The down200 documentary

I will soon start editing some of the footage I've shot for the film. Much to shoot yet. I'd love to get a little of the footage compressed and prepped for my site in advance of the judging for the SXSW interactive comp. We'll see on that. In the meanwhile I thought I'd share a few of my favorite documentaries. If you have Netflix these are all available there, if you don't have it GET IT, or else how will you see all these great documentaries I'm recommending?

American Teen
– this is by my favorite documentary filmmaker NANETTE BURSTEIN. I saw this at SXSW film festival last year and it is great! It doesn't come out on DVD until Dec. 21, but get it in your QUE and move it to the top. It's BRILLIANT!

The Kid Stays in the Picture
– Seriously, this is not only the best documentary EVER made it's one of the most inspiring and interesting films ever made! It's about Hollywood producer Robert Evans also from NANETTE BURSTEIN.

Deliver Us from Evil
– Hard to watch but very powerful film about the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady. The film exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. From filmmaker AMY BERG.

The Bridge
– Also a little hard to watch, ERIC STEEL filmed and then followed up with friends and family on a number of suicides, the Golden Gate bridge is the number one suicide destination in the world. Surprisingly the film includes an interview with a young man who survived the attempt.

Confessions of a Superhero
– Amazing and touching story about a few of the wannabe stars who dress up as superheroes and pose for photos with tourists on On Hollywood Boulevard. Filmmaker MATT OGDEN.

Power Trip
– Nice to see an American for profit company with a social conscience. At least it's CEO had a conscience. Amazing to watch as this American company attempts to run a business in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
– Touching story about a wild flock of parrots and the homeless man who adopts them.

Always a Bridesmaid
– A personal story about filmmaker NINA DAVENPORTS pending 30th birthday and her noncommittal boyfriend. Great storytelling - very humorous and sensitive.

Word Wars
– We've all played Scrabble - these folks take it quite seriously - most making a living at it. Wild!!!

Touching the Void
– If you have ever thought about trying mountain climbing DO NOT WATCH this film. Two young men go through an unbelievable ordeal and some how survive. Great documentary.

Lost in La Mancha
– This film documents the failed attempt of Terry Gilliam to make a movie about Don Quixote. Johnny Depp was to be in this ill fated project - the film appears to have been cursed. The documentary about the failed attempt is GREAT.

Anyway give these a try and I'm sure I'll recommend more in the future!


I weighed 237.6 today