent to sign such a document and moves into even stranger territory as filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky try to uncover the truth.
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Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens is a decrepit old mansion located in East Hampton where Edith Bouvier Beales and her daughter Edie live in near seclusion with cats and raccoons for company. Edith was once a member of high society; she and her daughter are cousins of Jackie O. The film follows the two in their day to day activities and gives them a chance to share their stories as well as their eclectic behavior. Grey Gardens is a documentary classic, one of the best character studies ever made.
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Dark Days
Filmmaker Mark Singer makes a big commitment for this film. He goes underground, near the Amtrak train tracks to live with squatters who have built a little community there. They?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve drug scrap wood and old furniture down there and built houses for themselves. A one time electrician has even found a way to get a bit of power there and there?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a leaky water pipe they use to shower. Singer follows them on their daily adventures and learns their stories.
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Reel Paradise
Filmmaker John Pierson packed his family up and moved them to a poor and remote village in Fiji where he reopened a long closed theater and attempted to bring cinema to a people who hadn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t had it in many years; some members of the community had never even seen a film. Pierson showed a variety of classic and cotton candy films throughout his time there. To his chagrin, the low brow humor of films like Jackass appealed more to the audience than some of the classics he hoped would catch on. The film covers his families last month in the village. Suzie and I met Pierson at a film festival and he offered us the keys to the theater if we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d move there and reopen it.
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